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2001 Dodge Dakota 4.7L Spark Plug Replacement
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everyone who has the 4.7 couldn’t afford the 5.9
You are king of the rambling YouTube instruction videos.
If you thought the 4.7 sucks you likley have never driven one. they are
truly a small displacement beast.
Particularly in a standard cab Dakota.
thanks alot for the information! good video
i have a 2002 dakota 4.7. i was gonna use the E3 spark plugs in mine but
you said in the video to stick with champion. sounds like if i were to use
the E3 plugs i would just be wasting my money. thanks for the video
information
Nice video Tex! Clearing away the debris around the spark plug boot with an
air hose nozzle is the real trick. However, the Spec sticker under the hood
states the proper spark plug gap is .040 for the 4.7L. All of the
replacement brands I have used thus far (Autolite, NGK, Champs, ect.) come
pre-gapped at .040. I double check them with a flat feeler gauge instead of
the disc type for better accuracy. By shopping around I find a parts store
with a rebate or sale on the longer lasting platinums.
@x99j I have just over 221,000 on the odometer. It’s getting there, and
300,000 will be a great mile stone! Thanks for the info on the copper
plugs, my next plug change will be with the champions. Thanks for the
comment Mike, have a good weekend!
Thank you for a great video, never would have guessed where they hid the
plugs, lol. BTW, K & N air filter will give quite a boost to the MPG.. at
least it did in my case.
i have since i got the truck new in 04, i love it
Heh, of course my #3 plug is having problems. I think I need to remove the
intake housing (not sure it’s real name) from on top of the engine. Is it
just a few bolts?
Thanks bro. I didn’t want to break the electrical clip that holds the coil.
I had to watch to see how you take it off.
i have a liberty with a 3.7L (same design as 4.7L) and i only get 20,000
miles (mostly city) out of the copper plugs before they are toast and idle
quality suffers. how many miles are now on the dakota now? i am waiting to
see the big 300,000 miles! mike
Thanks for the comment! I have been thinking about a K&N. Are you running
yours on a 4.7?
If you use too high performance of plugs with too hot of a spark it could
damage these engines too. I’d think any copper core plug would be OK, but
the Champion brand I think is what Chrysler sells under the Mopar
replacements name.
Sorry for the delay, yes I’m running a 4.7, and with just the K&N
replacement filter I gained 3 MPG: now running 17.9 MPG. I’m also getting a
Superchips tuner, hope it works as advertised. Thanks again for the great
video
Thank you so much! Your video helped me out and gave me some insightful tip.
the best way to get better mpg out of the 4.7 is basic maintenance oil
plugs etc and use 93 octane it cost a little more but i am seeing 3 to 4
mpg better than the 87 octane mine is a 2004 dakota with the 4.7 and you
don’t need expensive plugs ether i buy the $1.99 champions and it runs just
as good if not better that the expensive ones
Thank you for the kind words, I try to give as much as I can when making
these videos, on some videos I even holler at my professional technician
friends and get their advice, just to make sure I am giving the right
information. As far as the 12 MPG, you should not have any problems getting
14-16 in the city and 20-22 on the highway. Would you like me to make a
video on some things to check/clean on the Dakota to help the MPG? Thanks
again for watching and for the comment!
Great job Texcode . I was just getting ready to change my plugs and this
really helped . Do you have any tips on suspension? I just bought a cherry
quad cab with the upgraded wheels, but it bounces alot ?? I installed KYBs
but it’s still 2Bumpy .Thanks Again ?
Regarding gas I get better gas milage on 87 then 91. Sorry but it’s proven
and I have a stock 4.7. On my Honda it’s reversed.