GrahamU 5 Posted January 13, 2013 Had to change the spark plugs on my wifes 2001 Beetle today. 1 and 4 were easy but then I looked for 2 and 3 and realised they were buried underneath the inlet manifold. Searched the internet and found lots of people saying it was hard but possible with some wobble joints on a 3/8 bar but they all seemed to be for the early engine with the Z shaped manifold. It would appear our beetle is a bit of an oddball, this is the engine in ours: AJZ Apparnetly it should be a 2002 car with this engine... Haynes was no use as again it only covered the early engine Ended up looking at etka to see where the manifold was bolted on. Had to remove the airbox and put my head in there to see the bolts holding the manifold only then could I move the inlet manifold enough to get to the plugs Took me a couple of hours for what should be a simple job.... Had to laugh though, whilst looking for a guide or some clues on the internet came across someones comment that said 'if you cant change a spark plug should you be working on a car at all'. Some people really need to think before they comment.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted January 13, 2013 To be fair some of the new plugs will do 100k, for most people that means it will be someone else's problem :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Portent 0 Posted January 13, 2013 I've never yet found a Haynes manual to be of any use. I always seem to have the oddball version of the car which isn't quite covered by it. I can't fault the Bentley manual for the Corrado though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
