Dodge Durango Forum II

Re: Tune up time...need advice

I would go with the Autolites plugs, you should be able to find them reasonably at a local Wal-mart or Autozone. I ended up buying the Bosch wires from Autozone, that was a big mistake, because the boots are not angled correctly for the Dodge, I remember I had to interchange one of the old boots to the new Bosch, could not get the wire to seat properly. I believe the AP5224's are correct, but verify this, the gap should be at.0040. Replace the cap and rotor also, got mine at Napa, but remember to remove one wire at a time from the old cap and place on the new. Also, I would suggest checking your serpentine belt and radiator hoses. The belt is easy to change out, there is a diagram under the hood on how to route it properly around all the pulley's. Sorry, I have to say, I HATE Champion spark plugs, especially for the Dodge's. They seem to wear out so quickly, they are not worth the money. The platinum plugs will last longer. If your plugs are the originals, be careful. They may have been torqued in by an ape. I changed mine at 2000 miles, and had to use a cheater bar to break the torque, broke 2 plugs in the process. Good luck.
Rae

Sun May 2