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So this was the first time I personally, and for my car, that any of this area of the engine had ever been touched. I took my time, observing and thinking about things and being careful, and it took me about 2 hours from start to getting to the point of having the left side valve cover ready for removal but the 10 bolts not removed, plus 1 #1 spark plug out just to have a look at condition. If I had to do it the second time, I could easily knock off a 1/2 hour or so. Right side....that's for an upcoming session 
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So based on this first session, my conclusions about the 1.7 hr book time for a complete spark plug R&R are:
1. Any tech assigned that job is, or soon will be, broke if his income depended on it.
2. I would hate to see the condition of the car/engine bay and related things after such an attempt to meet or better the book time - it would look like a train wreck IMO, especially to those of us that love our cars like babies and try to keep things nice and organized while minimizing collateral damage.
.So based on this first session, my conclusions about the 1.7 hr book time for a complete spark plug R&R are:
1. Any tech assigned that job is, or soon will be, broke if his income depended on it.
2. I would hate to see the condition of the car/engine bay and related things after such an attempt to meet or better the book time - it would look like a train wreck IMO, especially to those of us that love our cars like babies and try to keep things nice and organized while minimizing collateral damage.
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