Can someone please help me out?

I have a bad coil (the middle one) and am trying to change it out, but I cannot get to the bottom bolt holding it on, so does anyone have any pointers that might help me accomplish this task?

Thanks

I use a 3/8" ratchet, 3" ext., and short socket. Try using a swivel and see if that helps. You can also pull the fan to get more room. Once you get the bolt out throw it, throw it as far as you can and forget about it. Or take it and shove it up GM's as*! :lol:

I use a 1/4" drive, wobbley and wrap it twice with electrical tape (for sturdyness) when I do it. :roll:

i just changed the left one.  I used a 1/4 ratchet deep socket and a inch intension.

After having a coil go bad on a trip with no tools to change it and my wife telling me what a pice of crap this car is and she would never ride in it again. I asked her how she was going to get home. Went to AutoZone, got the coil for free because I have bought about ten from them and the tools nessassary to change it. Didn't have to buy the rechet the guy at the store loaned me his.

That made me decide to get the coils the hell out of there. I mounted them between the dogbone mounts on a piece of 1x1 angle. Of cours I have no air box due to the K&N filter. This was about two years ago. I've
had one go out since. So easy to trouble shoot and a breeze to change.
Best thing I ever did to the car.

I've thought about putting them where the battery is. That is after the battery is in the trunk and all of the a/c components are gone.

okay, I stripped out the head of the bottom bolt, can someone please tell me what I can do to get it out? I can't get to it to drill it out, and I'm about to go crazy. How hard is it to remove the module? Thanks in advance....

Sounds like you are having a hell'ave time. there are three bolts about 13 mm. one on each side of the coil pack just above center and accessable. one has your wire holder on it. the other one is at the bottom just a little towards the left from center about 3/4 inch down. your trubo oil line and wiring harnesses are in the way. you just have to push your way through them.

I will be posting ( hopefully today a bracket that anybody can make to relocate your coils) now you can see why i did it.

good luck.

Sears sells a set of stripped head bolt removers that are a fluted socket design, which work quite well. They sell in a base kit and an add-on kit, so both kits together will cover just about any situation. They work really well, might give them a try.

when your finished DON'T PUT IT BACK IN THE STOCK LOCAL!!!!  I relocated mine so its sits on the frame just below my ecu.  I can change my coils now 10X's easier even when the engine is hot  :D !

Did you need to modify any of the wiring??

not really I just cut the same guage wire the same length so it extends long enough to not be stretched or get caught on anything.  Then i just wrapped them in wire loom and attached with wire tie.  Removing that coil from the front of the block KICKED MY MF ASS!  When i got it off I said to myself there is no way that thing is going back.  I have seen some guys put there coils in front near the front valve cover but I wasn't even going to go there.  I wanted it out of the way but still be easily accessible.

One thing to be careful of when relocating the coils is the Crank Shaft Position sensor. It is very suscpetible (sp?) to RFI noise and should be shielded when extending or relocating it.

would that be the silver/solder looking wire or just a regular looking wire? also what problems would it cause (for future knowledge).  I have had zero problems since I relocated it.

Erratic spark timing, loss of spark among other spark related issues. I can't remember off hand, but it should be wrapped in a silvery looking material that is then tied to ground. Its unlikely to have a problem, but even stock vehicles have had trouble with RFI in the CKP sensor circuit neccesitating relocating or extra shielding.