Where are they??

 

umm, check your valve cover....

 

Yea they're pretty easy to find. Uplug the wires on top of the valve cover, and there you go.

 

The other two are under the coil packs. Very Easy to do. You will need a 'spark plug ' socket witht the rubber insert to pull them out once unscrewed. Or use an extractor/mechanical fingers. Buy the silicon boot protector and electrolytic grease for the connections. It seems like all the new ones come already gapped.

 

My Dad is going to change my plugs but couldn't find them, is it the 4 things right on top of the engine, he thought that was something else.

 

On top of the valve cover, on the top of the motor, you'll see 4 ignition coils. Unplug the coils and remove them. (10mm bolts). Once they are out, you'll have access to the spark plugs.

 

Yes .. that is exactly where they are located.

 

Uhm, he may not be the best man for the job... "Ah kin do it! Now, where they?" LOL

 

Actually, there are only two coils. Here is a pic, the spark plugs are circled in red.

https://www.mazda3club.com/attachmen...tid=6607&stc=1

 

Ooops, excuse my mis-information. I knew that! LOL

 

Thats what I thought, thats all for the info - just wanted to be sure!
and "Da P-Funk", he's been working on cars for 50 years.

 

For some reason that's hard to believe at this point. I'm glad we were able to help you out, but if he's been a mechanic that long then he should've been able to spot the spark plugs. That's probably the most elementary piece of maintenance you can perform on a car and is relatively the same between all makes and models.

 

No insult meant by it - i apologize.

 

The only time I've heard an educated (vehicularly) person ask where spark plugs where was on a diesel.....he just honestly knew nothing about diesel.

If you are unsure how to find a spark plug you should REALLY have a pro look at the car. That's kind of like asking "I need to change my tire....now where's my wheel?"

 

I can see where he might have been confused. If he is used to working on american v8's, he was probably looking for the distributor to follow the wires to the spark plugs. The fact that we don't have distributors may have left him scratching his head.