Toyota Repair: Solara spark plug replacement., vacuum hoses, chilton books


Question
I have a 2000 Solara V6 stick, the finest car I have ever owned. (I'm 60)  The Haynes and Chilton books are not helpful.  I'm coming up on 60,000 miles and know I should use OEM plugs.  I am having a tough time even identifying where the rear plugs are.  What's got to come off and how do you do it?  I've done light work to my cars all my life including my first car a 49 DeSoto.  Chuck

Answer
The "rear"spark plugs can be replaced without removing the air intake chamber but it's difficult and time consuming, I recommend removing the intake chamber, there are two 12mm uts and four 8mm allen bolts holding it on, there is a metal bracket just behind the throttle body attached it and the cylinder head, there are some ground wires on the left(standing in front) of the chamber and the pcv hose, once the plastic cover is off it's obvious which vacuum hoses etc need to be removed, mark the hoses or take a photo to refer to when going back together.