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How to Remove Spark Plug Wires From a 2003 B2300

The 2003 Mazda B2300 was produced at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant, in St. Paul, Minnesota, side by side with the Ford Ranger. The 2003 B2300 came equipped with a 2.3-liter, in-line four-cylinder engine. The ignition system on the 2003 B2300 is a coil ignition type, meaning that all of the spark plugs are controlled by a coil module that meters the spark through each wire to the plugs. The spark plug wires are usually removed when changing the plugs, or in order to replace damaged wires with new ones.

Instructions

1

Open the hood of the B2300 and set the hood prop. Remove the negative battery cable from the battery, using a 3/8-inch drive ratchet and socket.

2

Locate the ignition coil -- the box into which all four spark plug wires are routed from the engine. Follow each plug wire from the coil to the engine by running your hand along each wire; as you do so, remove any wire clips from the wires, using a small flat-head screwdriver. These clips are important for keeping the wires in place, so that they do not short out on anything in the engine compartment.

3

Twist the rubber boot at the engine end of one of the wires, while pulling it up off the spark plug. Trace the wire with your hand back to the ignition coil, and remove only one wire from the ignition coil. Pay close attention to the direction the wire is routed in the engine compartment, as it will have to go back the exact same way.

4

Spread the new wires out over the front of the radiator so that you can see the length of each wire. Match the length of the wire you have removed from the B2300 with one of the new wires.

5

Install the new spark plug wire onto the ignition coil. Route the wire through the engine compartment to the engine. Insert the wire and twist it, while pushing the wire downward onto the engine.

6

Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to complete the wire replacement on the entire engine. Secure all of the spark plug wires with the clips that were previously removed, snapping the clips closed, by hand. Double-check that each wire is securely pushed onto each spark plug, and onto the ignition coil.

7

Install the battery cable back onto the battery and tighten the tie-down nut snug with a ratchet and socket.

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