Changing (Thor) coil packs

RAVE suggests the upper inlet manifold needs to be removed to change the coils packs on a Thor lump - has anyone managed to change them without doing so? Ta Steve.

StuckAgainSteve said:

RAVE suggests the upper inlet manifold needs to be removed to change the coils packs on a Thor lump - has anyone managed to change them without doing so? Ta Steve.

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In 2008 REWMER posted this thread, great pictures just keep scrolling down. He was fitting LPG but it does show the top manifold bolt positions. All you will need is a upper manifold gasket and the one on the throttle body.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f10/gassed-up-61009.html

I remember a thread where someone had their car in a garage where they removed one coil pack by undoing the bolts that hold it on the frame. The mechanic must have had very small hands!! I tried it and gave up. If you need to change a pack then the upper manifold should come off. About an hour? or half that when you have done a few.

Thanks for the mention Stopover. I suppose it is possible but you will need tiny hands a lot of patience and even then I'm not sure there will be the clearance needed. The manifold comes of real easy, it will take 10 mins if you have a tea break.

Mine also has LPG fittedand it is possible to change coilpacks without removing anything else though as Wammers says, clearance is tight!

Oh well,thanks guys - manifold off it is then, I'm a bass player which gives you some idea as to the size of my hands!