How to:
You'll need a couple of small flat screwdrivers. Ratchet 3/8, 6" extension, 3" extension, swivel, and 5/8 sparkplug socket. 1/4 drive ratchet, extension, 8mm, and 10mm sockets. Additionally a 3/8 drive 15mm deep socket, and a flexible magnetic pickup. Lastly a 8mm ratcheting wrench, and anti-seize.
I run without the engine cover, but for those of you whom do, remove the oil filler cap and pull up the engine cover. Remove the fuel rail distributor covering on front of engine, covers two of the front coils. Use a small flathead screwdriver to push in the red part of the coil plug and pull it away from the coil. Then you can push on the release tab(mine were difficult as it was cold and the plastics didn't want to play), and pull the plug off the coil. Repeat on the other two fronts. Use the 1/4 drive ratchet with a 3" extention and remove the coil bolt, one per coil. On the middle front coil, you'll have to pry up the wiring harness out of its home on the valve cover. Twist the coils to break them loose and pull up gently as not to damage the rubber boots. Get the 3/8" drive ratchet, 6" extention and and the 5/8" sparkplug socket, and remove the spark plugs. Gap the new plugs to .30" using a feeler gauge and put a light coating of anti-seize on the plug threads. Reinstall.
On the back side is where the real fun comes from. I moved the PCV tube out the way by squeazing the clip and pulling up. I then rotated it towards the throttlebody. Then unclip the harness that runs on the strut tower brace and put it towards the intake manifold. Use the 15mm deep socket and the 3/8" ratchet and remove the brace. Then use the 10mm socket to loosen the plastic pipe that runs on the driverside of the motor. Remove the coil connectors the same way as the front, it will be more difficult as more parts are in the way. I used the 8mm ratcheting wrench on the rear passenger coil and rear driver coil as it was difficult if not impossible to get a socket with swivel in that area. On the passenger rear coil, unplug the connector to the BOV(?) and then you'll have to pry up on the hot pipe as you wiggle the coil out of it's hole. The middle plug replacement is straight foward, the driver rear requires pressing the harness out the way but should be able to be done using the 6" extension(I believe). On the passenger rear I used the 3"extension, swivel, then the ratchet. Reinstall in opposite order.
