Avenger 2.5 Question

I'm having wet weather starting problems and suspect the plug
wires,etc. BUT.....how the heck do you get to the 3 rear plugs?
They're under the intake manifold! I've changed the wires and plugs
on my Nissan Pathfinder (which wasn't alot of fun), but the Avenger
looks brutal. Any idea what a shop would charge or time needed to
replace those wires and plugs?
Thanks.

 

The intake has to come off, cap,rotor wires....2 to 2 1/2 hr labor

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

Is this 2.5 the same one that was in the Cirrus and Stratus, or was it
a different one?

-KM

 

It's not that hard to pull the intake plenum (upper manifold). Be sure
to plug the lower intake manifold (on the engine) with paper towels so
nothing falls inside, and use a torque wrench to tighten the bolts. I
changed my plugs in about an hour, and I took my time. Torque the bolts
as follows:

Intake plenum: 13 ft lbs
Intake plenum support, passenger side: 13 ft lbs
Intake plenum support, driver side: 26 ft lbs

Ref: 1998 FSM, 2.5L V6