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How to Change the Spark Plugs on a Volkswagen Golf IV Petrol

Model: Volkswagen Golf Golf IV, Golf 4, MK 4 - Years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Part: Spark plugs

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Let's see how to replace the spark plugs on a Volkswagen Golf IV petrol: open the bonnet and remove the engine cover; use a 5 mm Allen socket to unscrew the 4 screws, then remove the ignition coils and set them aside so they are not in the way. Use a 16 mm spark plug socket with an extension to loosen the spark plug, then finish unscrewing by hand.

Apply a little copper grease to the threads of the new spark plug, insert it into the socket, and screw it in by hand to avoid damaging the threads, then tighten with the socket and finish with a torque wrench set to 25/30 Nm. Repeat for the other spark plugs, reassemble the coils until you hear a "click", replace the engine cover, tightening the 4 screws.


Posted on 29 October 2026 by ScegliAuto


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