need to find cylinder layout?

Question

I took my car up to auto zone and they told me i have a cylinder #5 misfire. I'm going to replace all the plugs but i wanted to know how to figure out which one cylinder #5 is? Also how hard is replacing the coil packs?

Answer 1

i mechanic for a living,,and if you,ll look on the intake manifold it tells on it which one is which,,the engine size and model of the car will help a lot,,because we cant see your car,,you have to tell us what your working on,,good luck with it,hope this help,s.

Answer 2

Some, but not all engines are marked on the intake runners with the cylinder numbers.
If there are no numbers, look down on the engine and note one of the heads sits farther forward than the other. (Forward is the direction opposite the transmission, in case the engine sits in sideways.) The farthest forward is always #1. On an I6 it is the 5th from the front. On a V6 it is the middle cylinder on the opposite side from #1. On a V8 it could be the front cylinder opposite #1 or 3rd cylinder behind #1 depending on the make of engine.
Go back to Autozone and at the risk of appearing dumb, just ask them which is #5 on your engine.
Not knowing what engine you have, I can't advise on the difficulty in changing the coil packs, but it may be beyond your capability.

Answer 3

first off replacing coil packs is simple. they just unbolt and un plug. on any vehicle the the 5th cylinder can be figured out by starting at the front of the motor. from the fan the #1 cylinder will be the front right. the 5th should be the far right cylynder on a v6 and on a v8 it will be the 3rd right cylinder

Answer 4

You know, it would be ever so helpful if you told us just a little thing like:

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU DRIVE???!!

Answer 5

what type and engine size dude ?