740gl 1989 spark plug wire order

Crispy789 · Post by **Crispy789** » 28 Mar 2009, 20:49

Like a true dope I was changing plugs and realized I needed to replace the wires also, but I didn't write down the order I took them off in. Looking at the engine from in front the car, the distributor is directly behind the 4cyl engine with 4 wire holes in a line from left to right. Does the first hole go to the first plug, second to the second, third to the third, etc? If not, can I get the correct order?

Kmaniac in California USA · Post by **Kmaniac in California USA** » 29 Mar 2009, 08:40

I recently replaced the distributor cap on my 1986. If you take off the distributor cap, you will see that each wire plug is labeled with the cylinder number it supplies. But to save you the aggravation of pulling the cap, here is the order on the cap starting on the driver's side of the car: 2 - 1 - 3 - 4

Now, if the cap used on a 1989 is different than one used on a 1986, then all bets are off.

The cylinders on the engine are numbered sequencially with the one closest to the front of the car as #1 and the one closest the firewall as #4.

I hope this helps.

Post by **billofdurham** » 29 Mar 2009, 11:16

Chris, you win the bet again!

Bill.

Howling · Post by **Howling** » 27 Dec 2009, 13:57

Thats the order on my 90 740 turbo. lol so yea it works.