Replacing ignition coil

Klayfish

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Hey gang, quick question.

I've got a '99 Protege LX. It's been my faithful daily driver for 3 years. I've put 70,000 miles on it, and it's never left me stranded. But the car now has 141,000 miles and I decided it was time for me to get a new car. Just picked up an '08 Honda Fit at a steal price. I'm debating between selling the Protege or just keeping it around as a "beater". Anyhow, here's my question.

The car has a cracked coil pack. It started as a misfire in cylinder 4 when it was raining out. Brought it to my mechanic and we determined that it was the pack that feeds those two cylinders that was going bad. I don't want to dump cash into the car since I'm either selling it or just keeping it as a "spare". I've never changed a coil pack. It looks pretty darn simple. Is it easy? Is there a link to step by step directions on how to do it?
 
Step One: Open Hood Locate the one out of the two coil packs that need to be replaced.
Step Two: Disconnect the 3 or 4 wire(cant quite remember) plug from the coil by pressing in the clip on the connector and then pulling away from the coil.
Step Three: Now disconnect the spark plug wire from the other side of the coil that goes to the other cylinder.
Step Four: Take 10mm socket w/ ratchet and remove the two 10mm bolts that hold the coil to the valve cover.
Step Five: After the bolts are removed pull the coil straight up. A boot that extends to the plug under the coil will be attached to bottom of the coil.
Step Six: Install new coil in reverse order. Transfer the boot from old coil to the new coil if it does not have a new one. In either case make sure the spring inside the boot is inside the boot before installing. This is what connects the coil to the plug and gives it the power.
 

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