Thanks everyone for the advice.
I talked to a few mechanics yesterday and one of them told me that Ford F-150 pickup's have the same problem. Ford makes a tool to remove the piece left in the block. I took some measurements on a F-150 plug and the treaded area (where this tool seems to work from the pictures of it I have seen) is the same for both plugs. One of our local auto parts stores has this tool, but it is $100! I will go talk to the Ford dealership tomorrow and find out how this tool is used.
In the meantime, I plugged the hole on the inside of the broken plug that goes to the cylinder with a long wooden dowel rod and then sprayed some PB blaster down there to soak. I don't think I will use any heat, because of the aluminum head.
If this tool from Ford does not look promising, I think I will take off the head. I don't want to go the EZ Out option. From how hard the other plugs came out, I worry it will break.
I will try to post pictures soon. Still trying to figure out how to do that on this forum. It asks me for a URL. Do I need to upload them somewhere first?
I talked to a few mechanics yesterday and one of them told me that Ford F-150 pickup's have the same problem. Ford makes a tool to remove the piece left in the block. I took some measurements on a F-150 plug and the treaded area (where this tool seems to work from the pictures of it I have seen) is the same for both plugs. One of our local auto parts stores has this tool, but it is $100! I will go talk to the Ford dealership tomorrow and find out how this tool is used.
In the meantime, I plugged the hole on the inside of the broken plug that goes to the cylinder with a long wooden dowel rod and then sprayed some PB blaster down there to soak. I don't think I will use any heat, because of the aluminum head.
If this tool from Ford does not look promising, I think I will take off the head. I don't want to go the EZ Out option. From how hard the other plugs came out, I worry it will break.
I will try to post pictures soon. Still trying to figure out how to do that on this forum. It asks me for a URL. Do I need to upload them somewhere first?
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