Was going to change my spark plugs today and couldn't get the dam things out. Feels like they are frozen in place. Anyone have any ideas on removal?
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You could try soaking the plug in Marvel Mystery oil, then running the car to operating temp. then soak it again and try to turn the plug while it's still just barely warm. I've heard to apply heat with a torch, but I'd never try that.........
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WD40? Why would you want to displace water?
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PB blaster, let it sit overnite?IG: @Baye30
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Breaker bar as a last resort?Comment
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yell obscenities at it while you get it out!
pb blaster or like run it up to operating temp, re lube, repeat. try that a few times and it should come loose. when you finally attempt to remove it. make sure it is cold.
THEN when you reinstall the new plugs, put a little squirt of pb on the threads of the plugs AND..........run a spark plug tap through the head to clean up any carbon gunk that is in the threads. that is usually part of the reason why they stick.seien Sie größer, als Sie erscheinen
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^ good idea, but use some anti-seize. You can buy a little pack of it at Advance Auto for $0.991989 cirrisblau-metallic 325iComment
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anti seize is great, but you need to used A TINY AMOUNT!!!!!!!Originally posted by SpecM View Post
or you can foul out the plug. if you think you have enough on the plug's threads, use half of that.
in all actuality, if you go with regular change intervals, the PB blaster will do just fine. it is when you wait too long that the anti seize is a mustseien Sie größer, als Sie erscheinen
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You wanna leave half the plug in the block?Originally posted by NitroRustlerDriver View Post
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Any progress?
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I had a problem like this, kind of. I had a plug seperate while installed. THe porcelin completely seperated from the metal and the center just came out and all compression was blowing out the hole. I tried to remove the remainder of the plug with a socket and it broke the nut off leaving just the threads in the head. A lot of pb blaster and a big ass Easy Out and that was the end of that bitch story. I guess thats what you get when you buy a car for $1300. lolsigpic
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