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Title: advice please on stuck spark plugs
Post by: Skanky on 26 June 2007, 12:30:47

After a busy weekend of home mechanics, ive finally done my cambelt, cam gaskets, water pump, aux belt, oil and filter change, brakes all round.

But i hit a problem with my sparks  :-?

2 of the plugs on the passenger side bank are stuck solid. And fearing a snapped spark plug or 2  I have left them in. Has anyone any advice as to how to get them out?

Thinking of taking it to a Garage so they can do it.

Title: Re: advice please on stuck spark plugs
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 26 June 2007, 12:52:32

Maybe a drop of plus gas around the plug...

I had a couple like that... I just kept carefully applying the pressure

It was scary  :-/

Title: Re: advice please on stuck spark plugs
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 26 June 2007, 13:00:28

Try it with a hot engine....

Title: Re: advice please on stuck spark plugs
Post by: Dave-C on 26 June 2007, 17:33:45

Try very slightly tightening them first...  be careful with plus gas on a hot engine, but, heat and plus gas are the answer..

DC  Gud Luk

Title: Re: advice please on stuck spark plugs
Post by: BrianH on 26 June 2007, 18:34:48

Which plugs are they when I changed my the rear one was a complete bxxxxxxxd as it was hard to get the plug socket at a usable angle.
Might be worth trying another type of spanner.

Brian   :y

Title: Re: advice please on stuck spark plugs
Post by: toller on 26 June 2007, 18:38:21

I've also had this problem, 5 of the plugs came out really easy but the one on the passenger side right at the back was stuck solid, infact it even bent the handle on my spark plug wrench.

I let a mechanic frined have a go and he wasn't too keen on how it felt.  General feeling was that maybe whoever had put it in had cross threaded it.

In the end I just left it as it was.