clarkie
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Registered: 24th Jun 03
Location: Nuneaton Drives:1.4 sport
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tryed to change my spark plugs and one was really tight, thought i'd got it out with a lot of force i got it out ive snapped my spark plug in my cylinder head, it snapped at the thread. ive tryed an easy out tool but i still cant get it out, please tell me there's another thing i can try, cuz i cant afford to pay some 1 to take my cylinder head out.
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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oh fook thats not good at all
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
Location: Drives a Tractor
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is the easy out tool the one with a reversed thread? if not try one of these, the situation is not ideal specially with deep recessed plug holes
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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deffo head off time
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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is there no way to get a socket? so theres only the thread in there?
head may have to come off
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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ive done this before on a push rod fiesta engine not good took me an hour to drill it out.
corsas ones have compression washers against the block face though so it will take longer but it will come out
[Edited on 05-11-2004 by AdamF]
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Drill it out Er, metal filings + piston + movement = fucked engine...
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Guessing you remove the head to do that actually. Silly me.
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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no i did it with the head on and sucked all the fillings out with a vaccum brake bleader and a flexi magnet after.
dont drill it right out just enought to break the taper then it will unwind with a stud extractor
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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is it number 4 plug thats snapped off by any chance?
If so take the head off as it needs to come off anyway!
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AdamF
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Bexhill, East Sussex
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is there a problem with them then ains?
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clarkie
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Registered: 24th Jun 03
Location: Nuneaton Drives:1.4 sport
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yer think it was number 4, the 1 closest to the coil pack
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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kind off!!
The water jacket at the end of the block is very close to the cylinder no 4.
When i had my head off to do the gasket i found that spark plug to be seized in too!
I suggest not even wasting your time trying to get it out may as welll take the head off now and make sure you have it skimmed too or i guarantee it will be coming back off!
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