Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
10-18-2006, 06:44 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
ORIGINAL: BBKBadBoy
haha i found that funny because i work at a parts store, but yea im gonna try the 14mm to see if it works or not
ORIGINAL: 4.698GT
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
10-18-2006, 06:51 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
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I don't know if I would recommend just retapping that hole. All the metal shavings are going to just drop into the cylinder. If your threads are bunged up you might have to take it to a machine shop. Something else to think about is why it did that. Your not running any crazy amount of boost so there shouldn't be that much pressure to just blow a spark plug out of a cylinder. If it just came loose I don't think it would be all smashed up.
I don't know if I would recommend just retapping that hole. All the metal shavings are going to just drop into the cylinder. If your threads are bunged up you might have to take it to a machine shop. Something else to think about is why it did that. Your not running any crazy amount of boost so there shouldn't be that much pressure to just blow a spark plug out of a cylinder. If it just came loose I don't think it would be all smashed up.
10-18-2006, 06:54 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
ORIGINAL: 4.698GT
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
10-18-2006, 07:03 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
This might sound crazy but, coat the if you chase the threads or do any tapping coat the tool in Crisco This will cause the shavings to stick to the tool and reduce the amount of chips falling into the cylinder.
Tap with it all the time.
My .02 take it or leave it.
Tap with it all the time.
My .02 take it or leave it.
10-18-2006, 07:08 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
ORIGINAL: Derf00
That's probably why I've never seen them work. People don't usually bother to 'size' them appropriately...
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I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
10-18-2006, 07:29 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
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Even better, discount city, or five finger discount or w/e. Do you have any pcits I am curious as to what your car looks like with the 18s and the drop thanks.
ORIGINAL: BBKBadBoy
haha i found that funny because i work at a parts store, but yea im gonna try the 14mm to see if it works or not
ORIGINAL: 4.698GT
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
10-19-2006, 03:09 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
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I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
I dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
10-19-2006, 06:40 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
dude, the same exact thing happened to me the other day, i didnt know what it was at first so i had it towed into the shop. At first i thought i might have a valve stuck open and that the piston was hitting it at top dead center. Anyways, it turns out that the same exact thing that happened to you happened to me in exact detail. $400 later and it turns out that it was something that i could have fixed myself. Hopefully it doesnt ever happen again.
10-19-2006, 06:43 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
ORIGINAL: MustangMan528
dude, the same exact thing happened to me the other day, i didnt know what it was at first so i had it towed into the shop. At first i thought i might have a valve stuck open and that the piston was hitting it at top dead center. Anyways, it turns out that the same exact thing that happened to you happened to me in exact detail. $400 later and it turns out that it was something that i could have fixed myself. Hopefully it doesnt ever happen again.
dude, the same exact thing happened to me the other day, i didnt know what it was at first so i had it towed into the shop. At first i thought i might have a valve stuck open and that the piston was hitting it at top dead center. Anyways, it turns out that the same exact thing that happened to you happened to me in exact detail. $400 later and it turns out that it was something that i could have fixed myself. Hopefully it doesnt ever happen again.
10-19-2006, 06:56 PM
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RE: Spark plug popped out of cylinder #2 and wont go back in ??
ORIGINAL: BBKBadBoy
I tried helicoiling it today and now im running into a problem, the size i used was a 14mm x 1.25, i used the helicoil and i cut a few new threads but when i put the plug in, it still doesnt seem to be catching, so i used to part that comes with the kit that screws on to your plugs and it seems to catch just a lil bit, but i dont want to helicoil it to deeply, because it tightens up at a certain point but im not sure if i should keep going or stop right there
ORIGINAL: 4.698GTI dug and dug around the toolbox to find the package because I know I kept it but I can't find it. I THINK its 14 mm x 1.25 or 1.50. An auto parts store should be able to help you out a little bit more. The tap had the size on it but it had to be grinded down so that it fit into the spark plug hole and the number got grounded down. I can make out the 14 mm but the other size I can't get. Hope it helps.
Are you sure the pitch of the plugs is 1.25 or 1.5? You may have gotten the wrong size of thread. mark