HELP! Spark plug blowout w/ another prob
03-08-2009, 12:14 PM
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HELP! Spark plug blowout w/ another prob
last night i was driving on the highway when all of the sudden POW!!!....good by #3 spark plug, well i got some tools and started to get to work and figure out the damage, so here is the other dilema, the coil over plug got demolished, and when i removed the spark plug a nice chunk of rubber piece from the coil fell down into the spark plug hole and into the head to the point where i cant see it!!!!...is there a way to get that thing out or will the head of the be removed...i was thinking of making some kinda long devise with a sharp hook at the end and working it around to see if i can stick the rubber piece and pull it out, but i dont know how the internal looks from that hole, where all could it have gone to and any idea on how to get it out?
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03-08-2009, 06:25 PM
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MY #3 PLUG BACKED OUT ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME ABOUT 2 MILES AWAY. I USED A THREAD CHASER AND I WAS GOOD TO GO. IT DESTROYED MY COP TOO.
MAYBE YOU COULD STICK A 1/4" DIAMETER HOSE IN THE PLUG HOLE AND SUCK THE PIECE OUT.
MAYBE YOU COULD STICK A 1/4" DIAMETER HOSE IN THE PLUG HOLE AND SUCK THE PIECE OUT.
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03-08-2009, 06:55 PM
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its going to get worked on tomorrow so it should all work out fine...towing is the only thing thats going to suck...but you think ford would have a some kinda recall on this ****, guess it didn't happen enough for them haha
03-08-2009, 06:59 PM
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when i ran the insert into my head to fix the stripped threads, I used a vacuum contraption to get all the aluminum shavings out..
that, in conjunction with a light, I was able to get all of the shavings off of the piston and out of the chamber...
too bad for me the helicoil/insert did not work anyways.
that, in conjunction with a light, I was able to get all of the shavings off of the piston and out of the chamber...
too bad for me the helicoil/insert did not work anyways.
03-08-2009, 08:36 PM
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my guess is there prolly is some stripped threads on the head...but the threads on the actual spark plug dont look damaged. Coil over plug looks like a grenade was takin to it.....well i guess it was kinda similar to one haha.
03-09-2009, 06:06 PM
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Here was my damage.
When I made a thread about my plug backing out, so many people replied about the same problem that you would've thought that Ford would've had a recall on this problem. I guess the cheap *** intake manifold recall took that much a loss in profit to add another one to the list.
Good luck with it.
When I made a thread about my plug backing out, so many people replied about the same problem that you would've thought that Ford would've had a recall on this problem. I guess the cheap *** intake manifold recall took that much a loss in profit to add another one to the list.
Good luck with it.
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