spark plug hole stripped!!!!
#1
spark plug hole stripped!!!!
Last night i noticed a ticking noise, sounded like a slight exhuast leak. Then around 9:00pm i was leaving a freinds house to come home and when i started it it was much worse. So i got under the hood and looked, found that on of my spark plugs was loose. I have a 2002 GT so i have the coil packs on each plug, the noise was the gas coming out of the plug. When i tried to put the plug back in i noticed the threads on the head are stripped. Any ideas on what i should do. I was thinking about tapping new threads in.
#2
I don't think you can do that without taking the head off. Metal shavings will fall into the cylinder. You won't be able to do that by hand anyway. Recommend you find a wrecked car and swap the head out on that side.
#4
yeh, I know i have to take the head off, was just woundering If anyone had any differant or better ideas, thank's for te heads up. I should be able to just go over the old threads, from what i can see they aren't completley gone. Thank's again guys.
#6
The exact same thing happened to me this Wed. Tapping sound that sounded like a exhaust leak then a pop, puff of smoke and a coil bobbing up and down.
There are three recommended repairs that I found but wanted to know opinions on them.
1) Helicoil
2) time-sert
3) Calvan spark plug installer kit
There are three recommended repairs that I found but wanted to know opinions on them.
1) Helicoil
2) time-sert
3) Calvan spark plug installer kit
#7
I HAVE REPAIRED SEVERAL OF THESE WITH OUT REMOVING HEAD USING TIME SERT HOOK OR TAPE HARD PLASTIC TUBE [PIECE OF HARD VACUME LINE] TO SHOP VAC TO REMOVE PARTICLES FROM CYLINDER AND HAD NO PROBLEMS OR COMEBACK ISSUES. GOOD LUCK
#8
it has happend to me as well... its a pretty common thing with the ford cars and ford trucks. i had a 2002 f-150 with the 5.4L and it shot the #1 spark plug out.. the shops wanted 1200 to fix it. I ended up buying a $40 spark plug heli coil and tap set. Just read up on it a little and hook up your shop vac and tap and heli coil it... it worked great for about 6 months then the cylinder across went out. after the other cylinder went out, i fixed it and traded it in for a dodge!
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