jouslee

OMG!! What do I do? I broke the spark plug in the engine? How can I get it out?!!!?!?!?

OMG!

cool_as_crap

how the hell did you do that?

and where is it broken? are the threads stuck and you stripped the nut?

FrankV702

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wow.. haha.. never seen that happen before. i may be wrong.. but u can probably tap it out just like a regular screw that got broken off.. you need a tap and die set.. i seen one at big lots for like 10 dollars.. give it a shot.. its gonna be a bitch to get down in there though..

StarScreaM2k1

you need to clearify this more...like the back part of the plug broke off and the head of it is still stuck in the spark plug socket? Or did you somehow break the actual sparkplug into the rotor housing (which i think is impossible... but hey it can happen).

slo

iTrader: (1)

I hope its a trailing plug.

smokie

iTrader: (5)

wow that is crazy

importedboi

you need to clarify more. What part did u break off?

Sobr609

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for some-one that needs help bad..i would be glued to the forum..

jouslee

hey guys sorry about that, i was weeping smore by my car...

yea so the head is broken, the screw part

jouslee

the head is stuck inside the engine, there we go

jouslee

HELP!! oh and it is in the trailing btw

Sideways7

iTrader: (7)

So the part that the cosket goes over is gone, right? If so, how did you do that? I've had some majorly stuck sprark plugs and that never happened before.
As for getting it out, I guess you would have to tap it out like a broken bolt.

MazdaTed

I wouldnt try to get the plug out with a tap and die set, those make new threads. An easy out would be a much better choice.


I think that an easy out is the only real way to go if its broken off.

tandolla

iTrader: (1)

yea my guyss is tappin it out..

Chief

that JUST happened to a friend of mine. his broke off at the head, left just threads and porcelain in the engine.
first they chipped out the porcelain, carefully. then you need a reverse (coarse thread), most likely an easy out, and work it out..

Houstonderk

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I just have to say. PICTURES.

Omixeo

iTrader: (1)

Pictures!!! And when you do get it out and put new plugs in, use anti-seize on them.

Sideways7

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No ****. People always say that they don't need it, then stuff like this happens.

nickn505

I don't know but is the metal on the threads weldable? Maybe you can get someone to weld a peice of metal to it and then try to get it out

MazdaTed

I dont see why its not weldable. But it would take a damn good welder.

EDIT: and the chances of welding the plug to the housing just from the heat would be pretty great.

BlaCkPlaGUE

I would use some poxy and poxy on a bolt after chipping out the porcelain. Once thats done wait a couple days and then try and twist that sucker out.

Before you do that, you might want to use some penetrating lube, as in a lot, just cause I bet it broke off becuase it was siezed in there in the first place.

You need to be carefully becuase if you **** this one up, you're going to need a new housing, either that or you won't have a trailing spark anymore...

Digi7ech

iTrader: (1)

Maybe also warm the car up first. Maybe the expanded metal from the heat will help the suck come out after using some PB blaster.

gxlbiscuit

i have no idea what he broke i have seen the ceramic broken before but but this makes no sense.

Stanis

iTrader: (2)

It happens. I did it to an engine that has been sitting for a long time. It was not an NGK plug. Why do the NGK plugs glide right in while any other brand has trouble getting in there smoothly??? Mine broke in the leading hole. Needs to be rebuilt anyhow.

Houstonderk

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it still lookes like you could get a socket on it though.