how do i remove a broken spark plug?

[SketchyRollin564]

Yes this thread is also in 240 gen, but i need my car to get to school tmr so i need a quick answer

so my cars been having misfiring issues latley, i decided to buy a little gapper tool for 98 cents and ajust the gap since i never did that when i put the spark plugs in not too long ago

ive never ajusted the gap before, so im guessing i over stressed the head or whatever that top part is that i have to bend down, because when i was putting the spark plug in and setting it to torque, it just kept spinning freely so im like ok wtf

i take the spark plug out and im like, somthing looks funny

not my actual picture, its like this

i got the spark plug itself out, but the threaded piece with that thing you bend is still stuck in there..... any idea how the hell i can get this thing out?

[snwbrdr435]

Use the Force!

[SketchyRollin564]

Yes this thread is also in general chat, but i need my car to get to school tmr so i need a quick answer

so my cars been having misfiring issues latley, i decided to buy a little gapper tool for 98 cents and ajust the gap since i never did that when i put the spark plugs in not too long ago

ive never ajusted the gap before, so im guessing i over stressed the head or whatever that top part is that i have to bend down, because when i was putting the spark plug in and setting it to torque, it just kept spinning freely so im like ok wtf

i take the spark plug out and im like, somthing looks funny

not my actual picture, its like this

i got the spark plug itself out, but the threaded piece with that thing you bend is still stuck in there..... any idea how the hell i can get this thing out?

[nissangirl74]

zerothread/290248

[SketchyRollin564]

wtf is easy out? and yes i checked google

this is gonna be a b****....

[gwoods]

easy out

were you using foot pounds or inch pounds cause spark plug torque specs are normally in inch pounds

[E7-S14]

ouch.... that just never happens dam.wish i could help

[bmike818]

Use the Force!

"You under estimate the power of the dark side!"

...seriously, goodluck!

[nissangirl74]

wtf is easy out? and yes i checked google

this is gonna be a b****....

an Easy Out is a screw extractor (pulls broken off bolts and screws out of metal and wood); call and check around at your local auto parts stores and hardware stores; they should have them and they shouldn't be too expensive.

[PEZi]

why didn't you just gap them to begin with????

but yeah an easy out works very well

[ashoe]

Yikes! never seen that before. Well a bolt extractor should pull that right out. Just thread it in without drilling and hopefully it will come free. Ace hardware/ auto parts stores usually have bolt extractors.

[BoBa524]

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_...t.comh ... 87....html

[gwoods]

It will take you less then a min with easy out. I always put a dab of anti seize on the threads when I change spark plugs esp alumiunm heads.

photo bucket search for "easy out"

[AZhitman]

wtf is easy out? and yes i checked google

this is gonna be a b****....

Sketch, I thought you could man a wrench!

Oh, and BTW, you don't "bend" the electrode. Should be gapped from the factory. Gapping the plug didn't cause your problem, over-torquing the plug did.

+1 for the EZ-out.

Also +1 for the dab of anti-sieze, and a torque wrench in the future.

Or, let a girl fix it for you.

[gwoods]

He may have wanted to make a smaller gap for his Nitrous kit. Normal application plugs are gapped for your make/model from the plug manufacturer.

I always check the gap prior to installation. You don't know if that plug was dropped by some knucklehead before you purchased it.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Snap-On makes a tool EXACTLY for that I believe.

[SketchyRollin564]

easy out

were you using foot pounds or inch pounds cause spark plug torque specs are normally in inch pounds

theres my mistake, i used foot pounds haha

suprisingly, i did put a little bit of anti-seize on the threads

but anyways from the two threads i have and the links im getting, it seems like EZ out is gonna be the best method, so im gonna have to try that

so from now on i have to remember, spark plugs are INCH pounds, not foot pounds

[SketchyRollin564]

Wait, would over-torquing the crap out of my spark plugs be the cause of the misfiring issue im having?

[SketchyRollin564]

well i just double checked the owers manual and it said 12-24 lb FEET of torque, not inches, so atleast i know i didnt over torque it

[gwoods]

How much nitrous have you put through the motor on the current set of plugs and what jets are running.

I have seen just a few runs on big juice completely destroy the electrode on a set of plugs. Post pics of what your plugs look like. My guess is your plugs wore out from nitrous.

That or the plug that broke off broke off a while ago.

[masterdisaster]

arg.. last time i saw one of those on a Ford V10 Triton engine.. :s had to remove the head and helicoil it.. stupid young kids wannabe mechanics piss me off..(cross threaded)

but you might be lucky and remove with an extractor as mentionned above.. but i donno it they make one that big

or what i would do it tap it back slowly with a pointy BRASS punch

best of luck!

[nissangirl74]

Wait, would over-torquing the crap out of my spark plugs be the cause of the misfiring issue im having?

what kind of plugs are you using?

pics of the plugs would be great

[SketchyRollin564]

i dont have nitrous? lol

im thinking maybe the spark plug wires on this engine are bad, so im gonna grab the ones from my old engine and see if that makes a difference

if it does, im gonna order some online

[gwoods]

i dont have nitrous? lol

Theres your problem buddy no nitrous get a 125 wet NX kit and the mis fire will take care of itself

[574-240sx]

extractor is going to be your best bet. Blue Point/ snap on has something but I believe its locktite super glue that you glue a socket/extractor to and remove it after the glue cures.

[xX RB Xx]

to the op

i saw your video on youtube, your not too bad

but i had one break on me in my sohc, it book and the glass;ceramic part of the plug and i had im having to buy a new head

[crackler]

photo bucket search for "easy out"

That is AWESOME!!!!! LAWLZ.

Theres your problem buddy no nitrous get a 125 wet NX kit and the mis fire will take care of itself

That will for damn sure take car of any mis fire. One way or the other.
Modified by cracker at 7:04 AM 2/24/2009

[CSUPUEBLOTIM]

Wow. Ya be sure to torque spark plugs to the recommend torque spec. Worse case scenario, use your pointer and middle finger only to tighten them with the wrench. Also using anti-seize allows for easier removal usually. Good luck with removing it. You might want to check the threads in the head also to see if you might need to run a tap through it to clean the threads. And ya when gaping the plugs don't put pressure or damage the center electrode. Let us know how it goes.

[sommmatt]

You still fail sketchy.

[SketchyRollin564]

lol you guys are a-holes

i was just using regular NGK plugs that were pre gapped (found that out after all this happened... im just a dumbass)

im gonna try easy out tommarow (bought it already) and see how that goes

then im gonna take the spark plug wires from my old engine and see if that fixes anything with the misfiring, hopefully it all works out