My spark plug shot out and it landed by my headers when i was pulling out of the gas station today. All the threads on the plug are good but the spacer tip was broken off. Anybody know what would cause this?
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My spark plug shot out and it landed by my headers when i was pulling out of the gas station today. All the threads on the plug are good but the spacer tip was broken off. Anybody know what would cause this?
jeez really god dam lol was the plug loose did u put a new one and torqued it down
I didnt put a new one in yet, just got the car towed back to my place. dont think it was loose, its been in there for about 1k. I'm going to do a full tune up tomorrow
Be glad the threads are fine. There really is no reason for the plug to blow out other than that it was loose. I never use a torque wrench on plugs for that reason. Simply don't trust it. There are too many variables when using a torque wrench on spark plugs like carbon buildup and temperature of the head during installation. Have always hand tightened with a ratchet through my career.
This took a turn for the worst today.... I test the threads on the far passenger side with a new plug and they were good. When i got to the third one going from passenger to driver the plug was seized. I use liquid wrench and finally got it to break free but when i pulled the plug half the threads and the head of the plug was gone. i looked in to find them still locked in there. So, i left to the auto parts store and get an EZ out. After 3 adpaters and 3 sockes i got it to break free! No.. not really, the EZ out shattered and the tip is lock in the head of the plug thats locked into the cylinder...woot...pulling the head tomorrow.
Cliff notes
Third one going from passenager to driver has an EZ out broken and seized in a broken spark plug head thats seized in there. pulling the head tomorrow
holly shit dude wow take pics of the carnage so we can see.
In the works on the pulling the head. The more i think about this situation i starting to think the steel plug thread welded themselves to the aluminum. It was over heating a couple days before all hell broke loose. Here is some pictures of my headache..
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...0-23134402.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...0-23134704.jpg
damn did u pull the head off u might have to get the spark plug hole rethread it
Ya, the way that bitch is sezied in there, i'm going to have to use a drill press to try and get it out. Than rethread it. I'm just hoping that this is the last of my problems on this cause its my daily :mfrown:
I called it a day, I'll be back at it after work. Here some shots of the day...
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...0-23135150.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...0-23184606.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...0-23184456.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...0-23184336.jpg
is that a tmaxx in the background?
That is a fully built k20a2 t3/t4 greddy turbo motor out of a RSX-S, the DC-R trans is currently in my car. Its my cousin but due to our car rivalry he wont sell it . According to him there is about 15k in that motor
i was actually talking about the rc car lol but i see the muscle car motor and that turbo k on the shelf looks tits
Holy shit, was the threads messed up in the head or where they over tightened.Quote:
Originally Posted by MajorJones