as in on a engine already built up, at work they said to drill a hole and just pop em oit with screw driver,,,,,,,,,, but none of em have done it on there engines yet all they all seem to have only done it on proper pinto engines and so they never got worried as they was customers cars too



can i do it on my cossie engine or not ????

 

hammer and a screw driver job done.

 

Exactly.

 

see that dont give me faith at all


the engine is 2k or 3k to rebuild and the way you remove em is with a screw driver and a hammer and refit with a socket


theres gotta be a proper tool i can buy as not even im that brave

 

What they said.

 

Stop being a tart

Easiest job in the world. Rip the old one out, whack the new one in.

S'not rocket science

 

Is that how they are held in


Just pushed in....

 

how much mechanical work have you done to confirm that comment

( just asking as i know doo is a cowboy and gurnE rides a bicycle these days and built a engine using transit spares ,wanna have proper advice,,,,,,,,,, no offence guys )

 

Sure is

Just an interference fit so that frost can pop them out if the block freezes

 

Thats how ive always done them but always put a slight smear of gasket sealant round the edge before tapping back in,

They used to always be a popular job when i was a tech at Renault

 

cheers

 

just to be safe wash out the water system after just to clear any crap out if your that worried.

why would you want to change them anyway not worth it if they anit leaking???

or you just being a bufty??

 

ive painted on em and its anoying me,,,,,,, that and they aint shiney

 

What they said but IMO I wouldnt remove them... you wont see them when all built up anyway..


Gonna cause yourself more trouble than you need IMO

 

bit of wet and dry then and sore fingers or just hit the fookers out

 

I'm also a qualified spanner wielder and IIRC replacing core plugs was the first thing I was taught at college aged 16

 

mate ive taken the engine out, resprayed the engine bay,,,,,,, done it again as i wanted the wholes filling and then remade the whole loom


its been off the road for most of the year,,,,,,,,, i dont think there could be anymore trouble i can cause

 

see classic sign of a person with a drug addiction,,,,,, always a story

 

if the engines out i could even do it with my eyes closed just fooking change them.

PS. check there avab before ripping them out

 

there available,,,,,,,,,im sure that theresa place in ashton thats got em stored away,,,,,,,,,, with everything else

 

what engine is it on bro

 

KA ZETEC

Pinto

 

damo it WAS a pinto,,,,,,,,,,,, now ive messed with it its more HCS power

 

Ginge - we used to sell rebuild RS's & sell RS parts for a living & i've changed quite a few of them in the past - such an easy job Just make sure when you put the new one in it goes in level

 

There is a tool for this. The same tool used for wheel bearings etc..

 

i use a hammer and punch on them too

cheers for the hint on my manifold studs,,,,,,,,,, fooking class that

 

But using the hammer and screw driver method can put them out of shape. The decent tool will hit the core plug even.
It is being a little fussy i know, but after building an engine up we can all do without the teething problems caused by cutting even the smallest corners.

Regards

 

I use a socket with an extension bar to keep it level as you knock the new in the hole

 

i would not use a a screw driver to re fit a core plug

 

Same here

Screw driver to remove old ones and a socket to fit the new ones