spark plug blown out of head st170
05-11-2017, 02:49 PM
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spark plug blown out of head st170
hi I have had a spark plug blow out of the head stripping the thread does anyone know what may of caused this and is there an easy fix.
05-11-2017, 08:36 PM
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Aye you can fit a insert to repair the thread, I've known a spark plug work loose on a car after not being serviced for years and that ripped the thread out with it.
05-11-2017, 09:53 PM
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Some people seem to think you have to tighten spark plugs with a long extension bar and over tightening can strip the thread. As others have said a heli-coil insert will fix it.
06-11-2017, 07:30 PM
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Get it towed, you do not want fuel /air mixture blowing out of the plug hole in to a. Engine bay that will be hot and have areas that could spark....not worth the risk.
