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BROKEN SPARKPLUG IN HEAD!

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pancake Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#696553
Well I'am a dick!

I have snapped the spark plug in the head (see photos) and not happy.😠

I guess this means the head is useless? Or can someone assist me to get it out.

Bright side is a twin port head with twin carbs....but prefer to keep her with orig heads at this stage if possible.

Please help me !!

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#696554
no pic seen
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pancake Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#696555
theres the barst*rd

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#696557
how steady with a drill are you?
you could drill to the size just below the original thread then run a tap down it.
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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#696563
can you jam something in the leftover plug bit n turn it out maybe..?
just a suggestion..
hang in there you'll figure it out 🙂
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555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#696566
this reminds me of a mates misfortune: he was putting in th oil pressure sender to a 2l bus engine and torqued it a bit tight and snapped it off (lesson one buy German only) next he tried to use an small easy out, no joy. So one size bigger, no joy again so up in size again and crack, a large crack in the case 🙁 Engine out, totally stripped down to bare block then off to be welded.
The moral of the story and my 2c is there are no shortcuts when your in this situation, drop the engine, pull the head are remove the plug from the combustion chamber side. Might also pay to pick up a torque wrench.


Good luck Stephen

pancake Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#696582
555bug wrote:this reminds me of a mates misfortune: he was putting in th oil pressure sender to a 2l bus engine and torqued it a bit tight and snapped it off (lesson one buy German only) next he tried to use an small easy out, no joy. So one size bigger, no joy again so up in size again and crack, a large crack in the case 🙁 Engine out, totally stripped down to bare block then off to be welded.
The moral of the story and my 2c is there are no shortcuts when your in this situation, drop the engine, pull the head are remove the plug from the combustion chamber side. Might also pay to pick up a torque wrench.


Good luck Stephen

Thanks Stephen and all.....

THis sounds like it is the way to go......having never pulled a vw engine should be fun! ummm

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#696589
Keep us up to dae with pics etc. IF it happens to one person its bound to happen to others.

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#696595
I use an ezyout with a bolt welded to the side of it,this has not let me down in over 30 years,flood the thread with wd40 or similar and drive the ezyout in then use a spanner on the bolt. The problem is that the spark plug lets go at the machine mark if they are overtightened. Good luck Les ( I haven't had to remove a head so far)sorry barls there is no room to drill.Use Bosch plugs!

type3lover in the garage...

796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#696609
That is unfortunate but u can certainly get it out without damaging the thread in the head assuming it is fine still. Any machinist will be able to extract it easily enough if you can't.
Some people really tighten the crap out of their spark plugs maybe hoping to maximise compression...truth is they do not need to be super tight to create an effective seal.
When you fit new ones use Bosch or NGK (NOT champion as they have differently cut threads that can strip threads in aircooled vw heads easily) and do not overtighten.
Use the recommended torque settings or turn until you feel it start to crush the gasket on the plug and then 1/8 -1/5 of a turn or till it feels snug.
That's what I do anyway...
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1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#696628
How about letting people know where you are and maybe some silly bugger will come and help you. Just a thought!
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pancake Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#696631
Camo wrote:How about letting people know where you are and maybe some silly bugger will come and help you. Just a thought!
Ha Ok! - Croydon Melbourne. 0410 585 000
But I am going to tell em that u called them a silly bugger😂