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| posted on April 30th, 2012 at 06:51 PM |
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spark plug hole thread stripped
I was driving my daily home today when she popped a spark plug (I did plant it to overtake a frustrating truck). I can't get it to tighten up so the
thread on the head is obviously stuffed. It was cylinder number four, closest to the rear on the left-hand side.
The car still drives on three cylinders (and sounds like a low-flying helicopter) so my question is could I simply drive it into a specialist and have
them put a new thread in without dropping the motor?
Unfortunately I park it on the street and don't have much gear to drop the engine myself so it would be an expensive pain in the arse. Is there a
product I can use to put a new thread in myself?
Any advice from the wealth of experience on this site would be most welcome!
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| posted on April 30th, 2012 at 06:57 PM |
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yes take it to a pro who knows VW's, it can be done insitu........where are you located?
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| posted on April 30th, 2012 at 07:49 PM |
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Had this happen to me
They used a Time-sert to fix in insitu
http://www.timesert.com/html/sparkplug.html
I wouldnt try it yourself - it is fairly easy with the right tools and experience
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bcrossman
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| posted on May 1st, 2012 at 06:50 AM |
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Thanks guys, that's a relief. I had just tuned it up for the first time since I got it a few weeks ago too and it was running like a gazelle.
I'm located in Ashfield in Sydney- has anyone got any suggestions for a capable mechanic near me somewhere?
Thanks in advance,
Ben
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| posted on May 1st, 2012 at 07:44 AM |
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I would give Boris a call at Vintage Vee Dub
They are at Campsie on 97891777
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| posted on May 1st, 2012 at 06:37 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by bcrossman
I was driving my daily home today when she popped a spark plug (I did plant it to overtake a frustrating truck). I can't get it to tighten up so the
thread on the head is obviously stuffed. It was cylinder number four, closest to the rear on the left-hand side.
The car still drives on three cylinders (and sounds like a low-flying helicopter) so my question is could I simply drive it into a specialist and have
them put a new thread in without dropping the motor?
Unfortunately I park it on the street and don't have much gear to drop the engine myself so it would be an expensive pain in the arse. Is there a
product I can use to put a new thread in myself?
Any advice from the wealth of experience on this site would be most welcome!
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this happens because the previous owner didn't use never seize on the threads... the steel spark plugs bind in the alloy threads..
although I use it on all spark plugs in all cars..
I did read a long time ago about some brand of spark plugs which had a slightly different pitch in the thread...
LEE
Good to know they can fix it easily... Lee.
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| posted on May 5th, 2012 at 08:46 PM |
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Yes, the dissimilar metals share electrons and bond together. It's called galvanic corrosion.
When you crack off the sparkplug when removing them, this is what is holding them tight.
I was told years ago to crack off sparkplugs clockwise (ie tightening) before removing.
That way any aluminium which picks up in the thread is then laid back down and doen't gall up and wreck the thread.
I think it works because I have removed some stupidly tight plugs without damage.
Neversieze is the go and I ALWAYS use it on sparkplugs.
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