Well I went to replace the plugs in my 2001 with a 4.6 in it, all on the drivers side went in fine, but the problem occured on the passenger side with the plug second closest to the front of the truck, what happend was i probably tightened the plug down to much because when i was tightening it, it felt like it just snapped and the plug was spinning forward and backward but will now not back out at all, im not sure what to do here? any suggestions would be helpfull. also i drove it around the block a couple of times to see if the plug would pop out but the truck seemed to run fine.

 

You either broke the plug shaft below the nut or stripped the threads in the head. Either way, sounds like to much force was used. Torque wrench next time? Make sure you have a good plug wrench with a tight fit over the plug and spin it backward while applying what little bit of upward force you can without it popping off.

 

thanks for the advice i think i stripped the threads in the head, and ill give ur idea a try in the morning, so if i cant get it out am i supposed to drive it until it blows out or is there another way other than tearing down the motor?

 

well I have driven it about 15 miles so far and have pushed the motor pretty hard while driving and had quite a few stops and starts and the plug hasnt blown out yet but the idle is pretty rough, what do you guys think i should do? thanks for any advice

 

Well don't drive it! Running with a dead cylinder will cause excessive unburned fuel to melt your catalytic converters.

See if the top part of the plug will come out with a magnet or something. If it feels like the plug is intact, then you've stripped the threads in your head. Use a spark plug socket that has the rubber boot inside. This will help grab the porcelain. While turning counter-clockwise, apply a light upward force to see if the plug will walk itself out. If that doesn't work, see if you can find something like long and skinny pliers to grab the plug.

If that doesn't work, you'll probably have to pull the head off. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But don't shoot yourself in the foot by driving it like that.

 

I hate to be the one to say it but it looks like you need to pull the head...

 

I'd use an air ratchet on it. These are not 2 peice plugs so it just gotta be stripped in there. Use an air ratchet with a tight fitting rubber sleeve you can gently lift up on. It will eventually come out. Then timesert the hole. No helicoil. Timesert works.

 

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If you get the plug out then use timesert!

 

sorry guys i forgot to say that i put the coil pack back on it and thats why i drove it to see if it blow it out, which it hasnt and it doesnt even make the ticking noise like they do before they blow out, which i have already had this happened to another cylinder, thanks for the advice guys its very helpful.

 

ok guys thanks for all the info, i got the plug and got really luck what was happening was the socket wasnt grabbing the plug, i had to get a different socket and got the plug out and cleaned the plug hole and the threads and put in a new plug, but now the check engine light is on and i had my uncle check it out with his scanner it shows a misfire on one cylinder but it wont show which cylinder. thanks again for the advice guys

 

What is the exact P-code, please?

 

Im not sure as i didnt write it down, stupid on my part, i might go down to autozone tomorrow and see if there scanner can pick up the which cylinder it is, i want to say it is the #7 cylinder.

 

If it's a misfire code, the last digit is the cylinder. If it's #7, it should be P0307.

 

glad your threads were good and you did not have to jb weld your plug wrench to the plug to remove it, lol. Let us know which plug shows up, these cops seem like an Agretha christe murder mystery where one by one, everyone eventually gets murdered.

 

ok cool thats a great think to know GLC, and yes Mcmarcia i agree they are a bit of a pain in the a$$.