GATORB8

What Ford engineers have you been talking to? Here's what they write in the TSB:

CAUTION
DO NOT REMOVE PLUGS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM OR HOT. THE ENGINE MUST BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WHEN PERFORMING SPARK PLUG SERVICE. REMOVING THE SPARK PLUGS FROM A WARM/HOT ENGINE INCREASES THE CHANCE THE THREADS COULD BE DAMAGED.

Here's the full TSB:
http://grufmanbil.se/webshop/mektips/tsb08-07-06.pdf

jamesyarbrough

the ford tech video says do it hot, by the way idid one last week ignorent of the prob, and didnt break one thank god but it was hot. i didnt even use slickem like the video said, but i hadnt seen the vid yet. its on flatratetech.com check it out.

jamesyarbrough

do you back em off alittle and use slickem or do it dry? which way is better?

BigBlockOBS

I use a little PB Blast. After I take the coil off I spray some in the hole and take them out. Never work them back and forth. We have had several customers do that and they always break. The snap-on tool is the one we use to take the broke ones out. I don't know how well any other tool works.

jamesyarbrough

so you dont do 1/8 turn, spray em, let em sit 5 min?

BigBlockOBS

I personally don't. Some people might but I have never seen or done it that way.

jamesyarbrough

thanx alot man!!!

D94R

So use this in conjunction with the spark plug extraction tool?