View Poll Results: Spark Plug Socket/Broken Spark Plug
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Spark plug change poll, did you use spark plug socket
01-30-2012, 04:01 PM
#32
They are breaking from the turning, not of any angle or force created by an angle
01-30-2012, 06:57 PM
#33
Senior Member
Got all 8 of mine out without breaking! Here's what I did:
-get the truck up to normal operating temperature
-remove all COPs
-3 squirts of pb blaster in each cylinder
- 9/16 spark plug socket from autozone and a socket wrench
- let it soak for 45-60 mins
-start removing plugs, I didn't work them out I just kept going to loosen them. And they were the factory plugs with 127k
Don't forget your anti seize on the new plugs!
-get the truck up to normal operating temperature
-remove all COPs
-3 squirts of pb blaster in each cylinder
- 9/16 spark plug socket from autozone and a socket wrench
- let it soak for 45-60 mins
-start removing plugs, I didn't work them out I just kept going to loosen them. And they were the factory plugs with 127k
Don't forget your anti seize on the new plugs!
01-30-2012, 08:25 PM
#34
2005 XLT F150
I used the one with the extension build on to the socket tons easyer and didnt break any ... I worked them all back and forth with quick jerks on breaker bar. If I didn't hear the creaking in plug I would jerk it back the opposite direction
Last edited by gforceman; 01-30-2012 at 09:29 PM.
12-20-2012, 08:42 PM
#36
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Got all 8 of mine out without breaking! Here's what I did:
-get the truck up to normal operating temperature
-remove all COPs
-3 squirts of pb blaster in each cylinder
- 9/16 spark plug socket from autozone and a socket wrench
- let it soak for 45-60 mins
-start removing plugs, I didn't work them out I just kept going to loosen them. And they were the factory plugs with 127k
Don't forget your anti seize on the new plugs!
-get the truck up to normal operating temperature
-remove all COPs
-3 squirts of pb blaster in each cylinder
- 9/16 spark plug socket from autozone and a socket wrench
- let it soak for 45-60 mins
-start removing plugs, I didn't work them out I just kept going to loosen them. And they were the factory plugs with 127k
Don't forget your anti seize on the new plugs!
12-20-2012, 08:59 PM
#37
I used a plug socket and got all out at 75k. I also agree with most on here that the socket has nothing to do with breakage. My plugs were tight as hell and squealed most of the way out. I personally believe that the different fuel blends and amount of idling times a truck goes through affects carbon build up and accounts for the reason that some folks can get them all out while others break a few.
12-20-2012, 11:57 PM
#38
Senior Member
I used the 6" +/- long spark plug socket. Broke all 8 without any hesitation. Most of them snapped off before I could get a half a turn on them. Everyones truck is different. There's no comparing apples to apples here because we would have to look at climate, service records, altitude, octane, oil changes, blah blah blah....
The spark plugs break sometimes (a lot of times). Its not that big of a deal (well sometimes it is). I've accepted it like most. I am running champions right now so I won't have a hard time getting them out but I will be heading back to Fords plugs for the next change. Which likely will be at 40,000 instead of 100,000
The spark plugs break sometimes (a lot of times). Its not that big of a deal (well sometimes it is). I've accepted it like most. I am running champions right now so I won't have a hard time getting them out but I will be heading back to Fords plugs for the next change. Which likely will be at 40,000 instead of 100,000