KC07150

Good to know. Did you worry about spark plug fragments getting into the cylinders? Seems like a sure thing to have some of the plug fall into the hole when you drill out and extract the plug and with limited visibility, who knows if you blow it all out. I'm very nervous to try. What was your plan "b"?

KC07150

Also, did you put sp515 plugs back in? Heard they have a new design and may be better to take out the second go around.

rcw2256

I took my chances and put the single piece champions in. As for a plan b, I didn't have one other than call a tow truck. I would blow air every time I did something. After pulling the coils, after breaking the plug, after pushing in the ceramic, and then after extracting. Once the broke part was out you realize that the bottom of the plug and ceramic are intact, therefore shouldn't have much, if anything, dropping. I would not hesitate to do this. As long as the person doing this has the basic skills to change plugs and the lisle tool handy it really is pretty simple.

rcw2256

I took my chances and put the single piece champions in. As for a plan b, I didn't have one other than call a tow truck. I would blow air every time I did something. After pulling the coils, after breaking the plug, after pushing in the ceramic, and then after extracting. Once the broke part was out you realize that the bottom of the plug and ceramic are intact, therefore shouldn't have much, if anything, dropping. I would not hesitate to do this. As long as the person doing this has the basic skills to change plugs and the lisle tool handy it really is pretty simple

KC07150

Thanks for the update.

hydrant328

KC, use a compressor and blow out the area, then you can attach a clear piece of tubing to a shop vac to use after. The clear tubing allows you to see if anything is getting sucked up.

Plan b shouldnt be needed unless you get something really out of the ordinary. See my earlier pics for the plug break from hell.

THE TOOL IS AWESOME, dont be afraid.

rcw2256

I completely agree with you hydrant. That tool is great and easy. And plan b is not worth planning for especially when you didn't need one with that thread snap!!

0488FB

Thanks to everyone for your input on this daunting task. I too survived the dreaded spark plug change. I read every single post and armed myself with all the tools and knowledge to tackle this on my own. Dealer quoted $412 plus $87.50 for each broken plug. I only had 1 come out in-tact! Truck had 90,540 miles and plugs were worn. I did the PB Blaster/Gumout and cracked plugs and let soak aprox. 2.5hrs. Tried both methods, Impact and by hand, both resulted with the same ending. Like others said, the Lisle tool is worth its weight in gold. After the first one, the rest seem to fall in place. Glad I did this and again, thanks to kozal01 and all others for taking time to post.

Gr8ScottAZ

Changed out the spark plugs on Saturday and only 1 broke so the Lisle tool came in handy! BTW, I have the tool available for anyone who wants it next. Send me a PM and I'll get it sent out to you for the cost of shipping. Thanks to rcw2256 for shipping it to me and to M1911 for starting all of this!

hydrant328

Gr8,
Glad to hear the tool worked.....lucky you only breaking 1!

Keep the tool moving....!