tonyq6551
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my mates got a 2000 w 1150.the right hand spark plug has snapped of trying to get it out.can any body recomend someone around derby or nottingham that could help.he's had a bloody good go at it but it w'ont budge.he needs your help
northengit
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Assuming in your description " snapped off " means the ceramic insulator has broken up.... or the plug has snapped clean leaving the thread in the plug hole...... sounds like somones been gorilla like when doing the plugs up. whip the head off and take it to an auto engineering centre get it removed safely you might even get away without a helicoil.
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Try SEP in Kegworth if you get the head off. They can fix pretty much anything...
Google them for contact details (sorry - I'm late for work!)
LC
Google them for contact details (sorry - I'm late for work!)
LC
Similar problem with my daughters car. Three plugs broke. I turned over the engine and the pressure blew out the broken off ceramic stub leaving just the threaded metal sleeve in the head. I was then able to get all three stubs out with the largest "easy out" that I could get into the hole and a big wrench on it. Saved me a bill estimated by the garage at a about £1,000
Easy outs by Halfords.
Easy outs by Halfords.
Easy outs normally work,but check that the electrode is still on the end of the thread when you take it out.If it's not,it's a head off job I'm afraid.
Have fun
Have fun
tonyq6551
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thanks for your help guys. i'll pass on the info.cheers tony
thanks for your help guys. i'll pass on the info.cheers tony
ELIMINATOR
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Isn't it easier to access with the rocker cover off?
CBFer
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Similar problem with my daughters car. Three plugs broke. I turned over the engine and the pressure blew out the broken off ceramic stub leaving just the threaded metal sleeve in the head. I was then able to get all three stubs out with the largest "easy out" that I could get into the hole and a big wrench on it. Saved me a bill estimated by the garage at a about £1,000
Easy outs by Halfords.
Are these "easy outs" the pack of six for about £7 going under the name of Laser? They worked so I take it they're OK quality-wise?
ktmmark
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If you are still having a problem i may be able to help i live near matlock .
Work in ashbourne (Mechanic)
Work in ashbourne (Mechanic)
Justheading home from the office now, I'll take a look at them and post an answer.
No name on them. Just 6 bits in an amber plastic case that look a bit like left handed thread taps with a very coarse thread and a square driving end.
The ones I have were certainly less than a tenner and I had a 12" adjustable wrench on the one I used as a driving lever.
The ones I have were certainly less than a tenner and I had a 12" adjustable wrench on the one I used as a driving lever.
That'll kill it or cure it
ktmmark
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Be warned snap one of the cheap extractors off in the plug & you are spending some big bills to get it sorted 
Be warned snap one of the cheap extractors off in the plug & you are spending some big bills to get it sorted
BTDT... Thank goodness for Dremel & their tungsten carbide cutting drill...
Hmmmmmmmmmm! Ever noticed how buying one new tool can inevitably lead to the requirement for another
ktmmark
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So have you got the plug out yet 
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