Broken sparkplug advice - cleaning cylinder after extration?
Here are the threads- Once it broke loose it came out easily so it was just stuck. I assume it’s normal to see the valve like this ? Finally should I be concerned about the penetrating oil that for sure got into the cylinder?
Last edited by Don B; Jul 1, 2025 at 08:08 PM. Reason: Repaired image tags.
A small amount won't hurt anything and will quickly burn in combustion. If a lot got into the cylinder, you can leave the plug out, pull the fuel pump relay, lay a shop towel over the plug hole and weigh it down around the edges, and crank the engine a few times to eject as much of the penetrant as possible, then reassemble. If you don't lay the towel over the hole and weigh it down, penetrant will spray everywhere (don't ask how I know...).
Last edited by Don B; Jul 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM.
BTW, the next thing I'd suggest is to buy a proper tap, and *chase* all the plug threads with some heavy cling grease on the tap flutes to catch any shavings. A spiral tap might let less fall in that regard but... any tap is better than no tap. And I'm with Greg. I'd rather use A -Seize even if it means I have to mark the plug so that it's electrode indexes properly - and stop at the right spot even if it's under-torque.
~PK
Last edited by FerrariGuy; Jul 2, 2025 at 04:16 AM.
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