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baby_fratelli
baby_fratelli Posts: 286 Forumite
in Motoring
Cant get the spark plugs removed from my car, i have the correct tool but it wont budge, the leads were broke for some of them, but the leads i can remove i cant even budge the spark plugs. Any methods or it it a plain old garage job? Got new leads coming tommorow so ok in that front.
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  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    Longer breaker bar.
    WD40.
    Heat.
    Happy chappy
  • baby_fratelli
    baby_fratelli Posts: 286 Forumite
    tomstickland wrote: »
    Longer breaker bar.
    WD40.
    Heat.

    Tried taking them out after going to get more psrak plugs engine was warm, so i dont think they will budge for heat. Probably try WD40 thanks.
  • davetrousers
    davetrousers Posts: 5,862 Forumite
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    Maybe Plus Gas rather than WD40

    You need to be very careful, you don't want anything shearing or breaking.
    .....

  • Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!
    Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! Posts: 2,579 Forumite
    Penetrating oil, heat, freeze-release spray, breaker bar.

    Most of all, you need patience. Also, an extension on the socket (before the ratchet) and a big mallet on the end can sometimes break the corrosion and free it up.
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    Try tightening them slightly before trying to loosen them. This can also sometimes break the corrosion.
  • Hintza
    Hintza Posts: 19,420 Forumite
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    Spray on plus gas or WD40 liberally tonight and try in the morning. Patience as has been said. But be gentle but firm.

    Good luck.
  • philgee
    philgee Posts: 1,281 Forumite
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    What they said above - tapping the end of the plug spanner or breaker bar justy enough to free the threads, just be careful not the break the plug itself.
  • Keith
    Keith Posts: 2,924 Forumite
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    It's not a Ka is it?
  • in2deep_2
    in2deep_2 Posts: 363 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Keith wrote: »
    It's not a Ka is it?

    LOL i was just going to say is it a ford. more to the point an overhead valve ford.
    If it is your in for a fight.!!!
    'Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship'. -Benjamin Franklin.
  • ohreally
    ohreally Posts: 7,525 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    If it's an aluminium head be careful applying excess pressure and try again with a cold engine.
    Don’t be a can’t, be a can.
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