5205 | Laser Tools | Broken Glowplug Removal Set

How to use the Laser Tools 5205 Broken Glowplug Removal Set. If the glowplug has broken off in the cylinder head, this set has all the tools that you need to extract the broken remains of the glowplug.
Please check the site for more details: (Part No. 5205)
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[@theasiamtmgroup]

Consider removing music from an instructional video so the audio can be heard better.

[@daveys]

Totally! That loud background music adds nothing and makes it difficult to hear the narration. It’s not a dramatic video.

[@mehmetsahin9103]

Ömründe hiç klavuz açmamis birisi denemesin.Hassas bir iş.Metal ve benzeri isler yapmis kisi icin cok kullanisli ve pratik bir Set ben kendim kullandim sonuç mükemmel.Temiz iş olumlu sonuç bu set çok kullanişli tavsiye ederim.

[@andrewdarroch4742]

I've just been using this kit to try to remove a broken glow plug from my s210 Mercedes E300 Turbodiesel, the one nearest the bulkhead. It's an absolute pig to get at. Firstly, there wasn't a hope in hell of hammering anything onto the cap. I finally got it off with a pair of gas pliers. Then I checked the video for the next step. Just grip the central electrode and twist it out he says. The damn thing won't let go for love nor money' I've been gripping and twisting for an hour to no avail. Used pliers initially - no chance. Most recent attempt was with a pair of mole grips and a wrecking bar (small one), still not shifting the 'kin' thing. Off out again now to try something else.

[@kinghammurabi1882]

+Andrew Darroch I had the same problem and what I ended up doing was to hit the tip of the probe with a flat head screw driver with the palm of my hand to bend it then grip the bend end with a pair of needle nose vise grip and off it came out

[@nutranet]

have you got it out yet?

[@franciscovalenzuela3186]

Have you got it out yet?

[@ja51onpip]

Story has it he is still trying.

[@zakman1964]

Thank you so much for your advice

[@tesstickle7267]

Had some snapped off glow plug left in the hole,threads must be pretty done in because a good hard rev nearly shot the bit through the bonnet lol

[@PM-vb4od]

I've got my glow plugs coming tomorrow...thinking twice about doing it myself now.

[@brody20glancy2]

Jones Paul did you end up doing them yourself? I just broke one off the other day and I’ve been spraying some of the penetrating oil we use in my machine shop on it and I’ve tried using an easy out to get it broke loose but all I’ve done so far is crack it. I’m hoping it’ll come out after a few more days of spraying and driving.

[@ricllinares5929]

Nice kit ,professionals will appreciate this

[@1coldaxe]

I have a Gmc savanna with the 6.5L turbo diesel and there is no room to use that tool kit to remove those broken off glow plugs, the tool will have to be a low profile tool kit, Do you have any thing else?

[@georginamayfield6086]

Hi, can u help please...... I bought this kit but the threads keep failing when trying to pull the plug out....... I'm going to try an loctite the threads first before pulling but other than that what can I do? Thanks in advance, gina.

[@xl447]

Good tool, Just purchased to remove 2 seized plugs in a Ford TDCI engine in a Citroen Relay. The kit was used to remove the plugs. The drill worked lovely down the body of the glowplug and extraction wen't as per instructions. But, two nibs were seized solid in the block and did not come out with the plug body. Option limited to removing cylinder head to tap them out, but I lubed them & carefully tapped them down towards the cylinder to see if they moved which they did, so lubed them over a weekend. So after testing to see if the ones I took out had magnetic tips, I pulled the injectors out of 2 cylinders and used a 5.5mm neodynium magnet to fish them out of the bores in 15 minutes. Be prepared to shear off the nibs with this kit and have a plan to remove them after.

[@pauloneill8912]

hi im in the same boat with plug tips stuck in head, can i ask where you got the magnet and how did you attach it so not to lose in the cylinder

[@carlosm8966]

Where did you bought the remove set ? Plis share the link !!

[@seeforyourself7841]

Great tool! Thank you! Only issue I had was I didn't tap the plug deep enough the first time so it snapped. Drill bit extender was clutch on my Sprinter! Consider taping a straw to your shop vac and using long cotton swabs for clean up as it does leave some metal bits behind.

[@wiskeymagic]

Use some penetrating oil on the plug... drive around for a week and wait for it to loosen up. When you do come to removing the plug do it when the engine has warmed up

[@Tryst46]

It's not usually a seized thread. More often, it's carbon baked onto the inside that causes the plug to jam as you try to remove it.

[@rhysnicholson8102]

This system of removing a damaged glow plug looks great and the demonstration video is very well presented but how often are you lucky enough that the core electrode comes out so easily allowing you to drill out the centre let alone tap a thred so you can insert an extraction adaptor after all the conductor in the centre is very hard with a diameter of approximately 2.5mm surrounded by ceramic material which in most cases will kill a good quality dill bit I have no doubt that this kit will have a time and place where it will be well suited to the job at hand but as someone else commented try using this system on an engine in situ and i think it will be a complete pain in the ars!

[@graemevass745]

Get your engine Terracleaned first to rid the glow plug tips of carbon , then spray plugs with penetrating oil for a week while still using the car daily , then try removing the plugs with a 1/4" torque wrench set at 10-15nm for 8mm plugs .

[@scotty6346]

Yep, So called mechanics overtighten glow plugs winding them in with 3/8 drive or air ratchets!, 8mm glow plugs only need to be 10NM tight! 1/4 drive with a tad of pressure if you don't have a torque wrench that goes down that low!

[@tnobody9679]

Excellent video.

[@Coldfin9er]

Be nice if there was a guide sleeve for the step drill, just to give you a better chance of keeping it on centre when drilling the threaded portion. Got to do my mates van in the next few day which will be fun.

[@pammasingh4294]

very good

[@Arianitus1]

Thx amazing informative video

[@SebastianBlix]

@0.49 you’re havin a right good laugh aren’t ya bruv. Never have I ever seen one of them soot welded electrodes just slide right out as such.

[@MrJusape]

Easy job to do by some ( home workshop tools ) or another tools too, when cyl-head is "on table" , taken open at engine ..... Do same when cyl head installed, MB Sprintrer -Vito 4-6cyl engines, or GM 6.2-6.5 or Duramax Diesel engines .... Or any another car .....

[@tonybernardo6969]

Very helpfull my friend, thank you !

[@peterlogan1623]

it looked like the thread had been completely destroyed and nothing left to pick out as you described

[@peterwill3699]

Its a big difference when the motor is out of the truck.

[@pbsalyid5323]

Thanks

[@electron936]

Anyone help my vectra c glow plug snapped in head the plug is 9mm looking at extractors the are 8/10mm are they referring to the threads or the plug itself. Tried asked but no one seems to know. Any advice

[@eddieMurphy11111]

yes all well and good but how do you get the electrode out if that gets stuck in

[@user-ji5ix9kt5f]

I’ve hit it from the back of the head by a concrete nail

[@sickoftheleftwingscum]

This is all good but if the plugs are situated at the back of the engine as are the one's in my van then you can't get the drill in there to drill them out ! 😕

[@MrMusic1950]

Guess what. Tried this, cylinder never fired again. Head off, rings busted with swarf. Massive job, expensive job. Secret of this replacement is to run the engine hard, using the heat from the hard run engine to ease the glow plug out. One plug out then drive the car hard again to remove the second plug, etc. Heat helps so much.

[@callumcurtis15]

Depends what the cylinder head material is

[@freezingthedarkness]

In my engine the glow plugs are behind the engine. You cannot even see them. Using this removal set is handy with the engine on a bench.

[@sourwords1808]

freezingthedarkness this is why we have mechanics. try it. in this case you will not regret it.

[@oyvind6838]

Does this fit a Mercedes OM648 straight six?

[@lionelfrenchface]

So..... Am I right in saying. This rips out the heater plugs threads? If so. Do I then have to use a bigger tap to use a bigger heater plugs? Surely you don't tap the same size thread as the one I just ripped out as I've just ripped out all the metal?

[@TheToolconnection]

The aim of the kit is to remove the glowplug without damaging the cylinder head threads, so you can simply re-install the replacement glowplug in the original thread. Once the threaded portion of the glowplug is removed, the remaining section is tapped and the extractor screwed in. The instructions are on our website, if you need any further clarification, and can be found on this page under the downloads tab; www.lasertools.co.uk/Product/5205/Damaged-Glow-Plug-Removal-Set

[@lionelfrenchface]

@@TheToolconnection Yeah when drilling out the electrode, the drill bit tip has broken inside the glow plug🙈

[@ianjeffcock3040]

i need one of these

[@SpYucaipaSoCal]

My sprinter has one broke off flush nothing but a flat top dark core. Will this still work?

[@TheToolconnection]

Contact [e-mail] for advice.

[@nathan21388]

if I drill the tread out will the plug not fall into the cylinder ie they are tapered

[@TheToolconnection]

The glow plug aperture is usually tapered and the diameter where it enters the combustion chamber is quite small, just allowing the tip of the glow plug to come through.

[@nathan21388]

done it all good inserted a threaded insert

[@bobbaxter952]

Just tried to do this exact procedure with this exact tool on my mk1 Fiat Doblo.I actually failed at the part i thought would be the easiest,pulling out the glow plug body after you have threaded down into it,so pissed off!!I'm just pulling on this thing and the threaded hole i've made down into the old plug just gives out and the threads don't hold onto the puller,the threads just turn to mush and puller just comes up past the threads!!?What do i do now??

[@TheToolconnection]

Please can you contact our Technical department direct on 01926 818181 or [e-mail]. They will be able to advise further. Thankyou.

[@lionelfrenchface]

I've a mk2 doblo. 2 broken plugs. Thinking on doing this. Not so sure now..

[@foxdmulder]

Try this on a 2011 Mondeo, 2.0...

[@michaelfreeman7381]

Sadly the tap bar doesnt fit an Audi A3. But with a bit of trickery got it out! But.. new plug is spinning, wont catch thread. Any ideas?

[@TheToolconnection]

You're not really giving much info. Please contact [e-mail] and they will try to help you.

[@danielecontiniistruttorepi102]

How do u put in without new gewinde? So cheap

[@bedford1941]

.46 mine snapped off flush and now i am stuck

[@topfuelgarageofamerica4350]

We need a tool for them dam duramaxs !!

[@nathanhaasch4977]

This took does work for duramax motors. Just need a m10...1.25 tap for the new plug. The kit has a m10..1.0 tap. Hope this helps.

[@AdammP]

well, I might have missed something or he's using an oversized glow plug.... he drilled and tapped the head before removing the glow plug body, yet the new plug still fits that newly tapped thread? how :s

[@TheToolconnection]

The original glow plug threads in the heads are cleaned, not re-tapped. Thus the new plug fits the original thread.

[@AdammP]

The Tool Connection Limited OK I get ya, seems close though youd need to be perfectly centre on to the thing when drilling it or you risk the threads, even a couple degrees out would be enough to cause weak or no threads?

[@lionelfrenchface]

Doesn't the puller rip the glow plug threads out?

[@MrJeroenreyns]

what about the metal scrapings that can fall in the cylinder room ?

[@BFT88]

Grease fckhead

[@opelduude]

The step drill for M10 glow plugs broke in the middle of the plug during the drilling...

[@adrianmcdonald84]

needs a glow plug removal kit removal kit! 😵

[@asimk9518]

Rather then cutting the top half snapped you have the hole to stick unscrewer to use it anti clockwise that will mitigate the risk of dropping the tip inside

[@barnesandrewj]

If it drops or its swollen inside it's a pain, but tap it through and pull the injector and use a telescopic aerial with a magnet. Outside tips tend to be magnetic! Vacuuming bits if drilled very NB as the tip one thing, but aluminum shavings inside....

[@richboro1]

Where do you get replacement drill bits?

[@TheToolconnection]

From your Laser Tools stockist. 3.5mm pilot drills are part no 0424, M10 high-tensile step drill is part no 5278, pilot drill centring sleeve is part no 1010. If they have not get them in stock they can order them very quickly.

[@richboro1]

Thanks for the quick response. Can you direct me to a facility in th US?

[@TheToolconnection]

We don't have any Laser Tools agents in the US. However, this company will ship to the US and have a very quick service: www.thetoolacademy.co.uk/

[@pamu9366]

tell me this tools it will be good to fix broken glow plug in the Ford TRANSIT 2004

[@TheToolconnection]

Hello Paul. We need more details so that we can identify the engine: A full registration number and or engine code/ engine capacity.

[@pamu9366]

Hi it is a ford transit 2.4 from 2004 engine cod is FXFA

[@TheToolconnection]

The Laser 5205 will work on the Ford Transit 2.4 broken glow plugs.The Kit includes the M10 x 1.0 repair tools.

[@MrSportmonkey]

the black drill bits; what are they for?

[@TheToolconnection]

Pilot drills 3.5mm www.lasertools.co.uk/items/pdf/Products/5205_Instructions.pdf

[@karimmecano]

Try this on 1.6 hdi

[@jaredandress4304]

So I just got this tool and did the job on my sprinter van. I was confident that I would be able to do the job without ruining the treads and remove the plug after watching several videos. I applied what I had learned and went on with performing the job with my gf vacuuming the shavings every couple seconds. I had chosen the correct bit and tapping bit to clean the treads up. I got the plug out but when I went to put the new plug in it wouldn't tread in and this was a problem. I panicked because I had just ruined my engine per say and was very nervous that it would cost way more than this kit or just bringing it in to a repair shop to perform the plug extraction. I had to have my van towed and had a new hole drilled with a new thread insert put in and it cost me 739 dollars when I could have only paid maybe 200 for them to remove the plug. I'm not trying to say this tool doesn't work. I am not sure what I had done wrong bc it seemed as it was going well and the plug came out without an issue. I must have not drilled perfectly or something. Next time I would try doing something else or just bring it to a shop. If you may know how I could have went wrong please let me know.

[@TheToolconnection]

Hello Jared,Without examining the job we cannot really comment; there are a number of things that could have done this: •Not drilling straight•Not drilled central•Wrong size, etc.It’s not really a DIY job unless you’re a confident mechanic or machinist.

[@sw6738]

Very easy to drill the glow plug hole bigger and tap a helicoil or a timesert in 700 odd you have been absolutely shafted unfortunately

[@mariusvasile9238]

Gutes Video aber so einfach ist nicht! Beim B Klasse ist echt eine scheiß Arbeit 😂 aber sehr hilfreich! Grüße

[@tonymarkey6525]

Great tool, but try doing that with the head still on the car. In most vehicles I would say........... Extremely difficult and unlikely

[@lardy70s]

You'll never get access with these tools whilst the cyl head is in situ

[@Remmie1977]

No room whit a Vito w639 115 cdi😢

[@theruskins5107]

They removed the head to make it easier to film yeah right. Will see how well it works on a 3.0 l fiat ducato

[@ivananiv6809]

or peugeot 1.6 hdi.

[@raduberaru9369]

@@ivananiv6809 useless on 1.6's 😂😂😂👍 tdci ,hdi any tool is completelly useless

[@ivananiv6809]

@@raduberaru9369 i can't believe they are in the back of the engine. what a nightmare.

[@ohnemar4285]

or 1.9 8V JTD :)

[@jc2tall]

fk that takeing the head off take the top of the glow pug off and weld the hole up just use 3 plugs job done

[@charliebedford6440]

Yeeee haawwww!

[@daveyboiyeah]

J Wright it's not allways the case when your car needs all 4 plugs to regenerate the DPF.

[@wiemcos]

przed wkręceniem świecy leciutko gwint maznąć smarem grafitowym.

[@davidhughes769]

love how he demonstrates on a cylinder head that's on a bench instead of on an engine 🙄

[@asimk9518]

Also if you just cut the top thread , don’t do anything just start the engine when its warm it will shoot out like a bullet , it’s happened to me

[@sourwords1808]

I think this one might be worth paying a qualified mechanic. i mean, changing your glow plugs. I try to do just about anything in my car but this one. the risks and the consciences are just too high.

[@robc5955]

Yeah I’d reinforce this comment I didn’t and learnt 3 lessons 1. Glow plugs are made from mash potato 2. It cost me a grand and 4 weeks without my car cause one snapped 3. Last bloody diesel I ever buy ! So yes get someone who does these all day every day to do it. So much for saving an hours labour!

[@gavincarnes7976]

@Babylon falling Mine snapped in my Mercedes with Mercedes OEM glow plugs, what you said is true but a lot of other factors like how long since the last time they've been replaced and how well the last person did (using anti-seize, cleaning out the carbon in the pre chamber, etc.)

[@gavincarnes7976]

​@Babylon falling I've seen a few people use impact wrenches on them, at a low torque it seems to work. I'll have to get one, I've been doing what I can with hand tools because 16 and broke haha

[@vidalmartinez6416]

sounds easy but hells no rather pay someone

[@Leonhart548]

are you kidding ?? where in the hell... in a real life application would you be able to fit this to a engine? insane...

[@nickc2708]

if your having this problem. might as well send your heads in for a freshening.

[@helencrane5787]

That would leave a lot of swarfe in the cylinder

[@andywaters3849]

No it would not. All the drilling and tapping is done prior to extracting the end of the glowplug which is preventing swarf going into the cylinder. Follow the video.

[@helencrane5787]

Andy Waters hi Andy. Your product looks good and seems to work. I think you would still need to remove the head to get at the glow plug, on my boat there is just not enough room to get all the spanners and sockets in. So if you remove the head you can just drill into the glow plug and use an ordinary 'easy out' or screw extractor...couldn't you?

[@mathias9808]

What a nightmare

[@TheToolconnection]

Yep.

[@weshawkins7165]

The only time you can use these types of tools is if the head is off the vehicle. There is literally never any room to drill anything out straight.

[@AlexAlex-bj1vi]

where is the laser ? lol

[@michael6692]

+++++++++++++++ USE W D 40 FIRST +++++++++++++++++++++++++

[@heyitschinoable]

michael fawcett water displacer

[@raduberaru9369]

doing this job with the engine on car is not an option and neither for someone who doesn t have exercise using daily a drilling machine 👍 . more exactly it is a useless tool for unprofessionals (hard to use even for does ) and this kit from what i see is incomplete ...

[@Pinkielover]

spark plug What the hell is a glow plug

[@kylered2010]

Spark plug is petrol and glow plug is diesel

[@nealmacfarlane8592]

Useless unless you take head off car create something to save this cost

[@user-ji5ix9kt5f]

This is really useless tool ! It broke the middle wire then I have to take the head off trying to push it back from the other side, that took me two days to free the middle of three glow blugs, then I couldn’t take the body of the bloody glow blugs from the head, the third of the set screws gone and pended, it’s just causing more damage ! I’ve watched this video so many times and followed exactly what it says, theoretically it’s a good idea but ... Now after three more days I have to change all the head ! May be what’s happened because it’s a BMW ! The manufacturer of this is worse than the manufacturer of my glow blugs !

[@pierrejean6278]

La vidéo elle est nul à chié, il a cassé une bougie et il n’a pas réparé la bougie qui était cassé mais il a commencé par la bougie qui était neuve on se servant pour dévisser sur la tête. Quelle vidéo de merde

[@rhysnicholson8102]

This system of removing a damaged glow plug looks great and the demonstration video is very well presented but how often are you lucky enough that the core electrode comes out so easily allowing you to drill out the centre let alone tap a thred so you can insert an extraction adaptor after all the conductor in the centre is very hard with a diameter of approximately 2.5mm surrounded by ceramic material which in most cases will kill a good quality dill bit I have no doubt that this kit will have a time and place where it will be well suited to the job at hand but as someone else commented try using this system on an engine in situ and i think it will be a complete pain in the ars

[@georginamayfield6086]

I had a stuck core. Run the engine hot first then lots of wiggling, an a month later, literally , it came out. Many attempts required. Now just have the problem that the plug still won't pull out. So hopefully heat an loctite will sort it