Glow plug snapped off in engine head fix, how to remove a broken glow plug in your engine head

[@JOXVOX]

Thanxs for posting,great info,very clear and no music

[@ml.1412]

Well done... Good practical guide to how these tools work.. really helped me👍

[@dpete8995]

And, you know it would be the one back against the firewall that decides to break off! That was a major victory gettin’ that one out!

[@jasonputtock4428]

You forgot 1 critical thing in this step. You never drill brushed the glow plug hole. Why.? Well. You have a huge amount of carbon diesel build up inside that hole. Your glow plug will enter into the chamber fully and correctly. This step should have been done before you reinserted the glow plug. I removed my head only to find 2 plugs were fully inserted correctly. upon inspection, in turns out that I had at the bottom a full half centimeter of crap built up at the bottom where the glow plug enters into the chamber. Now I drill brushed out the chamber and threads and full entry into the chamber. However, you did a great job well done.

[@guk7154]

Wow thanks mate. Worked a treat!

[@paulkazjack]

If i were you id take out that glowplug and run some machine oil in those threads, then torque up again. Make life a helluva lot easier in the future. Glad you got it out tho' 🙌

[@thot3027]

Fantastic...thanks mate..ordering a kit now

[@alexanderstefanxandraswedi5835]

Good job sharing

[@ukgardener973]

Glad to sorted it!

[@ashy1423]

Can you tell me what tool you bought for doing this please. Cheers Ash🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@slipperymud]

I brought it from aliexpress for $70 here in New Zealand I seen the same product for $700 dollars so it was worth the wait.. Its called a glow plug pulling kit.

[@fyaworx]

My retard mechanic broke off 2 plugs, trying to get me to.replace the head. Do you recommend these, I'm assuming a mechanic should be able to use it lol

[@slipperymud]

@@fyaworx should be easy with one of these kits, but its at your own risk

[@fyaworx]

@@slipperymud you wouldn't sell it would ya lol

[@slipperymud]

@@fyaworx nah mate it comes in to handy.

[@markthompson1134]

why do you get the drill kit from

[@slipperymud]

Im from NZ and they sell them at Repco, but just watch the price as I looked online at repcos website and it said $700 say I googled it and found one from Aliexpress for $60

[@TrailVapor]

Yeah, worry that seized glow plug will not come without patience and penetrating so you may as well do that in the first place. I took my time, about 7 minutes, to get all of glow plugs out easily

[@asadrabbani2860]

Good video, sounds like a goat is dying in the back ground 😂

[@Cobnapint]

Probably being abused

[@alancook723]

Curious, if the snapped glowplug came out with the element.. then that would leave a snapped hollow tube still stuck inside the cylinder head... therefore wouldn't the drilling or tapping swarf just fall directly into the cylinder and have no easy means of escape??

[@slipperymud]

If you look at the intact glow plug , it is tapered and from what I've seen only the tip enters the cylinder head and can only go so far down. If I m wrong then i'm very lucky as i didn't get all the thread when drilling it out, I still had one thread holding it as you can see when i've pulled it out. But there is also a tool to snap the glow plug off and just leave the hollow tube in the head and then doing the same procedure as in the video, so it must only be able to go so far down.

[@slipperymud]

Sorry i misunderstood your question, no as i blew most of it out and the swarf i didn't get would go inside the hollow tube. Ive also seen someone pull the plug out then place a bit of paper towel down into the plug hole then tap the new thread, then use a magnetic pencil tool to collect all the metal shavings etc. if the paper towel got stuck it would just burn up.

[@fyaworx]

How long did it take per plug

[@slipperymud]

10 minutes

[@nonagreeable]

I broke a glow plug but I've still been driving it, is that bad?

[@slipperymud]

If its stuck in the head still , it wont cause any damage, but it might be a bitch to start on one less cylinder in the winter, it will cough and splutter a bit until it worms up

[@bh2908]

Yes it's bad

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

You will let me know when those lambs stop screaming Clarice??

[@kolasillers7776]

That sheep kills all video.

[@slipperymud]

its in the oven now mate

[@fyaworx]

If you want to sell your lit I'll buy it as I need one

[@troo_story]

"There's steel a centimetre of threed stuck in the heed" 🙄

[@Cobnapint]

The hid.

[@Cobnapint]

With the thrid.

[@josephbreda3330]

A bit of lubricant wouldn't go astray.