Removing a Broken Spark Plug: Important Tips!

[@seamusmcfadden994]

Thank You! I'm going to try this soon. For the first time in my 50+ year life today, I broke a spark plug. 😢 In a jet ski. I know it's not very tight, engine hasn't even run. This is definitely going to work!👍👍

[@YD.00]

Wish you the best of luck! you'll get it out and welcome to the club 😆

[@Deadbuck73]

I had the spiral ezout and it didn’t work. I picked up a square one from oreillys and tapped it in with a ball-peen hammer. That first lil pop was such a great thing!

[@jamesbarker6268]

What did u use on the end of the ez out

[@av0050]

What you use to turn the ez out?

[@Deadbuck73]

I believe I found a socket that fit on it.

[@oxygen454]

I used a half inch ratchet, with a 16mm socket, onto an extension, and then electrical taped the extension onto the extractor to hold it on and so it didn’t keep coming off.

[@fcgaitan]

Thank you for you video is awesome you help a lot with this .God bless you and I hope continues shows more videos .

[@YD.00]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oxygen454]

My nephew called me over for help. He accidentally set the torque wrench to 240 foot pounds… I got the ceramic out, now I’m trying to get the plug out with the spiral extractor and the square extractor. The square extractor didn’t work well because there’s no room to hammered in the engine

[@toms6756]

Thank you YD, you explained this really well and it worked perfectly for me on a 2009 Volvo C70. I felt like I won the lottery on that first good turn. All the best to you!

[@seamusmcfadden994]

You have a LOT of links in the description. You should also have a link to the exact tool you used. That could help some people.👍

[@angelaizquierdo987]

Exacly! All pretty well explained but the numbers of the tools are missing. 😢

[@THERIGGEDONE]

Great video, I used it on 3 spark plugs....worked very well.

[@ChronicTOKES]

So the bit just gets stuck in the spark plug sleeve when screwed in? Won't turning the bit counter clockwise just unscrew the bit from the spark plug sleeve?

[@YD.00]

initially you want to give it a few taps with a hammer or similar. not too hard and turn the ez out clockwise. shouldn't come out as you're turning it counterclockwise

[@ChronicTOKES]

@@YD.00 Thank you so much brother! I'm over here stressing out

[@YD.00]

been there man. good luck and hopefully an easy extraction. use some spark plug grease on the new ones to avoid this headache again!

[@victorserrano6380]

Thanks for this video help me a lot and I save I lot of money , now how I repair the hole where the spar go before put the new one ?

[@YD.00]

sorry for the late reply! what people do when the thread inside is bad, is rethread the hole. you can search for "spark plug thread repair kit"

[@MrEtovam]

what did you use between adapter and ratchet?

[@jamesbarker6268]

Did you ever figure it out? I need to know as well

[@mudassar34]

hi thanks for the info but could you tell us what u used for num 2? i have exhausted all types of tools/sockets i have, the extractor is in quite good but cant get the force on it as its a deep in centre of engine type (volvo). like u i managed to work out a medium ratchet extension the wrong way fits with only a small amount of play, why cdnt they just give a connection that suits a ratchet 😲

[@YD.00]

sorry for the late reply, i actually didn't use the tool shown for number 2. i flipped the extension and connected i socket close to one matching the ez out. there's different sockets, some have teeth and those are better for gripping the ez out

[@arthurdunn1452]

Try a rattle gun

[@mudassar34]

@@arthurdunn1452 sadly despite getting it out via drilling and using a magnet to get out as much metal filings as possible the mis fire remained so we had to scrap such a nice car, but this was 6 years ago so next time we know!

[@phillipvazquez284]

Ty soooooo very much you saved me tons of time on my bike.

[@alanjust5949]

Thank you! Great explanation!

[@YD.00]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@cutrightsi]

Any idea for getting my easy out that broke in the spark plug lol… now I have the threads broke and tool broke 😂😂 man heart breaking

[@YD.00]

😄 🤣 I'm on the same boat as you! i kept it as a souvenir all these years

[@big-smoke-rc]

@@YD.00he means it broke off in the head 😢

[@victorserrano6380]

Great video I won the lottery when My broken spark plug came out 🎉

[@YD.00]

I know that feeling! I was stressed for a couple of days before removing it

[@dannypalmer7701]

Mine is the rear spark plug on a Ford 5.4 Cannot tap it in.

[@YD.00]

curious to know if you ever figured out how to remove it!

[@cristovalsalgado55]

I'm honestly growing really desperate to try this. I really don't want to take it to a shop and get it out, but I know that's going to cost me a wad load of money. But I really don't want those little particles entering my engine.

[@YD.00]

cristovalsalgado55 as long as you do it right and not hammer anything in, no particles will come off. Just use the spiral ez out and you should be fine

[@dannypalmer7701]

They should make them longer to fit in a Ford and Dodges spark plug holes!!😮

[@conorfeeney6543]

what socket did you use?

[@YD.00]

I can't remember exactly the size but use the closest fit for the ez-out. Because you won't have one that is an exact fit or at least I did not.

[@abidegraphics9836]

my easy out got stripped so now its stuck in the spark plug in the head. so now i have no idea how to get both of them out

[@YD.00]

did you try every bit set you have to see the tightest fit? also if you feel like a ratchet is not strong enough to loosen the plug i would try getting the heavy duty torque wrench as long as you don't put in too much force and make sure you lube down where the spark plug is with wd-40 or any lubricant

[@abidegraphics9836]

i heard you are not supposed to place any lube in the valve because it can come down and fall in your block. n yeah it was a tight fit in was moving little by little with a lot of force then it just stripped

[@YD.00]

it all depends honestly, I did research and found that it is okay because when you turn your car on, the heat will evaporate it anyways. I used PB blaster and actually sprayed a good amount. if it stripped then maybe use a smaller size bit from what you used. but if you're using too much force and it doesn't budge then you shouldn't force it too much because you don't want to strip it more. I never had or heard of anyone having the problem of stripping the ez out.

[@abidegraphics9836]

ayoub00 yeah I tried a size and it won't fit it's weird.

[@YD.00]

I wish I can post pictures here. So there's different types of sockets. so the common one is usually the hexagon one with 6 sides. then there's other sockets that have more teeth. if you go on google images and type "different ratchet sockets" you will see what I'm talking about. maybe if you try a socket with a different trim you might have better luck getting a tight fit. hope this helps. or here go to this. if you scroll down, you will see the different sockets numbered and name of each one. somanyhobbies.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/basic-tools-ratchets-and-sockets/

[@legoman3513]

thank you man . this help me so much and save me a lot of money .

[@YD.00]

no problem. glad it worked!

[@allamericanpowerfulequipme9794]

I did it. Thanks! I saved a lot money

[@naaelalamri9167]

What kind of extension did you use

[@YD.00]

I believe it was a 6" but the extension all depends on how far the spark plug is located in your car.

[@ferraripure9970]

so is the key just to keep turning counter clockwise? because I never felt it lock but I can tell it's got a grip on something ?

[@moec7095]

Naael Alamri thanks buddy you save me a lot of money! , with the tips you gave me have a good day😊

[@baims8367]

Use an Allen key works great !

[@YD.00]

Thanks for the tip! Curious if they have allen key long enough to reach the left over piece in the engine block! Please share a link if you have one

[@christopherAwaite]

Tried this for over a hour it didn’t work.

[@Wrightjanelle94]

Did you end up getting it out or what did you end up doing 🥹

[@james-rr4dw]

Same shit just happened to me..

[@oscarlopez3126]

Thanks

[@rickyjohnson9594]

That tap will break on a Ford deep in side head it's hard as a dam steel shank u just do not tap Thur that hard ceramic