Spark Plug Hole Repair 1

[@curtisv8343]

There is no better video tutorial about how to safely cut threads into an aluminum head than this series. I just finished repairing a blown spark plug from my 5.4 L Ford van and had zero shavings using this method. Well thought out and executed video. Top notch editing and methodical patience with filming every step. Thank you for sharing your professionalism!

[@realfixesrealfast]

Thanks Curtis, I appreciate your comments and recognizing how much effort this type of video requires

[@kgcuckooclocks3837]

I spent about $50 for items, did just as he said, used sealant on timesert, tightened spark plug to 15 ft pds with torque wrench and car is running wonderful. Right now I plan to check all the spark plugs every few months until I'm satisfied they are staying put. If you ever hear a slight vibration when starting up car, and it might seem harder to start, check the tightness of your spark plugs!

[@rinko4800]

First I want to thank you for your very informative video. I had a spark plug blow out of my 02 toyota sequoia and thought it was the end of the world. After watching you video and taking notes, I did my spark plug and only spent about 65 buck. Thank you so much. The grease trick is awesome ingenuity.

[@kylewilliams6090]

I appreciate you pops. This was the damn video I needed that I either couldn't find, overlooked, or chose not to watch!

[@martystevens3969]

I used that on our car and I didn't tighten it quite enough. It loosened up. I tightened it to jam it. You'd be better to install a Big-sert! Use wheel bearing grease to catch shavings. That swaging tool can't be used very good sometimes because engine room is small. Be careful because the tap COULD fall into the cylinder! Back the tap out frequently and remove shavings. The reason it's binding is because the tap is clogged. Big-sert is better!

[@dufus2273]

ford should have announced a recall on this problematic engine. a class action lawsuit. or something. this thing is junk. a trotline weight.

[@stuzman52]

Watch all four parts to this series Duane and it was a great series. You're a great teacher explaining all the pitfalls of tapping a spark plug hole. And great demo showing both sides of the cylinder head to see how the chips would react with and without grease. I appreciate all the time that it took you to set up the camera, lighting, etc. as I know it takes a lot of time to produce videos. Take care Duane and don't work too hard...

[@gcooper2486]

Fantastic trio of vids for this job. Very detailed. So grateful. My son's mini cooper had this problem. I fixed it after watching this and I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to make it.

[@realfixesrealfast]

Glad it helped, thanks for your comments.

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

Anyone planning on doing this MAKE SURE YOU USE 2 HANDS RATCHETING IT IN! 1 to stabilize the extension & socket and the other to ratchet. Seen too many vids where they just one hand it n watch them ratcheting it down like another bolt. Don't expect those threads holding out long. Not to mention if you use high temp silicone gasket on the insert be extremely careful not to get any of that gasket stuff inside the cylinder wall. 2nd time watching. Still helpful tool.

[@realfixesrealfast]

Thanks for adding you help with this task, it is will be a help.

[@tonistarks2874]

Excellent video! Needed this years ago on my Expedition 😂it's gone now but learned something today

[@realfixesrealfast]

We never stop learning.

[@gaborkorthy8355]

I have an old Van Norman boring bar that was designed to bore flat head cylinders in the car with out removing the crank shaft. The center of the boring tool is hollow and you fit a vacuum attachment to suck up the chips.

[@jimdefilippis9630]

Good video, I used to hear this sound at used car auctions and would stay clear of those as I thought it was some kind of exhaust leak. Lol

[@JahanZeb1976]

Great video as always. Love your explanation. The unfortunate thing is very few videos are coming now a days from your side and after very long wait they are up! We need videos from you although they may available from other up loaders! Same thing happened in my father's Honda bike head. I fixed that with the help of local machine shop for as low as $1. They made a sleeve their self and fixed it in place of worn out threads.

[@vlove8901]

Thank you for this great video!!! I was able to fix my moms blown spark plug on her 99 Ford Escort.

[@pleaseperform2412]

This is exactly the video I needed

[@jackkoon]

Just FYI for people, I'm working on an 05 4.6l F150 and just picked up the Sav A Thread kit locally. The threading tool doesn't have an adapter for a socket wrench at the end of it. Instead it is just the bare 3/4" or 19mm face on top. My guess is they are now selling the adapter without the ability to use it with the head still on the engine as a 3/4" or 19mm will not fit into the well as to avoid people from threading and leaving all of those shavings inside the engine. Felt people should know. Will probably be welding or using epoxy here in a bit and just sticking a spare socket to the end of it that will clear the well.

[@williamsuleyman3018]

Just a tip young Fella,,Put grease in the slots of the tap,,or drill bit drill and tap you will notice all the shaving will be stuck to the grease when removing both drill and tap.

[@AdrianKingsleyHughes]

Also make sure the piston isn't near the top of its stroke.

[@cliffordpeppers1749]

How do you do that please let me know I'm dealing with as we speak

[@stevanrose7439]

Yes I have herd that noise but it was when we was kids we had a rubber raft that we would blow up by using a air compressor that would go into a spark plug hole 🕳. It worked great but was really noisy. Oh yeah I had a 64 falcon convertible 6 cylinder. We went fishing everywhere in it. The good old days.

[@capri8225]

This man is very well endowed

[@erictownsend8711]

Fantastic! it's like being in a class room and much much better. Thanks for taking the time and effort to make such wonderful video.

[@leadfootlawnmower2762]

what i would do if i had a blown out spark plug thread is i would start with an old vacuum cleaner hose. one that probably has alot of duct tape on it to begin with. i would make another small hole very close to the end and put my wrench extensions threw it. id remove the valve cover and release the intake valve if it wasnt already open to allow airflow threw the plug hole. id go in threw the vacuum hose with my extensions and a magnetic socket with thread tape ( same with the drill if you can get in far enough. chevy 350 engines are easy with this method ) and use the suction from a shop vac to pull alot of the shaving away from falling inside the engine. when said and done go in with a borescope and check the cylinder. removing the head is in some ways easier but id rather mess with a shop vac and a few extensions then i would a timing reset. this works well on small engine to

[@kgardner004]

You can solve the problem by putting grease on the tool it will collect it shavings in the flutes

[@EXOVCDS]

Great series Duane... just watched all 3 parts, oh and nice Euro Plate! :)

[@realfixesrealfast]

+Thomas EXOVCDS Thanks Thomas. A thoughtful viewer from the UK sent that to me.

[@uhfnutbar1]

its only kit i found that takes a 3/8 ratchet extension, if you buy a similar looking kit with no 3/8 hole you have to use an 18mm socket on it, but with ford 4.6 heads only a 15mm socket will fit in the hole, you be screw :)

[@fbifbi5187]

napa coil installation is all i us3d not only guaranteing enough efforts while working on a real repair without commodeties

[@LaurieFloodTeacher]

This is a really great video. My question to you is this: Am I right in believing that spark plugs that enter the cylinder in this manner have no spark plug tube sealer? My 2002 Nissan Frontier has the plugs enter the cylinder head in exactly this manner. I have watched other videos in which some vehicles' spark plugs (many?) enter somehow through the top of the valve cover and have sealers. I can't see into that recessed hole very well on my Frontier, but I have to assume that I have no spark plug tube sealers (gasket/grommet rubber-type material). Am I correct in this? I am trying to determine where I am getting oil fouling all over my third cylinder spark plug. I thought there was a sealer, like many other vehicles; but, after watching your video, I am of the opinion that I have no spark plug tube sealers, and neither does this vehicle. Am I correct?

[@garylarson6386]

after repairing the 3rd blown plug drove over to chev and traded for a suburban

[@musicman6311]

great videos, i jus have a dumb question “ why we need to tap “hammered “ the insert into the hole , I thought we just screw it in… Thanks in advance for any response

[@realfixesrealfast]

it simply helps it get seated correctly.

[@curiosity2314]

I was mesmerized, then KZbin said it was time for Popcorn before the final act... :) Don't say "Repair 1" Say Part 1 :) ... Great video so far...

[@Yodaismycopilot]

Were all of the 5.4 & 4.6 fords afflicted with the spark plug problem? or perhaps maybe only 2 valve or 3 valve? Or certain years? Did Ford ever attempt a design change? Thank you! And wasn't there a long, sort of 2 piece spark plug that was hard to remove without breaking off? sorry, I'm a novice mechanically.

[@Darren.G]

Kick ass detail sir! It's eye opening, the amount of shavings that came out. Does the cutting die need a dab of before making those cuts?

[@thesavo]

That's a lot of chips just chasing the existing OE Threads, before even cutting insert threads. Was it cross-threading trying to follow the OE threads?

[@odis-edgardavidsonthefamilyof]

There's a much better alternative Napa makes a part number 600-3248 for all Triton engines that give you a tornado twist impact steel adapter no drill twist right into the head and seals with loctite high temp sealant then a plug that will reach through the adapter to the right height inside the cylinder because the adapter seats end of the head perfectly without shavings are debris or removal of the head there is a KZbin video on it you use and I sees on the spark plug to prevent rusting up the two metal surfaces for easy removal way better than anything else $60 kit also has a proper height coil pack Boot and spring bad to the Bone permanent fixed quick

[@GGAriZona]

Use the CalVan inserts shown in Ron William's videos.

[@austinowens3117]

Clapped out 4.6 problems 🤟🤟🤟

[@edwardmyers1746]

Thats a 5.4

[@eh6968]

But what if the adapter to the tap and extension is too big to fit past the head?

[@user-mr3mf8lo7y]

Hi, would you care to comment on using heilcoils vs (hard) inserts in repairing the threads of hole of motorcycle spark plug. Thanks,.

[@danielgray2384]

Why not use Gardserts and save yourself time and money. They do not use special tools to do the install. The new insert expands when you install so there is no hammering to seat. So for less then $10 you can install the insert and it is not going anywhere. These inserts saved me many time when working on Harley Davidson motorcycles. They com in many sizes so you should be able to find a fix for almost any thread size..

[@realfixesrealfast]

Great suggestion Daniel. I hope the viewers will take note of this.

[@dc5723]

Awesome series, thanks very much!

[@TheRecordalbums]

Do you know what diameter the larger threads on the double stepped tap are? People keep saying that these particular inserts have varied life expectancies. What i want to do is purchase a single insert from either calvan or timesert and use that instead of these inserts so l ong as the threads match.

[@johndowns9040]

I have a calaban insert that just spins will not go in or come out I tried drilling it but just spins with the drill what can I do short of removing the head

[@almightygaming9763]

My crown Vic just did it’s the 2nd time but she’s gonna get fixed again

[@MaxTyminsky]

Very informative, thank you for a great job

[@kchilz32]

Do you still recommend the dorman kit?

[@RETYQ]

The save a thread won’t work if you have a deep set plug

[@Barnekkid]

Excellent.

[@et2525]

Spark Plug Hole Repair 1

[@Dolliehomee]

Great explanation on a BENCH HEADS but USELESS on the heads inside your GREASE!! GUMP UP ENGINE!!! ANY!1 CAN DO A FINE JOB!! with the heads on a BENCH bare HEADS!!!!

[@michaelmcdaniel7493]

take it to a ford dealership there mechanic's are trained in the ford assembly plant how to fix this,my wife carried her 2004 expedition to a shop cost twice what it would have cost to have it done at a dealership and it ruined the engine.

[@geojor]

good stuff, thanks...

[@heinz490]

why not make a plastic bushing to centrate the tool in the plug hole

[@boosted2.4_sky]

7:50.. The tool swages (flares) the top of the insert on the knurled end to help lock it in place... Along with high temp RTV it will never come back out....

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

This kit is $25 online

[@boosted2.4_sky]

Can find it even cheaper.... AutoZone and Advance Auto charge $30 for it but that's because it's right in the store right now...if you get it on Amazon or Ebay you can get it for half that price... but you'll have to wait a couple days for it to be shipped

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

Cant you shove some type of small vacuum attachment into the cylinder lol

[@boosted2.4_sky]

yes.....I actually just covered the tap with grease and it grabbed all of the shavings.... then used a vacuum to be sure. .. No probs....

[@BigRichardsGentlemensClub]

I used an autocraft 14mm/18mm combo thread chaser on my weedeater to rethread the spark plug socket threads and now the hole is too big and I can hear air puffing out when I pull the starter. I think the problem with the machine was already low compression lol, this doesn't help, it has made it unusable. Is there any way to remedy this without buying a new cylinder head? The hole is too big for a plug now

[@AndrewClairTaylor]

Josh Mullins maybe try some of the jb weld putty around the insert?

[@emass2222]

Thank un

[@thomasbromley9802]

this happened to me twice, first time they did the helical thing next replaced head, lesson learned...don't ever buy a ford again...junk...chevys don't blow plugs out of the heads, shame on you ford

[@coltonmitchell2191]

Trying to fix this on a impala now

[@isaiahstarkey7172]

6.0 blow spark plugs to

[@Blastfence1]

Excellent!

[@williamsliemers1758]

No cutting oil ?

[@jefferypowell9885]

A reason to buy a Chevy

[@michaelhilber8284]

Step-Tap

[@efrensaclolo7021]

But if you remove the head why not change the whole head assembly?

[@johntilson7928]

Because most fords are about 500 for the head vs $25 for the kit 4 hours of labor. So instead of barely breaking even on parts and labor you fix the hole with a dorman kit and charge out the ass for this fix.

[@Holler_Rat]

..and they wonder why people won't buy American....good ol Ford- just can't seem to figure it out...

[@Beanerds]

From FORD ?

[@50CC346XP]

A good tip is if your vehicle has over 50k miles on it have the spark plugs re-torqued & again in another 50k & so on & you should not have a spark plugs blowing out !

[@efrensaclolo7021]

I will put thread locker when I change the plugs with iridium that last for 200k miles.Use the blue loctite.

[@robertswift6101]

@@efrensaclolo7021 wont the spark plug be stuck in there forever?

[@brettb.7425]

Piston chamber?!? You mean the combustion chamber.

[@nolobede]

This is a great video. I would not recommend this tool though.

[@n.b.p.davenport7066]

Napa has a way better one no drilling no chips awesome set up about a hundred bucks, and you don't have to take the head off.

[@Ohiocountryboy-se2cn]

The cal-van kit is better

[@SonnyoYucatan]

Henry Ford wouldn't be happy

[@quintinquintin4675]

Another thing. People ask how solve a problem when the parts are inside the engine body and not the way they(yall) make the videos with a engine not assembled.

[@carlosfavela9616]

👍

[@chrisealwalker1868]

What causes this ?

[@justinaulgur9812]

Not enough threads holding the plug.

[@neilmacleod5371]

Don't show a head out in the open , do this with the engine in the damn truck . Stupid engineers holding a plug in with 2.5 or 3 threadsbits inside the engine? Simple fix , just flip the engine upside down. Try doing this on an engine still in the truck, on a cylinder up against the fire wall

[@CLBudreau43]

Did you forget to upload part 2 ? I don;t see it anywhere.

[@Diligent_Tom]

+CLBudreau3600 It's up now.

[@Beanerds]

Fords BS , why do owner's need a Helecoil repair when the engeneering is BS ?

[@253_overland]

Buy calvan tool kit

[@beachbummm69]

i use duct tape

[@Beanerds]

terrible design and ? FORD ,, we down in Australia have the sweet 5.4 ,,, one generation before the 5 litre of Coyote That Ford supercharged , 302 ci vrs 351ci

[@deibama]

Never have, never will buy a ford POS.

[@youcanthandletruth7340]

Huh, those inserts have only a few more threads, with no shoulder seat which is still NOT enuff to take the proper torque....LOL !

[@bagheofminhrau]

www.amazon.com/CalVan-Tools-38900-Valve-Triton/dp/B000Z9D6KW

[@heinz490]

yep they should be the same lengt as the spark treads

[@Biggerbadwolf]

Looks like a shitty design by Ford in the first place! Looks like it's got about 4 turns of thread to hold the spark plug in an aluminium head. Who the fk thought that was a good idea?

[@deibama]

My dad told me how to prevent this; never, ever buy a ford.

[@wayneearp2281]

A wise man

[@efrensaclolo7021]

I never seen a Honda or Toyota spit the spark plug, It is just Ford and Chevrolet.

[@dufus2273]

cheapos

[@georgechapmanjr8483]

basic shit for the 4.6 5.4