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VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 21:59
Today no.2 spark plug blew out of my head smashed the s p cover and hit the bonnet. the spark plug port threads are no more :-(

thought my exhaust has split at first. due to the blowing lol.. on looking inside the bonnet i saw the problem.

i managed to wedge the plug in to get me home but it spat it out on pulling it home.

am i right in thinking my options are:
1) spark plug port rethread kit
2) new head.

naturally i cant be arsed messing with taking the engine apart lol...
i was only boasting the other day about the reliabilty of my car since i fettle with it..lol
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:00
wedge a spare plug in^^
clean16v
20-11-2006, 22:02
happened to a lad over on CS a while back as well.

Options you pointed out are the only ones i can think of. Does the head not have to come off for rethreading anyway?
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:06
i dunno tbh

http://www.timesert.com/html/sparkplug.html
http://www.namrick.co.uk/browse.asp?PCID=28
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:07
must be too much compression lol ...
Winston
20-11-2006, 22:07
DOH!!! :roll:
VIPERONE
20-11-2006, 22:09
hello winston ;-)
nyk
20-11-2006, 22:12
If you take the head off you can have the thread re done at any decent place, like impulse developments or that port formance a few have used on here will prob do it.

Have a bit of polishin an portin while its there :wink:

Or as you have said, buy a new head.

I wouldnt try an force it or you may cross thread it, but I'm sure you already know that.
Winston
20-11-2006, 22:14
You still got the meggy head????
Allan
20-11-2006, 22:14
didnt you already have the head done gunner ? thought you first one was cracked and pissed oil out everywhere, so just get it rethreaded
BenR
20-11-2006, 23:01
you want a pinned time sert......helicoils are crap.
2 live
21-11-2006, 09:30
impulse will sort it.......not really had any dealings with em after they moved away from tod like......but they used to be pretty good.
VIPERONE
21-11-2006, 19:42
you want a pinned time sert......helicoils are crap.

correct! thats what im having fitted on sat, head stays on
samboRT
21-11-2006, 20:34
happened to my brother mk1 172.

had the head helicoiled... worked fine after that!

:D
Crossers
29-11-2006, 16:07
Great, don't you be givin my willy any more ideas on how to break! she's vertually bloody new now! Last thing i need is that happening :twisted:

Paul
VIPERONE
29-11-2006, 17:35
fixed for a mere £30 . with the head still on... :shock:
wavy
29-11-2006, 18:27
:shock: wow cheap fix :shock:
i would of been shitin it :lol:
Coops
29-11-2006, 20:13
i still wud be for that price.....chewing gum?! :wink: :lol: