Tips & Tricks to a Successful Spark Plug Change
#41
I struggled with the rear plugs last time I changed these out. The rubber grommet in the spark plug socket has such a good grip on the plug, that the socket kept coming off of the extension and I could not get the socket out of the cylinder. Or, the ball mechanism on the extension was weak and perhaps did not keep a good enough grip on the socket. Took forever but I ended up having to use an extremely thin pair of needle nose plyers to get it out.
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
#42
I struggled with the rear plugs last time I changed these out. The rubber grommet in the spark plug socket has such a good grip on the plug, that the socket kept coming off of the extension and I could not get the socket out of the cylinder. Or, the ball mechanism on the extension was weak and perhaps did not keep a good enough grip on the socket. Took forever but I ended up having to use an extremely thin pair of needle nose plyers to get it out.
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
#44
I struggled with the rear plugs last time I changed these out. The rubber grommet in the spark plug socket has such a good grip on the plug, that the socket kept coming off of the extension and I could not get the socket out of the cylinder. Or, the ball mechanism on the extension was weak and perhaps did not keep a good enough grip on the socket. Took forever but I ended up having to use an extremely thin pair of needle nose plyers to get it out.
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
- Autozone has a new spark plug socket with a magnetic insert instead of rubber or foam - doesnt hold as tight so less likely to jam up. Well worth the five or six dollars; works like a charm.
- When I have worries about a socket coming off, I put a couple of turns of electrical tape over the extension and socket where they join.
#45
Only input I can give is for the first: I believe P1445 is pointing to the valve that you needed to remove to access one of the plugs. I'm sure someone else will have more input here, but first thing I would check is the obvious--did you plug it back in? Are all hoses connected?
#46
If that were the case, I think you'd be getting misfire codes (and thus, a flashing CEL), not emissions and O2 sensor codes.
#47
I struggled with the rear plugs last time I changed these out. The rubber grommet in the spark plug socket has such a good grip on the plug, that the socket kept coming off of the extension and I could not get the socket out of the cylinder. Or, the ball mechanism on the extension was weak and perhaps did not keep a good enough grip on the socket. Took forever but I ended up having to use an extremely thin pair of needle nose plyers to get it out.
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
Any suggestions or good tricks on how to get the socekt out after the new plug is installed and torqued?
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