I know there is a lot of GP threads but I couldn't find any information on driving with a broken plug. I pulled #3-5 a couple days ago and left the easiest ones for today. #3-5 were so easy I wasn't expecting any problems. I set my torque wrench to 15 ft lbs and went at it. Engine was at 180F when I started working on them. #1 came out no problems but #2 didn't even budge at 15 ft lbs. Let it cool off a bit put the new plug in #1 and went for a drive. Came back and tried #2 again still didn't move at 15 lbs so I gave it a bit more it started coming creeek creek and was a pain all the way to the end. At the very end it started coming out really easy I guess too easy. When I pulled it out I was really surprised I only had the top part of the glow plug. I guess my question is can I drive the van with the top of the glow plug being broken off or is the bottom part going to come shooting out is it a bad idea to try to take the bottom part out myself. I don't know if it makes any difference in how easy it would be to remove the stuck piece but this was a working plug.
Also from my understanding the glow plug doesn't seal at the threads but all the way down closer to the tip is this correct. I put a red circle on the area.
Ohh yeah one more thing how much black soot is normal on the tip of the GP's ???
Also from my understanding the glow plug doesn't seal at the threads but all the way down closer to the tip is this correct. I put a red circle on the area.
Ohh yeah one more thing how much black soot is normal on the tip of the GP's ???
Attachments
-
75.3 KB Views: 168
Last edited: