Seized/Stripped Spark Plug Removal - Ford F150
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- While working on the 2001 F-150 with the 5.4L 2V Triton V8, I found a spark plug that the previous owner/mechanic stripped and left. This is how I attempted to remove it.
I forgot to mention in the video, but I did soak the spark plug in PB Blaster for a couple hours prior to the epoxy being applied.
Changing spark plugs, that's what I like, thats what I like!
I'll be doing this sometime this week. I also had the thought of how much putty to use. I'm planning to grab some of the kids play dou and one of the old plugs to figure out. Will probably be a mess, but easy way to get an idea and not overload the socket.
For sure. You definitely want enough to fully meld the socket with the spark plug so that it grabs the whole plug. But you don’t want some to come out and have it make your socket become one with the cylinder head.
LMAO...last night went to bed stressing and thinking of how to remove a stripped plug and was thinking JB weld...during my morning coffee I found your vid on YT and BAMM...U freaking. Proved my theory... thanks 😊
This was an absolutely hail mary and I still can’t believe it worked! That’s funny though, I thought this idea up while laying in bed too!
Great video!! I did this the other day with JB weld quick steel brand . Worked in like 2 hours
For those scared of fusing the socket to the cylinder head, we removed mine yesterday with a deep socked bolt extractor kit. Took it out in two seconds with no fear of making the situation worse. Cool idea though!!!
Bro I just want you to know because of your comment I was finally able to remove my last stubborn plug that was stripped and I didn’t know what to do. Thx for commenting about the deep socket extractor.
@@JHenry-tt5mp glad to hear it man! Still can’t get mine. Running right, but the spark plug isn’t stuck anymore 🤣🤣
@@jackdaniel6946 😂
Spark plug #1 on my 2003 Ford Focus 2.3L is rounded off. Couldnt find a solution but thanks to your video, i feel confident that i will be able to remove it.
Miguel Marquez did it work????
did it work bro
Dude my original plugs barely came out on a 2010 Ford Fusion, I was sweating it. I know it’s frowned upon but I dabbled a little of anti seize on my next set, not trying to have a panic attack just for spark plugs 😂
Yea, this was a pretty terrible situation to be in. I hope I never have to deal with it again!
I’m glad it worked out for you. But, oh man! I could never be brave enough to do this. I just see it going all kinds of bad. Like the lady that commented and said her husband tried it and…. the plug broke off flush. I would throw up.
Heres the thing. My understanding was that had I not attempted this or this had broken the spark plug, either way the head needed to come off for a fix. I had called a dealership prior to attempting this and they said the truck needed to be towed in to have the head removed.
That’s what I’m thinking it’s going to happen
Holy shit, thank you! Brilliant. I was between your video and suicide.
This was a giant shot in the dark! I really hope it works for you!
Aw man , out of all videos I've watched, this is what I have been asking for ...a compound to stick inside socket to mold to spark plug-MY MAN - BINGO!!
Give me a day I will let you know....
I have 5.4 expedition limited el the 2 cylinder is stripped _
Good luck!
Perfect I had my spark plug just one on my expedition, and what a weird way to find this video. My spark plug was in the same cylinder as this one. I accidentally stripped it by turning right and not setting the right left. Lmfao thanks now I can get my expedition back with no engine light. Thanks a bunch
Man thanks for the video and idea, damn good 1 too!..I'm about to try this in a minute, already got some jb weld steel putty and a 5/8 socket that's split at the top..cross my fingers. Thanks
I hope it works for you like it did for me. Desperate times call for desperate measures!
Ordered the quiksteel after realizing this will be the only option available to me. Just wondering if,after application of the quiksteel, did you warm the engine a bit or just break it free with the engine cold?
Thank you sir, honestly a life saver
@@SpoiledMilk11 I genuinely hope that if you find yourself needing to do something like this, that it works for you.
I tried this two days ago and now have a socket that spins freely and will no come out of the spark plug cylinder. Thinking it’s lost its grip on the porcelain and free spinning around it.
I got one that will unscrew but reaches a point where it stops turning, it has a steal head. Spark plugs haven't been changed in 5 years. It's a 1988 ford F150 with 5.0, So sprayed it with penetrating oil then screw it back in, then out again but still hitting a point where it stops turning. So I screw it back in, may have to get help with that one plug. Any suggestions?
Freaking genius man. Super clever idea.
Thanks! It was a hail mary!
AGREE
That's a great idea..I'm dealing with the same time in a navigator.
WOW I can't believe that worked. That had to be a relief!
Hey, I plan on trying this with JB weld Steel Stik putty. How'd you spread the putty in the socket? was it just a "stuff in" to almost full or like a spread around the hex points?
Pera Unfortunately this isn’t an exact science. I just stuffed it in there. I wanted to make sure that there was enough that some was displaced/molded around the spark plug when I pushed it on there.
@@BargainPaper Thanks for your response! Fortunately, I didn't have to take the route and try out the putty. Turns out, I happened to have a spark plug socket with a strong-enough rubber piece inside to hold on, and I just lightly tapped it onto the spark plug. Got it out!
Pera That’s awesome! Glad you got it out!
So is the hole good are your threads in the header good or r u gonna hav to tap it
I lucked out. The threads were intact, took a new spark plug just fine and the truck is still driving today.
Genius!!!! Thank you for this video, I’m going through the same thing
That’s wild 😂🫡🔥💪🏼
Can you describe more on what the issue with getting the plug out was? Was it just stuck? Or was it spinning but you couldn't get it to come out? Mine won't come out. Spins until you try to lift it then it gets stuck. I'm guessing the helicoil has slipped and expanded.
The previous owner/mechanic had stripped/broken off the hex collar on the spark plug. It was essentially, a column of porcelain threaded into a cylinder head.
"there's nothing holding me back"
Genius; thanks for the guidance!
wow I was thinking the same thing after I was half way removing the intake manifold good job
Just 6 more to go
I tried this but the socket still just spins and now it's stuck in the hole . Anyone have an idea on how to get the socket to come out?
I tried this, and it caught the spark plug. It’s not bonded to the wall bc it spins, but it isn’t removing the spark plug and now the socket is stuck and I can’t remove it. Any tips?
I’ll be honest, that’s a bit puzzling. It spins but won’t come up… Man. I would probably be doing everything I could to apply some sort of vertical force on the socket while spinning it. Honestly, if it were me, and I was committed to the point where my socket is bonded… why not bond an extension onto the socket? Godspeed!
Man the spark plug hole is full of dirt n one had a bolt in it I can’t take it out 😭😭 ima try these
Where you able to take it off?
Fuck yeah! right on. I need to do the same with the old Econoline I have, except is 13/16 plug.
Good luck!
dude..you are freakin hilarious..."hooleeShiiit...it fuckin worked"...sorry again...classic man..keep bringing the great advice!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a genuine reaction and I couldn't believe it actually worked! Thanks for watching!
Brilliant. There aren't any stripped bolt removal kits that'll fit down there. The kit ford makes is great for the old spark plugs that snap, but these newer ones strip easily because of the angle the hole was bored. Was that #4 you were trying to get? That's the one I'm stuck on.
Larin Collins I don't remember off hand what the cylinder numbers are, but it's was the second from the front on the passenger side. I'll be honest, I didn't think this was going to work as well as it did, but what was my next option? Pull the head? Good luck!
I know it's a little late for me answering your question about plug number location but here it is Ford numbers the cylinders as follows starting passenger side front to back 1,2,3,4 driver side front to back 5,6,7,8
well i got the dreaded stripped spark plug on the driver side closest to the firewall i found your video i did the spray got the putty in the socket on the plug now the waiting game ill let you know if i have the same outcome fingers crossed
BargainPaper welliused the quick steel and it worked like a dream thanks to your videoim back on the road
Did you do the exact same thing he shows on the video? I am planning on doing this on a nissan sentra older engine with easier access.. thing is this is the first time I am even changing spark plugs and found one without the hex nut, so it is the same problem in this video.
How much did you put in the socket?
It was all a guess. I just looked at the socket and one of the spark plugs and guessed how much room was left. Wanted enough to fill all the void spaces in that socket and around the plug.
should i put in penetrating oil near the stripped spark plug 24 hours before i do what you did?
Thats really up to you. Might just help! Good luck!
Thanks for killing the radio. It was hard to hear you. HAHA
Jesse For Jesus For sure. I hate it when there’s background noise that takes away from being able to hear. Most of my videos I plan ahead of time. This was a spur of the moment one.
That looks like a bad idea in all sorts of ways 😂 glad it worked tho
Per Ford, the heads had to come off. I think this was a great idea! 😆
My 4.6 1996 gt has same deal on cyclinder#5; I'm trying this, because I don't have the tool, and it's a car to flip. Keep your Fingers crossed🙈
Godspeed!
Hooray....It worked, it's out, it's out 👻 I'm about to do a back 🙃 flip.
Mine wasn't stuck tho, there ended up being a wire crip between plug and socket. It wouldn't seat spark plug head to socket because of this, but the jb weld still pulled old besty the plug out. Hell yeah 👀
@@keepondreaming3870 That is so great to hear! Glad it worked out for you!
Love quick steel
I have the same problem maybe I should try that. Great video.
It must be a 5.4 thing, that is what mine is stuck in, same side same plug lol
would superglue work?
Vityaz Six Maybe 🤷🏼♂️ The reason I went with the epoxy was because it was intended to adhere to the components of a spark plug
Hi, how much of the socket did you fill with the epoxy? I would to put too much and when I insert it into the plug some epoxy will overflow and glue to the head as well.
Thanks
That is the big question, isn't it? I just guessed as to how much I thought would mold to the plug but not too much so it would get onto the head. Let's be honest, the fact that I was at this point, I was willing to risk it.
thanks for replying!!!! I am certainly not at that point, but what you did was creative and doable.! I was thinking about buying 2 plug sockets and fill one out and test it with a bad plug to see how much it comes out from inside and gage it that way before pulling the one stuck !!! In any case, thanks for replying and being honest!
Hey, no worries. Best of luck!
So, my husband did this and it didn’t work at all. It’s totally leveled on the bottom with that steel putty stuff :( he said he’s f*****. Got any ideas on how to fix that??!!?
Im sorry to hear that. What exactly do you mean that it's 'totally leveled on the bottom'? As in, the spark plug broke?
BargainPaper hi :) he ended up chiseling the residual hardened putty out - it’s just a bad situation all around. I think we’re going to end up taking it somewhere so they can get it out (somehow) but seems like it will be expensive...
Tried it but socket just spins and now it won't come out
Mine too how did you remove it
I just went to change a spark plug in my truck I've had for 3 years and I just discovered some dumb ass literally stripped every single ignition coil bolt. So really not sure wtf to do now
Oh man, I’m so sorry to hear that! This is going to sound odd but try to follow me here. If you have some of those rubber gloves (something like what I’m wearing in the video) and you took your socket, and slid it into the thumb part of the glove, so that when you put the socket on the head of the bolt, the glove kinda wrapped around the head of it… it might be enough to fill in/grip the head and allow you to loosen it. Does that make sense?
Do you think this will work in my crown Vic?
The plug is loose I can twist it but it won’t come out.
Did you ever figure it out I'm having the same issues
Instrumental Trap starz I haven’t tried.
cayleigh heart what about now
My socket got stuck with this
randylozano14ify Do you think you put too much epoxy in there and it sealed itself to the spark plug well?
mines was number 3. I swore it was spinning maybe it was just my socket spinning what a pain in the ass.
looking beyond did it work for you I’m having the same issues
My Honda is doing the same thing, shit sucks lol. I also have to replace the valve cover gasket and get new coil packs.
My Honda have the same issue I should try the quick steel hack not sure what else to do
Dude my Lexus IS250 is having the same issue I can’t fckn take it out
Your the best for this...
Hope it works for you!
I got stuck on cylinder 8. It’s currently rusted and no socket will fit it. I just set a socket and the weld 1hr ago, hope it works. Thanks for the great video
Deadulas IPhenomI did it work????
Did it work?
What was the results
Think I might do this I got a stuck or stripped plug on my 5.4
Godspeed! This was a last ditch, desperation attempt.
Thomas did it work for you also?
I tried it on my 2001 Ford F-150 5.4 it worked I recommend trying it
I fix all my vehicle and I tell you all don't do that these UA-cam mechanics don't know shit. Always try doing it your self or go to the right mechanics.
Next time turn the radio off so we can hear you
Yup.
pretty clever
Music was really loud
cool
Music was really shitty
awesome
shut the music off next time
bob14219 I really appreciate your input...
This video is meh 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Arsenio Forrest Pretty gutsy comment from someone who has literally contributed no content to the UA-cam community.. 😅 Thanks for your input, I guess 🤷🏼♂️
Okey, but you did not show complete process. So I do not trust video. And you should not let the F work define you. Had to mute
What part of 'seized/stripped spark plug removal' did I not show? If you do not believe me, that's on you. Good luck with whatever it is you're trying to do.
turn off that stupid music
Talk to much
I went to look for examples of how you structure your content but quickly realized that you’ve made zero videos and have zero subscribers.