# Wow... umm sparkplug help. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 5, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740 "2008-08-05T14:49:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/1 "2008-08-05T14:49:11Z")
Yeah so my dad needed me to change the sparkplugs on his truck… Blah blah its a 5.7L vortec v8, GMC Savana 2500hd. Okay on the 4th plug… I was losening it and it was being a complete bitch. So I torqued on it harder and all of a sudden _SNAP_ the spark plug broke. I was like oh whatever its not like i need the ceramic anyway… Then I look closer and see that the nut part of the sparkplug is in the wrench. So essentially, I have the threaded end of the sparkplug left, and its flush with the engine block… Anyone have any ideas on how to get this bastard out? I need a way that will still allow me to have alot of torque because its friggen in there. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/2 "2008-08-05T14:51:57Z")
good luck … ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/3 "2008-08-05T14:53:36Z")
god bless ya. Moral of the story, don’t crank on spark plugs. take the head off and carefully drill it out? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/4 "2008-08-05T14:54:08Z")
ughhh good luck ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/5 "2008-08-05T14:55:21Z")
I was gunna say this too bud I didn’t want to take you the hard route just yet…Im hoping sum 1 is gunna post sum knowledge up ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/6 "2008-08-05T14:55:34Z")
sweet now its a vortec v-7 ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/7 "2008-08-05T14:56:37Z")
Yeah I’m kinda beginning to think I’m in a bit deeper than I hoped. I really don’t know If I can tap the fucker out because its still in really tight and… its ceramic with a metal electrode running through it. And there really wasn’t any other way, I needed to get the sparkplug out and it wasn’t rusted so PB blaster was no help. Nor was silicon spray. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/8 "2008-08-05T14:57:24Z")
Someone forgot the anti seize last time… ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/9 "2008-08-05T14:57:55Z")
> [@sobo](#): > > Yeah I’m kinda beginning to think I’m in a bit deeper than I hoped. > > I really don’t know If I can tap the fucker out because its still in really tight and… its ceramic with a metal electrode running through it. > > And there really wasn’t any other way, I needed to get the sparkplug out and it wasn’t rusted so PB blaster was no help. Nor was silicon spray. [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071013134543AA0OmFL](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071013134543AA0OmFL) [http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF\_enUS246US253&q=how+to+remove+snapped+spark+plugs](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS246US253&q=how+to+remove+snapped+spark+plugs) ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/10 "2008-08-05T15:00:32Z")
lol that sucks ---
**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/11 "2008-08-05T15:01:31Z")
Oh boy that’s no good. Good luck to you. ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/12 "2008-08-05T15:04:48Z")
There was plenty of anti-sieze on the ones I pulled… But the plugs are 70k miles old. The un-welcomed guest to the engine block: ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/alexsobo/HPIM1857.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/alexsobo/HPIM1857.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/13 "2008-08-05T15:05:26Z")
+Karma. You need it. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/14 "2008-08-05T15:08:02Z")
happened to me on a GMC Sierra 4.3 liter. I was able to drill it out and clean the threads and it was good to go. you will however need a neat little sucky hose to suck as much crap out of the cylinder. then you can crank it over without a plug in to remove as much more debris as will come out. While i drilled i had a vacuum there sucking while i drilled also. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/15 "2008-08-05T15:11:33Z")
haha, then you can use the vaccuum for your own personal pleasure after 🙂 or when you get frustrated. I vote take the cylinder head off and sex up the vaccuum while you drill it out ---
**Author:** ![jimbo13kaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimbo13kaz/32/5117_2.png) [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/16 "2008-08-05T15:29:01Z")
wow you just suck with cars don’t you?, after rewiring all the stereo, replacing the oil pan gasket (with a real gasket this time) aiming the headlights up so they don’t point directly into the ground, fixing the “performance” - aka stock exhaust with a hole in it, recharging the WAY past due air filter, using the correct oil filter, unsiezing a caliper, and taking whatever additive you put into the oil to hide the smoke out and actually fixing the problem turned out to be a pretty nice audi i got from you… karma sucks ---
**Author:** ![jimbo13kaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimbo13kaz/32/5117_2.png) [@jimbo13kaz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimbo13kaz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/17 "2008-08-05T15:34:56Z")
> [@sobo](#): > > ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v607/alexsobo/HPIM1857.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/7/77ce9d86885fc7a800e67c2442fd74390b7b085e.jpeg) > “I needed to get the sparkplug out and it wasn’t rusted so PB blaster was no help.” yea no rust there just lots of cracked brown paint… ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/18 "2008-08-05T15:41:12Z")
> [@sobo"](#): > > Blah blah its a 5.7L vortec v8, GMC Savana 2500hd. shit ididnt know gm made their van with a V8 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/19 "2008-08-05T15:49:30Z")
you’re fucked lol ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740/20 "2008-08-05T15:54:12Z")
70k miles without new plugs? I wouldn’t even have taken the job. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-umm-sparkplug-help/52740.md?page=2)