Help removing spark plug

pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 09:21:41 PM

So i pulled the first coil and it's not giving me access to the spark plug. I pull the boot and there's a small spring on top of where the spark plug would be. What am i doing wrong here?

This is what it looks like when I pull out the coil.

glock-coma · August 28, 2015, 09:40:11 PM

I think that's part of the coil on plug assembly. Was it pretty hard to pull off ?

Try to twist/rotate the coil assembly while your removing.

You may have destroyed that coil. Not positive though.

glock-coma · August 28, 2015, 09:40:58 PM

Take a pic of what you pulled off.

pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 09:47:22 PM

It was on there pretty snug, but it popped off. I tried taking off another one and it did the same thing. So now i've got two destroyed coils?

USMCSHO341 · August 28, 2015, 09:57:39 PM

That's tjust the coil boot with the spring. The coil isn't ruined but you can surely buy another boot at orielly's for like $3 I just did it for two of my coils

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pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 10:04:45 PM

Ok good... so i haven't destroyed the whole coil. I can deal with some $3 parts.

Now i just need to get these damn boots off the spark plugs. Any tips? Just yank with needle nose pliers?

FracaSHO · August 28, 2015, 10:10:44 PM

Same thing happened to me. Long needle nose pliers did the trick. Look through the how to's. There one about plug replacement and I added some pics from when I had that issue.

ZSHO · August 28, 2015, 10:11:13 PM

Grab the needle nose pliers and gently try turning and pulling the boot upwards slowly but DONT pull it by the spring,its always important to make sure the engine bay is nice and cold before removing the COB. BTW heres the part #for the boots. Z http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=3422364&cc=1446498&jnid=490&jpid=0

pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 10:13:27 PM

Got the boots off with the needle nose pliers. I don't know what i'd do without this place and you guys. Thanks again.

Off to Ford tomorrow morning!

ZSHO · August 28, 2015, 10:31:05 PM

Great to hear the good news,it happens to the best of us,were you able to find it intact,(any rips,tears on the boots)BTW next time use a very small amount of dielectric grease in the bottom portion of the boot facing the spark plugs and keep us updated. Z

pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 10:33:31 PM

Quote from: ZSHO on August 28, 2015, 10:31:05 PM
Great to hear the good news,it happens to the best of us,were you able to find it intact,(any rips,tears on the boots)BTW next time use a very small amount of dielectric grease in the bottom portion of the boot facing the spark plugs and keep us updated. Z

The first one i ripped a little bit. The second one game out in one piece without any rips, but the spring is no longer attached to whatever it should be attached to. That fell off both boots.

And already had the dialectric grease ready to go. Most definitely going to grease up after dealing with this once.

glock-coma · August 28, 2015, 10:43:44 PM

Just pulled a coil to SHO what it's supposed to look like.

ZSHO · August 28, 2015, 10:46:46 PM

Quote from: pmezo33 on August 28, 2015, 10:33:31 PM
Quote from: ZSHO on August 28, 2015, 10:31:05 PM
Great to hear the good news,it happens to the best of us,were you able to find it intact,(any rips,tears on the boots)BTW next time use a very small amount of dielectric grease in the bottom portion of the boot facing the spark plugs and keep us updated. Z

The first one i ripped a little bit. The second one game out in one piece without any rips, but the spring is no longer attached to whatever it should be attached to. That fell off both boots.

And already had the dialectric grease ready to go. Most definitely going to grease up after dealing with this once.

I would make certain there nothing leftover inside the spark plug wells,try grabbing a fashlight and a magnet to check for those springs. Z

pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 10:58:37 PM

Quote from: ZSHO on August 28, 2015, 10:46:46 PM
Quote from: pmezo33 on August 28, 2015, 10:33:31 PM
Quote from: ZSHO on August 28, 2015, 10:31:05 PM
Great to hear the good news,it happens to the best of us,were you able to find it intact,(any rips,tears on the boots)BTW next time use a very small amount of dielectric grease in the bottom portion of the boot facing the spark plugs and keep us updated. Z

The first one i ripped a little bit. The second one game out in one piece without any rips, but the spring is no longer attached to whatever it should be attached to. That fell off both boots.

And already had the dialectric grease ready to go. Most definitely going to grease up after dealing with this once.
I would make certain there nothing leftover inside the spark plug wells,try grabbing a fashlight and a magnet to check for those springs. Z

I found both springs, so they're safe. I'm also going to blow some compressed air before pulling the spark plugs. Nothing falling into those heads.

pmezo33 · August 28, 2015, 11:35:12 PM

For a simple spark plug job, this is really turning into a real pain.

I got the next 3 out with the boot not falling off. Now I'm stuck on the rear drivers side plug. The boot fell off and i can not get enough leverage to get my needle nose pliers back there. The boots stuck in there and it's not coming out.