JimR

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I guess this is a time when I should have had the dealer do the service. First and second plugs removed. The first one required a lot of torque to break loose. The second didn't break loose, it just broke.

I am seriously demoralized. And not very impressed with Bosch's plug construction. Metal seems awfully thin where the hex section joins with the lower metal part below, where the metal just sheared off.

Also, it seems that no anti-seize was used when these plugs were installed. Just damn.

2tuŽbos1mission

thats not good, thats not good at all.

A8-911-Odyssey

There are some tricks to solve this...a mechanic-lister should be able to help

fusilier

slathering them up with anti-seize compound. Never seen that before and certainly don't want it to happen to me. Sorry.

JimR

When Ray gets home I'm going to Ace to get some small tubing so I can put some penetrating oil down near the other 6 plugs. This one I'm going to sleep on.

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barryl

Hello Jim,

Sorry to hear and see your troubles. You can try the
EZ out, but I don't know if it will work. It's not going to
be easy to get a drill down into the hole, and it won't
be easy to get the EX Out in there.

You might want to remove the valve cover. That will give you
better access.

If all else fails, the head will have to come off.....

One thing you can try before you start removing the other
plugs is to spray some liquid wrench into the spark plug
holes, then run the car (on 7 cylinders) for a few minutes.

Good luck,
Barry

A8-911-Odyssey

...you'll need to reset with a vag tool to clear the fault codes.

Fairfax 4.0T

<center><img src="http://www.sears.com/data/product_images/tools/large/00953153000-dlv.jpg"></center><p>I don't know how deep the plugs are, but you may be able to use an extension on your drill with one of these Sears Craftsman one-piece units.

Sears Item #00953153000
Mfr. Model #53153


I've never used one. Good luck.

JimR

This really seals it.

Thanks.

pikejerky

JBweld dabbed on the end of a socket extension. find a way to hold it in place while it sets. let it cure and there you go... half a plug semi-permanently connected to a socket extension.