Car Repair General /crg/

$250 for a spark plug change?

Really depends what car you have. If it's a rwd. Really easy to do yourself, fwd v6 and v8 are the worst. What d you have?

>>16099183
04 ford mustang V8.
My 3rd cylinders' plug blew. My buddy managed somehow to screw it in and told me to change all 8. So I did all 7 but that third cylinder's replacement plug just wouldn't screw in, so I think I have to retread it.
I've seen tutorials of it online, it looks like a pain, and seems like I might fuck up the piston by mistake.

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>>16099205
Might be easier to get a new head from pick and pull. I don't know how rethreading works. Common problem with modulars. Use a torque wrench and look up the specs for putting in the plugs next time.

helicoil has a spark plug kit

just do it and quit being a pussy

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>>16099205
dont listen to this retard
>>16099458

you need a timesert kit
if you dont feel comfortablle doing it have your local dealer do it they have kits because this is a common issue

>>>>>replacing your head when you can do a simple durable fix

fucking retards I swear.

>>16099836
What they said. The Ford 4.6 head is stupid difficult to replace and if you want an even cheaper fix, use a heli coil and Loctite red. I've got an 05 Mountaineer that this happened to, and it's been running like that since May with no issue. Make sure you change your ignition coil too, since when your plug blew out it probably blasted the coil off too.

>>16101461
And don't bother with their tools, just thread the heli coil onto the plug, coat the coil (try not to get it on the plug threads itself) in Loctite, and install the plug. Exactly what I did to the Mutineer, and it's held up great, including several trips of over 500 miles and hauling all my possessions in a trailer 2 hours to where I live now.