Spark plug tubes

[healthservices]

Also made a very short vid too. will take some time to up load...

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by healthservices

Also made a very short vid too. will take some time to up load...

That looks like way tooooo much work.

Do yourself a favor and get a set up like this:

1) transom plug - $5

2) just about any old redundant socket you have lying around. Free!

Using a dremel notch the socket so that it securely fits the "T" handle on the transom plug..

Insert the transom plug into the spark plug tube and then ratchet the T on top the plug using the notched out socket. It will tighten and then breaks loose, easily pulled from the cam cover.

With this set up, it takes approximately 30secs to remove a spark plug tube.

[healthservices]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

That looks like way tooooo much work.

Really?
I guess my math is a little different than yours….

Originally Posted by shadrach74

Do yourself a favor and get a set up like this:

1) transom plug - $5

2) just about any old redundant socket you have lying around. Free!

Using a dremel notch the socket so that it securely fits the "T" handle on the transom plug..

Hmmm… strange I think mine is in most people’s bolt drawer, no need to cut up a good socket, or spend the day to hunt down a transom plug…

Originally Posted by shadrach74

Insert the transom plug into the spark plug tube and then ratchet the T on top the plug using the notched out socket. It will tighten and then breaks loose, easily pulled from the cam cover.

Vs…


Insert tool then use pry bar and it pops out…

Uh which takes longer??? LOL

Originally Posted by shadrach74

With this set up, it takes approximately 30secs to remove a spark plug tube.

Vs. maybe not even twenty seconds, no trip to the store needed, and what happens when you have a spark plug tube that is stuck? I guess you would be SOL and have to go into the bolt drawer and make this tool for nothing I guess….



Vs.





But mine is not endorsed by Pedro…

Okay you win…

Here is the video for those interested.

my lil' invention... spark plug tube removal tool I made for Porsche - YouTube

[tommy583]

I'd have to agree with you Healthservices. I made your tool out of stuff from my junk drawer. But like I said above, my tubes were so bad half of them came out with the coils. So if anyone need a tube remover pm me

[shadrach74]

I actually did not happen to have a bolt, nut and washers of those approximate dimensions just lying around, perhaps most do... but then I don't have a lift at the moment either, so I'm working on my back with limited space. I'm sure that you've done this more times than me so perhaps a more experienced person prefers the pry-bar method.

All of my tubes were original; the 2 that were leaking were the easiest to remove. The other 4 felt "stuck". When I used the transom plug method, the tube's seal was broken free via rotation, there was never a need to pull or pry in any way. I also like the fact that one is not concentrating all of force on one part of the tube, but they certainly seem robust enough to handle it.

I had no idea this was a Pedro endorsed method (not sure why that would cause snark). I saw transom plug here, and then modded a socket because it was the fastest way to actuate it.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to make the video! Looks pretty easy to do. Did not mean to provoke all of the ... I'll be less harsh next time.