2.2 DTI Glow Plug Disaster

[Al 22 dti]

last time i did this, i made a little cup out of bluetack and put it under each gp.

then i filled the cup with wd40 and left it to soak overnight... yes the wd40 destroyed the bluetack but it sat there for enough time to give the gp a good soak to ease them out.

[Critch]

Tbh probably better to get head of get it to local engineering firm/ engine builders and get them to get them out and drill and helicoil the threads

As previously mentioned you risk dropping swarve into combustion chamber

[reeseandellie]

my mate in a garage got mine out when i got it stuck half in . mine the 10mm rounded off . so he gently tap on a 9mm long reach socket and slowly backed it out . then he told me to put a little copper grease around the thread when putting the new one back in . hope this helps

[the_riddler]

Cheers, for the suggestions guys, well the update is....... head is comming off!! i aint happy but its life, i wouldnt mind so much but i got to go to the ****** eye hospital in the morning to have a splinter of metal removed from my eye that i goT when i was drilling the plug out F**king hell!!

I started taking it apart today but with the eye bothering me and basically being frustrated from the other ordeal i didn't get very far. Oh well fresh start in the morning!!

I do have a question about skimming the head wether to or not but ill post that in a seperate thread!!

[Ben50n]

Ouch, metal splinter in eye, had one a few years ago, really odd feling when they freeze your eye and start to scrape it. The anaesthetic wears off in a couple of hours, take some painkillers before it does!

The eye is a quick healer, so should be good in a few days, I bought some protective glasses after that.

[the_riddler]

Ouch, metal splinter in eye, had one a few years ago, really odd feling when they freeze your eye and start to scrape it. The anaesthetic wears off in a couple of hours, take some painkillers before it does!

The eye is a quick healer, so should be good in a few days, I bought some protective glasses after that.

Lol you would think i would learn!! 5 months ago i had one in the other eye from something else i was doing on the car!!

Anyone would think my car dont like me!!

[alcutler]

Ouch, metal splinter in eye, had one a few years ago, really odd feling when they freeze your eye and start to scrape it. The anaesthetic wears off in a couple of hours, take some painkillers before it does!

The eye is a quick healer, so should be good in a few days, I bought some protective glasses after that.

Yea - and don't drive to the hospital - I had a strand of steel wool in my eye - rode to the hospital on a 650 Honda to have it sorted - they put those drops in that anaesthetise your eyes and I couldn't focus my eyes for the next 6 hours. Had to sit around until I could see again and go home.

[sol]

I've used these people before, very good

http://www.threaddoctorservicesltd.co.uk/

[Al 22 dti]

im gutted for ya man.... you need some good luck.

[Ben50n]

I was on my motorbike!! I had been cleaning the brakes with a wire wheel brush, had it in all weekend and finally decided on the following Monday that there was something not quite right?

I rode home quite quickly!!