Broken spark plug in Ford 2v mod motor

[Julio6306#]

Good morning, in need of advice. I have a97 ford expedition with a broken spark plug ( broke at the base with metal threads in head) with a broken extractor in the plug as well that does not come out. They sell a tool Lisle which works on 3 valve not the 2 valve model. I am trying what I can to not remove the head since this would be a costly repair. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

 

[D60]

Good morning, in need of advice. I have a97 ford expedition with a broken spark plug ( broke at the base with metal threads in head) with a broken extractor in the plug as well that does not come out. They sell a tool Lisle which works on 3 valve not the 2 valve model. I am trying what I can to not remove the head since this would be a costly repair. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

What is the broken extractor? A Difficult-Out?

 

[Astro14]

A picture would really help.

 

[PontiacHO]

If there’s a broken easy out in it you may be pulling the head.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Gotta love it when some folks say changing spark plugs is easy to do.

 

[Julio6306#]

A picture would really help.

 

[Julio6306#]

What is the broken extractor? A Difficult-Out?

 

[Number_35]

Is the round object in the centre the broken extractor?

 

[Julio6306#]

Is the round object in the centre the broken extractor?

Thanks for your response, yes and I’m trying

 

[Astro14]

Step 1 - get the extractor out of there. But I don’t see how you can do much more than drive your “tools” shown above onto it. Drilling has about a 0% chance of working in that deep of a hole with a hardened steel extractor, and you have about a 99% chance of damaging the head.

But even if you get that out, you still have a stuck plug, and it only has three threads.

Safest course of action - pull the head and take it to a machine shop. Let them weld a nut on it and carefully remove it. If they damage the threads, and they might, even with care, they can install one of those kits to repair the threads.

 

[Julio6306#]

Trying to stay positive on this one and hopefully I can find something to grab on that extractor after learning it soaking will work. Square tube grabs but it gives so maybe something with a thicker wall and more strength in metal will do. What guage or metal do you recommend?

 

[Bailey28]

There is a lady in town who drives one of these Fords that blew out a spark plug. You can hear the darn thing chugging down the street, it sounds like a steam locomotive! She don't care.

 

[PontiacHO]

This type of stuff is so frustrating. Any idea who installed the spark plugs the last time? If you’re not sure, that plug could have been cross threaded and/or over torqued. It may not come out without removing the head and having the machine shop use a mill tool to drill it out.