heli-coil

[GTDrifter]

ok my friend texted me at 2 am saying that his spark plug blew out of his engine and messed the threads up and all...i talked to my dad about it and he said something about heli-coil

i looked it up on the internet but couldnt find a price on their site

does anybody know where to get it, how much it is, and how easy it is to do?

http://www.helicoil.in/helicoil.htm#gen

[Huffer]

search.php?keywords=heli+coil (https://sl-i.net/FORUM/search.php?keywords=heli+coil)

[Bdubs]

Advance Auto sells some of their stuff, I haven't a clue on any prices though.

[GTDrifter]

alright well advanced auto is on my job hunting list anyway....thank you

[tougemachine]

So how did the hei coil go? I just did one for myself last week for my timing belt tensioner. For sure a good kit makes it very easy.

[GTDrifter]

well he got something else but basically same thing and its working for him

[jg09]

How the hell does someone blow a spark plug out of their engine? Damn! :shock:

[tougemachine]

LOL. At my 13 months at Toyota I seen it 4 times

[jg09]

The mental image I paint of that kind of situation is kind of funny.

2 guys driving down the road, next thing you know, they hear a "tink, tink, tink, tink" ricochet sound in the engine compartment.
Guy 1: WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?!
Gu 2: Shit, I don't know pull over
Both get out
Guy 1, looking at engine compartment with dents all over: damn, I think I blew a 'plug


Yes, I've been reading scripts in stage tech class too long, sorry. :lol:

[birukun]

I heard the Ford V10 in a lot of motorhomes pop plugs all the time. Aluminum heads with not a lot of threaded area or something.

[Zedhead]

Prolly thinking of the early Ford 5.4's
They're notorious plug spitters.

[scenicrearview]

it happened to me recently with my suby. since we dont have a specific torque to tighten our plugs down to you absolutely must put anti seize on it otherwise it will eventually come back out. i use a time-sert because they will last longer than a heli-coil

[jey]

it happened to me recently with my suby. since we dont have a specific torque to tighten our plugs down to you absolutely must put anti seize on it otherwise it will eventually come back out.

I thought anti-seize prevented corrosion, making it easier to loosen something again later - I didn't think it did anything to help threads stay tight...

And yes there is a specified torque for Subaru plugs - I saw it in the manual when I changed them.

[scenicrearview]

it happened to me recently with my suby. since we dont have a specific torque to tighten our plugs down to you absolutely must put anti seize on it otherwise it will eventually come back out.

I thought anti-seize prevented corrosion, making it easier to loosen something again later - I didn't think it did anything to help threads stay tight...

And yes there is a specified torque for Subaru plugs - I saw it in the manual when I changed them.


Meh there was nothing in my 93 manual. also they couldn't figure it out at the dealership by my house nor could my mechanic. but the anti-seize makes it so you can get it tighter than you could without any lubrication so it wont back its way out. or so i have been told. but like i said i was in that same situation recently

[decke48]

anti seize is basicly because alumnuim and steel dont like eachother and it corrodes