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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 22 June 2009, 12:05:10
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Feeling a tad better today.
Took a walk to local tool place, bought some easi-outs.
Well, they certainly do what they say on the tin!:
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Just need to check / clean out the bore as best as I can now, and pop a new plug in....
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I find them shite.....really shite and wont use them.
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I find them shite.....really shite and wont use them.
Could that be why I had a problem?
Interestingly Mark - I thought (no idea why) that Bosch made them for GM - and only bought Bosch because it was Sunday, and I needed plugs... :-[
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I find them shite.....really shite and wont use them.
Could that be why I had a problem?
Interestingly Mark - I thought (no idea why) that Bosch made them for GM - and only bought Bosch because it was Sunday, and I needed plugs... :-[
my thoughts exactly, thought they where essentially the same,Bosch/GM
Whats the correct torque setting?
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hmmm, was Mark refering to the plugs, or the easyout?
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I thought he was referring to the easy-out, but looked like in this case, it appeared to have done the business :-/
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I thought he was referring to the easy-out, but looked like in this case, it appeared to have done the business :-/
Thats what I thought too, he has mentioned in the past not to like them
can't remember why.
To me any tool in the arsnal to help things like this is worth having.
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I thought he was referring to the easy-out, but looked like in this case, it appeared to have done the business :-/
Thats what I thought too, he has mentioned in the past not to like them
can't remember why.
To me any tool in the arsnal to help things like this is worth having.
Sammy is the only tool I need.....
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Looks like a faulty plug.
Bosch is complet and utter german crap, I have not had any good expiriences with Bosch and thats with all there products.
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I thought he was referring to the easy-out, but looked like in this case, it appeared to have done the business :-/
Thats what I thought too, he has mentioned in the past not to like them
can't remember why.
To me any tool in the arsnal to help things like this is worth having.
Sammy is the only tool I need.....
.....And Don't have :'( :'( :'(
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Mark - if you meant it's the easy out that's shite - what would you use in it's place (short of removing the head?)
Always keen to learn about useful tools!
I am just grateful that in this situation, it did it's job, and got me outta potentially big trouble!
The bore had no bits in - I popped another plug in there (threads are fine) and it runs on all cylinders now 8-)
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I would write to Bosch and ask them for a replacement set of plugs, but if they're that crap I won't bother, and they'll probably only accuse me of overtightening it anyhow....
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Mark - if you meant it's the easy out that's shite - what would you use in it's place (short of removing the head?)
Always keen to learn about useful tools!
I am just grateful that in this situation, it did it's job, and got me outta potentially big trouble!
The bore had no bits in - I popped another plug in there (threads are fine) and it runs on all cylinders now 8-)
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What about the big hole in the top of the sump/block, maybe i have missed some of the later threads, has this been repaired now and if so what caused it? Would have thought if there had been a hole in the sump something must have let go and the heads would have had to come off anyway, maybe i missed something :-/
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edit, guess the spark plug is on the ashtray :-/
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I find them shite.....really shite and wont use them.
Could that be why I had a problem?
Interestingly Mark - I thought (no idea why) that Bosch made them for GM - and only bought Bosch because it was Sunday, and I needed plugs... :-[
Thought you had fitted vx plugs James when you got the car home in your new car thread, i would take the buggers back where ever you got them from tbh
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I find them shite.....really shite and wont use them.
Could that be why I had a problem?
Interestingly Mark - I thought (no idea why) that Bosch made them for GM - and only bought Bosch because it was Sunday, and I needed plugs... :-[
Thought you had fitted vx plugs James when you got the car home in your new car thread, i would take the buggers back where ever you got them from tbh
I did fit some VX plugs, but I nicked them from another vehicle - so wanted to replace with a new set...
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Oddly, I think the plug that disintegrated in my engine was a Bosch one too. Bad batch maybe, or just bad luck?
Mine was worse than that though, I had to go fishing with a magnet to get the bits out.