Help: Potential Stripped Spark Plug Threads - F30 328i

kcmwinga

Member
Hi all,

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Need some help/advise. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]
Was doing a service on the car including changing spark plugs. All went ok apart from #3. Firstly the ceramic part broke, so had to fish out all the pieces with some medical tongs and also compressed air. Removed the plug fine. [/font]


[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Inserted the new plug and screwed it by hand as did the others. It felt a bit hard after the second turn. Tried to turn it more and then it become hard. Removed it and found what is on the attached pic. Decided to stop there. 

Can you recommend someone who can come by and have a look? Don't want to force it further. I am in Sunnginghill.[/font]



[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]View attachment 7View attachment 6[/font] [/font][/size]
 

Attachments

  • 20200927_171050.jpg
    20200927_171050.jpg
    2.9 MB · Views: 122
  • 20200927_171059.jpg
    20200927_171059.jpg
    3.1 MB · Views: 122

Peter@AEW

BMWFanatics Advertiser
Official Advertiser
kcmwinga said:
Hi all,

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Need some help/advise. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]
Was doing a service on the car including changing spark plugs. All went ok apart from #3. Firstly the ceramic part broke, so had to fish out all the pieces with some medical tongs and also compressed air. Removed the plug fine. [/font]


[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Inserted the new plug and screwed it by hand as did the others. It felt a bit hard after the second turn. Tried to turn it more and then it become hard. Removed it and found what is on the attached pic. Decided to stop there. 

Can you recommend someone who can come by and have a look? Don't want to force it further. I am in Sunnginghill.[/font]



[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif] [/font]

You shall need an expert to helicoil for you.

Andre 0765817477
 

flyhid

Active member
Oh shit ....
Those helicoils does the trick, has a similar issue with when fitting crash bobins on my bike.....


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

kcmwinga

Member
Peter@AEW said:
kcmwinga said:
Hi all,

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Need some help/advise. [/font]
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]
Was doing a service on the car including changing spark plugs. All went ok apart from #3. Firstly the ceramic part broke, so had to fish out all the pieces with some medical tongs and also compressed air. Removed the plug fine. [/font]


[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Inserted the new plug and screwed it by hand as did the others. It felt a bit hard after the second turn. Tried to turn it more and then it become hard. Removed it and found what is on the attached pic. Decided to stop there. 

Can you recommend someone who can come by and have a look? Don't want to force it further. I am in Sunnginghill.[/font]



[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif] [/font]

You shall need an expert to helicoil for you.

Andre 0765817477

Thanks. Will give him a shout.
 
Top