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Porclian Off Spark Plug Fell In To Cylinder

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talky Proficient

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vaccum line gaffa taped into the end of your mums vacuum :D stick vac line into plug hole works a treat.

sound awesome mate thanks ....my mate was saying put gaffer tape round the throttle body with a vaccum line and take the exhaust manifole side off and blow it out will that work ....i havent started the car since it happend so im hopen it will be ok

Humbla Grand Master

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Dont start it,suck it out with vacume cleaner.I learnt this the hard way,glad i was there when it happened at a work shop,trust me you don't want to know what it sounds like when the key is turned on,horrible by by engine. :D

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Dont start it,suck it out with vacume cleaner.I learnt this the hard way,glad i was there when it happened at a work shop,trust me you don't want to know what it sounds like when the key is turned on,horrible by by engine. :D

geez i could imagine ......now what if there is a small bit i dont suck up for instance will it cause damage to the motor ...

talky Proficient

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Yes. You dont want any bits left behind ideally.

How did you manage it anyhow? gapping the plugs incorrectly?

anyway to know if its all out ??/ nope me being me just lseng them and thene pulled it out and im like wtf!!! but i heard some crap bout a porclian magnet or something.....i might try both ways to make sure its all out turbo off intake bloked hose in the throttle body blow it out with the compressor?

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my mate had this happed, he thought he had it all out and bam, wrecked motor. He went to great lengths to get it all out too. Vac, etc.

Maybe a borescope mate?

+1 for having a really good look before you start it up.

Cheers,

SW

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A bore scope is an optical device that you put down the spark plug hole to inspect the bore with, sort of like a camera.

There expensive and probably not something you buy for a one off excercise. You may be able to borrow one but.

Lay off on the torque next time you put them in. :)

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One thing you could to to make sure you got it, is throw a stocking over the end of one of the vacume pipes when you put them together, that way it will still flow air, but the bit of the plug will get caught in the stocking.

W0rp3D Grand Master

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vaccum line gaffa taped into the end of your mums vacuum :) stick vac line into plug hole works a treat.

Been there done that huh, lol

How busy are you would like to get a tune done around the 22nd, 23rd, 24th.

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