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About LinkBacksHere's a little trick to remove leaky spark plug tubes. Just jam an NPT tap in the old tube and pry it out with a flat head screwdriver. This is an alternative to the OEM tool (that expands the plastic and doesn't really work).
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Here's a little trick to remove leaky spark plug tubes. Just jam an NPT tap in the old tube and pry it out with a flat head screwdriver. This is an alternative to the OEM tool (that expands the plastic and doesn't really work).
Altair (Oct 16, 2021), asterix (Oct 16, 2021), emu roo (Apr 11, 2026), luvmygto (Oct 19, 2021), mwmkravchenko (Oct 15, 2021), Sleykin (Oct 24, 2021), sossol (Oct 16, 2021), TheElderBrother (Apr 12, 2026), WorkerB (Oct 16, 2021)
I could have used this when pulling the tubes out of my R53 mini Cooper S head. They're steel, but I think this would work on them just as well. I ended up using pliers and a block of wood to pry against. It worked, but risked damaging the head.
Neil
emu roo (Apr 11, 2026)
I have used a similar trick to pull the injector sleeve tubes out of caterpillar engines
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
emu roo (Apr 11, 2026)
I will probably never own a Porsche, but it's still cool to know these tricks.
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