Help I've Been Attacked By The 4.6 Spark Plug Curse!!!

[Avatard]

I'm going with "simple fix FTW".

Tack a smaller bolt to the top of the tap. That extends it out, so it gets into your recess, and still clears your shit because it's no wider than the hex.

If the hex is too big, cut the fucker off, and weld the whole deal onto the end of a smaller bolt.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Avatard

I'm going with "simple fix FTW".

Tack a smaller bolt to the top of the tap. That extends it out, so it gets into your recess, and still clears your shit because it's no wider than the hex.

If the hex is too big, cut the fucker off, and weld the whole deal onto the end of a smaller bolt.

Thanks for the suggestion but I went with ordering a kit that came with a bolt head the same size as the original plug. I didn't even have to remove the fuel rail. Ran the tap down with grease on it. Blew the cylinder out with air and spun the engine a couple times to clear the cylinder. Put the insert on the new plug, coated the threads with red lock tight installed and basically drove away. Half hour tops! BTW kit was $20 so no big deal.