RedRocket1647545505 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 My step dad recently discovered that his 4.6L work truck has a blown out spark plug, which, IIRC, is a known issue with these motors. What's the best way to fix it? I know there are repair tools/kits out there. Suggestions? P.S.- Anyone have a tool/kit I can borrow or rent? Helicoils would obviously be purchased. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 O'Reilly sells a repair kit. Call,Dave. 614-899-5110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Dorman makes a nice repair kit for those we keep it in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Just had an insert installed on cyl 8 on my mustang, only took the guy 1.5hrs to do it, pretty easy fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Like everyone else said, grab the repair kit. They're pretty straightforward, you shouldn't have any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 He took it to the dealer. Claims they could fix it for about the cost of a repair kit. Thanks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbracing81 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 He took it to the dealer. Claims they could fix it for about the cost of a repair kit. Thanks though. Repair kit from NAPA is $55 without any discount. The dealer will fix it for less than that? The good part about buying the kit is if it happens again you have everything you need to fix it aside from another insert which is fairly cheap to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Repair kit from NAPA is $55 without any discount. The dealer will fix it for less than that? The good part about buying the kit is if it happens again you have everything you need to fix it aside from another insert which is fairly cheap to buy. Not sure. I just got a text from him saying that they could fix it for less than the cost of the kit. He also claimed the kits was $200, which I also found a little hard to believe considering I'm sure it's just some specialized tap and some helicoils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 its a steel self tapping insert a 3valve style spark plug and a new coil boot it shouldn't take much longer to install than it takes to change a plug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbracing81 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 its a steel self tapping insert a 3valve style spark plug and a new coil boot it shouldn't take much longer to install than it takes to change a plug I have used that kit and it does work well. I'm not overly a fan of it due to the fact that it takes a different spark plug than the rest of the engine. I like the one I get from NAPA that is an insert that uses the original spark plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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