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bradslt5 · 03-13-2008

sh*t. hate to share this sometimes one thinks they are so smart .i still think i have a pretty good deal on it, its the wifes car . started on the passenger side and the last 3 plug holes have oil in them so ok i need new seals. where? then get over to the drivers side and the send plug back comes out alittle hard .could i run a tap through it coated with grease to try to make sure .what tap would i buy . dont think i have the right one . anyone gone tthru it .wont talk about the bolt in the top broke (no Head)didnt know the gsc s were so old sorry for the rant .boy i guess i wasnt very good at really cking it out . seems to have decent power . 372 whp 353tq. stk exhaust manifolds and the wife likes it .

LGAFF · 03-14-2008

You have a leak in the cam cover gasket, BMWs have this issue w/valve cover and holes to plugs fill with oil, not the end of the world. Not sure if you are saying you broke a plug or what on the second part?

LGAFF
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bradslt5 · 03-14-2008

oh no i didnt break a plug ,i was changing .and usually they spin out easy . this one needed maybe 3-5 of torque to pull out I dont think its too bad yet . but before i try something , i thought ,maybe its happened to someone here and what did they do.? will see if anyone answers ????? i have never had this happen to me before. so pull one cam cover. for seals and now what? help

tomtom72 · 03-14-2008

Don't know if this will help Brad. I had one plug hole that kind of did the same thing. I took my 1/2" copper tubing/fitting cleaning brush and cleaned the threads....but my fitting brush set is brass bristles.

Now you could go to the hdw store and buy those small parts cleaning brushes...they look a bit like over sized tooth brushes...they come in s/s bristle & fiber bristle & brass bristle....the ones that have the plastic hdls as you will need to trim it down so the brush end fits into the plug hole just right so you can clean the threads without the chance of the hdl part hitting any of the threads. Or if you are a marksman, your barrel cleaning brushes may work also. Ofcourse this whole thing depends upon the plug hole threads just being gunked up & not actually burred up. My one plug hole had some crud on the threads...don't know what it was...but my fitting brush fixed the issue, so obviously there were no burrs on the threads....just some anti-seize compound came back on the bristles which was my fault...now I use motor oil on the threads.

I don't know the thread size & pitch of our spark plugs, otherwise I would just say go get a chase....sorry!

Tom

Paul Workman · 03-14-2008

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Originally Posted by tomtom72

Or if you are a marksman, your barrel cleaning brushes may work also. Ofcourse this whole thing depends upon the plug hole threads just being gunked up & not actually burred up.

Tom

Well, I don't know that you have to be a "marksman" to hit a sparkplug hole with a bore brush...

, but it sounds like an excellent way to brush the threads. However, I believe I would avoid the bronze bristle brushes and get the nylon bristle brushes instead. If it is just carbon, there are a bunch of bore cleaners available at your local gun store that will cut cabon and not hurt steel or aluminum. GM used to sell an engine "Top Cleaner" designed to deal w/ carbon (- that many competition rifle shooters use for the same purpose). I'm thinking a 45 cal pistol brush would be about right.

Funny how hobbies can cross sometimes...

P.

32valvZ · 03-14-2008

So are you guys NOT using anti-seize compound on the threads? I just did my plugs & used Permatex a-s compound...it seemed to work fine

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bradslt5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes ca. Posts: 544	went to pull out the plugs oh.... sh*t. hate to share this sometimes one thinks they are so smart .i still think i have a pretty good deal on it, its the wifes car . started on the passenger side and the last 3 plug holes have oil in them so ok i need new seals. where? then get over to the drivers side and the send plug back comes out alittle hard .could i run a tap through it coated with grease to try to make sure .what tap would i buy . dont think i have the right one . anyone gone tthru it .wont talk about the bolt in the top broke (no Head)didnt know the gsc s were so old sorry for the rant .boy i guess i wasnt very good at really cking it out . seems to have decent power . 372 whp 353tq. stk exhaust manifolds and the wife likes it .

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bradslt5 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes ca. Posts: 544	Re: went to pull out the plugs oh.... oh no i didnt break a plug ,i was changing .and usually they spin out easy . this one needed maybe 3-5 of torque to pull out I dont think its too bad yet . but before i try something , i thought ,maybe its happened to someone here and what did they do.? will see if anyone answers ????? i have never had this happen to me before. so pull one cam cover. for seals and now what? help

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tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: went to pull out the plugs oh.... Don't know if this will help Brad. I had one plug hole that kind of did the same thing. I took my 1/2" copper tubing/fitting cleaning brush and cleaned the threads....but my fitting brush set is brass bristles. Now you could go to the hdw store and buy those small parts cleaning brushes...they look a bit like over sized tooth brushes...they come in s/s bristle & fiber bristle & brass bristle....the ones that have the plastic hdls as you will need to trim it down so the brush end fits into the plug hole just right so you can clean the threads without the chance of the hdl part hitting any of the threads. Or if you are a marksman, your barrel cleaning brushes may work also. Ofcourse this whole thing depends upon the plug hole threads just being gunked up & not actually burred up. My one plug hole had some crud on the threads...don't know what it was...but my fitting brush fixed the issue, so obviously there were no burrs on the threads....just some anti-seize compound came back on the bristles which was my fault...now I use motor oil on the threads. I don't know the thread size & pitch of our spark plugs, otherwise I would just say go get a chase....sorry! Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member Last edited by tomtom72; 03-14-2008 at 06:20 AM.

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LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: went to pull out the plugs oh.... You have a leak in the cam cover gasket, BMWs have this issue w/valve cover and holes to plugs fill with oil, not the end of the world. Not sure if you are saying you broke a plug or what on the second part? LGAFF 92 ZR1 #234 Last edited by LGAFF; 03-14-2008 at 01:37 AM.