P38 HT cap removal difficulties

P38 Monkey · Oct 30, 2021

1997 4.0SE, Japanese import. Here is a stupid basic question....
I thought I would have a quick look at the state of the plugs, but try as I might, I cannot get the HT caps off.
They look like the original rubber ones.
They rotate OK within the limits of the HT cable, just won't pull off.
Are there any special techniques, or puller tools that would help?

marjon · Oct 30, 2021

Buy a new set of leads and plugs then get yanking on them

Its a standard setup so should pull off

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Rubberknees · Oct 30, 2021

Its like trying to pull a fiver out off a Yorkshire man's hand

Datatek · Oct 30, 2021

Rubberknees said:
Its like trying to pull a fiver out off a Yorkshire man's hand

Nah, we are a generous lot we'd give you our own grandmother, it's the Scots that are tight

tomcat59alan · Oct 30, 2021

Datatek said:
Nah, we are a generous lot we'd give you our own grandmother, it's the Scots that are tight

Only cause you don't want to pay for her funeral.

My late neighbour donated his wife's body to medical science so he didn't have to pay for her funeral,he was a Yorkshire man and tighter than a ducks rrrrr's

Rubberknees · Oct 30, 2021

Datatek said:
Nah, we are a generous lot we'd give you our own grandmother, it's the Scots that are tight

Wanted to say Scotsman but didn't want to get done for racism.

so called meself being a born and bred Yorkshire man and proud of it

Rubberknees · Oct 30, 2021

tomcat59alan said:
Only cause you don't want to pay for her funeral. My late neighbour donated his wife's body to medical science so he didn't have to pay for her funeral,he was a Yorkshire man and tighter than a ducks rrrrr's

Good idea but I've already dug lime pit on allotment and told our lass just to sling me in

P38 Monkey · Nov 11, 2021

...anyway, back to my plug caps removal question, as the thread seems to have taken a bit of a sharp turn, er, downwards.
I treated myself to a Laser plug cap remover - superb bit of kit. The sort of thing you wish you had bought earlier.
Quick spray of WD40 into the head cavity first, then easy removal.
Plugs look OK (the P38 is a recently acquired Japanese import hence the reason for a quick check).
They are NGK BPR6E, pretty standard I think, although the NGK web site says BPR6ES.
Not clear what the "S" difference is, but as all is running OK, I don't really care.
Quick tiny smear of copper grease on the threads, a touch of red rubber grease on the top half of the insulator, and all back together.
Will be much easier when I come to fit new plugs, which is the objective.

P38 HT cap removal difficulties

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