Snapped heater plug

I went to change the heater plugs to find no 2 heater plug snapped blow the nut part it's all still intact and wanted to know
1, is it ok to used and just leave the snapped plug in
2, is there anyone in Durham area which can remove it with out taking the head off
Any help greatly appreciated

get a stud extractor the type that looks like a socket and as you turn it anti clock wise it should grip onto it and undo it

With a warm engine.....

Will it work if the whole nut bit is spinning and the threads are stuck in

Zippy6971 said:

Will it work if the whole nut bit is spinning and the threads are stuck in

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Nope.

nope as said it sounds as though it has come apart

Could I not pull the nut bit off and use an eazi out to remove the left over threads

yes and then get a thin magnet and put it down into the bore to extract any bits

Local land rover specialist quoting £670 just labour to take snapped heater plug out they say it takes 10 hours to do the job I don't know whether to just leave it in as it's not causing any issues or give my self a head ache of trying to get it out what would you do cheers

It'll start fine on 3. Common rail diesels hardly need them anyway, unless it's damn cold....

Cheers for that englishbullterrier that's what I was thinking the 3 I got to change only 1 was working so at least there's 3 now thanks again much appreciated

Zippy6971 said:

I went to change the heater plugs to find no 2 heater plug snapped blow the nut part it's all still intact and wanted to know
1, is it ok to used and just leave the snapped plug in
2, is there anyone in Durham area which can remove it with out taking the head off
Any help greatly appreciated

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i would leave the snapped plug in place , it should be fine with 3 good glowpuugs,
time /effort / cost and risk perfection is great but costs ,
would always use a hexagonal socket when trying to remove glowpuugs , never use 12 point multi sockets unless you want to round off the nut , i had to adapt a socket specifically for this job to enable to get the reach also a 1/2 inch drive gives it plenty of purchase

If it still works......I'd leave it, 3 plugs should be fine on the TD4 engine. Failing that give me a shout(I'm only in Stanley!), I'll tow start you! I wouldn't be pulling the head off unless there was a problem that needed me to. A glow plug doesn't fit that category.

Stanley close to Consett ??...

Found a bloke in Carlisle extract engineering can take them out with the head in place for £70 + £37 an hour travelling sounds good to me may be handy for a few people on here as that's not all he does have a look on his web site

Zippy6971 said:

Found a bloke in Carlisle extract engineering can take them out with the head in place for £70 + £37 an hour travelling sounds good to me may be handy for a few people on here as that's not all he does have a look on his web site

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Nice to see you've handily posted the link to the guy's website. Most people just make you guess the bloke's name and web address.

sijwhite said:

nice to see you've handily posted the link to the guy's website. Most people just make you guess the bloke's name and web address.

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The bloke is called Steve Jefferson
Extract Engineering
mobile 07753618172
Landline 01228 819270
Email [email protected]
Hope this helps someone as it's going to help me in the new year

sijwhite said:

Nice to see you've handily posted the link to the guy's website. Most people just make you guess the bloke's name and web address.

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Here ya go

Zippy6971 said:

The bloke is called Steve Jefferson
Extract Engineering
mobile 07753618172
Landline 01228 819270
Email [email protected]
Hope this helps someone as it's going to help me in the new year

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