that is the tool. it screws into the part of the plug that gets broken off in the head and "grips" it and then as you screw it in (reverse thread) it loosens the plug. the brittle part is what breaks and comes out, the part this screws into is very strong and comes out.

 

Know where the best deal on them are? Cheapest one I've found is $65 which is pretty high for such a small tool =/

 

PM Taxman. I believe he still rents his out for a small fee.

 

Best 65 bucks you will ever spend if you need it!!! I found a company in town that had it and I asked if I buy it and never use it could I return it?? He said as long as it wasn't used at all,,, even taken out of the kit,, he would refund my money... So off I went.. doing the step by step TSB using PB Blaster and took my time.... not one plug broke So money refunded and off I went.... Now if I would have broken one off well,,,, just driving around looking for one or waiting to order one for ,, what 10 bucks cheaper??? Well it is up to you but I will say there are tons of horror stories out there of guys not using the tool and paying big bucks taking off the head (s) to get things fixed!!

 

I bout bought one for $100 off the snap on guy that comes to my work. Then I realized they go for half that at amazon! So get it from there. Its cheap! Lol

 

Okay thanks. I'll see about getting one of these when I get the plugs then. I guess 60ish isn't too bad for peace of mind - plus will need it in the future too I'm sure.

 

I needa get me one of these and change out my plugs...

 

you can always re sell it on here pretty easy to if you use it or not. once you get all the plugs out I guess it recommended to pull them back out and re coat with anti-sieze every 30k miles so that they stay coming out no problem

 

I would recommend to buy one from a local place. They wear out and then you are screwed. We use the Lisle tool at my shop, warranty out all the time, since we do lots of spark plugs on the Fords.

 

If this comes off rude I apologize, but if you have access to air tools like a shop enviroment, then why not remove the plugs using an impact? I have done countless plug changes on 5.4 and 4.6 3v's using that method with a 100% success rate. I used the lisle tool once and decided it took way to long to do 3 out of 8 plugs.

 

Because not following the TSB is a surefire way of breaking one then being FORCED to use the tool. Ford did issue the TSB even though they didn't even want to even acknowledge the problem. That says something. I have no doubt you got those plugs out with a impact tool of some kind but most here are too worried about stripping the heads out. That aluminum is relatively soft and adding a time-cert is even less fun then just following the TSB and using the Lisle tool.

 

The only way of stripping the threads removing the plug is if it was cross-threaded during install. If the plug breaks, it just breaks. Then you use the lisle tool and move on. I'm not saying you shouldn't own the kit for that rare occasion, I just assume we all have better things to do than change plugs for 4 hours.

 

$60 is cheap. I paid $112 cuz no patience. It worked like a charm on 2 broken plugs but not on a third with about 10 tries. I think it was worn/ threads damaged after first two. Good tool otherwise. I suggest every 10k miles at most to remove and clean plugs and reinstall to prevent carbon buildup which is what causes the plugs to break.

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I had my Cornwell guy say the dealerships use impacts to get them out also? How do you exactly go about using one? Set it low and rattle away or set it high and rattle away...I'm sure you still let the penetrating oil soak down in there after the motor is hot also..just sounds like a nerve racking way of doing it. ...but so is the tsb procedure. Hoping they don't break 1/8 turn at a time

 

Its a good tool to have I work in a shop called MustangStables and there was a guy who brought his 07 GT in because his spark plugs broke while he was trying to remove them. I guess he didn't know there was a tool to get the broken part of the spark plug out so he tried to drill them out. We had to pull off the head and send it out to get checked and had to replace a piston because he drilled into it. I didn't do the work personally I do auto body/resto there mostly, but I did get to see the job getting done and it didn't look fun. I was going to purchase this tool from the Snap-On or Matco truck they usually go on sale alot but there $99. I might just pick up the leslie one instead I didn't do them on my 06 yet but I think its about time to at 54k.