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SkittleSrt-4 · 11-02-2009, 05:20 PM

I'm sitting at a light waiting to turn as I go and make my left, shifted into second gear and I heard a loud noise and didnt sounded good at all. I pull over to the side and it was my spark plug wire hanging out and found my spark plug on the ground under my car??? I had a mechanic look at it and he can't get the plug on tight as he told me that it 's strip. Now they say that he might have to take the head out to fix it cause the thread is strip, (not the spark plug, where plug suppose to screw on.) This might cause me a couple of grand in labor and so depress and sad

. My other car a 2007 cobalt ss/sc is down to cause the idler pulley snap of and its just sitting there till i can get that fixed. I have the worst luck with american cars and I'm not a big honda guy so makes me lean towards an import on my next car when i have these cars pay off in a few years.

Sota · 11-02-2009, 05:36 PM

i'd go and punch whoever put the plugs in last in the balls.

juppes_Srt-4 · 11-02-2009, 05:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sota

i'd go and punch whoever put the plugs in last in the balls.

x2! that freakin sucks bro

SkittleSrt-4 · 11-02-2009, 07:34 PM

it's gonna cost me my arm and leg?

mike.b · 11-02-2009, 07:39 PM

couple grand to pull a head?? fuck! pull it yourself and have a shop do the rethread

**bitts** · 11-02-2009, 07:41 PM

drive down to SA and ill do it for ya for half the price

CIVICEATER · 11-02-2009, 07:44 PM

Jimmy did you ever get a price quote from them yet? I can have that head off in a couple hours fix it then put her back together.

mightyxwhitey53 · 11-02-2009, 07:46 PM

yea that blows...

BlueSRT4Trouble · 11-02-2009, 07:50 PM

almost be worth replacing the head with a ported one. You have it off....

SkittleSrt-4 · 11-02-2009, 08:25 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CIVICEATER

Jimmy did you ever get a price quote from them yet? I can have that head off in a couple hours fix it then put her back together.

not yet , they call me with a quote, I mine as well get it towed to your house and have it done and pay you

Xx_R/T_xX · 11-02-2009, 08:31 PM

contact zzp for the idler pulley.they have a easy fix for it and takes about 1-2hrs to fix

**supermech21** · 11-02-2009, 08:38 PM

Situation sucks but dont just bend over and let the shop fuck you. There looking at you like a meal ticket.

Take the care home and pull the head yourself with some friends then drop it off at a machine shop. Take this time to put a new 5 layer hg, ARP studs, new oem water pump, new oem timing belt...Or atleast thats what i would do.

AdvanSRT-4 · 11-02-2009, 08:41 PM

What mech said...shitty situation....dumbass probably put them in with air (air ratchet or something) I bet.

SkittleSrt-4 · 11-02-2009, 08:45 PM

he said their might be another way to do it without taking the head off and might be alot cheaper? any idea what he's talking about?

and thanks I will contact zzp for the idler pulley

**supermech21** · 11-02-2009, 08:54 PM

Well your gonna have to re thread the spark plug hole. Theres a way to put a jelly/liquid on the tap/die threader that keeps all the shavings stuck to it.

Just because its easy to replace spark plugs doesnt mean its easy to fix this problem at hand. I would take it off and take it to a machine shop. There may be another way there talking about but im not sure of any others...