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When I went to thread in a new spark plug, I noticed it was spinning in one place and it did not want to come out or go in any further. I made sure to seat the plug by hand before attempting to tighten it up with the ratchet, as to not cross thread but evidence says I messed up the threads anyway.
I also noticed the old plug had a nick in the ground strap, as if some debris made contact with it. I hope I don't have a piston coming apart. This isn't my first plug change on a 4.6 and this caught me totally off guard. The engine was cold when I started the plug change.
What are my options now? From what I read using Time-sert is the next best thing to a new head but I'm not sure how to even remove the old plug. Another issue is I found two other plugs have backed out on their own and I noticed this while removing the old plugs. I guess I really need to check the torque on the plugs every 3k or so (the "old" plugs went in 5k miles ago) or risk blowing plugs out. I get nervous just thinking about it.
I also noticed the old plug had a nick in the ground strap, as if some debris made contact with it. I hope I don't have a piston coming apart. This isn't my first plug change on a 4.6 and this caught me totally off guard. The engine was cold when I started the plug change.
What are my options now? From what I read using Time-sert is the next best thing to a new head but I'm not sure how to even remove the old plug. Another issue is I found two other plugs have backed out on their own and I noticed this while removing the old plugs. I guess I really need to check the torque on the plugs every 3k or so (the "old" plugs went in 5k miles ago) or risk blowing plugs out. I get nervous just thinking about it.