Mike Expy Poland
Member
Hi folks,
So unfortunately to me I got electrode ground shield with some remaining electrode piece and porcelain inside 3rd cylinder, lying down somewhere on a piston. In coming days I'll get a penetrating camera, get through spark plug hole inside and see where it is. I don't see it anymore. And no, I didn't crank the engine, so I'm sure it's there.
It sucks a big time of course, because I might need to remove cylinder head to fish it out..
Judging from space, if I dismantle front of the car, remove right tire, I should be able to do the job in car, without pulling out engine. Does it make sense to lower the engine a bit? It seems that with the tire removed I would not need to do it as I'll have sufficient access to RH exhaust manifold?
Did anyone of you try fishing out the electrode shield by removing intake manifold, pushing down the piston in cylinder in question, and then trying to get inside through the intake? How much space there is? Does the intake valve on the cylinder move enough to let me get with a small grasper inside? Or perhaps the exhaust one?
A small vacuum pipe? or blow it out perhaps, removing exhaust manifold, getting with a small blower through intake manifold?
Many thanks for ideas, experience, much appreciated!
So unfortunately to me I got electrode ground shield with some remaining electrode piece and porcelain inside 3rd cylinder, lying down somewhere on a piston. In coming days I'll get a penetrating camera, get through spark plug hole inside and see where it is. I don't see it anymore. And no, I didn't crank the engine, so I'm sure it's there.
It sucks a big time of course, because I might need to remove cylinder head to fish it out..
Judging from space, if I dismantle front of the car, remove right tire, I should be able to do the job in car, without pulling out engine. Does it make sense to lower the engine a bit? It seems that with the tire removed I would not need to do it as I'll have sufficient access to RH exhaust manifold?
Did anyone of you try fishing out the electrode shield by removing intake manifold, pushing down the piston in cylinder in question, and then trying to get inside through the intake? How much space there is? Does the intake valve on the cylinder move enough to let me get with a small grasper inside? Or perhaps the exhaust one?
A small vacuum pipe? or blow it out perhaps, removing exhaust manifold, getting with a small blower through intake manifold?
Many thanks for ideas, experience, much appreciated!