Got a question. Doing a tune up on my moms 94 celica an didn't even get as far as taking off the plug wires, and the plug wire in the number 3 and number 4 cylinder, broke off right above where it connects to the spark plug. Now don't get me wrong I am not your average dumbass, I do maintenence on my truck all the time this car is just cursed. So my question is is there any trick to getting to them? Or do I have to rip the top of the fu#c%$g engine apart? Any help would be appericiated. I am already pissed please give me some good news.

 

Are you talking about getting the boot off of the plug? If so, can't you just grab the plug boot with a pair of needlenose pliers and pull it off the plug?

 

The plugs are down I would say a good six inches in tubes about an 1 1/4 in wide, at the end of the wires there is a plactic tube leading to a rubber boot where it connects to the plugs top, I got the platic tube off(broke it) and now the rubber boot is stuck on the top of the plug, there is no grabbing it with needle nose plyers, I tried, and I can't get the socket around the plug, because the rubber boot is blocking it.

 

have you tried longer needle nose pliers? i have seen some that are longer than regular... also this is a doube post, so be forewarned, one might get deleted.....

anywyas.... make a hook with a coathangar and try that... youd be surprised @ special tools

 

Try your local auto parts store. Look for a spark plug wire puller.

 

Will the spark plug puller reach down into the cylinder far enough to where it acan grab the rubberboot off the top of the plug? cause that is al that is left down there, the plug and a little rubber boot on top.

 

The spark plug wire puller should reach but measure just to be sure. They do make long reach needle nose pliers. You can get them at Sears, hardware stores, car parts stores. Good luck.

 

jim,

thanks for the gross overexaggeration! hopefully that was a joke, right?

van: yes, use a spark plug puller as others said. ive used it in the past for the exact thing you are talking about

bob