I had the valve cover gasket leaking oil about a year ago, before I changed it. But I guess I didnt clean the threads enough, or didnt put enough anti-seize on the new plugs.
Now one of the plugs is stuck in there really bad. It feels like it takes maybe 70ft-lbs just to turn it.
I had a little trouble removing other 3 plugs also, but not as bad as this one. This one I turned about 1/4 of a turn, and it felt like it was stuck even more. So I just tightened it back by 1/4 turn and left it there.

Is there some easy way to get it out? Does anyone know? By "easy way" I mean something that wouldnt damage the thread or make me take the head off and to a machine shop.


PS> I just had the head taken off last month to replace the head gasket. I didnt take it to a machine shop, which I regret now, they wouldve taken care of the stuck spark plug too

 

Well, sounds like it's either partially frozen or is cross-threaded. My guess would be the latter. In that case, you will have to get the hole re-threaded or get a new head.

 

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How long can I drive on an old spark plug? I am hoping to drive it for at least another year before dealing with it again (1 year = 40k miles)

Should I then just get a VTEC head, if getting a new head anyway?
Does anyone know where I can find a decent VTEC head for cheap? Around Los Angeles area?

 

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How long can I drive on an old spark plug? I am hoping to drive it for at least another year before dealing with it again (1 year = 40k miles)

Should I then just get a VTEC head, if getting a new head anyway?
Does anyone know where I can find a decent VTEC head for cheap? Around Los Angeles area?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can leave it in, maybe run some Seafoam through it to clean it up. Finding VTEC heads in LA should be like finding a beer in Milwaukee; they're a dime a dozen.

Check the Marketplace here.

 

Another question:
Any tips on how to clean the holes for the spark plugs? There was a little bit of oil and coolant from when I took the head off and moved it around.
I tried soaking paper towels, but it is hard to get to with a paper towel around a stuck spark plug