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Spark plug hit Valve?

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So here are the details, I have a 2002 Mustang with a 4.6, the number one cylinder blew the spark plug out before I purchased it. The previous owner had a heli coil put in to fix it. Recently it started missing on that cylinder, when I pulled the plug out the heli coil came out with it. I replaced it and put the heli coil back in. The cylinder then started to leak out around the plug. When I tried to pull the plug out it was sunken down to deep in the head and I couldn’t get the spark plug socket to get a bite on it. Yesterday it blew the plug out again, only this time I put a new heli coil in the correct way and a new plug (the old one had ran in the piston) when I started it it seemed to be missing but there was the sound of air escaping (like a vacuum Leak) upon further inspection I found the number one intake runner was extremely hot like exhaust was escaping up it in to the intake. The only thing I can think would cause this is if the valve was bent or not seating correctly and causing the exhaust to escape in to the intake runner. Is it possible for the valve to hit the spark plug? Any ideas would be great before I tear in to it..
 
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Bligaderski said:
So here are the details, I have a 2002 Mustang with a 4.6, the number one cylinder blew the spark plug out before I purchased it. The previous owner had a heli coil put in to fix it. Recently it started missing on that cylinder, when I pulled the plug out the heli coil came out with it. I replaced it and put the heli coil back in. The cylinder then started to leak out around the plug. When I tried to pull the plug out it was sunken down to deep in the head and I couldn’t get the spark plug socket to get a bite on it. Yesterday it blew the plug out again, only this time I put a new heli coil in the correct way and a new plug (the old one had ran in the piston) when I started it it seemed to be missing but there was the sound of air escaping (like a vacuum Leak) upon further inspection I found the number one intake runner was extremely hot like exhaust was escaping up it in to the intake. The only thing I can think would cause this is if the valve was bent or not seating correctly and causing the exhaust to escape in to the intake runner. Is it possible for the valve to hit the spark plug? Any ideas would be great before I tear in to it..
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I am not sure with your helicoil situation but sounds like you need to pull valve cover and or that cylinder head to do more inspection
 
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Do a compression check on the damaged cylinder.
 

trinity_gt

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Sounds like it's time for a new head casting...
 
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Unfortunately, a helicoil is not the recommended way to fix a blown out plug, you need a timesert to be sure it won't happen again.
 
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Leakdown Test on that cyl. a plus 1 on timesert.
 

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san~man said:
Unfortunately, a helicoil is not the recommended way to fix a blown out plug, you need a timesert to be sure it won't happen again.
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Plus I'm not sure the helicoil seals properly.
 

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You need to pull the head and fix the valve problem. And then have time serts done on any damaged plug holes. It sounds like your helicoil got screwed down into the combustion chamber and fouled the valve.
 
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