my dad was trying to change my spark plug on a 2003 ford escort when one broke and a piece fell into cylinder and its not metal so i cant use a magnet its my first car and if there a easy way to get it out please help.
What do i do when a piece of spark plug went into my cylinder?
Shouldn't be too bad. Turn the crank if necessary until the piston is not too close to top dead center. Get about 6 feet of cotton rope, about 1/4 inch diameter, and coat it liberally with Vaseline while feeding it into the spark plug hole. Slowly twisting in one direction should cover the most area. When it gets to the end, withdraw it while guiding the rope so it doesn't scrape against the spark plug hole, or only scrapes on one side if the angle is bad - you are hoping the piece stuck to the rope. It may take a few of those slimy fishing expeditions to snare the offender. When you are done the Vaseline left in the cylinder will be dissolved away in the oil - there won't be enough to worry about.
What do i do when a piece of spark plug went into my cylinder?
Try this it may seem daft get a wooden thin stick or even a drinking straw and cover the end in gease then going fishing (do not bother bringing the piston up to top dead centre because it ii easier to move the stick/straw around on the piston crown when the piston is half way down.
Good luck
if you can see it try using 1 of those tools that has jaws on it. or you could try this. it might sound funny but get a stick and put some chewing gum on it and see if it will stick to it and pull it out.
I would say take the top of the engine off, or if the thing was light and would float, you could flood that cylinder with water and have it float out, but that would screw other stuff up.
time to pull the head. sorry. If you try anything else, you risk ruining your engine. The only safe way is to pull the head and use a new headgasket when you put it back together.
Turn the engine by hand s l o w l y untill the piston comes to the top.
Use a piece of wire and bubblgum to get the pieces out.
try a straw and a vacuum cleaner..with most vacuums you can see the part when you get it out
