How To Clean Spark Plugs (Andy’s Garage: Episode - 63)

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  • Andy Phillips shows how to effectively clean and restore spark plugs, using common household products!
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  • @RamosSupra
    @RamosSupra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Looks pretty good!
    Goes to auto-parts store.
    Clerk: "What can I help you wit"
    Andy: "One spark plug please." 😅

  • @lucianocasanova8924
    @lucianocasanova8924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Now I see why auto parts stores have a soda section😅😅😅

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍

    • @lucianocasanova8924
      @lucianocasanova8924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PhillipsVision I actually did a prank call with Autozone on this right after I made my comment🤣🤣🤣

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lucianocasanova8924 nice...lol

    • @NHPhamousPolo
      @NHPhamousPolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      always! lol

  • @skye2610
    @skye2610 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    i will give it a go with my 1991 Gto 3000 twin turbo

  • @lydellbell4638
    @lydellbell4638 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Content Thank you for your work and sharing

  • @Shedlight420
    @Shedlight420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @mariobannano6592
    @mariobannano6592 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    He did nice job right to the point

  • @6512651
    @6512651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That's good, vinegar will work too, hotter the better and at least over night. It's most important to get the carbon off the inside insulator. Carbon is conductive and fouls the plug. After soaking, brush the insulator with comet and a tooth brush to clean off the carbon. Rinse with hot water, and repeat comet scrubbing until center insulator looks as white as possible, light tan color is okay, black color is bad.

  • @josiahhardy
    @josiahhardy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That’s awesome thank
    You!!!

  • @gbengajoshuaodutola8200
    @gbengajoshuaodutola8200 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, incredible!!!

  • @muhammadomershah5124
    @muhammadomershah5124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for your showing

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dawer Awer you’re welcome 👍

  • @sueevans7389
    @sueevans7389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video 👍

  • @angelbluerider9588
    @angelbluerider9588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    did you put them back in your car??

  • @delanosawyer1762
    @delanosawyer1762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can you use-goof off Overspray remover as well

  • @LuisRivera-rw6xz
    @LuisRivera-rw6xz 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Does brake cleaner work also? I need to get mines done

  • @Games-xu6fh
    @Games-xu6fh ปีที่แล้ว

    When we clean spark plug using sand paper, will the remains of the sand on the spark plug affect the engine any way like damaging internal parts?

  • @ernestchaney1943
    @ernestchaney1943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Will a brass brush work as well? Great video, very informative.

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It should but make sure you remove all the build up. In some cases the plugs are just too worn down and need to be replaced.

  • @jjforsyth3
    @jjforsyth3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How well did it clean inside the end of the plug? Near the ceramic insulator?

  • @joeyhaney9339
    @joeyhaney9339 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive always hit them with a torch for about 30 seconds to a minute best way to see if the core and the insolator has separated gas gets trapped between them and burns off. Works better at getting all the carbon built up on the ceramic and down in the plug than just a wire brush and soaking them

  • @selfsameday7448
    @selfsameday7448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Do you drink the res of the coke? Bro?

  • @charlesbongay1435
    @charlesbongay1435 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How much longer did you use them after cleaning them before replacing them? Great video presentation

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      CHARLES BONGAY thx. They are still good. They are a replacement set so were not used full time, but they are still in great condition

    • @peggyweathers
      @peggyweathers 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have been watching videos on how to clean spark plugs, showing how to clean the spark plugs. None so far show the spark plugs cleaned working in equipment working after cleaning, WHY? I am a woman, having difficulty starting pressure washer, might be spark plug , but it looks clean. new to fixing tools just learning.@@PhillipsVision

  • @cleowally
    @cleowally 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would carborator cleaner work?

  • @harrisonayodi1529
    @harrisonayodi1529 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great and how do you dry the spark plugs?

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I just let them air dry or you can use a hair dryer

  • @olenaerhardt7725
    @olenaerhardt7725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What is the proper way to remove oil from the spark plug well? My valve
    gasket was broken and some oil accumulated in the wells. In one film
    they said you can't remove those spark plugs since the oil will go
    somewhere where it is not supposed to be.

    • @Curi0u50ne
      @Curi0u50ne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd use a long screwdriver with tissue roll paper work my way round before you remove the plug n soak all that gunk up.

    • @olenaerhardt7725
      @olenaerhardt7725 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Curi0u50ne Thank you, I used already fluid extractor, but thank you for your replay, it is also very good tip.

    • @brendanj1124
      @brendanj1124 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      get some clean rags, an a long thin screwdriver, fold the rag a few times over so your not gettin any bits of cloth from the edge stuck int here as well try get it out...
      ive had both water an oil in there bro you just do what you can do while stress veins are pumping... keep in mind the more thorough you are, the less chances you have of anything falling into the cylinders. good luck

    • @olenaerhardt7725
      @olenaerhardt7725 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brendanj1124 Thank you, I pumped out some and wiped out the rest as you recommended. Someone wrote me that if some oil gets there not that big deal, since it will be burned, and you 'll just see some smoke initially, then it will disappears. But I wiped out everything to be on the safe side. Everything works just fine. Thank you again.

  • @whatsnewstudios243
    @whatsnewstudios243 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    If soda does this to a spark plug imagine what it’s doing to your body 😂💯

    • @MCOult
      @MCOult 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes, especially if you have a great deal of carbon buildup and rust.

    • @cuzz63
      @cuzz63 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I have zero carbon buildup after drinking one soda a day/.

    • @ausis6214
      @ausis6214 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MCOult my thoughts exactly. We're not spark plugs so the chemical reaction won't be the same.
      Chocolate can kill dogs but humans can eat it just fine. It's chemistry, people.

    • @KT-fi7tm
      @KT-fi7tm หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well considering how acidic stomach acid is, it will probably slow down your digestion process but thats about it

  • @ThutaAung-mt3hk
    @ThutaAung-mt3hk 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Could you tell me the name of the powder you added?

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ThutaAung-mt3hk baking soda and salt

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The brush looks like it is stainless steel 2:50 ?? Would using Coke Cola in a ultrasound make the process go faster ??? Nice video Sir too. v

  • @amourmtungo623
    @amourmtungo623 ปีที่แล้ว

    How to get inside it though?

  • @allin4296
    @allin4296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can i do the same for iridium plugs?

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should work on any that have build up as long as the plugs are not damaged

  • @cuzz63
    @cuzz63 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I cleaned mine with oven cleaner. Never thought about using cola.

  • @carpark8333
    @carpark8333 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tns for the information idol,,#HALOGEMS TV

  • @user-sh9du2nv5y
    @user-sh9du2nv5y 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Will 7up work just as well ?

    • @Curi0u50ne
      @Curi0u50ne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coke only CC has dissolving properties, 7 up juss sweet n sticky.

  • @yungnesh7599
    @yungnesh7599 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you put them back on your car ..n if u do is there gonna be problem

  • @atomicdmt8763
    @atomicdmt8763 ปีที่แล้ว

    how about an ultrasonic cleaner?

  • @usernamemykel
    @usernamemykel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The old phosphoric acid bath.

  • @sandveldoff-campdrifters2174
    @sandveldoff-campdrifters2174 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can one use thinners?!

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, but make sure you rinse and dry them thoroughly

  • @smoke126857
    @smoke126857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And they work like or almost like new afterwards?

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Reginald Brown yep, no problems. I’m going to be doing a follow up vid soon showing their performance afterwards👍

    • @a.j.williams195
      @a.j.williams195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PhillipsVision hurry up i need to see that!

  • @demonboy619
    @demonboy619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is insane

  • @alanmcrae8594
    @alanmcrae8594 ปีที่แล้ว

    Active ingredient in Coca Cola is phosphoric acid. Any mild acid solution would probably work. Vinegar is acetic acid, for example.
    Salt water is notorious as a corrosive agent, hence adding salt to the mixture. At a microscopic level the salt probably causes some surface pitting, but at that scale it likely doesn't really matter.
    Anyway, I have some spark plugs to clean so I'll take what I learned here and try to apply it with what I have on hand. Thanks Andy!

  • @glenbolding9883
    @glenbolding9883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People drink something that works like cleaner fluid.... Think about what it does to the body..... Hmmmmm

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very true. That’s why I normally don’t consume that stuff

  • @MrShicken
    @MrShicken 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don't understand the salt part. Should do a comparison to coke alone.

  • @808702Connect
    @808702Connect 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    will pepsi do?or does it have to be Coke lol

    • @gregrajab6085
      @gregrajab6085 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pepsi works for the cheap spark plugs 😃

  • @JAllen-db2kv
    @JAllen-db2kv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Seems a waste to soak for hours when you still have to spend an hour wire brushing them.

  • @hamzayemeni2011
    @hamzayemeni2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    انت صفيتة من خارج الشمعة اهم شئ من الداخل

  • @carlosmalave9467
    @carlosmalave9467 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does it has to be Regular Coke? The other flavors are just as nasty!

  • @electric8668
    @electric8668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brakleen or Brake cleaner is probably better.

    • @electric8668
      @electric8668 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I not convinced that the gap area was cleaned well.

  • @benfitzell8701
    @benfitzell8701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Can you use Pepsi?

    • @da9killakev
      @da9killakev 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @pennyparker6025
      @pennyparker6025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love this comment ❤ pepsi is my way way of life!! It gives me life anyway lol

    • @usernamemykel
      @usernamemykel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anything that has phosphoric acid as an ingredient.

    • @stevefoster6271
      @stevefoster6271 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't like Wokeacola?

  • @eliemusafiri6448
    @eliemusafiri6448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can pepsi work

    • @sarahendrix3132
      @sarahendrix3132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If coke does pepsi should as well.

  • @TRyan-op2jo
    @TRyan-op2jo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where on Earth did you get Coke in a 16 oz can?

    • @SwainixFPV
      @SwainixFPV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's just standard in Europe, idk where you live

    • @NHPhamousPolo
      @NHPhamousPolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      right!!!!!??? i swear all i kept think was great video and all, but i needs to know where you got that 16oz coke from

    • @josiahhardy
      @josiahhardy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dollar tree all day long

  • @usernamemykel
    @usernamemykel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just give them to Mr. Conehead,

  • @garyhilson7220
    @garyhilson7220 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    And that's one of the reasons why I don't drink this SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @tenzackyogi1742
    @tenzackyogi1742 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have other techniques. DM me.

  • @pinkladybikermamma3603
    @pinkladybikermamma3603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AND YOU DRANK THAT COKE?

    • @PhillipsVision
      @PhillipsVision  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      PinkLady Bikermamma lol

    • @MsIvicao
      @MsIvicao 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I will definitely try this....