Spark Plug Tube Seal Removal

Sometimes we overlook the clues on the easiest way to get things done. That's what I did when I grabbed needle-nosed pliers and tried to pull the spark plug tube seal out, tearing it and making more work for myself. This is actually how I removed them.

[@user-nn8rz3bm7w]

You the man!!!saved me so much headache.

[@coachmattc]

If only I watched this first. At least I only tore one up a bit before I came here. All 4 POPPED right out using this method. Thanks.

[@isaacwollard2084]

Thank you so much, been ripping mine apart for the last 30 minutes

[@Blnk-__-]

Out of all the videos ive seen, this was the one that actually worked. Thank you!!

[@carlstewart1963]

Glad to help!

[@tndave6867]

Thinks a lot young man .I just started on mine and didn't no what to do. Take Care

[@kylescott6370]

Hey bro just wanted to say thank you so much. I just spent the last half hour trying to break off every last please of rubber. My sales were torn and having a hard time. And this video completely help me out. This man knows what he’s doing and it’s just making a video to help y’all out. Thank you bro very helpful

[@micahdh]

I appreciate the time you took to show us. I had already took a pair of pliers and tore them to pieces. I no longer was able to use your method because I had nothing for the screwdriver to grip. I had no choice but to turn the valve cover over and knocked the gaskets out from the front with a hammer and flathead screwdriver.

[@lordflyquad4721]

Great job on this video! Very clear and really helpful! Thanks!

[@Sivadomagyar]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. You saved me a lot of time and frustration.

[@thurm101]

Thanks Carl. I replaced mine valve cover gaskets and tube seals over a year ago. Got a code the other day. Thought it was my plugs. So I pull out my cool and it was full of oil. So now I got to go back in and replace those tube seals. Dude I hate that. It’s not easy on my Honda.

[@Bigsackjc]

This was really helpful, thank u, I appreciate it

[@paulv1498]

Thanks man this saved me another hour plus extra $$! I’ve worked on cars a while but never have changed these out and with it covered in oil you couldn’t see it.

[@MrNopehaha]

Thanks brotha, I tried pulling them out on my Prius and they ripped, so I looked and looked for a solution and found your video, thanks again!

[@MrNopehaha]

I tried the first one with a metal screw driver and made a gouge on the side wall as I was pulling it up, but the next ones I used with plastic pry bars and it worked without gouging the sides.

[@reeda.1105]

Lifesaver lol at first I went straight in with the needle nose pliers

[@AIERBIZ]

You ain't kidding brother this is a pain in the ass. It's a 96 Toyota Celica motor so it's been in there for a while. I think that this is the hardest part of the whole job. I was hoping to find a magic trick LOL 😂

[@carlstewart1963]

Did it work for you?

[@AIERBIZ]

Sort of. I had to use a couple of standard crewdrivers

[@AIERBIZ]

@@carlstewart1963 I had to use a tiny screwdriver to break the seal a little bit on the outer perimeter and then put the screwdriver in and keep tapping it until it popped out a couple of times I had to use the needle nose.

[@mesmerize2o9]

Good looking out. Saved my life lol

[@jeremykroeger2889]

Saved me a lot of time thank you

[@wiseinvest]

Good job Homie!

[@MeowBangBang92]

Thank you brother. 🙌

[@thatrandomyoutubechannel]

Good video here. If I could make a couple of suggestions though...
I would be real careful not to pry, or press anything on your valve cover seal, or the machined groove it fits in. Damaging the seal is one thing, but damaging the cover is worse.
And this isn't so much a suggestion, maybe more of a pointer...
I like how you used the flat head on the underside of the seal. You don't want to damage the cover at all if you can avoid it, but especially the surface that will mate with the outside diameter of your oil seal. Cause what these seals are is a metal clad oil seal, very similar to a metal clad wiper on a hydraulic cylinder, only the wiper won't hold any pressure. The oil seal, sometimes called a shaft seal is made to actually hold pressure. Not sure how much in the case of a car but alot of the ones I've seem in hydraulics shops hold low pressure. Like 10-15 psi. So if that side wall of that cover that mates with the OD of the oil seal gets damaged it'll allow oil to pass right by it.
Anyway, not trying to give negative criticism. I think you did a good job on the video. Thanks for sharing!

[@carlstewart1963]

Good stuff. Thanks, man!

[@TassieLorenzo]

Thanks for the video!

[@PortaCack]

Thank you.

[@60SECONDFIRSTBAPTIST]

Thank you

[@1lateralus1]

Thank you so much man……🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@trumpthevizsla]

Thanks man. Good stuff.

[@et_cetera_]

Great video man. Thanks

[@KEVINVASQUEZ1018]

thanks

[@marrufo88]

Excellent

[@itsthethrowaway2194]

Thank you thank you!!

[@gito...8068]

You saved me

[@Highlander1432]

So no way around pulling the valve cover off then ?

[@carlstewart1963]

Not at all. Sorry.

[@thatrandomyoutubechannel]

On alot of trucks you have to pull the valve covers and the intake manifold because the plug tube don't gothroughthe valve cover. to do that you gotta removed fuel rail and air filter etc... it's a good bit of work involved.

[@90DayTBT]

Helpful af, thank you.

[@waveriderz2687]

Thanks!

[@jameswoody4880]

Thank you