I’m gonna pick one of these up and was wondering if anyone here has tried one? My only concern is the depth of the socket part itself.. could be a little short?

Scale the drawing.

I mean.. I only have 3rd grade math.

I’ll get back to you when I have a real keyboard in front of me.

If you want one, I will give you mine.


And I don't give away useful tools.........

Just kiddin' I'll go ahead and get one, it should be fine - I mean it is a spark plug wrench .. surely they didn't screw up the depth for an average spark plug. Was just hoping someone could tell me if they hated it, and maybe point out a better alternative.

Appreciate it, but no need - I'm gonna snag this one.

Just use a socket and extension, you should be torquing the plugs with aluminium heads.

You have to be GI Joe with the Kung Fu grip to use that to remove old plugs from a cylinder head. At least in my experience.

It is sort of like the factory part. I like the factory part coupled with the supplied Allen wrench. Gets into tight spaces, and I have the racket version of the Allen wrench.

Good points. I like this for the simplicity of it. Easy to recognize as the spark plug wrench and easy to put your hands on quickly. "Oh there's my plug wrench" - rather than searching/fumble around with the correct ratchet, extension and socket.. That's gotten old already. This should work for at least the initial R&R.. then follow up with a torque wrench, which was always ideal anyways.

Do plugs tend to stick in heads that are in regularly use? or just in ones that have been sitting in a field for several years? - LMK, I'm really not sure on that. I think I've read anti-seize on the plug threads, as a recommendation?

I'm not sure about the exact 914 supplied item, but the one I have is just a 6-7" pipe with the correct socket opening pressed on one side. There is NO rubber insert and you have to fit a screwdriver into a hole on the side to get it to turn. Again, a sloppy solution imho. Yours may be better - I have seen some that are similar to what I posted above.. Klein tools maybe, but I assumed they were 911 items.

That wrench looks like junk designed by someone who has never had to change a spark plug.

Oh ok, your favorite plug removal tool is... ?

I don't think it's made by Snap-on.

Like I said, if you are using a torque wrench to tighten your plugs, you have found the socket and the extension you need. That tool is worthless!

Not sure that spring-a-ma-thing is going to clear the tin. Even it it does go into the tin, it looks like a nightmare trying to extract the plug without spring and/or the built in U-joint hanging up on tin and dropping plug into the tin.

Then you’ll have to go find the springy grabber thing or the magnet on the wand and play Operation to retrieve the spark plug

Ok, yeah I have to admit it does look a little flimsy... good thing I was lazy and didn't buy it yet (thanks for saving me the frustration )
I might buy the Klein version though. Those look a little more HD. I can not argue against a torque wrench but there is certainly a place for stand alone plug wrenches IMHO.

Now that's a good point, and it's why I mentioned the length of the socket itself in my first post. If the socket is long enough (really looks like it's not tbh) the spring wouldn't be down in the tin to get hung up.

@Literati914

They can stick, any place where water or even more so acid rain can get to the plug / head area. And yes that is what I do, permatex has an anti seize for aluminum.

And make triple sure the wrench will retain a lose plug, and not drop it inside the sheet metal.

Yeah. From my 911. Sorry. Factory part was misleading.