HELP! Broken glow plug tip in 6.2?

Has anyone been successful in fishing out a glowplug tip? What size socket fits the injector? What tool did you use to fish it out with, magnet, hemostats etc... I've had three 6.2 and this is the first tip I've lost, began breaking off during the unscrewing process, I could feel it binding while I was unscrewing it. This really is a bummer cause it was running so good and now I'm DOA. I hope it doesn't take a miracle to get it out of the injector hole. Someone give me good news PLEASE!

Thanks,
James

I am pretty sure its a 30mm socket.... you might want to look for one specifically marked as an injector socket.

Sign on over at www.thedieselplace.com and ask there as well, lots of 6.2 knowledge there...

I have read that you can use compressed air into the glow pulg hole, with and magnet down the injector hole, don't use a lot of pressure ( only about 15 psi or so) just enough to move the tip around if you can't get it with just the magnet

The socket is 30MM. Snap on has a dedicated one. Check Ebay, they come up on there from time to time. Kent Moore brands show up too. Patience is a virtue when working on these. You can fashion a little hose to go through the injector and attach it to a vac and pick up some stuff. I have an old siphon air gun that I use. It creates a vacuum and although it won't blow the stuff out it can hold on to stuff until you can pick it out. Stringy grease on a BBQ skewer has netted me parts before as well. Be patient and careful.

If im not mistaken there are some magnets that extend are smaller around than the pinky finger that you might can get down in there or one of the clasping tools that is spindly and looks like a braided wire hose with 3-4 griping fingers on the ends, great for picking up small items but then again im not familiar with the injectors as far as hole size but would think its big enough to get those down in there, the only problem getting light to shine in the hole to where you can see what your doing also.. good luck and have patience with it, u don't want any further damage

Ahhh Yes! The ol' stringy grease on the bar-b-que stick!

James,

Did any of the idea's we give you work? Was just wondering, if you where able to get it fixed.

Thanx
Lance

I got my a set of deep well sockets at Harbor freight for $19.99 )One was the 30mm

still cant figure out if the tip is in there ar long gone

Mine just broke today! I have the injector out and I can feel it with my pinky, but it feels snug in there. Im going to go buy a magnet on a stick. Hope that works because I have no other clue what to do.

got it out. boy was that a pain.

I had one break when I first brought home the 1009. Panicked, asked for advice from the motor pool guys and they said just put it a new GP and the old tip will eventually come out or ruin your motor. Pulled the injector and used a pair of hemostats to pull out the tip. Had it been in the rear hole on either side it would have been tough.

Mine never stuck to a magnet....

If it's loose, just out of reach, try a shop vac. I had a friend have something similar happen but with a spark plug. He thought it was going to be a big ordeal but the repair shop sucked it out pretty darn fast.