Spark plugs removal issue?

2003 MAZDA PROTEGE
335,434 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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NATURAL 74
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My issue is I have a spark plug that just keeps spinning and won't come out it doesn't tighten or loosen.
Dec 17, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Are they all doing the same thing? It sounds like the threads are stripped, but for that to happen to all of them would be somewhat unusual. Was it running and driving this way?

Are you certain you have the correct size spark plug socket?

Let me know.

Joe
Dec 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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