You could try flushing the cylinder out with something like wd-40 or something pour it in one hole and let it run out the other. would be messy but easier than pulling the head.

 

How about posting a picture of the plug. Has it been running with it broken? Did you break it and it hasn't been run?

 

I would try a shop vac to try sucking it out. Make the hose the same as the plug hole. I try that before taking it apart.

 

I like using shop air blowing in one hole and letting the air out the other.

 

I agree that you need to verify that the ceramic portion is in the cyl. Check with plumbers or local mechanics to see if you can get your hands on a scope and check it out. If it is in there i think that the easiest method is to flood it out with a fluid, but you have to find something that has a fairly high specific gravity that will allow the ceramic to float (or at least increase buoyancy) so it will get pushed out. if you use something that is too light weight, it will just continue to sit on the piston face and never make it out the other plug hole. short of that try to rig up the shop-vac with a piece of hose small enough to fit into the lug hole and suck out the pieces. Something like a brake hose or a clear piece of 1/4" or 3/8" hose (so you can see the pieces coming out).

best of luck op

nateroach

 

Try and hook up some oxygen mask tubing/fish tank tubing to the shop vac.
Then try to suck it out.
I'd get a boroscope and have a look se to make sure everything is out of that cylinder as well, when you've finished.
Al.

 

+1 on checking with a plumber for a scope to check if there is in fact a piece still in there.

I'd do everything I could before taking the head off. Do you think the piece is just the ceramic, or did the whole end of the plug break off? If you think the electrode is still intact, you may get lucky and fish it out with a magnet.
May be a shot in the dark, but you could possibly fashion up some gorilla tape (or something really sticky) to the end of a probe and try to get it that way?? I don't think the fluid flush will work very well, unless you pressurize it somehow. I don't know, I'm just throwing out suggestions.

Is it still under warranty?? Hate to say this, but if it is, run it and see what happens. Then the stealership will have to pay out. Heck, the make enough money to cover you!!

Good luck though!!

 

Your pretty much screwed, Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the ceramic is basically glass which we all no is sand which is basically rock. There is a gap between the pistn and the first ring, This is called the compression ring. It gets oil for lube but that gets burned away, another reason too check your oil. eventually you will add some. anyway that gap will collect any foreign matter. If it is harder than the ring or cylinde wall it;s gonna scrape the shlt out of what ever it lays. (from the motor running ). You can take a chance but unless you get that sucker clean;' engine failure is eminent!
This is why it is so important not too get anything in that spk plg hole btw.
good luck .

 

Any update on the situation OP?

 

alright guys sorry, been really busy. Ok so after dry running and blowing shop air into it, i did try vacuming ou tthe cylinder. After that i ran it again without plugs and blew air into it till nothing came out. Put everything back together and prayed to GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Well i think he herd me cause i put evrything together and let her idle for 15 min. During that i stayed right up in the engine bay. Did not here anything so i took her for a boot and put my foot into the gas pedal in several times. NO ISSUES. Also drove it to work today, NO issues. Checked over everything no noises no nothing. I will check my oil level tonight to make sure im not loosing any also will deff keep an eye on it for a while.

Now after talking to several mechanics and engine rebuilders, i have been tolod i prob am good. Since i have no noise and no engine light on saying a miss fire. So I am praying that its good but everyone i have talked to says i should be fine. They say if it has not happened already i should be fine.

Lets just say i learend i lesson yesterday and blow out plug holes before u remove plugs.