Amen Trackspeeder! I have seen alot of broken plugs because of impatient people - it's no fun when you hit a bump on the road and the O/D light flashes you in limp mode.
Rob, just step away for a bit and try it again, just remember to re-install with dielectric grease
If that goes to a computer DO NOT use dielectric grease on the thing! there or any other plug with a computer signal on a vehicle! I cannot stress this enough. I just got through replacing the main computer, transmission computer and two internal transmission solenoids on one of my Volvos with only 112k miles due to some well meaning mechanic putting dielectric grease on the plugs, and I can't count the number of customer cars I've had to do that on and everytime I've had to chase cascading electronic failures, there has ALWAYS been dielectric grease on the plugs. On the same vehicles that come straight from dealer service where they don't do that ,they will go 3-400k miles without ever suffering those type failures
Dielectric grease is for high voltage circuits , i.e. spark plug and coil boots to prevent leakage, NEVER on low voltage computer circuits where it places increased resistance on the circuit and can end up burning out devices in the circuit. The stuff is bad enough when new and then it dries up over time and increases resistance to the point where the low voltages on those circuits can no longer flow at all, but electricity being what it is, will continue to try and it finds itself going to other places and you wind up melting down all kinds of things. Just stay away from it. Use a good electronic cleaner and if yo like, use a spray that leaves a conductive lubricant residue on the pins to prevent oxidation
Good thing for the repair part.
