14mm&16mm Magnetic Swivel Spark Plug Socket, Thin Wall Magnetic Rotating 3/8" Drive 12 Point Standard Spark Plug Socket Removal Tool 360-degree Rotation for Maximum Flexibility

The plug at the back of a transverse four is always the one a straight ratchet cannot reach. A swivel socket buys the angle the engine bay refuses to give, and a magnet in the base means the plug lifts out with the socket rather than sitting at the bottom of the tube waiting for a pair of long pliers.

Thin wall is the specification that matters here

Fourteen and sixteen millimetres are the two sizes named — that is the hex across the plug's flats, not the thread. Both are thin-walled, and on a modern engine that is not a refinement, it is the difference between reaching the plug and not: a standard-wall socket will simply not go down a deep alloy plug tube. The drive is 3/8 inch, and the supplier specifies a 12-point design, which engages in twice as many positions as a 6-point would. That counts when the swing available is a few degrees at a time. A moulded bump inside is described as adding grip so the plug is held on the way out and on the way back in.

Two styles are stocked, and the difference is not published

The storefront lists Style A and Style B at the same price, and nothing in the supplier's data explains what separates them. The written description covers a single configuration — one 14 mm socket and one 16 mm socket — so if the two options differ in contents, length or finish, that information does not exist in this listing. Compare the images against each option before choosing. On fitment the supplier says only that the thin wall suits BMW and MINI engines, naming R55, R56, R57 and R60; that sentence is garbled in the original and carries no year range or engine code. What actually decides fit is the size across your plug's flats and whether the tube needs a thin wall.

Key features

• Two sizes together: 14 mm and 16 mm, the pair that covers most modern petrol engines.
• Thin wall: fits down plug tubes a standard socket will not enter.
• Magnetic: the plug comes up with the socket instead of dropping back in.
• Swivel head: 360-degree rotation, per the supplier, for access around obstructions.
• Chrome vanadium steel: the material named, with a polished finish.

Specifications

• Sizes: 14 mm and 16 mm
• Drive: 3/8 inch
• Point count: 12 point
• Wall: thin wall
• Retention: magnetic, with an internal grip bump
• Articulation: 360-degree swivel
• Material: chrome vanadium steel, polished
• Pack contents per the description: 1 x 14 mm and 1 x 16 mm socket
• Variants: Style A and Style B are both stocked; the supplier does not describe how they differ
• Overall length, socket depth, magnet type: none published

Before you use it on a plug

• No torque figure is published here, and none has been worked out. Spark plugs go to the engine manufacturer's figure — use theirs.
• Get the socket as square to the plug as access allows before the final tightening. A universal joint working at a steep angle does not transmit turning effort in a straight line, which makes a torque reading through it unreliable.
• Alloy cylinder heads strip easily. Start every plug by hand and stop the moment it feels wrong.
• Fitment is decided by your plug's hex size, not by the makes the supplier lists. Measure or check the plug part number first.

A 14 and 16 mm pair with the swivel and magnet that make a deep plug tube manageable.

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Delivery Timeframe

Please note that we cannot guarantee the exact date of arrival, and the delivery timeframes (excluding weekends and public holidays) are as follows:

For customers in Victoria, approximately 7-10 working days;
For customers in NSW, SA, ACT, and QLD, approximately 9-12 working days;
For customers in WA, NT, and TAS, approximately 9-12 working days.