Spark plug replaement
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oh wow, sounds like you got a good deal. im taking it in to a local shop on Sunday and they are going to do it for 450-500.
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How did you make out with the plugs?
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Its in the shop still, he is going to finish it up tomorrow. Ill let you know then! I know 2 of them have broke already 
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When they did mine, the first 7 broke and the last one came out in once piece. I'm glad its done.....good luck!
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thanks! how long did it end up taking them to do all of it?
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They took two days to do mine. First day they used some method (I forget what the guy told me) to clean the carbon off of the plugs. The second day they started cranking on the plugs. Depending on how bad the plugs break and how much experience the place has changing them I would imagine it woudl take long. They did a '05 the week before mine and that guy lucked out, they only broke 1 and that guy had 20k more miles on his truck than mine did.
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They took two days to do mine. First day they used some method (I forget what the guy told me) to clean the carbon off of the plugs. The second day they started cranking on the plugs. Depending on how bad the plugs break and how much experience the place has changing them I would imagine it woudl take long. They did a '05 the week before mine and that guy lucked out, they only broke 1 and that guy had 20k more miles on his truck than mine did.
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alright so here is the low down on my truck. I took it in late Saturday night (9pm). The mechanic originally said he head to the shop that night and let the plugs soak and then remove them Sunday for me. Since it late when I got the truck to the shop I just dropped the keys and he worked on it Sunday. He soaked the plugs for a couple hours Sunday morning then began to remove them. The first two he removed broke so he decided to call me and let me know. He felt if he kept removing them they would keep breaking and not be able to complete it all by the end of the day. He didn't soak them as long as he liked and felt that was a contributing factor. I told him to keep the truck over night again, let them soak properly, then remove the rest. He did exactly that and removed the rest of them without a problem. 1.5 days later and $389.00 less $$ in my bank account and I am a happy girl! I am so glad I took it to him and not some other place that was charging $500-$1000. The true test will be taking it to the mountains and hoping the engine light doesn't come on when I hit Vail Pass (fingers crossed)!!!
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Took mine to a dealership 2 towns over. They said they have a special tool to go after them if they break. 3 of the 8 broke and the whole job cost almost $500. They started around 10 AM and had it finished before 2PM. I'm not happy about having to pay labor for the ones that broke and really feel that Ford should have to cover that portion of the cost since it's related to their design flaw but I'm thankful it was only 3 and not all 8. Really glad it's done now and that next replacement won't be as difficult. Now to track down an EGR valve replacement....
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I just read about using the sea foam to burn off the carbon between plug shell and cavity. I've also read that BG44 is good for the same purpose. My question is anyone here ever use BG as part of normal tune up or the sea foam? I've used sea foam for my 7.3 but have no idea if the BG44 is any better. I'd hate to waste a trip to buy the BG if it's not any better then the SF. The You tube vids seem to show two styles of plug removal. One is just use the impact and the other is to hand crack it 1/8 of a turn then soak with PB blaster or similar product and let it soak for two hours plus.
I'm learning here about the ins/outs of these 5.4's good thing it's the wife's larry, I'd be broke with all the mods out here ha....!
I'm learning here about the ins/outs of these 5.4's good thing it's the wife's larry, I'd be broke with all the mods out here ha....!
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I just read about using the sea foam to burn off the carbon between plug shell and cavity. I've also read that BG44 is good for the same purpose. My question is anyone here ever use BG as part of normal tune up or the sea foam? I've used sea foam for my 7.3 but have no idea if the BG44 is any better. I'd hate to waste a trip to buy the BG if it's not any better then the SF. The You tube vids seem to show two styles of plug removal. One is just use the impact and the other is to hand crack it 1/8 of a turn then soak with PB blaster or similar product and let it soak for two hours plus.
I'm learning here about the ins/outs of these 5.4's good thing it's the wife's larry, I'd be broke with all the mods out here ha....!
I'm learning here about the ins/outs of these 5.4's good thing it's the wife's larry, I'd be broke with all the mods out here ha....!
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not exactly sure. The exact date that it was fixed is like 10/8/07 or so. I think the head was redesigned and I think it takes a different plug also than the prior version that has all the trouble. Others could tell you better. Anyway, there is no spark plug problem with 5.4's that have the new design.