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Blown Sparkplug!
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, oh2sd.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
my theory is manufacturing design in that ont enough threads were allocated into this design which of course they quietly later corrected in later models by adding more threads.
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From: Mt. Shasta California
Sorry to hear about your troubles, oh2sd.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
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it still has not been fixed. the mechanic that was going to do it backed out on me and i came down with some sort of 72hr flu so i was not able to get to it. i am currently looking for another local shop to repair it due to the high cost at the stealership. if i am not able to remedy it soon i am going to do a dorman or helicoil and trade it off.
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, oh2sd.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
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it still has not been fixed. the mechanic that was going to do it backed out on me and i came down with some sort of 72hr flu so i was not able to get to it. i am currently looking for another local shop to repair it due to the high cost at the stealership. if i am not able to remedy it soon i am going to do a dorman or helicoil and trade it off.
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, oh2sd.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
This problem is caused by improper torquing of spark plugs and nothing else. Unfortunately for you whoever replaced the plugs last did it wrong, and that's why you're having this issue. You can get an OEM Motorcraft COP for around $50 online, or a cheap one from eBay for around $10.
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Got mine fixed for $192 plus another $50 for a coil from Rock Auto. My fault for not checking, since it developed what I thought was an exhaust leak months earlier. I checked the exhaust with it running, found nothing and just drove it. There were enough threads left in the head that I installed a new plug in the killed hole, drove it to the shop. Probably could've just left it like that, but I didn't. I'd like to know if anyone else with a blown plug had a similar warning, since I have trouble visioning a plug simply yanking threads and all in one fell swoop.
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From: Mt. Shasta California
Got mine fixed for $192 plus another $50 for a coil from Rock Auto. My fault for not checking, since it developed what I thought was an exhaust leak months earlier. I checked the exhaust with it running, found nothing and just drove it. There were enough threads left in the head that I installed a new plug in the killed hole, drove it to the shop. Probably could've just left it like that, but I didn't. I'd like to know if anyone else with a blown plug had a similar warning, since I have trouble visioning a plug simply yanking threads and all in one fell swoop.
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From: CT
Its been talked to death - it is fords design fault (to few treads) in early aluminum engines. I had two blown plugs on 2001 f250 v10. To much torque -striped tread, to little - loose plug. And ticking noise is tale-tale sign (loose spark plug.... or manifold leak - bouth nasty to fix ). Heli coil is temporary fix in the long run. Buy the way, dealers have aluminum inserts, by mine experience they last longer, may be becose they made off the same material as head.
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From: Jacksonville
Welcome to the club.
I've had to repair 2 so far. My truck is a early '99 5.4. I used the Calvan kit. It's not hard to do. The main concern was getting the aluminum particles out of the cylinder. For that I used an air powered vac with a piece of clear plactic hose.
I've had to repair 2 so far. My truck is a early '99 5.4. I used the Calvan kit. It's not hard to do. The main concern was getting the aluminum particles out of the cylinder. For that I used an air powered vac with a piece of clear plactic hose.
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From: La Crosse, Kansas
Its been talked to death - it is fords design fault (to few treads) in early aluminum engines. I had two blown plugs on 2001 f250 v10. To much torque -striped tread, to little - loose plug. And ticking noise is tale-tale sign (loose spark plug.... or manifold leak - bouth nasty to fix ). Heli coil is temporary fix in the long run. Buy the way, dealers have aluminum inserts, by mine experience they last longer, may be becose they made off the same material as head.
I had a '99 F-250 years and years ago with the 6.8 V-10, blew plugs one at a time until I sold the truck having repaired 8 of the 10. It was so bad, I carried the thread kit in my toolbox on the truck and fixed it once on the side of the road. I got to where I could make the repair in about half an hour. I bought a '98 5.4 F-150 from a buddy for dirt cheap with a blown plug, and half an hour later I had an $1800 4x4 Lariat that I hopped in and drove a 120mi roundtrip drive to work everyday for several years.
You could say this topic has been beat to death.
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From: Mt. Shasta California
It's been a long time since I've visited here, and am quite surprised that this issue is still being discussed. It's easily found with the search function.
I had a '99 F-250 years and years ago with the 6.8 V-10, blew plugs one at a time until I sold the truck having repaired 8 of the 10. It was so bad, I carried the thread kit in my toolbox on the truck and fixed it once on the side of the road. I got to where I could make the repair in about half an hour. I bought a '98 5.4 F-150 from a buddy for dirt cheap with a blown plug, and half an hour later I had an $1800 4x4 Lariat that I hopped in and drove a 120mi roundtrip drive to work everyday for several years.
You could say this topic has been beat to death.
I had a '99 F-250 years and years ago with the 6.8 V-10, blew plugs one at a time until I sold the truck having repaired 8 of the 10. It was so bad, I carried the thread kit in my toolbox on the truck and fixed it once on the side of the road. I got to where I could make the repair in about half an hour. I bought a '98 5.4 F-150 from a buddy for dirt cheap with a blown plug, and half an hour later I had an $1800 4x4 Lariat that I hopped in and drove a 120mi roundtrip drive to work everyday for several years.
You could say this topic has been beat to death.
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It's never going away search or not......neither will 6.0 issues......20 years from now someone will post about a blown spark plug.....have to consider also ones mechanical ability or experience as well.....while you were able to make short work of a plug repair it's not for everyone myself included.....shame really that engines that might otherwise be considered bulletproof have such a issue as us spitting out spark plugs