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Hello, so about a month or so ago I bought a truck. It's a 02 Ford F-250 super duty, lariat 4 door with the v10 50k original miles, came with a light weight sno-way plow. Now I noticed the tags were a year or so old. Now I wanna do a tune up. Curious what your opinions are on it: here is a list of what I thought.
Clean K&n air filter
Oil change
Fuel filter change
Check/ replace spark plugs
Replace plug wires
Replace cap and rotor (if it has one)
Check rear and front differential fluid
Get alignment
Put fuel cleaner in
Check brake pads
Clean K&n air filter
Oil change
Fuel filter change
Check/ replace spark plugs
Replace plug wires
Replace cap and rotor (if it has one)
Check rear and front differential fluid
Get alignment
Put fuel cleaner in
Check brake pads
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Just something to be aware of... the late 90's & early 2000's V10 (modular) engines had an issue with spitting out an occasional spark plug.
The cylinder head is relatively thin, so there are only about 4 threads holding the spark plug in place. If someone really cranked down the plug (without using a torque wrench) it can damage/strip the threads in the block. (or if the plug was in tight, you could also damage the threads on removal) Owners reported driving along, hearing a weird bang, and then the engine ran strangely - a plug literally got blown out of the block. Can be repaired using a heli-coil.($$$)
I had a 2001 V10. Even though the spark plugs are rated for 100K of normal duty use, about every 20K miles, I would take out all of my plugs. I would clean them, gap them, and put a small dab of anti-seize compound on the threads when I put them back in. I then used a torque wrench to tighten them to spec (I am forgetting,... 30 inch-lbs??). I never had spark plug problems - other than busted/bruised knuckles - the four plugs next to the firewall are brutal to get to.
Other than that, the V10 is a powerful but thirsty engine. I had a CC, long bed, 4x4 and averaged about 11-12 mpg in mixed city/highway. Towing 9K lbs, it got 7-8 mpg.
Other than that, with regular maintenance, my V10 ran flawlessly for 102K miles. The motor still started even after half a maple tree fell on my truck during Hurricane Irene.
The cylinder head is relatively thin, so there are only about 4 threads holding the spark plug in place. If someone really cranked down the plug (without using a torque wrench) it can damage/strip the threads in the block. (or if the plug was in tight, you could also damage the threads on removal) Owners reported driving along, hearing a weird bang, and then the engine ran strangely - a plug literally got blown out of the block. Can be repaired using a heli-coil.($$$)
I had a 2001 V10. Even though the spark plugs are rated for 100K of normal duty use, about every 20K miles, I would take out all of my plugs. I would clean them, gap them, and put a small dab of anti-seize compound on the threads when I put them back in. I then used a torque wrench to tighten them to spec (I am forgetting,... 30 inch-lbs??). I never had spark plug problems - other than busted/bruised knuckles - the four plugs next to the firewall are brutal to get to.
Other than that, the V10 is a powerful but thirsty engine. I had a CC, long bed, 4x4 and averaged about 11-12 mpg in mixed city/highway. Towing 9K lbs, it got 7-8 mpg.
Other than that, with regular maintenance, my V10 ran flawlessly for 102K miles. The motor still started even after half a maple tree fell on my truck during Hurricane Irene.
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