spark plug blow out
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spark plug blow out
i'm considering buying a 2001 F150 v6, (59k) and i see several posts /comments about blown plugs. This concerns me. does anyone know if Ford fixed this and if so what year model and also what years/engines were the "worst"??? Wife has a g. marquis w/4.6 and no problems at 81k. was this a factory issue, or mainly a problem if you replace the plugs and don't get them torqued correctly? thanks!! .....paul...
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It isn't a problem on the 4.2 V6 engines. Just a select few of the V8's. It does happen, but it isn't real common. For all of the problems that you read here, there are millions out there with no problems.
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thanks...it must be that the 4.2 is lower comp. ratio because there all aluminum heads-right? anything else you might recomend to look for [specific problem areas w/these models] such as auto tranny shifting, oil leaks etc. thanks again...paul
