Spark Plug HELL
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Spark Plug HELL
Well tonight im goin through Spark Plug HELL.......... I had a PLUG Blow out on me tonight.......So either 1 ford will repair it(probably not) or the warranty i have will fix it(cost me 100 bucks)....either way someones gonna pay for this and i hope it isnt me 
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Im not the original owner......it has bout 79k on it right now and i dont know if the original owner had the plugs changed or not.......the real question for me now is did they ever correct the problem cause i have an 04 F-150 with the exact same motor
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Is your 04 the heitage model? (same body style as 97-03) or is it a new body style 04? The new body style 04 has the same motor with 3valve heads instead of 2 valve heads. The problem with the new 04 to current, is you can't get the plugs out without breaking them!!!!
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the 04 is the new body style....well I shipped my truck to the stealership today.....Supposedly my warranty will cover it with no issues but we shall see....ILL either pay 100 bucks or ill have an 18,000.00 paper weight
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well waranty will cover the head.....But i have to pay for the coilpack that got destroyed and the spark plug.......bout 60 bucks for that lol but the motor is being pulled tomorrow to get the head out...My warranty wants them to ship it out to a machine shop for some sort of deal that they say can fix it but the dealer said they doubt its repairable...they did say that a helicoil wont fix it though
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I also just blew a plug 99f-250SD 5.4 triton. I talked to a ford mechanic today, he said there is an insert they can install. Not a helicoil. It has been a good fix rather than replacing the head. I asked if it was something I can do. He said if I bought the kit and the tools to install it. About a 1000.00 bucks. The dealer will do it for 300.00.
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