2004 5.4L Hesitation on take off
#16
I've specifically asked my dealer about the plugs in the past and they came back with they were fine.
BTW it wasn't tarajerame's suggestions of what to look at that bothered me, it was his rude attitude. I actually thought it was the transmission at first, but I've come to believe it is possibly a sensor and/or computer issue.
BTW it wasn't tarajerame's suggestions of what to look at that bothered me, it was his rude attitude. I actually thought it was the transmission at first, but I've come to believe it is possibly a sensor and/or computer issue.
#17
Last edited by tatersalad05; 03-20-2011 at 03:36 PM.
#18
#19
Does your truck have a 3V engine? If so, you WILL use every curse word that you've come to know in your life, if you do this yourself. If you have the dealership do it, you WILL use every curse word that you've come to know in your life, on top of wanting to burn the place down.
#20
The factory recommended plug change interval WAS 100k, but on the 3V engines Ford has revised this to 60k. Any dealer who tells you that your plugs are fine at 116k is incompetent. They just don't want to go through the hassle of changing them - and it IS a MAJOR hassle.
Granted, the tranny service recommendation under "normal" service is 150k, but under severe service it's 30k. Either way, running factory tranny fluid to 116k is just stupid. Not very many people fall under the definition of "normal" service 100%.
I know tarajerame can be very abrasive, but the man DOES KNOW what he's talking about.
I could care less what you think about me, but I'm going to call a spade a spade - if you don't bother to do common sense preventive maintenance on your vehicle, you deserve to have issues like this. Have a nice day.
Granted, the tranny service recommendation under "normal" service is 150k, but under severe service it's 30k. Either way, running factory tranny fluid to 116k is just stupid. Not very many people fall under the definition of "normal" service 100%.
I know tarajerame can be very abrasive, but the man DOES KNOW what he's talking about.
I could care less what you think about me, but I'm going to call a spade a spade - if you don't bother to do common sense preventive maintenance on your vehicle, you deserve to have issues like this. Have a nice day.
#21
Well, I'm still debating on doing the spark plug swap out myself or paying someone. I had my mind made up to do it on my own until I called the local mechanic my family's business uses for all their service vans. He only wants $227.33 for labor or $296.17 for labor and parts. Both prices include tax. That's a heck of a deal compared to what most of y'all have said you paid someone to do it.
#22
One of the issues I ran into recently was a bad Thottle Positioning Sensor. I had believed it to be the transmission until it went into safety mode while I was driving. If you haven't heard of "safety mode", it is anything but safe. The truck will completely shut-off on you while driving because the TPS gets stuck open or closed, error code says either. My dealer said these sensors go bad quite often and he kept new ones on stock at all times. 20 minutes and 20 dollars later and my truck run like a dream again.
#23
Well, I'm still debating on doing the spark plug swap out myself or paying someone. I had my mind made up to do it on my own until I called the local mechanic my family's business uses for all their service vans. He only wants $227.33 for labor or $296.17 for labor and parts. Both prices include tax. That's a heck of a deal compared to what most of y'all have said you paid someone to do it.
If you decide to tackle it yourself, make sure you have the right tools (it's not a standard size plug, it's 9/16), follow the TSB (carb cleaner, nickel anti-seize), and have a Lisle extraction tool available. I'm betting at 116k they are gonna be seriously carboned and will come out real hard - you could easily break all 8.