Hello guys, I’m new here. I just bought a 2000 Ford Lightning with 63,000 miles. I loved it. Key word LOVED. I have put about 2,000 miles on it and the number 3 spark plug shot out again. That’s 2 times in 2,000 miles. I’m so pissed I called ford at the home office. The guy was very rude. He kept saying that it was not Fords responsibility, it was maintenance issue. I was so mad I consulted a lawyer. I was advised to fill out a BBB complaint and wait for that. Turns out if enough people do this Ford legally has to address the issue. It is from 1997-2002 issue I believe. I’m so motivated to get this addressed I don’t even care if I lose, I just want Ford to look at this issue. If anyone out there has had issues with this or is currently dealing with it you should do a BBB report! Anyways, this is my first Ford truck I have ever bought. Don’t think I would ever do it again. I have a 2001 Pontiac GTP heavily modified. That’s my sports car!! Well, thanks for reading.

 

All you have to do is a Timesert to fix it permanently. This has been ongoing since 1999, so doubt you will get anywhere. There are many on this site that have done the repair.

 

Welcome and I hope it all works out for you!

 

i had the same thing happen to me, I too talked to Ford said it wasnt the motors fault, it was my driving, at the time i didn't know about Timesert, so i had to buy a new 5.4L,

welcome and good luck

 

Wow, you had to buy a new motor! I would be passed. I have to ask, did u still have the same problem?

 

Yea , just Timesert it. It might take yuh about 20 minutes. - Then it's fixed, - permanently.

 

Time sert makes a kit just for our engines to address this very problem--some Ford dealers use these now to make the repair--then again ,some don't. The kit's going to cost you almost 500 bucks,, but thats cheaper than pulling the head to make the repair.

 

You can rent the kit from a member here, Galaxy.

 

No, my dad knows the guy that owns Jasper Motors and Transmission, he had then build me a Racing edition 5.4L, The cast stamp says 5.4L, but every thing is bigger, Heads, pistons, Followers, Cams, Springs, push rods, intake and exhust holes, larger fuel injectors, and a little larger than stock throttle body, right after i got the motor put in it rained for 4 days straight here, i got water on top of the motor and had a little "miss" made me so mad but after it ran for a day or too it smoothed out, havent had any other problems, best 6500$ investment i ever made,

 

Strange, this is the first I have ever heard of this.


Do a search and you will find a ton of threads about this and how to fix it properly as mentioned above.

 

I've done the timsert and its EASY. Rent the kit or buy it. its only about $175 to buy it outright with every thing you need. or Galaxy rents it.