YES it is over just got my spark plugs replaced at 102,000 miles on me 2004 f150 and nothing went to bad, i mean they did break 4 off but were able to get them out with no trouble and now my truck runs better....

 

Congratulations!!!

 

thank you don't know why i stressed about it so much wasn't that bad, just bit the bullet and took her in...

 

Thats totally awesome! Next year at this time I will be doing mine as a preventative measure.....mileage should be around 55-57K by then!........Congrads!

 

Got mine due next month. Not looking forward to it. Just hoping my local-ish American Vehicle guy has access to to the tools if/when they break. Had thought about attacking it myself but needs other work too.

 

That's not really success when plugs broke. Anyways what it set you back?

 

well from the nightmare stories that i have heard i would call this one a success, not a good one but i came out on top ... it set me back 450 though, they said that 4 broke but three of them came out really easy so they only charged me for the one that they had to actually work on to get it out so i was a happy camper when i heard that....

 

Not bad at all. That's the thing, if they break, they now know how to get them out. Glad it turned out good!

 

Wow, that's just crazy !! I'm glad it worked out for you but I can still remember the good ole' days when you payed about $50.00 for a plug change on a V8.(Doing it myself)

 

ya i know what you mean that is what my dad said, can't believe that it would cost that much and take that long to get the spark plugs out.... but i guess that is why he still drives an old VW Vanagon...

 

LOL, bad thing is I'm talking about the 97' 4.6 I just got rid of 2 yrs. ago

 

oh haha ya that is a little bit older then the car i was talking about...

 

Wow, $450 to change plugs!!!! That's just flat out highway robbery. My truck is sitting at 72K right now and I would love to do the plugs, but am to skeered to attempt it. I'll wait until it starts running like poop.

 

So I probably have missed this somewhere but is the spark plug breakage problem only on certain trucks or just all the newer vehiclces... I have the 4.2 so just wondering if later on i should be worried about it.

 

from what i have heard/understood. the 4.6 had problems with the plugs being blown out and the 5.4 had trouble with them getting stuck in, i am not sure about the 4.6 but i would think the sooner the better i was going to wait till i got a code that they were miss firing but my truck started to run like crap so i just got them done anyways, i know that 450 is a lot for stupid plugs but in the 2 + years owning this truck that is the most expensive tune up/fix i have had to do so i was fine with it....