They had mine in stock. In and out in a half day.

 

05's with the 5.4 are the only ones with the suspect injectors, no other years used those crap-o injectors.

 

07 should be fine but I know I have read a few stories on the boards talking about people with 07's having stuck injectors and needing new blocks....not covered by Ford.

The COPS are what sit on top of the spark plug and provide spark to the plug. COP=Coil on Plug which is what our engines use vs the old plug wires.

If they crack or get water in them they will cause a misfire and you will feel it at idle. Ford charges about $89 per COP vs Global Automotive charges $102 for all 8

 

Bad news....3 CEL for the cat on bank 2 in the last week. Truck sat at the dealer all day just for them to tell me that "yes, the cat on bank 2 is bad". Good news obviously is they are going to fix it for free. Bad news; there are none in the area and they have to order one which could be in the shop in a few days...or a month.

Any problems with driving around with a bad cat besides polluting more?

 

Bad cat equals bad performance. Poor mileage. Poor flow due to them being clogged.

 

I have a bad one too... bank 2. Had a bad coil in December... must have taken its toll

 

I have an 06 Fx4. BUT the build date is 12/2005, Should I be worried about this?

 

Stealth said ONLY the '05's had the bad injectors, but that's not true. Anyone who's been around Fords for any length of time knows how Ford operates, and has virtually ALWAYS operated. The may use next years parts EARLY in this years model if they run out before the end of the year model build OR they may use this model years parts on next years model if they have an excess of parts on hand. (They won't in case of anything federally mandated for a given years such as smog changes). They have done that since Henry was a young man. I have seen it over and over again over the years. My brother who has been into Model A's forever has shown me where they built them sometimes with some parts from 2 to 3 different years, all original. I have read several times on the several Ford truck forums that I'm on where people have had trouble with the same defective (part#) injectors that stick open that ARE NOT '05 trucks. It's ONLY '05's that are covered under the extended "defective injector" warranty because that's what they lost the law suit on. The only way you could be sure they weren't the defective '05 injectors is pull 1 or 2 and if they have a part #, check it against yours.

Ever wonder why the parts guy almost has to have your ser.# to tell you how much air to put in the tires??? The aforementioned IS the reason!

 

Double post!

 

Yep I said only 05's. If you read the letter it says only 05's. Mine was built 11/04 which means the engine was built even earlier and mine had the bad ones. Some say they switched mid 05 to back the non defective injectors, but who really knows. This may be why they blanket cover the 05's.

 

So my 2004 would not be covered on this? its the same body style as the 05-08s just a really early/one of the first productions.

 

When was this injector issue? Was it only 2005 models? I have a 2004, built in March 2004 and so far it's been perfect, regarding the engine. Did the 2004's ever have the injector problem?

Oh I just saw the replies about the 2004's. Sorry. Still would like a good answer if someone knows for sure which range of 5.4's were involved in this.

 

If you have an '04 it's not covered by the extended warranty -- period. Now could you have injectors that were made by the same company who supplied the defective ones -- who knows? I'm not sure you'd ever be able to find out.....

 

So far, so good. My truck has been great. If something major like this ever pops up, it may be a good excuse to buy a new truck. As it stands, I plan on at least another 3 years with this one though...unless something major happens.

 

Thanks Stealth. Any engine issues this could cause with a backed up cat on the one side? I just don't want to cause anymore strain on the engine that could lead to premature failure as I want to keep the truck another 3-5 years until I can upgrade to a new one.

So far only bad performance at higher RPM which I expected with it not exhaling the air as quickly.