im concerned about all this blown spark plug stuff. i have an 02 supercrew with 5.4 and 39,000 on it what can i do to prevent this. will checking them to make sure they are tight work or is there anything else i need to do my warrenty is up in 10,000 miles i would like to get it taken care of now then when it is up.

 

I wouldn't worry too much over it. All you can do is make sure the plugs are torqued to the correct specs and hope for the best. I've owned 3 vehicles with Triton motors and our work trucks are everything from 4.6's to 6.8's and we have never had a problem with blown plugs. (150 crewtrucks ) If it does happen there are insert kits out there to fix it.

Besides the number of blowouts is small compared to the number of vehicles built with these engines.

 

WHEN CHANGING YOUR PLUGS, MAKE SURE THE HOLE IS CLEAN (NO DIRT OR DEBRIS) BLOWING OUT THE HOLE WITH COMPRESSED AIR WORKS WELL. AND DO NOT!!!! OVERTIGHTEN THE PLUGS..... DOING THIS WILL LEAD TO A TROUBLE FREE LIFE

 

STOP YELLING


6.8 f-150? That would be T!ts!!!

 

What are trouble free problems?

 

some people put a dab of lock tight on it or get newer heads put on to avoid this problem

 

I have one for sale. It will fix your problem. Inserts a steel insert (not helicoil, they don't work) into your head. The threads are stronger and there are more of them. Will still allow you to use the correct plugs. See my ebay auction # 7992320365. This kit will allow you to do a whole head if you want to, includes 4 inserts. Additional inserts can be ordered from Timesert. This is a slick fix, it can even be done with the head still on the motor!