5.4 3V spark plug options
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From: Burleson/Athens/Brownsboro, TX
Originally Posted by dkstone05
Had mine changed out last week at 35,000 miles. The dealer broke 3 of them. I've been running shell 93oct for the last several months with my tunes and apparently it did not help. I had them put the new champion plugs in and they only charged $156 to do the change. I had a long talk with the service manger before I took it in and he said as long as it is under warranty I would not have to pay any extra. Mine was the first truck that had any break at with less than 60k miles they had so they might change their mind next time and charge more......I don't know but with 3 breaking off $156 sounded great to me.
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Originally Posted by DarrenWS6
Its a real PITA on the 04+ trucks
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From: Indianapolis, area
Originally Posted by bluejay432000
A bargin!
It seems odd saying $156 for labor is a bargin but with this truck it was. Still had to pay $146 something for the damn champion plugs though.
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Dirty,
It's not that there is more crap in the engine compartment. It is the fact that Ford designed a plug that gets caked with carbon build up and breaks into 2 pieces when you try to remove it. There is a procedure to remove them, but it doesn't always work. This results in a special tool called a rotunda tool to remove the electrode shield. The plugs require a 9/16" socket as opposed to a 5/8" socket. The shield has just enough clearance to be removed from the heads. Throw in a little carbon and you got yourself a nightmare! The shield is pressed onto the bottom of the plug. There are new ones out now that are one piece.
It's not that there is more crap in the engine compartment. It is the fact that Ford designed a plug that gets caked with carbon build up and breaks into 2 pieces when you try to remove it. There is a procedure to remove them, but it doesn't always work. This results in a special tool called a rotunda tool to remove the electrode shield. The plugs require a 9/16" socket as opposed to a 5/8" socket. The shield has just enough clearance to be removed from the heads. Throw in a little carbon and you got yourself a nightmare! The shield is pressed onto the bottom of the plug. There are new ones out now that are one piece.