Well I am getting ready to change my plugs in my truck. I purchased the Leslie extractor tool and the 9/16 plug socket and now I am going to get my plugs. I am going to stay with the MotorCraft OEM SP-462 but what I am having difficulty with is the dealer price is $20 each and Advanced Auto is $8 each. Why the huge differnece an I missing something here?

 

$96 if you get them at the dealer. My dealer charged me $10 each, but that was with the plug change.

 

The dealer here in Rochester NY want to charger me $160 for the SP-462 which are the OEM plugs for my truck anf that just seems crazy! Were Advanced Auto tells me $64 for all of them. I am just trying to finout the difference or if there is any.

 

Dealers charge big numbers for parts. If the box is Motorcraft and same part number, they are the same.

 

I kinda figured that the dealers put a huge mark-up on them. I am going to get the others if they are the same.

 

Sometimes you get lucky. I purchase everything short of oil and filters from our Ford dealer and the sales guy usually gives me a 40% discount on parts for buying all of my replacment stuff from there.

 

The local dealership here in utah is totally outrageous. The good news is theyll install parts I buy so that can save allot of money if theres something I dont want to fix myself. I hate doing the plugs on the van so I always have the dealer do it. Buy the plugs off Rockauto and coils off E-bay and have them do it.

 

Keep this in mind about [Ford] dealers...

They'll charge MORE for their own parts when installed by their techs, than if you walk up to the parts counter and buy them yourself - same parts off of the same shelves - substantially more. I'm sure every dealership has their own system/rules, but I thought that was outrageous when I discovered this a few years ago.

 

I ordered the plugs from Advance Auto and they will be in Thursday. I just have a hard time with dealers cuz they seem to stick i to you most of the time.

 

after 04+ didnt they start useing those werid 2 part plugs?? i know those are crazy expensive. from autozone my motorcraft for my 97 4.6 are 4.99 each.