Thanks to the Ford engineers better ideas we have spark plugs that get stuck in the head upon removal.

What are others getting before the plugs must be replaced? Anybody out there with 200,000 miles?

 

Thank god your not a Ford Engineer. Let me guess, your a newborn, - yesterday maybe?

 

There are many people with 100k+ on their plugs.... but for what, I dunno.
Why would anyone want to run plugs for that long. That's like asking if anyone has ran their tires for 200k. It's maintenance, do it.

 

i just bought my truck a month ago, and i got a big stack of reciepts, nothing shows the plugs ever being done... and my shop said it looks like its been a long time... sometime in the next week or so ill be getting them changed out and see... if they're original... they have 229k miles

 

Props to you for buying a truck with 229k.

 

i bought it with 226k :P check out my pics, its super clean for a 99 with 226

 

There's something about these trucks, they don't age.

 

I just wanted to see who hte heck ran original plugs for 200k miles? lol I bought my truck with 97k, Changed original plugs at 105k.

 

i believe the op was referring to the 04+ engines with the 3v

anyways, i changed mine myself at 110,000 miles (i think), no broken plugs, and am at 164,000 miles now. if someone wants to fork over the $100+ for a set of plugs ill do it again to see if they come out easier now that they have anti seize, and to check the ware. if not give me a year and i will be around 200k and ill change them again

 

Leaving 3V plugs in for 200k almost guarantees breakage.

 

This thread just made me vomit in my mouth..

 

Know this thread is more about the 3V but my father purchased one of the first 97 4.6L on a local dealer's lot and it was over 200K before the plugs were changed in it. Wasn't much left of each plug when they were pulled out. Have no ideal when it went that long before a change, as my father is pretty good about maintenance.

 

Yesterday, excuse me. How, Why would any major auto manafacturer build an engine where the spark plugs would snap in the head and require special tools to remove? Better idea, I think not. I have been working on mu own vehicles for 40 years+ and think this is nothing short of crazy.

This should be a recall issue, no doubt

 

Leave your plugs in there 200,000 miles, you deserve it! Very poor maintenance. So your whining about your ignorance

 

" Very poor maintenance" I defer to the "better idea" once again. And just for fun who the hell are you anyway?