So I Have a cylinder 1 miss fire and I only have the cash to replace just the one coil...what's the best coil and plug for me to use?(99 5.4)

 

Motorcraft COP from rockauto.com for the best price! and use Motorcraft plugs!

 

I'd order a plug while you're at it.

 

You can buy just one coil from Global Automotive on Ebay ($11.25) a lot cheaper than a Motorcraft ($42.79 from rockauto.com). However, if you can come up with $72.50 you can get a whole set from Global. When one coil starts to go, the others may not be far behind. Free shipping on these, search for DG508.

Motorcraft SP-479 plugs are $2.59 each at rockauto.com - plus shipping.

 

He didn't ask for the cheapest way to fix his truck.
He asked for the BEST way...lol

 

Then why did you tell him to use a Motorcraft Coil ? Original coils went out at 165,000 I lost 2 before purchasing a second set of Motorcraft coils (NEW). 2 of those went out quick, within the first year. I should say one went out, the other went out because the spring inside the fuel line connector at the rail rusted and broke. # 8 got hosed with fuel @ about 55 mph.

Since then, -about 2005, I've been running Global coils. Not a problem. I'll post up when one goes out.

I think your rolling the dice with any of the coil suppliers. Some are worse than others. I think ACCELL has the worst history. Global or Ureek, take your pick, they both have had coil DOA issues from what people have been saying.

There is one supplier that I haven't heard good or bad, that's MSD Coils -

http://www.msdignition.com/info.aspx...id2=6442451204

Yea, haven't heard ^^^ a peep about those. That's a good sign , I think.

 

If he has the cash to buy one Motorcraft, he has the cash to buy 4 Globals......the odds of one of them being just as good are pretty good - in fact the odds of buying just ONE and having it work fine are pretty good too.

 

And I still say the Motorcraft ARE the BEST!
If he's brook,
he can send me enough money to ship him a COP. And I'll send him 2 or 3 ebay POS COPS . I'm sure he'll find one that works.

 

I have used the coils from Global and have had only one go bad over 66k or several years. They are not bad coils. You have some failures in every group.

 

I didn't know ebay sold coils. (?) What did give for them Phil ?

 

What?

 

I think he's nitpicking - Ebay itself doesn't sell anything but there are several vendors who use Ebay to sell coils.

I think he wants to know which vendor you used and what you paid for them.

 

Yeah, that's jbrew.
I didn't feel like spelling out yousneek or gobull...lol

The set I got that gave me SO many problems came from uneeksupply. $100 or less for a 10 pack.
I went through a year of trading around, swapping one or another for a new one and my truck never ran right till I went back to Motorcraft COPs.
In my case, it could be I'm trying to get to much out of them.
Most people DO have good luck with them in a stock application!

 

Hey, that's UReek and GoBlow...

 

I can testify that the Globals are very good and have a lot of power. I had a problem with my truck. It would buck when you got on it and downshifted, happened when trying to get on the freeway. Did it twice, so I started babying it to keep it from getting so violent. I ordered a set of the Globals and the day they arrived, I tried my truck again. It ran perfectly without me ever installing the COPs. Never another recurrance as long as that box of COPs were in my garage. I sold the truck, now have the COPs left. I guess I should call the guy that bought the truck and see if he needs a set of COPs.