2003 5.4 3v lost a cylinder - what would you do?

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Old Mar 31, 2019 | 10:37 AM
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Thank you (again) for all the comments.

I won't buy cheap coils. I will carefully inspect and clean the ones I have.

Very happy that the truck I've taken care of will probably be with me for many more years to come..


 
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Old Mar 31, 2019 | 12:58 PM
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A complete set of boots and springs is only 25 bucks:

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...414695&jsn=453

These are the correct plugs, gap to .054:

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...414695&jsn=488
 
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Old Mar 31, 2019 | 03:08 PM
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I have a wholesale parts place right around the corner that I'll try first. There's also a very highly rated independent shop - I'm not afraid to do the work but I am always short on time. I'm going to call them tomorrow and see what they might charge to do it for me. More than willing to pay a couple of hundred bucks over the cost of parts to get this taken care of.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2019 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by eflyguy
I note on Amazon you can get coil and plug "kits" for $80 - if I'm going to pull the coils to get at the plugs, would you generally recommend just changing the coils anyway?
Be careful on Amazon and E-bay, there are a lot of people selling fake parts. Amazon used to only sell products they they sourced themselves but now they're opened it up to "independent" sellers so the counterfeiters are taking over.
 
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