The class action is most likely dead. The lawyer that was handling it does send updates any more.

If you want a diesel, here is where you can get a new 4.5L V6 PowerStroke before Ford releases them in the 09 F150...

http://www.maxxforce.com/products/class.aspx?classid=1

 

Diesels - have to wait until 09?? Well , I waited this long for one in a f150 , what's another year...

 

Damn! I should have read all this before I bought my '02 5.4 what a let down, was all happy about my purchase. Truck has 90,500 miles on it, should I check to see if any of the plugs are loose or something? Will this happen to every single 5.4 engine out there?

 

Found this maybe some of you have seen it.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...ark_plugs.html

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...gs_inside.html

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...plug_fire.html <-------blown plug cause fire

 

I feel like we should start some kinda support group here
I just blew #1 on a drive through the mountains pulling a 3000# trailer. Got lucky was able to thread it back in and but the busted cop back on, ziptie it in place and limp back home. Pulled the plug when I got back, put the bore scope down the hole, only half of the top thread was damaged, so I decided to just throw the plug back in, torqued to spec (as I did the first time).
I'll just use this as incentive to get on building a motor for it I guess

 

Yeah Right.... I am sure all the Ford Dealers pull your truck into the shop and shut it off and wait for the engine to cool down before changing your spark plugs.

 

Where do you get that helicoil kit?

Jim

 

Don't helicoil - if you want to do it yourself, do Timesert. Otherwise, to REALLY do it right:

http://www.blownoutsparkplug.com

 

Happened yesterday. Thought the truck was trying to Transform it was so loud. Day before I recall hearing a tapping sound when increasing rpms only, but not consistent. Time-Sert going in tomorrow. Fingers crossing today. Now to find a buyer and a Tundra!

 

good luck on that jap crap, and SHAME ON YOU for not torquing the plugs in your F-150, not the trucks fault, most likely the nut holding the steering wheel getting replaced with make it a better truck

 

For a plug to blow out of a 2006 4.6, it must of not have been torqued much at all.

 

or cross threaded

 

My truck has 95ish thousand miles and yesterday an a military transfer across country, the engine blew up. The dealership said the crankshaft barrings were worn out and that caused the crankshaft to slip back and forth thus causing a knock. In a short amount of time that knock led to the rear seal blowing out and loss of oil pressure. I called the Ford 800 number and expressed my concerns with the engine problems and the best answer they and was.......sorry that happened. I told them I wasn't happy with that answer and if that is the best they have, I am no longer a Ford guy!

From reading this blog, there are several issues ranging from plugs to valves leading to a host of concerns that seem to go unanswered by Ford Motor Company. If I buy a $40K truck, I expect to at least get 200K out of the engine before there are major issues.

Bottom line--I think there needs to be some sort of recall on the 5.4l engine. Ford needs to make this right if they want to keep my business!!!

 

It really sux that this has happened....but Ford isn't going to rectify it by you posting in all the problem threads on this forum....

 

If its a 3 v i have a head for cheap. 100 bucks. Hmu they are 1500 Reman!!!!!