Successful Spark Plug Change Tips
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 639
From: British Columbia
Rock Auto or Summit usually has sales on Champions
i remember getting them for $12 each....waaaaaaaaaay better than in Canada.
No lie, 3 shops gave me quotes of $47 to $54 each...i laughed my *** off, ordered them from Rock auto
i remember getting them for $12 each....waaaaaaaaaay better than in Canada.
No lie, 3 shops gave me quotes of $47 to $54 each...i laughed my *** off, ordered them from Rock auto
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 20
From: BC
Hey Doode, picked up a set in North Van for $14.50 each. But are prices up here are sooo way out of line on everything!
1st Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 92
What plugs should I go for if I am N/A and plan on staying N/a. just basic bolt ons, doing the install myself obviously. stock plugs have chance of breaking...brisks and champions have such mixed opinions im not even sure.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 639
From: British Columbia
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 166
From: Ohio
Just ordered from Rock Auto at $12.70 each plus $10 (total) shipping. Waaaay better than the $20 local asking price.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 502
From: Ofallon, IL
If you do leave one behind. I like the Lisle tool much better than the Ford one. The Ford one cuts into the electrode and you have to deal with the chips (sticking a rubber plug in the electrode to catch them).
The Lisle tool rolls it's own threads into the electrode. No chips! Better design in my mind.
http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1...65600_alt.html
The Lisle tool rolls it's own threads into the electrode. No chips! Better design in my mind.
http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1...65600_alt.html
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 166
From: Ohio
Just got my plugs changed tonight on my 2005 GT with 25K miles. That was a gut-wrenching job, but none of them broke. Put the Champions back in that are supposedly one piece so I should be good for 100k miles now. The old plugs were VERY tight and made all kinds of noise coming out. I used PB Blaster to loosen them up and it seemed to work well, but still made creaking and groaning noises coming out.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 968
From: Jacksonville NC
I plan to do this soon, just hit 36k miles. My sis had a plug blown out of the head a couple of nights ago on her 01 5.4 liter F150 King Ranch while out of town. It's only got 33k miles on it and the shop that has it has already broken 5, her bill is already at $1000. Apparently it's not that uncommon for the 5.4 to do that. Whoever designed the 2 piece plugs at Ford needs to be fired.