Successful Spark Plug Change Tips
03-25-2010, 11:48 PM
#13
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 638
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
03-26-2010, 10:16 PM
#14
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: BC
Posts: 20
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!
03-28-2010, 01:13 AM
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: British Columbia
Posts: 638
03-28-2010, 07:44 AM
#17
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 166
Just ordered from Rock Auto at $12.70 each plus $10 (total) shipping. Waaaay better than the $20 local asking price.
03-28-2010, 11:13 AM
#18
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ofallon, IL
Posts: 502
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
03-30-2010, 08:36 PM
#19
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 166
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.
03-31-2010, 07:46 PM
#20
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Jacksonville NC
Posts: 968
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.
