Something weird happened when I started the car, kind of urgent.

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12-16-2013, 11:17 AM

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drummer829

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Originally Posted by dabsevo

Cause I went to a Ford dealer and got owned lol. The S197 years before 2008 have an issue where the plugs can break off. I didnt want to chance it on my daily driver so I bit the bullet and had them do it. If it werent for the issue of breaking, theyre fairly easy to get to. I also changed out two coils for $180.

Did you buy this from a private seller or the dealership?

12-16-2013, 02:02 PM

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dabsevo

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Originally Posted by drummer829

Did you buy this from a private seller or the dealership?

Private seller

12-16-2013, 02:12 PM

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Derf00

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Originally Posted by drummer829

Did you buy this from a private seller or the dealership?

it wouldn't matter anyway. Ford doesn't cover broken spark plugs whether they do it or someone else does it.

And for the record, not all 2008's have the upgraded head/plug. Cars built after October 2007 have the newer design head/plug combo. Mine was built in Oct 2007 and I have the older design.

Look for a Brown ignition coil. A black coil is the older style two piece plug.