1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
04-05-2008, 09:12 PM
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RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
Thanks guys! Not the best...but here's a pic of my '06 stang.
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04-05-2008, 10:24 PM
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RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
Ya know, it's kinda funny now; way back when I kind of started this discussion after I broke a plug in my '06 (following the TSB). I then had my car trucked to the dealer where they broke 5 more before the job was done. I had a couple of guys say this was all a myth, and that they had busted it because they got they're plugs out clean. All I can say is they should have bought a lottery ticket that day.
There's still a heck of a lot of 4.6's and 5.4's that are racking up miles and will eventually have to come in for a plug change.
There's still a heck of a lot of 4.6's and 5.4's that are racking up miles and will eventually have to come in for a plug change.
04-06-2008, 07:57 AM
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RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
ORIGINAL: Hicompression
Well, I got the Rotunda tool today. Took me about 15 minutes to get the metal sheath out. Finally I'm done. The car is back up and running...very well I might add. Here's the cost of the spark plug change:
Spark Plugs = $60
Motorcraft Nickel Anti-seize = $17
Motorcraft Carb Cleaner = $7
Rotunda tool = $229
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Total Cost to Change Spark Plugs = $313 + a whole lot of aggravation!
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Well, I got the Rotunda tool today. Took me about 15 minutes to get the metal sheath out. Finally I'm done. The car is back up and running...very well I might add. Here's the cost of the spark plug change:
Spark Plugs = $60
Motorcraft Nickel Anti-seize = $17
Motorcraft Carb Cleaner = $7
Rotunda tool = $229
______________________________________
Total Cost to Change Spark Plugs = $313 + a whole lot of aggravation!
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/BAF8ED98A39E405FA2E1D5E223EAAF80.jpg[/IMG]
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Satisfaction of getting the job done yourself = priceless.
Glad you got it done. Very nice job.
04-06-2008, 09:51 PM
#57
RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
1 this will loosen anything, and I'll soak my plugs with it and let
you allknow how it goes
2. if I break one ,Hicompression
is you tool available for loan?
you allknow how it goes
2. if I break one ,Hicompression
is you tool available for loan?
04-07-2008, 07:40 AM
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RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
ORIGINAL: Hicompression
Well, I got the Rotunda tool today. Took me about 15 minutes to get the metal sheath out. Finally I'm done. The car is back up and running...very well I might add. Here's the cost of the spark plug change:
Spark Plugs = $60
Motorcraft Nickel Anti-seize = $17
Motorcraft Carb Cleaner = $7
Rotunda tool = $229
______________________________________
Total Cost to Change Spark Plugs = $313 + a whole lot of aggravation!
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/BAF8ED98A39E405FA2E1D5E223EAAF80.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/67A622CFB5F14ABD9805B4B183BFFB90.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/011EEC3D9B9146EFB67656591E14009E.jpg[/IMG]
Well, I got the Rotunda tool today. Took me about 15 minutes to get the metal sheath out. Finally I'm done. The car is back up and running...very well I might add. Here's the cost of the spark plug change:
Spark Plugs = $60
Motorcraft Nickel Anti-seize = $17
Motorcraft Carb Cleaner = $7
Rotunda tool = $229
______________________________________
Total Cost to Change Spark Plugs = $313 + a whole lot of aggravation!
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/BAF8ED98A39E405FA2E1D5E223EAAF80.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/67A622CFB5F14ABD9805B4B183BFFB90.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/38521/011EEC3D9B9146EFB67656591E14009E.jpg[/IMG]
That sheild looks amazingly clean. Wonder why it broke??/
04-07-2008, 09:25 AM
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RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
ORIGINAL: ShadyNinja
2. if I break one,Hicompression is your tool available for loan?
2. if I break one,Hicompression is your tool available for loan?
ORIGINAL: GidyupGo
That shield looks amazingly clean. Wonder why it broke??/
That shield looks amazingly clean. Wonder why it broke??/
04-07-2008, 12:13 PM
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RE: 1 Out of 8 Spark Plugs Broken After 96,000 Miles and Performing the TSB
why would one cylinder be that much hotter than all of the others? it can't be good for the engine to have an unbalanced displacement of heat like that can it? is it hotter enough that it would make sense to use a colder plug in that cylinder?
