The sweat has now subsided!
07-10-2009, 11:37 AM
#1
The Paranoid One
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,320
The sweat has now subsided!
Welp finally did the sparkplug change. 42k mi.
Was going to do it myself but after feeling how tight the first plug was I decided to let the dealer do it.
Took it yesterday. They called close to closing time. One plug came out easy, the next was a little tight with creaking sounds, the others were TIGHT an they had not removed them yet. Told me they were gonna let the anti seize sit over night and see if that helped.
Talk about nervous....They did not call me till 10am today and I was just waiting for them to tell me some had broken.
But alas they called and got them all out successfully without a break!
Said they were tough but got em!
$250 bucks for service but I figure that is better than breaking some and paying $600-$800.
Oh yeah... I also had them put in the Champion one piece so the total expense was actually about $350.00, but like I said before... better that than the negative outcome if I broke them myself.
The peace of mind is worth that $350.00 alone to me.
Now I just wish those a-holes would have replaced my seats under warranty like they SHOULD have when I told them about the red dye coming off when I clean them.
They said it was either from the product I was using or the pressure I was applying.
The other day I used WATER and a rag and the same thing happened.
Took it to the dealer and they said... wait this is not normal. But now my warranty is out so they said they could not help me.
I called Ford's customer service number, also sent email. Told them it was wrong to deny legit warranty work and then after warranty was out say "wait it is warranty work".
Long shot but worth a try. Hell... I doubt the service manager that looked at the seats when it was warrantied even documented it. That or he probably is gonna lie about the whole thing.
I could be shat out of look as far as that goes.
If so I'll wait till they get really bad and then replace the leather seats with aftermarket.
*Edit* Oops wrong mi. just noticed I had about 36.6k mi.
Was going to do it myself but after feeling how tight the first plug was I decided to let the dealer do it.
Took it yesterday. They called close to closing time. One plug came out easy, the next was a little tight with creaking sounds, the others were TIGHT an they had not removed them yet. Told me they were gonna let the anti seize sit over night and see if that helped.
Talk about nervous....They did not call me till 10am today and I was just waiting for them to tell me some had broken.
But alas they called and got them all out successfully without a break!
Said they were tough but got em!
$250 bucks for service but I figure that is better than breaking some and paying $600-$800.
Oh yeah... I also had them put in the Champion one piece so the total expense was actually about $350.00, but like I said before... better that than the negative outcome if I broke them myself.
The peace of mind is worth that $350.00 alone to me.
Now I just wish those a-holes would have replaced my seats under warranty like they SHOULD have when I told them about the red dye coming off when I clean them.
They said it was either from the product I was using or the pressure I was applying.
The other day I used WATER and a rag and the same thing happened.
Took it to the dealer and they said... wait this is not normal. But now my warranty is out so they said they could not help me.
I called Ford's customer service number, also sent email. Told them it was wrong to deny legit warranty work and then after warranty was out say "wait it is warranty work".
Long shot but worth a try. Hell... I doubt the service manager that looked at the seats when it was warrantied even documented it. That or he probably is gonna lie about the whole thing.
I could be shat out of look as far as that goes.
If so I'll wait till they get really bad and then replace the leather seats with aftermarket.
*Edit* Oops wrong mi. just noticed I had about 36.6k mi.
Last edited by Blacksmoke; 07-13-2009 at 09:21 AM.
07-12-2009, 12:59 AM
#3
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Posts: 38
Breathe easy
Great to hear my car just went over warranty 36k. This is something I'm going to tackle I was going to let my dealer do it but they still haven't fixed the lights on radio. Even though I keep telling them that if they reflash the shaker will light up.
I too had the bleeding seats. Had to take it to two different dealers. Hard to have them fix them. One said it was my pants another the cleaner i used. Finally someone listened and sent it to a detailer for a fix but its only a temporary one and its still starting again.
I admit I love the Mustang but wonder if I can put up with the dealer service after the sale. Will see when the 2011 engine comes out.
I too had the bleeding seats. Had to take it to two different dealers. Hard to have them fix them. One said it was my pants another the cleaner i used. Finally someone listened and sent it to a detailer for a fix but its only a temporary one and its still starting again.
I admit I love the Mustang but wonder if I can put up with the dealer service after the sale. Will see when the 2011 engine comes out.
07-13-2009, 04:43 AM
#5
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Decatur AL USA
Posts: 2,176
Ford went to a new head design (takes a different style plug) beginning with the 2008 so you should not have an issue on either of the two vehicles in your signature.
PS On my 2007 I just pull the plugs once a year and clean and retreat with antiseize to avoid carbon buildup.
Last edited by Gene K; 07-13-2009 at 04:49 AM.
07-13-2009, 07:25 PM
#8
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 458
+1. When my time comes for this service, I've already decided I'm taking the same exact route you did. Kills me that it will be the first plug change on one of my cars that I personally did not do in over a decade, though!
07-13-2009, 07:44 PM
#9
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 9
Its the exact same heads on the 4.6/5.4 3V so the only difference is the operating conditions. Trucks heavier weight combined with towing tend to increase carbon buildup leading to more issues.
Ford went to a new head design (takes a different style plug) beginning with the 2008 so you should not have an issue on either of the two vehicles in your signature.
PS On my 2007 I just pull the plugs once a year and clean and retreat with antiseize to avoid carbon buildup.
Ford went to a new head design (takes a different style plug) beginning with the 2008 so you should not have an issue on either of the two vehicles in your signature.
PS On my 2007 I just pull the plugs once a year and clean and retreat with antiseize to avoid carbon buildup.
but yeah, had no idea the 4.6 3v was screwed with that setup as well...glad to hear my Stang isn't affected either.
thanks alot
07-13-2009, 08:18 PM
#10
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 854
Hmm...I had heard that the early 2008s still have the old head and 2-piece plugs. Mine's an early 08; I haven't checked yet (not sure how to tell actually :\) but with my luck I assumed I had the crappy head...