jmac760 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 My 2004 spit a spark plug out of the cylinder head at 190K. Anyone else had this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 You're kidding, right? Google F150 spark plug problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Did you replace the spark plugs at any point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac760 Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, they were replaced periodically. Probably not as often as I should have. Other real problem was my trany died at about 110K and again at about 150K. First one hurt, but second time was still under warranty from the trany manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmac760 Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 Ok did the Google. Looks like there is a class action suit out there. Unfortunately my truck missed it by a year..... Ford Models included in the Ford Spark Plug Class Action LawsuitThe “class” for this lawsuit would include owners of the following Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models: Ford 2005-2008 Mustang 2004-2008 F-150 2005-2008 Expedition, F-Super Duty 2006-2008 Explorer F-53 Motorhome Chassis 2007-2008 Explorer Sport Trac Lincoln 2005-2008 Navigator 2006-2008 Mark LT Mercury 2006-2008 Mountaineer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I wasn't talking about the lawsuit - just telling you how to find out what was wrong and how to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT90SC Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Don't waste your time with a heli-coil. Get a Time-Sert kit. More expensive, but far better repair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, they were replaced periodically. Probably not as often as I should have. Other real problem was my trany died at about 110K and again at about 150K. First one hurt, but second time was still under warranty from the trany manufacturer. What usually happens is that since there is an extended nose on the body of the sparkplug between the threads and where the electrode is attached, carbon deposits build up there and when you screw the old plug out, those deposits will damage the threads in the aluminum heads resulting in lower thread contact to keep the plug in place...eventually, the thread bore will fail and the plug gets pushed (or spit) out during the compression stroke....sometimes, the electrode shell breaks off too...the head/plug design has since been upgraded to eliminate that problem and an entire cottage industry has grown up around the repairs of these damaged thread bores... Here is a video from Time-Sert explaining their product....good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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