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F150 Spark plug replacement diy
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:32 am
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:32 am
who has done it? pain in the arse? Ive got a 2010 screw
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:39 am to mpar98
I'm gonna do mine on my Ecoboost pretty soon. Looks easy enough
Posted on 2/10/15 at 9:42 am to meauxjeaux2
nah bruh,you good. late 08 and later 5.4's went away from that crappy arse 2 piece plug design.
Get you a 1/4 drive ratchet with long extension.Over 12" long and get a 7mm swivel socket for the coil packs.
Get a good 3/8 drive ratchet with over 14" long extension and a 4" long extension. Hook 14" long extension to ratchet,plug in 3/8 drive universal then plug in 4" long extension after that.Connect the plug socket to the 4" extension.This setup will allow you to access the rear plugs.
Get you a 1/4 drive ratchet with long extension.Over 12" long and get a 7mm swivel socket for the coil packs.
Get a good 3/8 drive ratchet with over 14" long extension and a 4" long extension. Hook 14" long extension to ratchet,plug in 3/8 drive universal then plug in 4" long extension after that.Connect the plug socket to the 4" extension.This setup will allow you to access the rear plugs.
This post was edited on 2/10/15 at 9:43 am
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:27 am to meauxjeaux2
A gear wrench 6" magnetic swivel spark plug socket makes the job go a little quicker but isn't a requirement.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:36 am to weadjust
you have to have that 4" extension to get down in the plug holes on the back cylinders.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:45 am to meauxjeaux2
Something MJ2 didn't mention... Have a compressor with a long air nozzle so that you can blow each spark plug tube out with after you remove the coils.
Don't want any dirt/trash/debris falling down into the cylinder after you remove the sparkplug.
Don't want any dirt/trash/debris falling down into the cylinder after you remove the sparkplug.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:51 am to cdaniel76
quote:shite,those pistons will eat that sand and gravel up and spit it out tha tailpipe.
Don't want any dirt/trash/debris falling down into the cylinder after you remove the sparkplug.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 10:53 am to mpar98
Have these things changed that much? Remove it, clean the cylinder if you can or if you need to, gap it, replace it, torque it and reconnect the wire. Seriously, have spark plugs changed that much in the last thirty years?
Posted on 2/10/15 at 11:51 am to TBoy
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Have these things changed that much? Remove it, clean the cylinder if you can or if you need to, gap it, replace it, torque it and reconnect the wire. Seriously, have spark plugs changed that much in the last thirty years?
No, but my year(2007) and the ones around it were a pain in the arse. When I was about to do mine, I did a little research and there were tons of people saying they broke the plugs wen trying to get them out. The mechanic even said it's not uncommon for them to break one when they get one in the shop.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 12:43 pm to PapaPogey
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I'm gonna do mine on my Ecoboost pretty soon. Looks easy enough
How many miles?
Posted on 2/10/15 at 12:55 pm to TBoy
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Have these things changed that much?
you tell me. 2007 F150 5.4 spark plugs
Posted on 2/10/15 at 1:28 pm to PapaPogey
Man, I'd check the interval on those.
A lot of plugs go 100K.
A lot of plugs go 100K.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 1:30 pm to VetteGuy
I already have the plugs so I might as well just do it. It can only help
Posted on 2/10/15 at 2:10 pm to mpar98
I would cut your loss and replace the truck. I have had a lot of experience with fords. Chevy way to go.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 5:14 pm to VetteGuy
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A lot of plugs go 100K.
I got a 135K on my original 4.6 F150 spark plugs. I bought replacements at about 90K and planned to install them when the gas mileage started dropping off. Still rolling on OEM.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 7:16 pm to VetteGuy
100k is a conservative interval with OEM double platinum or iridium plugs. I pulled a set that had almost 200k on them and they had only eroded maybe 15 thousandths over spec on the worst ones.
Posted on 2/10/15 at 8:30 pm to Clames
Real trucks don't have spark plugs. Get a diesel and be done with them
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