Posted by Skybow on September 17, 2012 at 15:06:59 from (67.55.159.80):
In Reply to: Ford V 10 posted by John T on September 17, 2012 at 10:23:06:
John T, Don't get me started on this Ford plug blowout issue. I bought a F-250 Super Duty with about 50,000 miles on it. V-10 got between 12 and 15 mpg. Sitting at the grocery store and when I started up I heard a loud bang. I thought it had backfired and blew the air intake off. Opened the hood and everything looked good at first. Then I saw a spark plug missing with the bakalite connector laying loose. I limped the few miles home and did some online research. When to the local Ford dealer. They said it was because someone had tightened the plugs too tight and was not under warrenty. Would cost me around $3600 for the new head and labor. The mech said to see if there were some threads and to screw it back in as sometimes they just back out. I did-but had to buy a new plug and the bakalite connector-$150. This fix lasted less than 500 miles till it blew out again. If you google this you will see that this has happened 1000's of times on the Triton motor. After 2003 or 2004 Ford changed the aluminium heads and put in more threads for the plugs. There have been almost no instances of this happening since. Still Ford says their design of the heads back in the late 90's was not at fault. There has not been a recall or any correction offered by Ford. They contend it is an overtightening issue. BS Helicoils will not work. They have been proven in this case to not be a suitable fix. I bought a kit online that had a DVD, tools and stainless incerts. I am not a grease monkey by any means, but I followed the directions to the letter. I installed the insert and have had no further issues. There have been deaths attributed to this problem. The plug and connector can hit the fuel lines and cause a fire. In Canada, Ford lost a lawsuit and had to make it right but only after someone died in a fire caused by the plugs blowing out. I love my F-250. I trust it now that I fixed their design problem. Not great milege but very comfortable. Do some research on this issue. It is sad that they can buy off the government to avoid liability in this case. f*****g lawyers....ooops my bad LOL Email if you want some more info, John.
I have an insert kit that has 7 unused inserts if anyone wants to buy it.
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