Mr.Mel
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2019 XLT with 84,000 Miles location Ohio. This truck is my working baby and I thought I would change the plugs and coils as I am proactive on Maintenance and like to have all Service slated for 100K miles done between 80 and 90K. I am a do it your self-kind of guy and had in fact changed my wife’s plugs and coils in her Sonata the week prior and that took all of 20 minutes for all 4 plugs and coils and slam bam done.
As a long time member of this group I had seen the mention of the Service Bulletin for water intrusion and had bought the engine cover at my expense ($75 back then) in the first 2-3 years I owned my Truck primarily for that reason. I mainly store this in my garage or under cover at the airport when I am traveling for work.
So I pulled #1 and the Plug cap was stained red at the bottom from rust and the bottom of the plug well caked up with rusty water. I blew out all of the crud and fished around and scraped crap loose with a coat hanger and kept blowing stuff out and actually got it pretty clean. I started dosing with Blaster and went on and replaced the other 3 plugs, 2 and 4 not bad 3 pretty tight but gave in, all of them squeaked and seemed to object to coming out. I was then ready for 1 and it was not budging so I let it sit overnight soaking. Next day still not budging so I put the coil back on and ran the motor and warmed things up to try again. Still did not budge so had some places to go and let it soak for about another 24 hours. Tried warming up again and still did not go, repeated again and I felt a small movement and a little noise so immediately stopped to try to turn it back slightly with the intention to rock it back and forth and let the juice soak in. Well, the slight back pressure broke the plug off, threads are in the hole and the porcelain clear to the tip and hex are in my hand.
I am so frustrated that something so simple has been turned into a full-on mess by doing a plug change I have done literally dozens of times. And I guess at this point I have it towed and Ford will compound their design fail by costing me for $$$ in a repair let alone a Rental Car. I do have the Ford extended Warranty but am looking forward to that being of no use.
Like many of you I love the truck and have been buying Ford’s since my first bronco in 1974, then 4 rangers, Tempo, 2 Escapes, Fusion etc. We will see how that loyalty stays with me now. I had great fun poking at my Wife for buying her Hyundai and look who is on the receiving end now, well not right now unti l cool down she knows betetr than that but I know she will call me out on my FORD! LOL.
Not sure what I will be running into but I will keep you all posted as a caution.
As a long time member of this group I had seen the mention of the Service Bulletin for water intrusion and had bought the engine cover at my expense ($75 back then) in the first 2-3 years I owned my Truck primarily for that reason. I mainly store this in my garage or under cover at the airport when I am traveling for work.
So I pulled #1 and the Plug cap was stained red at the bottom from rust and the bottom of the plug well caked up with rusty water. I blew out all of the crud and fished around and scraped crap loose with a coat hanger and kept blowing stuff out and actually got it pretty clean. I started dosing with Blaster and went on and replaced the other 3 plugs, 2 and 4 not bad 3 pretty tight but gave in, all of them squeaked and seemed to object to coming out. I was then ready for 1 and it was not budging so I let it sit overnight soaking. Next day still not budging so I put the coil back on and ran the motor and warmed things up to try again. Still did not budge so had some places to go and let it soak for about another 24 hours. Tried warming up again and still did not go, repeated again and I felt a small movement and a little noise so immediately stopped to try to turn it back slightly with the intention to rock it back and forth and let the juice soak in. Well, the slight back pressure broke the plug off, threads are in the hole and the porcelain clear to the tip and hex are in my hand.
I am so frustrated that something so simple has been turned into a full-on mess by doing a plug change I have done literally dozens of times. And I guess at this point I have it towed and Ford will compound their design fail by costing me for $$$ in a repair let alone a Rental Car. I do have the Ford extended Warranty but am looking forward to that being of no use.
Like many of you I love the truck and have been buying Ford’s since my first bronco in 1974, then 4 rangers, Tempo, 2 Escapes, Fusion etc. We will see how that loyalty stays with me now. I had great fun poking at my Wife for buying her Hyundai and look who is on the receiving end now, well not right now unti l cool down she knows betetr than that but I know she will call me out on my FORD! LOL.
Not sure what I will be running into but I will keep you all posted as a caution.
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