Spark Plug Change..

04FX4 · #1 Tue, February 17th, 2009, 08:09 PM

I geuss it could have been worse. I wonder if I did them if I would have broke any. I need to practice on somebody elses....

***88Racing*** · #2 Tue, February 17th, 2009, 09:14 PM

Just to let you guys know. Go over to some of the mustang forums. There are guys changing their plugs at 20k. Are they really saving money or down time? I don't know, its really kind of scary hearing about broken ones at 35k.

-Lars

***Jackpine*** · #3 Tue, February 17th, 2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 04FX4

I geuss it could have been worse. I wonder if I did them if I would have broke any. I need to practice on somebody elses....

I think you COULD have done better! In my humble (and somewhat uninformed opinion) the plugs should not have seized that badly at your mileage (which is awfully low for a 2004 truck)! The plug change interval is 100K miles for Heaven's sake! I honestly think they might have "rushed" the job and the mechanic didn't give the solvent time to work it's way down into the plug nose area. Or, they tried to do it while the engine was warm, which is also a no-no.

I hope they put anti-seize on the plug noses when they put the new ones in!

I know how you feel about it though. It might be instructive to go to a "salvage" yard and try removing the plugs in a wrecked one. Wonder how the yard owner would feel about that? He'd probably think:

- Jack

***88Racing*** · #4 Tue, February 17th, 2009, 09:35 PM

Sorry did not see the metrics read right past it. So the equivalent is 21000 miles. I don't think TSB's were followed or KNOWN about. If this was me I would be chewing some tail right when I got the bill. But on the side of the dealer maybe yours was that rare case. Right now however I am smell'n something fishy. Like Jack said I hope also they got nickle antiseeze on the shank.

Lars