thanks alot ford!!!!!

[smokeonthewater]

if it's under warranty it's free.... it's AFTER the warranty that we have to pay

[Kracker Jack]

I was told they make a one piece plug now...... I will call bull$hit on that one. The motorcraft ones I bought a week ago are 3 piece plugs. They'd get carboned and bound up in the base, or they pull the threads out. Hey Aussie Look up 3valve ford,or 5.4 plug removle on YouTube.

[Road King Cole]

I have a 2008 F250 with about 57k miles. It has a 60k mile warranty.

The truck is running great.

Would it behoove me to take it to the dealer to change the plugs while still under warranty? I am guess I would need to pay for a "tune-up", but if they need to repair any broken plugs, it would be on them?

It doesn't sound like trying to change them myself is something I want to attempt.

rkc

[Parrot6909]

I have the 5.4 in my FX4 expedition. I had the 100k service done and was dreading the plugs popping. My local guy, not a ford dealer, got them all out in one piece. His guidance is that every 40k they should be replaced as cheap insurance. She's got 120k on the clock right now, still running great.

Every car company has had their issues. I have a GMC Acadia as my daily driver, that's been in the shop more times than I can count and I only have 27k on it. The most recent was it wouldn't start due to carbon build up in the throttle body. Luckily GMC has a TSB out for it, known issue that ISN'T covered under warranty. Granted it was only 200 bucks but still, the thing is only 2 years old.

[Cam]

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

if it's under warranty it's free.... it's AFTER the warranty that we have to pay

Plugs are NOT covered under warranty. They are considered a normal wear and tear item, but, if they break the plug while removing it, they need to make it good, on their dime.

[Kracker Jack]

If you do replace your plugs in the 3 valve motors then put the nickel anti sieze on the thread and lower piece below the thread. That's what I was told to do.