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Old 03-30-2016, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by techrep
with your motor build date the plugs Ford installed are 2 piece plugs and they can break during extraction leaving a part of the plug in the head ...unless they have been changed before and the newer plug was installed... . read up on it.
Would it be best to let the dealer do it?
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Probably gonna charge you out the ****. You can do it, just have patience and a lisle tool.
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Originally Posted by SCORGE
Probably gonna charge you out the ****. You can do it, just have patience and a lisle tool.
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https://www.f150forum.com/f72/how-sp...-3v-v8-116291/
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Originally Posted by SCORGE
Probably gonna charge you out the ****. You can do it, just have patience and alcohol.
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lol. That's also a very important piece of kit for this job, along with some tunes of your choice.
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So new plugs
New fuel filter
New Air Filter

Anything I'm missing?
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Originally Posted by SCORGE
Definitely sounds like tune-up time. Plugs, COPS, fuel filter, FPDM check, maybe throttle body cleaning as well. I hope that's not 119k on factory fuel filter though. As far as Alternator, I would try OEM. Have known a few people with issues with Reman alternators (assuming it's reman) from big box auto stores. There's a lot of good threads and plenty of high-speed people on here who know their stuff.
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Originally Posted by Heavy H.P.
So new plugs
New fuel filter
New Air Filter

Anything I'm missing?
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