18 Hours on my first plug change!!!
03-30-2015, 10:31 PM
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03-31-2015, 08:05 AM
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03-31-2015, 08:11 AM
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MGD
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bwFX42006 (03-31-2015)
03-31-2015, 12:14 PM
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03-31-2015, 12:24 PM
#26
Additional question.....My father has a 12 generation F-150. It's a 2009 with the 5.4L 3V and 6-speed transmission. Are his plugs also SP-515's like the plugs in my 2006 5.4L? He bought the truck new and is due for plugs soon and asked if I could do them for him.....just wondering if I'm gonna have to worry about breaking any
Nosir. That truck uses an SP509. Traditional-looking one-piece plug. No worries.
That plug change is cake. Same caveats apply - new boots & springs recommended, dielectric in the boots, no A/S on the threads. Gap them according to the spec stated in the manual and under the hood.
There will also be less excuse to devour 60 cans of Yak **** - try MGD instead , lol!
good luck
MGD
03-31-2015, 01:09 PM
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Hi.
Nosir. That truck uses an SP509. Traditional-looking one-piece plug. No worries.
That plug change is cake. Same caveats apply - new boots & springs recommended, dielectric in the boots, no A/S on the threads. Gap them according to the spec stated in the manual and under the hood.
There will also be less excuse to devour 60 cans of Yak **** - try MGD instead , lol!
good luck
MGD
Nosir. That truck uses an SP509. Traditional-looking one-piece plug. No worries.
That plug change is cake. Same caveats apply - new boots & springs recommended, dielectric in the boots, no A/S on the threads. Gap them according to the spec stated in the manual and under the hood.
There will also be less excuse to devour 60 cans of Yak **** - try MGD instead , lol!
good luck
MGD
03-31-2015, 03:11 PM
#28
Glad you got them done!
After struggling with myself for a couple of months, I decided to take mine to Ford last week to have them changed at 112,000 miles. I thought by the time I bought the tools and plugs that it would be cheaper in the long run to get Ford to do it. I know the service manager so he gave me a break on the labor and plugs and a reduced rate if any broke. I did run Seafoam almost every tank of gas for those two months.
End result - not a single plug broke and I got out the door for $344.
Two side notes - 1. it's freaking amazing how much better the truck runs. I've never had any idle issues or the other issues associated with the 5.4L so I thought it was running pretty well. Little did I know. The first tank after, I'm getting at least a full 1 mpg better mileage and much better power and smoother idle and acceleration.
2. When I was talking with the service manager about having the plugs changed, he told me to take a coil off and see if there was a red or yellow paint dot on the top of the plug. If so, it was original. He did say that not every original plug would have the paint dot. Took the coil off and sure enough a red dot on top of the plug. I didn't recall that I had ever heard that or read that in any of the threads about the plugs. Can anyone else confirm that their original plugs had a paint dot on the plug?
After struggling with myself for a couple of months, I decided to take mine to Ford last week to have them changed at 112,000 miles. I thought by the time I bought the tools and plugs that it would be cheaper in the long run to get Ford to do it. I know the service manager so he gave me a break on the labor and plugs and a reduced rate if any broke. I did run Seafoam almost every tank of gas for those two months.
End result - not a single plug broke and I got out the door for $344.
Two side notes - 1. it's freaking amazing how much better the truck runs. I've never had any idle issues or the other issues associated with the 5.4L so I thought it was running pretty well. Little did I know. The first tank after, I'm getting at least a full 1 mpg better mileage and much better power and smoother idle and acceleration.
2. When I was talking with the service manager about having the plugs changed, he told me to take a coil off and see if there was a red or yellow paint dot on the top of the plug. If so, it was original. He did say that not every original plug would have the paint dot. Took the coil off and sure enough a red dot on top of the plug. I didn't recall that I had ever heard that or read that in any of the threads about the plugs. Can anyone else confirm that their original plugs had a paint dot on the plug?
Last edited by 07KR; 03-31-2015 at 03:14 PM.
03-31-2015, 09:04 PM
#29
Glad you got them done!
After struggling with myself for a couple of months, I decided to take mine to Ford last week to have them changed at 112,000 miles. I thought by the time I bought the tools and plugs that it would be cheaper in the long run to get Ford to do it. I know the service manager so he gave me a break on the labor and plugs and a reduced rate if any broke. I did run Seafoam almost every tank of gas for those two months.
End result - not a single plug broke and I got out the door for $344.
Two side notes - 1. it's freaking amazing how much better the truck runs. I've never had any idle issues or the other issues associated with the 5.4L so I thought it was running pretty well. Little did I know. The first tank after, I'm getting at least a full 1 mpg better mileage and much better power and smoother idle and acceleration.
2. When I was talking with the service manager about having the plugs changed, he told me to take a coil off and see if there was a red or yellow paint dot on the top of the plug. If so, it was original. He did say that not every original plug would have the paint dot. Took the coil off and sure enough a red dot on top of the plug. I didn't recall that I had ever heard that or read that in any of the threads about the plugs. Can anyone else confirm that their original plugs had a paint dot on the plug?
After struggling with myself for a couple of months, I decided to take mine to Ford last week to have them changed at 112,000 miles. I thought by the time I bought the tools and plugs that it would be cheaper in the long run to get Ford to do it. I know the service manager so he gave me a break on the labor and plugs and a reduced rate if any broke. I did run Seafoam almost every tank of gas for those two months.
End result - not a single plug broke and I got out the door for $344.
Two side notes - 1. it's freaking amazing how much better the truck runs. I've never had any idle issues or the other issues associated with the 5.4L so I thought it was running pretty well. Little did I know. The first tank after, I'm getting at least a full 1 mpg better mileage and much better power and smoother idle and acceleration.
2. When I was talking with the service manager about having the plugs changed, he told me to take a coil off and see if there was a red or yellow paint dot on the top of the plug. If so, it was original. He did say that not every original plug would have the paint dot. Took the coil off and sure enough a red dot on top of the plug. I didn't recall that I had ever heard that or read that in any of the threads about the plugs. Can anyone else confirm that their original plugs had a paint dot on the plug?
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07KR (04-01-2015)
04-01-2015, 01:31 PM
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If I am changing out the coils with the plugs, I put nickle anti-seize on the plug thread and the plug 'shaft' but do I put the grease in the coil pack where it connect to the plug?
