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Old 06-26-2014, 12:44 AM
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This is my first 2014 F150 and it has the 5.0.


A Ford guy at work is telling me I should change the plugs very soon as if I do not change them and use anti seize on the new plugs the original plugs will freeze in place and snap off and break when trying to remove them down the road.


He stated this is a known Ford f150 issues and to save myself a bunch of time and money I should replace them asap.


The manual says 100000 miles interval.


I have the tools to change them and have done plugs many times so it not a big deal.


Is this legit and I should do this asap or is the BS and I should not worry about this.


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Old 06-26-2014, 03:24 AM
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It was a known issue with 3 valve 5.4's built up to 2008. The 5.0 has a traditional style plug and is not prone to breakage.
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The plug breakage issue is with the 5.4 3V motors 04-late 07 engines built before 10/07...the head was re-designed after that to help with this problem.. your 5.0 is good to go...
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if you're worried you could pull them and put anti seize on the threads



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