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5.4L spark plug change..no breaks!

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Old 01-22-2013, 10:36 AM
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I used E3 plugs, they were some of the cheapest, and I've heard good things about the brand.

As far as extensions and joints, for most of it I used a short extension attached to the socket. A joint attached to the short extension, and 1-2 longer extensions attached to the joint. Seems like one time I had an extra joint in there somewhere. I did this about 6 months ago, just didn't get around to posting about it till now.

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Just leaving the dealer now, they got all mine out with breaking also, now my truck only has 61,000 miles on it but hey none broke!!! Would do it I I wasn't going back to school soon.
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Just leaving the dealer now, they got all mine out with breaking also, now my truck only has 61,000 miles on it but hey none broke!!! Would do it I I wasn't going back to school soon.
Were you having some trouble? Was it running rough? I thought the recommended mileage to change them out was around 100,000.
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Originally Posted by John.F150
Were you having some trouble? Was it running rough? I thought the recommended mileage to change them out was around 100,000.
Ford revised that to 60K on the plugs.
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Originally Posted by John.F150

Were you having some trouble? Was it running rough? I thought the recommended mileage to change them out was around 100,000.
Nope no trouble at all running smooth!! My buddy in service said do it with the 60,000 check. So I figured get it done now. It's either now or later and prevented maintenance is the best if I want to keep my truck for many more miles to come. My book says 90,000 miles for plugs but apparently they did change it
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