Hi there.Just joined but thought I already belonged.Apparently not so here is my problem.... 1999 F150 with the 5.4l &a stripped spark plug holder... 2nd from back on the right. Is it possible to fix without taking the engine out. If so how & what tools do I need? All help is greatly appreciated & thanks in advance. love my truck & this is its first issue. But I will admit seems to be a Big one!

 

Moved to 1997-2013.

 

I'm sure others will chime in with more experience. Not sure what a spark plug holder is but I had a spark plug blow out of a dodge engine. I bought a Time-Sert kit and had it repaired it 30 minutes. It lasted the rest of the life of the car with no problems (80k miles). Time-Sert seems highly regarded.

 

Time sert. I used an off brand kit for about 70 had it for around 8k miles. No problems.

 

Yeah, Time Sert is really the only way to go here. Here is a video showing how their system works. Someone on here said they were renting one of the kits out recently.... don't know who it was though.

 

Time Sert is the only way to go. My heads have been time serted on all 8 cylinders.

 

Lol

 

I hope your exaggerating lol.

 

Nope. Before I did the PI swap I time serted each head.

 

That makes sense. I imagined you spitting all 8 plugs lol.