Sorry for the confusion.
I assumed you were asking if, when changing the C.O.P., you should also change the plug (not visa versa). I would expect the misfire is due to a bad C.O.P.
Who is doing the work? I would expect a Ford dealership (or experienced Ford mechanic) would recommend...
If I recall corrrectly, they recommended changing the plug also (corroded due to mis-firing). If it's getting near your 60,000 mile tune-up you may want to change all of them right away.
Good luck
Total cost was as follows:
$65 for analayzer.
$120 for COP.
$7 for plug.
$30 for labor.
(all approximate).
I have a buddy who could get a COP for around $60. The hard part is figuring out which cylinder. (Thus, the anaylzyer.)
Looks like a front one (COP and plug) would be pretty...
I had similar problem for the last few months. Going up fairly steep inclines would cause sputtering/misfiring.
Local Ford dealer connected and analyzer and drove it around. Identifed COP #8. Changed it (and spark plug). Now runs fine.
Cost around $225.
Good luck.
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