5.4l 3v Spark Plug Removal Instructions

[makuloco2000]

Well I finally had one come in the shop recently after not seeing them for a long time. So I decided to shoot a video on the current favorite removal method that is working for us shops out there, since there are a few videos out there but they are all of poor quality. This works about 90% of the time. It seems you will usually break one out of 8 though and for that I have a new video coming out showing in detail the extraction process made simple. I hope this helps as this can be very costly. Most shops charge a half and hour more in additional labor each plug that breaks this can really add up!

Ford 4.6L & 5.4L 3V Spark Plug Removal - YouTube

 

[makuloco2000]

Few notes here-
-It is best to do this while the engine is warm, so after soaking the plugs overnight blow out the rest of the solvent and reinstall coils without bolts and run engine till warm.
-Also if your ignition coil boots are brown in color and not black you have the new plug design that does not have this issue.

 

[darmahsd]

Have yet to do mine, but there are so many opinions about this out there, and You Tubes! I happen to agree with you about doing it with the engine warm. But I have to put the argument out there by someone who cautions that doing it warm risks ripping the threads out of the softer aluminum head when extracting the plugs. I don't have any experience with this. Just thought I'd mention it.
Thanks for the videos.

 

[Indy]

When ever I see the mention of spark plug changes in these engines I can't help but cringe. I broke 7 out of 8 of mine and it ended up being around a 12 hour processes to get the job done.