blown plug?

[2000eb]

everyone stop blowing plugs lol i cant afford a timesert and it seems like more and more of you keep blowing plugs and i really dont wanna be next haha. i recently changed my plugs and tq them by the book so im crossin my fingers but i also hear alot lf people that have plugs put in then a month later boom!!!
i love my truck but i cant afford to take the thermo route and just time sert them all but if i do have to pull my motor for any reason i will. with that said no more blown plugs on the forum. ur all scaring me.

 

[alaskanexpy]

if you keep a close ear you can hear the plug loose way before it'll blow. its like a manifold tick/lifter tick type sound. it will get really bad and sound like a rod knock right before blowing.

mine has blown one, and i cought another before it blew by keeping a close ear to the motor. first noticed it in the drive thru at wendys.

 

[Scottandtyson210]

Does it sound like a tap tap tap....kind of like a sewing machine and goes up and down it RPM's? I have that and it has progressivly got worse from the passenger side of the motor?

 

[alaskanexpy]

YES! check your plugs as soon as possible! i caught my last plug that way. it turned out to be finger tight with 2 threads holding it in.

 

[alaskanexpy]

http://www.fordexpeditionforum.com/showthread.php?t=362

 

[walnuts4x4]

yeah don't talk about this...lol... but if you listen and tq them to spec you should have no problem... mine is going on a year without a problem since last plug change

 

[Scottandtyson210]

Damn i need to check my plugs, was looking to get them changed out soon anyways since i have no idea if they have ever been changed. Since I am not mechanically inclined how much will I be looking to spend to have just plugs changed do you think?

 

[2000eb]

alot lol idk the dealership wanted like 700 for me they told me its cause they have to use a new and improved 50 dollar a piece plug i said **** off went home and did it myself. if you where near here i would do it for a 6 pack lol i thought it was one of the easier tasks i have had to do on any of my vehicles lately but i have always been mechanically inclined

 

[Thermo]

2000eb, if you do blow a plug, then let me know, then all it will cost you is the S&H for the Timesert kit and then buying a single Timesert ($12 plus S&H for that). All that I ask is you return the kit like you found it. That kit is better travelled than most people. It has seen a lot of the US. I only did what I did because I am **** when it comes to the truck and I wanted to take care of another problem while I was at it. That gave me a chance to port/polish the intake and heads to get some more power out of the truck.

 

[panda24619]

Does it sound like a tap tap tap....kind of like a sewing machine and goes up and down it RPM's? I have that and it has progressivly got worse from the passenger side of the motor?

99s. first year of major plug issues. also check your exhuast mainfolds. mine cracked, and it was really bad on the passenger side. so check those too.

 

[alaskanexpy]

97s and 98s had the issue also. my 98 had 63k on stock plugs when it blew its first plug.