2007 Expedition EL 2WD with only 348K miles.
Around 6,000 miles ago new spark plugs and coil packs were installed. Yesterday the idle and ride got very rough - bad shaking and significant loss of accelerating power. Check engine light started flashing and then solid. Went to Autozone for diagnosis which determined a misfire in cylinder 1 - in hindsight probably the best cylinder to have an issue.
Pulled the coil pack and then removed the spark plug; the plug was so heavily corroded and the worker said the plug was “f’ed”. Replaced the plug and driving is back to normal.
Obviously this is concerning that a new plug would be in this condition only a few thousand miles after install.
What could have caused this?
FYI, the head gasket is bad and will be replaced soon, if that has any relation.
Around 6,000 miles ago new spark plugs and coil packs were installed. Yesterday the idle and ride got very rough - bad shaking and significant loss of accelerating power. Check engine light started flashing and then solid. Went to Autozone for diagnosis which determined a misfire in cylinder 1 - in hindsight probably the best cylinder to have an issue.
Pulled the coil pack and then removed the spark plug; the plug was so heavily corroded and the worker said the plug was “f’ed”. Replaced the plug and driving is back to normal.
Obviously this is concerning that a new plug would be in this condition only a few thousand miles after install.
What could have caused this?
FYI, the head gasket is bad and will be replaced soon, if that has any relation.