Ford Spark Plug Problems?
Just picked up a 2003 Four Winds on Ford E450 chassis with V10, 32K miles. Been seeing a lot of forums on spark plug blow out or breaking inside of the cylinder. Looks like mostly E350/F350 and ligh...
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A couple of new things to pass along.
The old spark plug is marked AGSF22WM. The new plugs from the dealer are marked the same. The box is marked SP-479 AGSF22WM. On the side of the box is says "DO NOT REMOVE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT". The plugs fit a 5/8" socket. To get the old plug out, I used a 5/8" spark plug socket with a 3" extension and a 3/8" to 3/8" swivel to increase the height so I could get the ratchet on. I used the handyman's friend (duct tape) to tie the spark plug socket to the extension so I wouldn't lose it if it got stuck on the plug. This is the new spark plug socket I ordered. Fingers crossed that it isn't too long and the socket wall is thin enough. This is the gap tool I ordered. Never had one like this before, but it got good reviews.
I only bought one ignition coil from the dealer as their price was much higher at $75.75 than what I had seen online. The old coil is marked 1L2U-12A366-AA. The Motorcraft plastic bag the new coil came in is marked DG-508 3W7Z-12029-AA and the UPC on is 031508450622. I found a listing for this set of numbers, including the UPC, on Summit Racing for $44.97. Summit Racing claims that these are OEM items and fingers crossed that these arrive in the same Motorcraft packaging that I got from the dealer.
The old spark plug is marked AGSF22WM. The new plugs from the dealer are marked the same. The box is marked SP-479 AGSF22WM. On the side of the box is says "DO NOT REMOVE WHEN ENGINE IS HOT". The plugs fit a 5/8" socket. To get the old plug out, I used a 5/8" spark plug socket with a 3" extension and a 3/8" to 3/8" swivel to increase the height so I could get the ratchet on. I used the handyman's friend (duct tape) to tie the spark plug socket to the extension so I wouldn't lose it if it got stuck on the plug. This is the new spark plug socket I ordered. Fingers crossed that it isn't too long and the socket wall is thin enough. This is the gap tool I ordered. Never had one like this before, but it got good reviews.
I only bought one ignition coil from the dealer as their price was much higher at $75.75 than what I had seen online. The old coil is marked 1L2U-12A366-AA. The Motorcraft plastic bag the new coil came in is marked DG-508 3W7Z-12029-AA and the UPC on is 031508450622. I found a listing for this set of numbers, including the UPC, on Summit Racing for $44.97. Summit Racing claims that these are OEM items and fingers crossed that these arrive in the same Motorcraft packaging that I got from the dealer.
