V10 spark plug issues?
We have all heard the horror stories of blown plugs, stuck plug parts in the heads etc... So when did ford fix the issues? How did they fix them? This is just another part of researching the purc...
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I think, if I've read right in several threads, when Ford went to the 3 valve heads, that corrected the spark plug problems.
Even way back in the 99 V10, that only had 4 threads in the aluminum heads to hold the plugs in, after many studys, it was found that errors removing & reinstalling the new plugs, was what created the blown out plug problems.
Over torquing the plugs when installing, by hand & not using a torque wrench & not adding a little anti~seize to the plug threads created the most problems.
When you only have 4 good threads in an aluminum head to hold a spark plug in, the highest level of care needs to be taken when rmoving & installing new spark plugs.
Neil
Even way back in the 99 V10, that only had 4 threads in the aluminum heads to hold the plugs in, after many studys, it was found that errors removing & reinstalling the new plugs, was what created the blown out plug problems.
Over torquing the plugs when installing, by hand & not using a torque wrench & not adding a little anti~seize to the plug threads created the most problems.
When you only have 4 good threads in an aluminum head to hold a spark plug in, the highest level of care needs to be taken when rmoving & installing new spark plugs.
Neil
