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Tech Area => General Auto Tech => Topic started by: Pyro6 on March 15 2012, 04:57:11 PM

Title: Routine 06 F150 maintenance
Post by: Pyro6 on March 15 2012, 04:57:11 PM

Had to reduce this pic, sorry Mark and Steve, you should get the idea though. Got this job from another shop, 06 F150 5.4. All but 2 plugs seized. Thank God for special tools. What was Henry thinking?

Title: Re: Routine 06 F150 maintenance
Post by: SuperSix on March 15 2012, 05:00:33 PM

Wow. That's a weird plug. I've heard the horror stories..

(http://www.carcomplaints.com/media/complaints/images/ef0beb88-6584-102e-bd38-bd6eed5b00efr.jpg)

Title: Re: Routine 06 F150 maintenance
Post by: Steve Wood on March 15 2012, 05:14:04 PM

not easy to get out after a 100k miles

Title: Re: Routine 06 F150 maintenance
Post by: daveismissing on March 15 2012, 05:14:47 PM

Same guy that designed the clearances on the front hub>rotors.

Title: Re: Routine 06 F150 maintenance
Post by: Pyro6 on March 15 2012, 06:01:21 PM

Steve, that's my opinion too. I think if they saw less than 75k they wouldn't let go, this truck was 113k. What I did on the two plugs that didn't break, got as close as I could, no extensions, and hit em. with my 3/8 air gun, walked em right out (as I sweated)!!!! If I tried to sneak em out real slow with a ratchet,  you could hear and feel the porcelain breaking.