98,000 miles

[slmann]

My 2010 F150 is sitting at 98,000 miles and had its first big issue. Looks like it blew spark plug #3 the other day. That will be fixed and some maintenance stuff done. Should be back on the road Wednesday.

 

[Beach66Bum]

Do you have the 5.4?

 

[DNFXDLI]

Bummer Scott...and I thought that was updated and fixed?

 

[O'Rattlecan]

If I remember right, he had the 4.6. It didn't have spark plug issues in mass, did it? Did it blow out the socket while operating?

Ryan

 

[slmann]

4.6. put a sleeve and new plug in and still no compression.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Crappy

 

[slmann]

back home again. driveway and garage is getting a little full with all the Fords.

 

[fatherdoug]

That's okay.

 

[SuperCab]

they were able to get it fixed satisfactorily I take it?

 

[slmann]

new motor.

 

[SuperCab]

Wow... Well you should be set for another 100,000 pretty easily!

 

[taxreliever]

back home again. driveway and garage is getting a little full with all the Fords.

Not sure if it's the camera angle or not, but your old one seems quite a bit smaller than the new one.

new motor.

Wow, was that still under warranty...awesome.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

New motor??????????????????

What was wrong with it????

Ryan

 

[slmann]

Piston came loose and that's what blew spark plug out. Pieces of the plug damaged the valve

 

[O'Rattlecan]

Wow, it's rare one grenades like that. Intense!

Ryan

 

[polarbear]

Wow, it's rare one grenades like that. Intense!

Ryan

Cam phasers and prematurely worn camshafts are known issues with 3V mod motors. Best case scenerio, heads, phasers, and cam replacement. Worst case- $6000 engine replacement. If you recall, the 3V design was the fix for spark plug blowouts, the 2V 5.4 was famous for. I've developed an entirely new level of respect for the "old tech" 5.0 and 5.8's.

 

[slmann]

Got mine replaced for less than that but I know a guy .