Spark Plug Experts, how do these plugs look to you? Possible #8 issue

[94tbird]

This is one of my buddies plugs from his 5.0 GT. Whats your take here?

 

[wproctor411]

The timing marks on the ground strap look to be right at the bend on the elbow but I can't tell if the ground strap is "scratched" or what.

Reading plugs...these are from a mopar site but should work well with any spark plug...
http://www.4secondsflat.com/Spark_plug_reading.html
http://www.4secondsflat.com/plug_chart.html

 

[wproctor411]

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/tech_support/spark_plugs/faqs/faqread.asp
Some more info

 

[KungFuHamster]

what cylinder is that from?

 

[94tbird]

#8 of course lol

 

[KungFuHamster]

i dont like the oily residue on the first few threads. all the threads i ever pulled were clean and dry....except on the cylinders that had no seal

other than i think it looks a little lean.

from what i remember being taught about reading plugs, the best way to do it is immediately shutting the motor down after a WOT pass, towing the car back to the pits and pulling them. of course they may not be viable atm lol

 

[Rob72]

Looks similar to all 8 of mine when I had them out.

 

[94tbird]

apparently that wasnt #8, that was passenger side rear which i believe is #4. Here is #8, drivers side rear. I asked for better, more detailed pics than this.

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

apparently that wasnt #8, that was passenger side rear which i believe is #4. Here is #8, drivers side rear. I asked for better, more detailed pics than this.

Ruh roh!!!

I had a reply all typed out on the first pic and had said the electrode would look like crap if the cylinder was shot.


THAT cylinder looks like it's done!

 

[KungFuHamster]

apparently that wasnt #8, that was passenger side rear which i believe is #4. Here is #8, drivers side rear. I asked for better, more detailed pics than this.

i play taps for his motor

 

[BAKnBLK2010]

apparently that wasnt #8, that was passenger side rear which i believe is #4. Here is #8, drivers side rear. I asked for better, more detailed pics than this.

Ouch, now that doesn't look good at all. Is he having the #8 problem?

 

[94tbird]

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Yup..............5.Blow! Done!

Sorry bout that. Hope all goes well for him.

 

[94tbird]

he might be having the problem. theres smoke coming from the motor when you let off the gas, cant really see anything when your in the throttle. hes afraid to drive it.

Heres the kicker. He bought the car used from a member of another mustang site, the car had a tune, and a CAI when he bought it. Obviously the car is under warranty, but i feel a fight coming on from ford.

 

[KungFuHamster]

edit: just read your last post

 

[BAKnBLK2010]

I'd button that fucker up and trade it in tomorrow.

 

[psfracer]

Yeah that doesn't look good (of course) and more then likely #8 is gone.

I had some plugs looks really black one time when the car was missing, as a result of getting water under the spark plug boots---but it was a "dry" black, as in the spark plug not firing and looking extremely rich.

This obviously looks "wet" with oil all over it. Replace the plug, drive it around the block, and pull the new plug and see if it looks the same (which it probably will) which means #8 for sure.

 

[GIG4FUN]

I'd button that fucker up and trade it in tomorrow.

werd

 

[BAKnBLK2010]

If he plans on taking it into a dealer for warranty he needs to return it to stock, flash it back to stock, then drive it for a few hundred easy miles to reset the duty cycle then plead that he had no idea the car ever had an aftermarket tune. Hopefully with him being the second owner it might work out for him.

 

[19COBRA93]

Definitely a ring/piston problem. Good luck getting it covered, it's not likely going to be. I hate to say it, but there's really no way of getting around it. If he bought it from a dealer and the dealer sold it with a warranty implied, then he might have a leg to stand on. As it is, where you bought it from a private seller, Ford doesn't care how many people owned it, all they care about is, tune = SOL.