Plug change interval

[KungFuHamster]

So i just finished searching for an actual spark plug change interval and i havent found anything concrete.

i found several threads discussing the procedures and what not and ive seen anywhere from 2k miles to 70k mile changes.

so my car just rolled over 30, 400 miles...is it time to pull my plugs? Or is the reason that people just go ahead and pull them is to add some anti-seize to the threads? if i pull them i will just go ahead and put fresh ones in there, but i was just curious now that my car has this many miles on it.

 

[GIG4FUN]

So i just finished searching for an actual spark plug change interval and i havent found anything concrete.

i found several threads discussing the procedures and what not and ive seen anywhere from 2k miles to 70k mile changes.

so my car just rolled over 30, 400 miles...is it time to pull my plugs? Or is the reason that people just go ahead and pull them is to add some anti-seize to the threads? if i pull them i will just go ahead and put fresh ones in there, but i was just curious now that my car has this many miles on it.

go get your owners manual and flip through the maintanence section...

BUT the anti-seize thing is surely something to do right away...

 

[KungFuHamster]

go get your owners manual and flip through the maintanence section...

BUT the anti-seize thing is surely something to do right away...

right...thats what i was attempting to allude to (and seemed to have failed)...it would appear that pulling the plugs to add some anti-seize is something that has no time frame...other than sooner is better than later.

 

[GIG4FUN]

right...thats what i was attempting to allude to (and seemed to have failed)...it would appear that pulling the plugs to add some anti-seize is something that has no time frame...other than sooner is better than later.

I did mine BUT I did not do the wifes! she just rolled 37,000. I am getting that feeling that I better get in there more and more every day. She has the extended Ford warranty BUT I don't know if they would do this for free if it went south. If I "knew" I would just have her schedule a "plug change".

 

[Natural1]

Gig, the extended has a $100 deductable.

 

[GIG4FUN]

Gig, the extended has a $100 deductable.

damn...you are hurting ME. (more lost sleep)




I will do it myself. I did buy the spark plug extractor tool a long time ago just to have it!

 

[JeremyH]

If your 08 has the redesign heads/different plugs you dont have to worry about this issue.

 

[KungFuHamster]

If your 08 has the redesign heads/different plugs you dont have to worry about this issue.

sadly i have the coil packs that say 3L not 8L so i have the old style shit.

 

[white05gt]

I did mine BUT I did not do the wifes! she just rolled 37,000. I am getting that feeling that I better get in there more and more every day. She has the extended Ford warranty BUT I don't know if they would do this for free if it went south. If I "knew" I would just have her schedule a "plug change".

Even if they break the plug off, I believe they charge you to remove them since plugs are considered maintanence.

 

[Incredible Mr. E]

This is what I have been lead to believe too! I changed my plugs with 60K+ miles on my car - no issues in removing them, plenty of treads here on how to remove them.

Even if they break the plug off, I believe they charge you to remove them since plugs are considered maintanence.

 

[JeremyH]

sadly i have the coil packs that say 3L not 8L so i have the old style shit.

Gotcha that sucks, damn mid year changes, i had to deal with that with my 01 GT, since they made 6 bolt romeos and 8 bolt windsors that year lol, also changed the tranny, i did get the tr-3650 which i was happy about.

 

[KungFuHamster]

Gotcha that sucks, damn mid year changes, i had to deal with that with my 01 GT, since they made 6 bolt romeos and 8 bolt windsors that year lol, also changed the tranny, i did get the tr-3650 which i was happy about.

hahaha...yeah i had an 01 as well! mine actually had a T-45 with a romeo motor

 

[Greg Hazlett]

And after both of you used Steen Racing you had no idea what you had, LOL! For all you knew you had each others engines/trannies!

 

[KungFuHamster]

And after both of you used Steen Racing you had no idea what you had, LOL! For all you knew you had each others engines/trannies!

i was a Holeshot/SMS Racing guy actually

 

[Greg Hazlett]

Ahhh..one of the guys starting shit with the Steen guys, LOL...

 

[JeremyH]

Lol small world! i had the 3650/romeo, also there was a water pump/pulley redesign that yeat too so you had to be specfic for underdrive pulleys.

 

[Franchi]

My car's at 29k and I plan on swapping it out with Brisk plugs shortly. More of a preventative thing plus when I get my cams and delete plates + dyno tune in beginning of May, I want the new plugs in for that.

 

[AirGoNomyk]

Even if they break the plug off, I believe they charge you to remove them since plugs are considered maintanence.

Wrong...My dealer said if one broke it was on them

 

[JeremyH]

Wrong...My dealer said if one broke it was on them

Every place is different i have heard more stories to the contrairy.

 

[Riptide]

Same here. You would think there would be some sort of policy the dealers would all follow and it would be the same everywhere. But it isn't.