54,000 Miles, All Plugs came out in one piece

[rayS197]

yeah tsb says to do it when its cold. i figured the metal expands and contracts almost the same rate. i know there are some differences in the metals but whatever. What i did worked for me. LOL. as you can tell mine were a little junked up.

Agreed on removing them warm as I had the same thoughts when I did my F150. Only I did not tighten them. All 8 came out easily @ 80k miles. Although someone posted a long time ago and its makes sense not to put anit-seize on the new plugs do to the fact PB blaster may not be able work ( cant get past the anit seize) on the next go round.

 

[ross0616]

I just did mine recently at 60000 miles while the engine was warm without one breaking. I did it while the engine was warm as well, just took my time and listened for any sign of them breaking.

 

[Chris B.]

Just as a tip. If you change your plugs every 60k miles you shouldn't break a spark plug. Happens mostly on high milage plugs from what I have seen. And a warm engine does help.
A truck came in last week at the dealer with original plugs at 180k miles. Came in for a miss. Broke 5 plugs. Warm too. Dang. But i have the extractors. No big deal.

There have been people here and on other Ford forums who changed their plugs with less than 40,000 miles on the car and broke more than one plug.

 

[Alfiedagr8]

There have been people here and on other Ford forums who changed their plugs with less than 40,000 miles on the car and broke more than one plug.

40k dang. I never seen a low milage plug break. But it happens.

 

[california gt]

I need to change my plugs but I dont really want to spend 60 bucks on the tool. Anyone want to sell me theirs next week?

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buy the tool, plugs will not break.

don't buy tool, plugs will break.

that's what Murphy says. lol

 

[rocket]

So if a warm head expands the aluminum, as well as the plug, I guess it allows the carbon too release better than weakening the plug, am I right? Cuz a warm metal bends/ breaks easier than a cold one. but cold also means brittle. So go warm..........
and as far as never sieze and using pb the second time, Thats why you use the antiseize, so the [pb isn't as criticle as the first change. just saying.........one more thing, A higher detergent fuel will help emencly in our fight against carbon build up, after all that and the piss poor head design is what is fucking it up in the first place. I'd recommend shell, mobil or sunoco, anything else is shit imho!