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My 2003 Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4.0L V6 4x4
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<blockquote data-quote="user 64972" data-source="post: 1050970" data-attributes="member: 64972"><p><strong>I agonized about replacing the 2 piece spark plugs that FORD decided to put in my 2007 Sport Trac when they built it. Should I change them or not? If any break I need to get the extractor tool, but dealers always charge a lot of cash to do things like this (that I've always done myself)!</strong></p><p><strong>Any rate, I decided to take it the dealer that I bought if from. The price was fairly reasonable, but they asked if I wanted to have the engine decarbonized. I don't usually spend for things like that, but I said "OK" since it seems part of the plug breaking issue is carbon build-up around them. Well, no plugs broke and they completed the job. The price was not cheap but again, was fairly reasonable. I think the decarbonizing may have helped with the removal/replacement. I think it was probably a good decision in this case. </strong></p><p><strong>The plug design/type is one a few things that I believe that was faulty design/decisions that FORD should never have sent a new truck out with...JMHO! </strong></p><p><strong>I've fixed/had fixed all but two of the other known Gen 2 issues that I know of. It has like 80,000 actual miles on it so I'll probably have it until I croak so I may get to correct the other two that I know of.....LOL!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 64972, post: 1050970, member: 64972"] [B]I agonized about replacing the 2 piece spark plugs that FORD decided to put in my 2007 Sport Trac when they built it. Should I change them or not? If any break I need to get the extractor tool, but dealers always charge a lot of cash to do things like this (that I've always done myself)! Any rate, I decided to take it the dealer that I bought if from. The price was fairly reasonable, but they asked if I wanted to have the engine decarbonized. I don't usually spend for things like that, but I said "OK" since it seems part of the plug breaking issue is carbon build-up around them. Well, no plugs broke and they completed the job. The price was not cheap but again, was fairly reasonable. I think the decarbonizing may have helped with the removal/replacement. I think it was probably a good decision in this case. The plug design/type is one a few things that I believe that was faulty design/decisions that FORD should never have sent a new truck out with...JMHO! I've fixed/had fixed all but two of the other known Gen 2 issues that I know of. It has like 80,000 actual miles on it so I'll probably have it until I croak so I may get to correct the other two that I know of.....LOL![/B] [/QUOTE]
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