Ford spark plugs blow outs

[hattaresguy]

My subs that run them have mixed luck with them. Lots of popped plugs and they have some sort of valve train problem where they sound like a diesel.

IMHO I wouldn't buy a 5.4.

GM, Dodge, and Toyota V8's don't seem to have such problems.

The new 5.0 might be better but its to new so the jury is still out.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: NHGUY
Not to mention all the broken plugs trying to get them out.Thanks to Autolite/Motorcrafts 2 piece plug design.Overall,the Triton is a sad replacement(with those known expensive problems) for the 302/351W engines that still seem to run forever.Funny thing is,the 4.6 does not suffer these problems.So maybe everybody should have passed on the 5.4 and just bought the smaller brother instead.


That's a 3V issue, the blowing out plugs is a 2V issue. Different heads, different years of engine.