[Shop-talk] A problem I've never seen before......

[Mullen, Tim]

David Hillman

>
> 	http://www.fordf150.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53682
>
>    It's extremely common with 04+ F150s ( and probably
> everything else that uses the Triton motor ).  Seems
> Ford went a little overboard fixing the sparkplug pop-out
> problems that plagued the 97-03 trucks ;)

Yep.  That's the problem I was reading about.

Here's a link to the special tool ($239):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Rotunda-OTC-303-1203-Spark-Plug-Remo
val-Tool_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742Q2em153Q2el1262QQcategoryZ43998Q
QihZ001QQitemZ110227884518

Here's a link to the instructions on how to remove the spark plugs/use
the tool:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/tsb/fulltext/show_article.php?tsb=06-5-9


Tim Mullen

Chantilly, VA