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Spark plug OEM FORD or BERU
New plugs and a fuel filter are all cheap and easy maintenance items that no ones done.
Pros: cheap and easy
Vehicle:
Ford Crown Victoria
I just fixed a shift issue in my 2011 by changing the spark plugs. The plugs were so worn they were draining the electrical system. Lights brighter and Stereo is louder in left channel now too.
Pros: lights brighter, stereo louder
Cons: plugs were worn
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 212435 km
use beru plugs rather than Bosch, a lot of Bosch plugs sold for this application has the wrong heat range which can cause misfires.
Pros: correct heat range
Cons: wrong heat range
I went 134,000 miles on a set of spark plugs on my 11 Ford Fiesta which is, what, a bit around 215,000 km? They were still in decent shape when I pulled them, just a bit out of gap spec, and I was still getting really good fuel mileage.
Pros: good fuel mileage
Cons: bit out of gap
Vehicle:
Ford Fiesta
Mileage: 215000 km
Had to replace the plugs and ignition coils last summer and that fixed it.
Pros: fixed stutter issue
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 131000 km
My 2000 Ford Ranger with a 4-cylinder and manual is just about the simplest vehicle that could exist. SOHC engine, so not much that can go wrong in it. It's very satisfying to work on because you don't experience the shitty feeling of knowing you spent way longer on something than it should have taken.
Pros: simplest vehicle, satisfying work
Cons: spark plugs annoying to reach
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
I ran Beru RS7 plus which are one step colder when I tuned stage 1 and they didn't last at all. Might have been under 10,000 miles. Recently went with NGK plus that APR reccomends for stage 2 and so far so good. No misfires since.
Pros: no misfires
Cons: didn't last
Mileage: 10000 km
I swapped out the oem plugs for Beru rs7 plugs when I went APR stage 2 at ~3k miles. The car ran well. Fast forward to the present with over 18k miles and is20 swap, and I noticed a few stumbles at idle. Nothing major but I figured I'd change them since APR recommends 10-15k mile intervals (visually the Beru plugs looked fine).
Pros: car ran well
Cons: stumbles at idle
Mileage: 18000 km
During a 300 mile trip in 100 degree weather, my car decided to start shaking horrendously, and the check engine light started blinking. Ford Pass notified me of a cylinder misfire. Apparently the spark plug was missing a piece, and there was extensive damage. Metal debris throughout the engine, turbo charger, multiple lines and drains. Everything has to be replaced.. but luckily it’s all covered by the 5yr/60k powertrain warranty. Such a huge failure at 46k miles is disappointing. I love the car but definitely have trust issues now.
Pros: covered by warranty
Cons: spark plug failure, extensive damage, disappointing reliability, trust issues
Vehicle:
Ford Bronco
Mileage: 74029 km
I own one of these, and I couldn't have a lower opinion of Fords engineering (the 2v spits out spark plugs? lets "fix" it on the 3v and make it so they will never come out).
Cons: poor engineering, spark plugs get stuck
Vehicle:
Ford
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