ORLANDO, Fla. — It's a repair bill no vehicle owner expects -- $1,000 or more just to change spark plugs. But some Ford owners have to pay that because their spark plugs break when being replaced.

The Ford 5.4L Triton three-valve engine is a great powerplant and comes from the factory with Motorcraft platinum tipped spark plugs rated to last 100K miles. However, if you’ve blindly attempted to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to engine care 101, a spark plug replacement — also referred to as a tune-up — is an essential task. Spark plugs, as the name ...

If you are the owner of a Ford truck with a three-valve (3V) modular V-8 or V-10 engine built from 2004 thru 2007, you have either faced the misery of broken spark plugs-or you will. The Ford 4.6L, ...

I own a 2005 Ford F-150 truck with 31,000 miles that I purchased new in May 2005. A backyard mechanic told me that I should replace the spark plugs now because if I don't, I could damage the motor, ...

When I took my dedicated gas Falcon ute in at 100,000 km for its service, which included changing the spark plugs, the mechanic found that they were corroded in the heads. When he attempted to remove ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Some people have described the Ford 5.4L Triton engine as "one of the worst V8's ever produced." And while it didn't make it onto our list of ...