E 350 Club Wagon - replace spark plugs after 100k + ?
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E 350 Club Wagon - replace spark plugs after 100k + ?
Need the collective wisdom. Of this group:
I have A 1998 E 350 Club Wagon that started life as a 15 passenger Thrifty van (ext body 10 cyl. 6.8 gas engine). 2nd owner converted to family camper van, I purchased in 2002 w 70k mi., owned since. Now has 170k mi. I have never changed spark plugs ... seems to run just fine but I have no idea when previous owner might have changed them. Have read that Ford put some funky spark plugs in these vans when manufactured.
Q: do I pro-actively change out plugs or wait for issue? Because of weird plugs do I go to dealer? Or is it something a competent mechanic can handle. Don't want cyl head issues ...
Thoughts?
Nat
I have A 1998 E 350 Club Wagon that started life as a 15 passenger Thrifty van (ext body 10 cyl. 6.8 gas engine). 2nd owner converted to family camper van, I purchased in 2002 w 70k mi., owned since. Now has 170k mi. I have never changed spark plugs ... seems to run just fine but I have no idea when previous owner might have changed them. Have read that Ford put some funky spark plugs in these vans when manufactured.
Q: do I pro-actively change out plugs or wait for issue? Because of weird plugs do I go to dealer? Or is it something a competent mechanic can handle. Don't want cyl head issues ...
Thoughts?
Nat
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thanks .. super helpful!
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Nothing unusual about your plugs. This is what I would install..
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...t=7212&jsn=454
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...t=7212&jsn=454
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Thanks! so it looks like the spark plugs you are recommending are $2.38 a piece. Yikes that's inexpensive. I certainly would like to NEVER have to replace them again as the cost is entirely in the labor (I'm not doing it myself). I'd like to try to keep the van at least another 100k miles -- and it has 170k mi on it now. Based on that info, would you recommend Double Platinum or any of the other higher end plugs ?? Or for my coil-on plug system ... this will be just fine?
Thanks!
Nat
Thanks!
Nat
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Thanks! so it looks like the spark plugs you are recommending are $2.38 a piece. Yikes that's inexpensive. I certainly would like to NEVER have to replace them again as the cost is entirely in the labor (I'm not doing it myself). I'd like to try to keep the van at least another 100k miles -- and it has 170k mi on it now. Based on that info, would you recommend Double Platinum or any of the other higher end plugs ?? Or for my coil-on plug system ... this will be just fine?
Thanks!
Nat
Thanks!
Nat
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OK so I ordered these 2x Plat plugs:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...7212&jsn=10945
And these coil-on plug boots:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...&jsn=17&jsn=17
Anyone have any issues with either?
Thanks again~
Nat
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...7212&jsn=10945
And these coil-on plug boots:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...&jsn=17&jsn=17
Anyone have any issues with either?
Thanks again~
Nat
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OK so I ordered these 2x Plat plugs:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...7212&jsn=10945
And these coil-on plug boots:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...&jsn=17&jsn=17
Anyone have any issues with either?
Thanks again~
Nat
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...7212&jsn=10945
And these coil-on plug boots:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...&jsn=17&jsn=17
Anyone have any issues with either?
Thanks again~
Nat
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