Hi, I had a auto shop teacher that had an f150 donated to the school (it was somewhere in the range of the 2000 models I believe) a while back and he offered anybody an automatic A in the class if they could change the plugs in the thing. After the students couldn't figure it out he told them that it was like a 12 hour job or something? I wasn't there for this so i'm not 100% I took the class in college and he also taught HS kids in the day. Can anybody tell me why? I have a buddy that would like to know and since I told him about that I thought I'd do the leg work. Thanks in advance guys.

 

[sm=welcomesign.gif]The only reason i can think of it may have been a diesel they have glow plugs not spark plugs but still do not take 12hrs to change.

 

I think it was gas. I don't think I've ever see an f150 with diesel... I guess he was blowing smoke up my ***. Okay so with all of the ignition components changed what's the labor on that thing? Are the coils ridiculous to get to or something?

 

Nothing is hard to get. Average labor price for a tune up is $80 + Parts

 

hmmmmm.....

 

well my responce would be to look around and see if they are a different style than your usedto looking at. Try looking for cap rotor ands wires to find the sparkplugs. forget diesel on and f150.

 

Labor times are going to 'largley' depend on which engine it has, 'and' if you've ever done one before.. 4.2 V6 or 4.6/5.4 V8's, which ever they had, you should have taken him up on the bet!! The 4.2 is pretty straight forward, and probably wasn't included in the challenge.. The 4.6/5.4 are much harder to work on towards the back of the engine/s, especially the right/passenger side rear bank.. The V8's have COP ignition (coil on plug) that have to be individually removed/disconnected, and the spark plugs sit down in a 'well' deep into the head.. Inspection mirror deep!! The problem is, with this design and how far the engine sits back under the cowl/firewall area, it makes it pretty tough to maneuver tools and 'hands' to get eveything out.. Bandaids are a must Helps to pull/move some of the components in that rear area to gain access, but not a horrible job, and well under 12 hours... More so, when the tools needed are known. as extensions, sockets ect. and what to remove/move to get at the little buggers!!

 

Yeah I guess I got bad info, that sonofab**** LOL. It does sound like a PITA though. I'm not gonna need to do that job though I have a 2000 5.9L Durango but I don't hate you guys my first car was a 92 taurus and it did what it was supposed to do.