Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) Buddy of mine put copper plugs(for 3 weeks and then switched back to original plugs) in his 2017 Ecoboost and now, according to Ford, burned a hole in the side of the #5 piston which allowed the rings to slide out of position and score the block. Ford tells him 8K for repairs, a new block and piston and then rebuild from the old motor. Apparently the cab has to come off. Evidently its still under warranty EXCEPT for the copper plugs(3 weeks). GOD DAMN!!!! Edited February 20, 2020 by Kivalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 He put the copper plugs in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Anler said: He put the copper plugs in? Accel copper plugs, he changed out his stock plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Kivalo said: Accel copper plugs, he changed out his stock plugs. And they(Ford) are going to honor the warranty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Anler said: And they(Ford) are going to honor the warranty? I dunno yet, he is waiting to here. I guess he was trying to fix a misfire issue. The new plugs didnt work so he put the stock plugs back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 Supposedly the dealer is "trying like hell" to get it covered but you know car dealerships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Kivalo said: Supposedly the dealer is "trying like hell" to get it covered but you know car dealerships. A good service manager can get stuff approved pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 20, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 He should have used splitfires if he wanted to waste money on plugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Anler said: A good service manager can get stuff approved pretty quickly. Your history of using an oem service department matters 1000% more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Still less than a woolards sled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 Does it make sense that these plug could burn a hole in side of the piston? Why wouldn't the damage be on the top of the piston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedupmxer Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 And why would he use any plugs with a different specification than what it calls for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Kivalo said: Does it make sense that these plug could burn a hole in side of the piston? Why wouldn't the damage be on the top of the piston? I think it could be the plugs that did the damage thats why I asked if he put them in there. He could be fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, washedupmxer said: And why would he use any plugs with a different specification than what it calls for As I understand it these plugs are rated for this motor. According to my buddy anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted February 20, 2020 Author Gold Member Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Anler said: I think it could be the plugs that did the damage thats why I asked if he put them in there. He could be fucked. The fucked up part is he took plugs out and reinstalled the stock plugs. He never shoulda told the dealership! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Sounds more likely debris got in the cylinder changing the plugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, Kivalo said: Does it make sense that these plug could burn a hole in side of the piston? Why wouldn't the damage be on the top of the piston? Yeah I’ve often seen detonation on an engine like that blow through the side of the piston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Ecoboost is junk anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev144 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, ACE said: Ecoboost is junk anyway Except its bigly better than the 5.3 and 6.2!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Kev144 said: Except its bigly better than the 5.3 and 6.2!!! I raced one with a suburban and determined that is a lie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 If you want a ford get a 5.0 or ford new LS copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev144 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 minute ago, ACE said: If you want a ford get a 5.0 or ford new LS copy The 18/19 5.0 is Having some issues currently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just now, Kev144 said: The 18/19 5.0 is Having some issues currently. Then the LS copy it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Just googled it and jeez i didn’t know the 18+ coyotard was having that major of issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 If the truck was still under warranty, why the hell was he fucking around with the motor trying to clean up a misfire in the first place? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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