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<blockquote data-quote="Cookie_Monster" data-source="post: 1869524" data-attributes="member: 64371"><p>[USER=63327]@Gryphon313[/USER] and [USER=356]@mprice1234[/USER] You guys were right!</p><p></p><p>The hole was full of mud and what I was seeing in the picture was the top of the plug sticking out. Today I was able to take a long pick and dig all the dirt out and it revealed the whole plug underneath! I used a long tube on the end of an air compressor nozzle to blow the debris out and I was then able to get to the plug. I'm so relieved - and feel kind of dumb that I didn't realize what was going on.</p><p></p><p>How all that mud got in there is a complete mystery. This engine is spotless and the coil boot is still completely in tact.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, when I got to the lower plugs on that (drivers) side, three of them had the tips broken off of the porcelain, with the top of the plug and center conductor still inside the plug boot. I'd say it was time to change plugs!</p><p></p><p>One other thing - I noticed the new Motorcraft wires have a different larger end on the lower side. If the ones I took off were the original plug wires from 2014, Ford has redesigned them.</p><p></p><p>Glad to get this done today - And thanks for everyone's help. I'm new to Ford, and this group is a fantastic resource.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390011[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]390012[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These are the lower 4 plugs on the drivers side. L-R = F-R</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390013[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>New lower plug boot is the one at the top. Both are Motorcraft.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390014[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cookie_Monster, post: 1869524, member: 64371"] [USER=63327]@Gryphon313[/USER] and [USER=356]@mprice1234[/USER] You guys were right! The hole was full of mud and what I was seeing in the picture was the top of the plug sticking out. Today I was able to take a long pick and dig all the dirt out and it revealed the whole plug underneath! I used a long tube on the end of an air compressor nozzle to blow the debris out and I was then able to get to the plug. I'm so relieved - and feel kind of dumb that I didn't realize what was going on. How all that mud got in there is a complete mystery. This engine is spotless and the coil boot is still completely in tact. In the meantime, when I got to the lower plugs on that (drivers) side, three of them had the tips broken off of the porcelain, with the top of the plug and center conductor still inside the plug boot. I'd say it was time to change plugs! One other thing - I noticed the new Motorcraft wires have a different larger end on the lower side. If the ones I took off were the original plug wires from 2014, Ford has redesigned them. Glad to get this done today - And thanks for everyone's help. I'm new to Ford, and this group is a fantastic resource. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6048.jpg"]390011[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6052.jpg"]390012[/ATTACH] These are the lower 4 plugs on the drivers side. L-R = F-R [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6060.jpg"]390013[/ATTACH] New lower plug boot is the one at the top. Both are Motorcraft. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_6058.jpg"]390014[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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