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Old 01-11-2009 | 08:51 PM
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05' GURU's Opinions PLEASE! MAJOR ISSUES.

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I was going to trade in my 05' F-150 5.4 a monnth ago or so, but my wife insisted I keep it. I've got 50k on it now. A month ago I had my #8 plug broke off, had new plugs and a coil put in. Ran fine until the other day.

My truck shutters real bad and the check engine light blinks. And the occational demming of lights. Took it to a family mechanic and he told me I need to take it to Ford to have them put it on a Ford computer. Anyone with some help it would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Old 01-11-2009 | 08:58 PM
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Flashing CEL means misfire. Mine did the same and resulted in a stuck injector which resulted in a new engine. All covered under the extended warranty offered by Ford for the injectors.
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 09:46 AM
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What brand plugs?
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 11:01 AM
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yeah, sounds like its either a spark plug, wire, or a fuel injector
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 11:03 AM
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Nearly an IDENTICAL symptom to how it felt/looked when my injectors went out.
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Ritch
I've posted before with other ?'s

I was going to trade in my 05' F-150 5.4 a monnth ago or so, but my wife insisted I keep it. I've got 50k on it now. A month ago I had my #8 plug broke off, had new plugs and a coil put in. Ran fine until the other day.

My truck shutters real bad and the check engine light blinks. And the occational demming of lights. Took it to a family mechanic and he told me I need to take it to Ford to have them put it on a Ford computer. Anyone with some help it would be greatly appreciated.
I've got to ask. How does a spark plug just break off? Answer: They don't - unless something causes them to break. So, unless you were trying to replace your plugs (a nightmare on '04-'05's) or an injector stuck and hydrolocked the engine ...

Like RP said, get it to a dealer. Your warranty has been extended for injector problems and you may just get to check it out.
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 01:21 PM
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Sounds like an injector issue. If it is it may be covered under the 2005 extended injector coverage.
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 05:06 PM
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Thanks for the input. Did Ford extend the warranty on the injectors or did I need an extended warranty? I didn't purchase an extended warranty.
 
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Old 01-12-2009 | 06:19 PM
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Ford Extended the warranty.

 



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