2001 FORD F SERIES Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE MOTOR STARTING TO SHAKE AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, I HAVE NOTICED THE COIL PACK OF MY 2001 FORD F-150 SITTING ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. I HAVE REPLACED TWO COIL PACKS TWICE EACH. IT IS GETTING COSTLY TO REPAIR AS IT COSTS $50 PER COIL PACK. I HAVE RETAPPED THE HOLES BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. I AM A DIVORCED FATHER OF A 2 YEAR OLD SON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. *TR

4 MONTHS AGO SPARK PLUG #3 UNEXPECTEDLY "LEFT THE ENGINE" DESTROYED THE COIL-ON-PLUG AND STRIPPED THE CYL. HEAD. ~2500 MILES LATER #6 PLUG AND COIL....SAME THING. *TR

ON OCTOBER 27, 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD F-150 PICKUP DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND PULLED OVER. UPON INSPECTION MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT HAD CAUSED A SIZEABLE DENT IN THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL. THE RAIL/FUEL LINE WHICH PROVIDES FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO THE INJECTORS IS MADE OF STEEL. THE COIL PACK ALTHOUGH THE MOUNTING POINT WAS BROKEN OFF REMAINED PLUGGED IN AND FUNCTIONING. THE SPARK PLUG ALSO REMAINED IN TACT AND APPEARED UNDAMAGED. THE SPARK PLUG STILL RESTING IN THE SPARK PLUG BOOT MANAGED TO FIND A GROUND VERY NEAR IF NOT ON THE DENTED FUEL RAIL. THIS WAS EVIDENT BY THE FACT THAT IT CONTINUED SPARKING AS THE MOTOR SAT AND IDLED AS...

2001 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER, AT ABOUT 30 MPH, 3RD SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT STRIPPING THREADS AND RUINING COIL. WE REPLACED THE COIL, BUT DEALER WILL NOT RETHREAD, THE DEALER SAYS THAT IF THEY WERE TO RETHREAD IT WOULD NOT HOLD AND WOULD PROBABLY BLOW AGAIN POSSIBLY DOING MORE DAMAGE TO MOTOR. THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE HEAD WHICH IS 2000.00. WHEN IT BLEW I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT TO PICK UP FAMILY WITH MY NEWBORN AND FOUR YEAR OLD. I WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF IN 98 DEGREE HEAT. MY FAMILY WAS STRANDED AT THE AIRPORT FOR TWO HOURS, NOT TO MENTION THE TOW BILL. I CALLED FORD, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, BUT TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE. BUT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN 100 PERCENT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. *NM