Looking at a Hellcat

[70bigblockdodge]

Ford 5.4 spark plugs are the worst. 50/50 chance the plug will break in the head and require a special extraction tool to remove.

Easier to just pull the cab from the frame then when they break you can yank the intake and heads easier. The extraction tool is a lesson in patience

Of which I have little to none..

 

[Fury440]

Piece of mind has a value to me and I am willing to pay for it.

Couldn't of said it any better!

I might add however that this concept becomes much more important as you age and find yourself unable to do the things you could in the past.

Besides my vehicles are all ladies and what good is a lady if you can't take her for a spin around town?

 

[72Fury]

Easier to just pull the cab from the frame then when they break you can yank the intake and heads easier. The extraction tool is a lesson in patience

Of which I have little to none..

No, it's time for the craigslist add stating slight miss, needs tuneup, with a garden hose in the background.

 

[rexus31]

Looking at a new Hellcat.

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What's the verdict?

 

[65sporty]

And to you guys, also!

I just wont be visiting any dealers with any out-of-warranty work, soon.

I am available for any of your modern auto needs, but it would be quite the road trip for you

 

[commando1]

Ford 5.4 spark plugs are the worst. 50/50 chance the plug will break in the head and require a special extraction tool to remove.

Question:
If the dealer breaks the plug in the head, does he eat the repair or add the repair to the bill?
Or does the dealer bury the cost of the repair with a $500.00 Shop Supplies fee?

 

[65sporty]

Easier to just pull the cab from the frame then when they break you can yank the intake and heads easier. The extraction tool is a lesson in patience

Of which I have little to none..

Pulling the cab is the way to go for some jobs, the extraction tool isn't that bad trust me I have used it a lot Breaking 7 out of 8 plugs really sucks, but I have done worst jobs. Don't get me started on exhaust manifold bolts, what brilliant engineer thought 8mm bolts were a good idea when 3/8 used to be the standard. Ford got smart with the new 5.0 they have 10 or 11mm studs and I have yet to see one break.

 

[65sporty]

Question:
If the dealer breaks the plug in the head, does he eat the repair or add the repair to the bill?
Or does the dealer bury the cost of the repair with a $500.00 Shop Supplies fee?

Add the cost to the repair, customer is forewarned about what may happen and what the cost could be.

 

[65sporty]

Same problem on my 2008. Maybe later on though.

Sorry maybe it's 09, for sure look for the brown plug boots though

 

[commando1]

Add the cost to the repair, customer is forewarned about what may happen and what the cost could be.

WTF.
That is wrong, wrong, wrong.
For 1,000 reasons.

 

[300rag]

WTF.
That is wrong, wrong, wrong.
For 1,000 reasons.

The main one being no incentive to be careful.

 

[commando1]

The main one being no incentive to be careful.

I'd go dealer to dealer until I found one that neglects to warn me in advance.

 

[72Fury]

Question:
If the dealer breaks the plug in the head, does he eat the repair or add the repair to the bill?
Or does the dealer bury the cost of the repair with a $500.00 Shop Supplies fee?

If it breaks, you pay more. They were upfront about that. They told me they would soak the plugs overnight, I guess with PB Blaster, and give it that old college try. I lucked out & none broke.

 

[Fury440]

I'd go dealer to dealer until I found one that neglects to warn me in advance.

I guess it depends how good his air impact is!

 

[65sporty]

The main one being no incentive to be careful.

I am as careful as I can be, I want them to come out without any breaking so I can get done and move on to the next nightmare.

 

[Dobalovr]

Question:
If the dealer breaks the plug in the head, does he eat the repair or add the repair to the bill?
Or does the dealer bury the cost of the repair with a $500.00 Shop Supplies fee?

Shop pays to repair said broken plug but will charge for the part.

 

[cantflip]

I've been looking for my first car, a 1969 Super Bee for a couple of decades now. Looking at CL, EBay, JSonline classifieds, Carlisle, etc. I may never come across that car again. My brother recommended that I get another 69 Super Bee even if it isn't the one that I had. I'm at a point in my life that I can have a Hellcat (with the 300 trade), or get a 69 Super Bee, or a 1973 340 Ralleye Challenger (my 2nd car), or get a reasonable Forward Look, or a shitload of Formal's. So I'm still undecided which way to go. I still have plenty of work to finish on both of my Formal's too.

I'd go with the shitload of Formals...

 

[cantflip]

If it breaks, you pay more. They were upfront about that. They told me they would soak the plugs overnight, I guess with PB Blaster, and give it that old college try. I lucked out & none broke.

Factory instructions... clean the holes...soak the holes... ease out in 1/4 or half turn increments... then ease in a 1/4 before taking the next increment out to help clean the threads as you take it out... PITA.

 

[commando1]

The solution, get it totally serviced. So I called

See what you started?

 

[300rag]

See what you started?

But you should feel fulfilled, learning about two plugs per cylinder.