Gents. I just picked up on a 10,000 mi 2000 Mustang GT convert for the younger daughter. Pristine condition. I am pulling some maintenance on it and would like some suggestions on how to change the spark plugs. Is it as complicated as it seems? Regards. John---Las Vegas.
2000 Mustang 4.6 GT
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Why do you want to change the plugs at only 10K?
I'd leave the plugs alone for now. If you do feel like changing them than you'll just need a good set of ratchet extensions and universal joint to get the back plugs out easily. Get a peice of rubber fuel line to help set the new plugs in. Cross threading on those heads will be a painfully expensive mistake. Use VERY little anti-sieze too and get the proper torque specs (7 ft-lbs in this case). Basically get them hand tight as much as you can then 1/4 - 1/3 turn more.
It wouldn't exactly be a good idea to get your daughter a 4.6L Mustang at a younger age. How old is she anyways? I am a 20 year old guy with four years driving experience and it's hazardous enough to have me on the road with a car that can do a quarter mile in the 14's!
Changing the plugs is easy. It uses coil on packs. Just unscrew the packs one at a time and remove the pack. Then change the plug.
Gents. Thanks for the comments and suggestions. The reason I want to pull the plugs is time. The originals have never been out and I would like to apply some fresh anti-seize on them. She just turned 40 and is beautiful, intelligent, educated and single. She decided some time ago that she was'nt going to support a dead-beat husband or raise another woman's children. I support her on this stand even though her options are limited. Best regards. John---Las Vegas.
plug swaps are easy on 4.6L stangs. the COPs are held down by i believe 7mm bolts. you have to take off the air intake. you will have to have a deep spark plug socket or else put an extension on a regular one. i have a socket i bought from harbor freight that is a regular spark plug socket with a swivel then a 12" extension on it. works killer on mustangs.
Do NOT change out the plugs until the engine is at ambient temperature. Those engines use aluminum heads and the spark plugs are steel. Also, get a accurate torque wrench that meaaures pounds per inch, the spark plugs are only suppose to be about 15 pounds per inch. Those heads have only 4 threads on them to hold the spark plug on. The 5.4 are notorious for blowing out. You can overtighten them and then they will strip. Then you either get new heads or install a time sert into them. Don't use a helicoil, they don't last. You may have to remove the fuel injection rail. Some people can change the plugs out with it in place and others can't.
Interesting juxtaposition...
Somethin fishy, but, whatEVER!
Heavens no! Course, then there was Mike Brady, who married a deadbeat wife and raised another MAN's children!
Somethin fishy, but, whatEVER!
lol i agree, but this guy is the dad so cut some slack
How old is the Dad?
It's really not that uncommon! True compatibility is not an easy thing to find.
I say good call on pulling those plugs.
Umm...yeah...something is odd...
she like younger men...?
And double about the stripping the spark plug seats. I had that happen on my truck (5.4L) after swapping the plugs out for a dyno tuning session. I knew one plug didn't seat correctly but there wasn't anything I could do at the time. Lasted a few hundred miles then popped one night when I started the truck. Luckily I've been through the fix for this with a friend's truck so I was able to fix it in a few hours.
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