Engine Exhaust System Problems of Ford E-150

While traveling on vacation 600 miles from home I experienced a well known failure to Ford triton engine owners known as a spark plug ejection failure. I was traveling @ 65 mph and up to the failure the engine was running normal there were no abnormal sounds. At the time of the failure it sounded as if the exhaust or the intake was coming apart. I pulled over on the side of the highway and removed the doghouse at the rear of the engine to discover the right bank and 2nd cylinder from the rear had ejected the spark plug and destroyed the ignition coil. I unplugged the ignition coil and the power cable from the fuel injector from that cylinder and nursed the van to a friends house 40 miles away which took over 3 hours. I called several Ford dealers to explain what happened and they finished the story for me, they said they have seen this problem several hundred times and the fix would cost $1000. 00 per cylinder needing repaired. This is a known Ford triton flaw and should be addressed by Ford with a recall. This could be a safety issue because when the spark plug let go there was a extreme loss of power if in heavy traffic this could cause a accident, and the raw fuel coming from the cylinder along with spark from a live ignition coil is a fire hazard.

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Exhaust manafold rust bolts rusted off under carige badly rusted.

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2000 Ford E-150 van blew spark plug number 6, with loss of power accompanied by loud noise, smell of exhaust and gasoline. Had two children in van with me at the time. Had previously heard a slight ticking which I thought was a developing exhaust leak or possibly ticking valve. Had vehicle towed 50 miles to home town mechanic who repaired damage with Ford recommended helicoil at a cost of near $400. 00. Fortunately breakdown happened at low speed and was able to limp van off to empty parking lot.

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Strong fumes, smells like exhaust, are getting inside of vehicle intermittently , possibly due to mold buildup, causing bacteria . Dealer has only used deordortizer and dionivering machine, but it does not help.

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