Engine Problems of Ford E-350

2002 Ford econoline 350 equipped with v8 tritan engine. Spark plug blew out. Have tapped with heli-coil repair kit, but his repair has failed. Now faced with cylinder had been removal and replacement.

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Spark plug blow out on Ford engine for the third time different plug each time and also has happened over the interval of 80,000 miles.

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After traveling 10 miles during my morning commute, while at 40 mph, a spark plug ejected from my Ford triton v8 engine causing raw fuel fumes to enter the engine compartment and passenger cabin. This has resulted in an estimated $1900 repair bill from my local Ford dealer to remove and repair the plug threads for the ejected plug.

The #3 spark plug on my '97 Ford E-350 van blew out (about 1 year after the plugs were changed) while starting to drive slowly in a parking lot. I have been told by more than one mechanic that this is common on this engine (5. 4 l 8-cylinder) and that it is a design defect. I have not had the money to get it fixed yet (estimated by mechanic to be $1500 to pull the head and repair). I have also read that there is a good possibility of fire when this happens, although that did not happen in our case (we shut down the engine right away and had it towed home).

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Second time spark plug has blown out of the head, once each side. $3500 repair first time. We'll see on this one.

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I have a Ford E-350 super duty van that has had drivable problems since it was new. After many trips to dealerships I was told that there was no fix at this time and Ford should come out with a fix in the future. The engine dies when hot at times causing hard braking and loss of steering. At 100699 miles, just 699 miles out of warranty the engine quite running when hot. If it sits for 6 or more hours it will restart and run for only 20 minutes. Ford told me it was no longer under warranty and would provide no assistance.

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Our family was riding in our 2001 Ford E-350 super duty 15-passenger van powered by Fords 5. 4l v8 255 hp on I-80 eastbound near milesburg, PA this past Saturday afternoon (July 7,2007) and one of the spark plugs blew out of the cylinder head. I am awaiting repairs even now. I have noticed our government's reluctance to issue a recall on what appears to be a recurring problem for '97-04 Ford engines with the aluminum heads. The repairs are very expensive! please help! thanks, david lipsy.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford E-350. The contact stated that the spark plug has blown out of the head due to the lack of threading needing to keep it in place. The mechanic informed him that the failure has occurred three times within the last five weeks. There are no recalls available for this failure. The mechanic also stated that this could be due to a design flaw. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 139,000 and current mileage was 140,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford E-350. The contact stated that after the dealer replaced the spark plugs the engine shot the spark plugs out of the engine block 15,000 miles later. Everytime the contact has the plugs replaced the vehicle continued to shoot out the spark plugs. The contact brought the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the engine heads need to be replaced. The current and failure mileage were 131,000.

Spark plug blown out x3, each time a different plug, date listed below is the latest.

Spark plug blowout.

My 2003 Ford E-350 with the 7. 3 l diesel quit, with 74,000 + miles. The cause of the problem was a failed cam shaft synchronizer, Ford replacement part f7tz-12k073-a.

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Blown spark plug threads. Repaired by self using timesert repair kit manufactured specifically for this engine and problem.

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Spark plug was blown out of the aluminum head of an E-350 Ford v-8 vortex engine. Mechanics I have spoken to have reported familiarity with this exact problem when vehicle reaches 60,000 plus miles. Individual with same type and year (97) truck is having same trouble.

There is a hole in the left side engine head under the thermostat housing, when the holes break through, the engine compartment and cover inside of the van get covered with boiling hot antifreeze/coolant.