Seven problems related to engine clicking and tapping noises have been reported for the 2002 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 2002 Ford f250 super duty 5. 4 gasoline engine had a spark plug blow out at around 165,000 miles. I had pulled over to take a call turned off the engine, when I started it back up it was making a loud popping sound, my machanic shop was next door to where I was so I was lucky that I did not have to drive it anywhere.
While driving I began to hear a loud popping noise coming from the engine. After stopping and checking the engine I notice I had a blown out spark plug and busted ignition coil. I have a 2002 Ford f 250 sd. I have attempted to put in a new plug but it will not screw into the hole. Damage estimates are from $150. 00 on labor fees and $75-100 on a temp. Fix helicoil or head replacement for $2500. 00. Ford mech. Said it happens all the time, due to poor design.
5:30 Monday morning I started my 2002 Ford f250 superduty pickup, as soon as my truck started there was a huge explosion and a big fire ball flash from under my hood followed by smoke and the odor of plastic burning and gas fumes. I immediately shut the truck off and opened the hood, after some investigation I was amazed to see that a spark plug had completely blown out of the head of my engine. I was happy to see that the fire was minimal but I was completely amazed that a plug blew out of my engine. About seven or so days ago my engine started to make a tapping noise under the hood, I knew that it could be a lifter because of the over head cam but now I guess I know what that noise was, just the gases pushing through the threads of the plug. No one was hurt and my truck didn't burn to the ground, but I did have to borrow my wife's truck all week and work out rides while mine was in the shop. I am a carpenter and need my truck every day so when this happened I knew I had to find information on this problem. I was amazed to find that there were many people I know that this happened to, so I looked into it more and found that there are many people talking about it on the computer with the exact same experience as me some with more damage and some say it happened several times in the same engine. There are many repair kit options available for this problem in the Ford engines, it seams quite obvious to me that this is a huge problem that Ford must be responsible for, I know I'm not I take care of my truck and have always maintained it at high level. Ford says that the plugs are blowing out because of improper torquing well I guess they must have done that wrong in the plant when the truck was built because they were never changed or touched by anyone else. After looking into this problem I cant understand why there has not been a recall to fix this problem instead Ford just makes money off consumers on it by selling them new heads for the engines and the labor $1500.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-250 sd. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact heard a loud popping noise outside of the vehicle. Suddenly, there was reduced engine power. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the engine. The engine was restarted after a few minutes and the contact heard an extremely loud noise. The vehicle is in the process of being towed to an independent mechanic. The cause of the failure has not been determined. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 89,000. Updated 09/01/09.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-250 sd. While driving 60 mph, the contact heard a popping sound coming from the engine. She examined the vehicle and noticed that a spark plug ejected out of the engine. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The failure recurred on three different occasions. The current and failure mileages were 104,000.
The contact stated while driving 15-20 mph, there was a loud popping sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined the head, spark plug and ignition coil on the spark plugs needed to be replaced. While searching the internet for information related to the defect on the vehicle, a case action suit in California was observed against the manufacturer.
- the contact stated that while driving the 2002 Ford f250 with 100,000 failure mileage at 55 mph the contact heard a loud popping noise, the vehicle was riding rough and it started to shake. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and they stated that the spark plug blew out of the aluminum head. The contact was concerned that this was a serious safety problem. The current mileage was 140,000. The vehicle would lose power when the spark plug failed. Update 4/25/07.