2003 Ford F Super Duty Engine Problems

“My truck has spit out two spark plugs on the passenger side of the engine. These plugs had to be repaired with a hell-coil and this is a temporary fix. It cost me $400 to repair both. My truck has over 100,000 miles and spit out the first at 120,000.”

“I have a 2003 f350 superduty truck. It has a triton v10 engine. The spark plug blew out of the engine. This happend 2 years ago also. Forunately I was on surface streets and was not on the freeway which may have been fatal.”

“Was driving down highway at 50mph with no load and heard load pop under head and then a constant blowing noise. Pulled over and found that the third spark plug on passengers side had blown out and was laying on top of motor along with coil pack had broke off. Had to use a kit to tap out hole and install insert. Probably will be more problems in future but we will see. Just don't seem safe for that to happen with the fire threat that could cause. As a local fire chief I have scene how fast a vehicle fire can spread.”

“Spark plug blew out while traveling on narrow mountain road causing engine to stall losing power steering. Steered into the mountain side to prevent head on collision. There have been several engine fires due to plug blowing out of cylinder head and fuel not properly burning.”

“The problem: 6.0l head bolts. Probably the most well-known and problematic is the issue with the factory head bolts. Essentially, the bolts stretch, which results in a blown head gasket. Ford is aware of this problem is why there is a lawsuite pending due to this issue and others with this 6.0l engine. The problem: EGR cooler the 6.0l diesel has a bad reputation for blown head gaskets and sticking EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve. While stretching head bolts are partly to blame for the head gasket issue, programmers that turn up the power in your 6.0l truck are guilty culprits as well. …”