Greetings Folks, This is Erik (I'm normally posting on here regarding a 95 Explorer out in Arizona)
Anyways, I have a family members truck that's having some issues. Its a 00 Expedition, 4.6L with 49,300 miles on it. Regular maintenance performed. No major problems what so ever till today.
All of the sudden, during acceleration today the car hesitated, had this sudden vibration. The Service Engine Light came on. I drove it to AutoZone to pull the code. The code read a miss-fire in Cylinder # 8. (not sure of the exact code #, but that's what the handy reference book translated the code into) They suggested I have the plugs replaced. Sounds cool.
However, I'm not sure if this is mere coincidence, or it had something to do with it. I took the Expedition to the local quick-lube place today to have the oil changed. All seemed to go fine. Drove home (less than a mile from the oil change place) Then drove a few hours laters to the local shopping center. (About 5 miles away on the highway) So after 6 or so miles after the oil-change, the problem started.
My question is- is this a common problem on the Ford 4.6L V8 (regarding spark plugs needing replacement) Or could there have been something done accidentally during the oil change that might have loosened a plug or something else to the point that Cylinder #8 is misfiring. (At least what the code is reading out)
Thanks everyone in advanced for any ideas, suggestions, solutions.
Hope everyone is doing great out there.
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