Has Ford made it a conspiracy to not let us wash the engine compartment in their vehicles???
I did my spring cleaning on the GT and Taurus this weekend. I have already had significant problems with the Taurus when washing the motor. Every time I have cleaned it, the plug wires break. It's gone thru 3 sets of plug wires while under warranty, now that it is out of warranty, it's on my dime. They are a factory/dealer only part and not cheap ($150 for a set at my wholesale price)
I am not "scrubbing" it or anything, just spraying it down gently with degreaser and light rinse w/ the hose on mist only. I know not to spray water at full power. It doesn't matter if the engine is cold or warm, I have running hot water outside too, doesn't help. The plugs went again... this time on both vehicles.
The GT can hardly keep an idle and the Taurus feels like it's about to snap a motor mount from the shaking.
Has anyone found a way around this ??? I thought it was just a Taurus problem. I was b.s. when the GT did it too. I tested all the plugs on both engines. The Taurus is running on 5 cylinders and the GT on 6 instead of 8.
Right now, I am hating FORD in a major way. Even w/my wholesale account I can't get indivdual plugs. I have to buy all 6 for the Taurus and all 8 for the GT.
So, is this a conspiracy????
I did my spring cleaning on the GT and Taurus this weekend. I have already had significant problems with the Taurus when washing the motor. Every time I have cleaned it, the plug wires break. It's gone thru 3 sets of plug wires while under warranty, now that it is out of warranty, it's on my dime. They are a factory/dealer only part and not cheap ($150 for a set at my wholesale price)
I am not "scrubbing" it or anything, just spraying it down gently with degreaser and light rinse w/ the hose on mist only. I know not to spray water at full power. It doesn't matter if the engine is cold or warm, I have running hot water outside too, doesn't help. The plugs went again... this time on both vehicles.
The GT can hardly keep an idle and the Taurus feels like it's about to snap a motor mount from the shaking.
Has anyone found a way around this ??? I thought it was just a Taurus problem. I was b.s. when the GT did it too. I tested all the plugs on both engines. The Taurus is running on 5 cylinders and the GT on 6 instead of 8.
Right now, I am hating FORD in a major way. Even w/my wholesale account I can't get indivdual plugs. I have to buy all 6 for the Taurus and all 8 for the GT.
So, is this a conspiracy????