ford help needed

bugbabe

Hi i have a ford fiesta st and it has a problem with a spark pluk that keeps comeing out and this time it wont go back in. ford near where i live say it needs a new head this will cost us £2500 this is about half the value of the car it is not very old and has not had its 2nd mot yet i have had the car 2 years and it is a 2008 car i bought from polar ford in wilmslow i have no car now as i feel this is some thing that ford shoud replace i have spoken to the service dept at polar and they wont pay any advice would be great thnks Dawn

SteveJW

Sounds like the thread in the head has stripped

Who has serviced the car, possible claim against them (if they are the only people who has had the spark plugs out)

Do a web search for Helicoil, I would not recommend doing yourself.

Ask round the local independents if they know of a local engineering company local to you that will fit a helicoil in situ. I think last time we had one done they came out to the workshop and charged around £70. They should take all necessary precautions to prevent debris getting in the cylinder

poppasmurf_bewdley

£2.5k for a head? What's it made out of? Gold?

As has been said above, see if you have a local company who will fit a Helicoil. Should cost no more than £100.

Have you tried another spark plug in the offending hole as it may be the plug that's lost its thread, not the head.

funkycoldribena

bugbabe wrote: »

Does said 2.0 and I would still have to come of it is still so 950 for the head and 89 a hour for 7 hours plus cam belt and fitting kit.

Yeah,that makes it a lot clearer....

bugbabe

sorry i phone :mad: ford has said that a new head is £950 +vat and it will take 7 hours to fit at £89 an hour plus the fitting kit .the plug thread is fine but wont go in .i would still have to take the head of to helicoil it

bugbabe

i think i am more upset that a car that is not very old has to have this done

funkycoldribena

I'd be looking at who ever touched the spark plugs last.

molerat

You can helicoil a head without removing it (been there, done it) but great care is needed. Most garages won't take the risk of doing it in situ because if they don't clean up 100% then it is a new engine.

Notmyrealname

bugbabe wrote: »

i think i am more upset that a car that is not very old has to have this done

It has nothing to do with age. You can strip the thread of the spark plug hole the very first time they get changed. It is more likely to happen than it used to as they're now changed every 30k-40k instead of every 6k-10k.