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Ejecting spark plugs was a known issue in the 97-02 F150 Triton V8s, that's certainly not a common problem on the Duratec V6s. The solution on them is to over-torque them. Factory spark plug torque spec was about 14 ft-lb, upping that to 20-28 ft-lbs prevents any future blowouts. If I was you, I'd g...

eBay or a junkyard would be my best suggestions.

I don't think it's worth the effort to take it out and put it in another vehicle. Technology changes too so just putting a new one in another vehicle you get is probably going to be cheaper and better. If you go with a newer Flex/Explorer it may have it built-in also.

Repairing what you have is most likely the much cheaper option.

Hmm OK that’s good!

I recently had some cracking that was peeling off in the rear wheel wells , I went to my local body shop and for a reasonable price they re-sprayed undercoating also did the underside by the rear suspension. Well worth doing especially if you life with cold weather and salty roads. No, it’s actuall...

If the undercoating is a rubber based product, stay away, stay far away. It will destroy your vehicle far worse than if you had done nothing. Hopefully it's an oil-wax based product.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2VD5fM6pto

Ford doesn’t build them like that anymore. If you like it and are willing to keep it, do that. Repairs typically are a lot cheaper than buying a new car. I think you’d find the value of your car surprisingly low due to its age, even with the low mileage.

Stop replacing parts, do a smoke test next.

FYI R134a is refrigerant, not freon.

Limit bumped

The engine looks very clean under the valve cover, I bet someone used full synthetic oil in that engine!!

What's the aluminum foil over the brake fluid reservoir for I wonder??

Hi, it’s a resonator used to make the air intake quieter. It’s more technically called a Helmholtz resonator I believe. See https://duckduckgo.com/?q=air+intake+re ... ltz&ia=web

Did you use a known good scan tool that has read the codes on your car before? It's possible the code is not in history.

Given the multitude of trans problems with these vehicles it's not reassuring that you may have a transmission problem...