Toyota to buy back rusted Tacomas

Originally Posted by Calspec

Bob: The damage I'm looking at on a '95 Tacoma has to be salt damage. Either caused by driving down the beach or road salt up north. I've seen many Corvettes at Myrtle beach look the same way on the underside after only three to five years.

Cal from what I heard was that they didn't seal the inner frame.....they didn't do that for 5 years.

Yeah I gotta say it is nice that they are buying it back but what no one posted is they are buying them back for 50% more then then what they are worth which is even cooler.

Anyways I hope ford comes through their tough time and starts making some appealing vehicles for more people, also when mentioning this recall, ford has had the problems with the spark plug thing for years and many members on this board have been affected.

Originally Posted by dbu8554

Yeah I gotta say it is nice that they are buying it back but what no one posted is they are buying them back for 50% more then then what they are worth which is even cooler.

Anyways I hope ford comes through their tough time and starts making some appealing vehicles for more people, also when mentioning this recall, ford has had the problems with the spark plug thing for years and many members on this board have been affected.

I'm not sure what the plug problem is. I've owned five modular engine Fords & never had a plug problem. Mine were '99 4.6, '01 4.6, '04 4.6, '06 5.4 & '07 4.6.

well the 4.6-v10 in trucks and SUV and Vans has been well documented in having problems with spark plugs blowing out being on this board as long as you have and as much time you spend on the internet, I would have to say your just playing dumb right now but incase its just old age I will just post the instances that have been posted here on FM.

http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...plug-f150.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...lug-holes.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...d-run-bad.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...uty-w-v10.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...liability.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...-4-triton.html


Thats just on this board and if you do a google search *whispers*its just like youtube except its useful and there are no video's*/whisper* You would find much more information on this subject.

Originally Posted by dbu8554

well the 4.6-v10 in trucks and SUV and Vans has been well documented in having problems with spark plugs blowing out being on this board as long as you have and as much time you spend on the internet, I would have to say your just playing dumb right now but incase its just old age I will just post the instances that have been posted here on FM.

http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...plug-f150.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...lug-holes.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...d-run-bad.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/gar...uty-w-v10.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...liability.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/all...-4-triton.html


Thats just on this board and if you do a google search *whispers*its just like youtube except its useful and there are no video's*/whisper* You would find much more information on this subject.

I've never owned a v/10 nor do I want one. All I said was I've personally never had a spark plug problem in any of my modular engines. Neither has anyone I know. Not to say it hasn't happened to others around the country.

Well you know people on this board that it has happened too and if you look again its not just v10's its 5.4's and 4.6's also.

Reading its not just for geeks anymore!

Guess I've been lucky. Only thing in the yard now modular is the son's '03 Mach 1 and we just changed the plugs last week.

the old problem was 5.4 2 v heads had like 3 threads- plugs would blow out without warning, 3k repair cost...new problem is 05~late 07 3v heads had plugs that cant be removed without snapping off the tack welded extension tube in the head- and it sounds like at best if they do come out the head threads are squealling/galling the whole way out, hopefully replaced plugs wont have blow out issues, and hopefully no metal shavings are falling in when you loosen them up...they fixed the 3v heads by a new design, they fixed the 5,4 2v by adding to the casting, adding a few more threads. just sucks as these are not 'normal' or 'expected' types of mechanical failure, but just examples of poor engineering.

If I had to choose between a plug and a frame...I'd go with the plug. There is NO car company with out there problems.