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Triton (Ford Modular SOHC) platform

Ford Triton gasoline (Super Duty / Excursion / E-Series)

2003-2007

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Failure modes

Ignition coil (COP) failure / misfire
EGR system faults / DPFE sensor failure (gas)
Exhaust manifold stud breakage / manifold leak
FPDM (fuel pump driver module) corrosion / failure
Cam phaser rattle / VCT noise (5.4L 3V)
Spark plug breakage on removal (3V heads)
Spark plug ejection / stripped plug threads (2V heads)
Timing chain / tensioner / guide wear (2V)

Parts

Broken Spark Plug Removal Tool, 3V (Lisle 65600) part-sd-broken-plug-extractor-3v Cam Phaser, 3V (Ford 3R2Z-6A257-DA) part-sd-cam-phaser-3v DPFE Sensor (EGR pressure feedback) part-sd-dpfe-sensor EGR Valve, gas engines part-sd-egr-valve-gas Exhaust Manifold Stud/Bolt Repair Kit (+ gaskets) part-sd-exhaust-manifold-repair-kit FPDM (Fuel Pump Driver Module) part-sd-fpdm Fuel Sender And Pump Assembly, E-van V10 (AC2Z-9H307-D) part-sd-fuel-pump-module-e Ignition Coil, COP - 2V engines (Motorcraft DG-508) part-sd-ignition-coil-cop Ignition Coil, 2V E-van 5.4/6.8 (3W7Z-12029-AA, Motorcraft DG-540 family) part-sd-ignition-coil-cop-2v-e Ignition Coil, COP - 3V engines (Motorcraft DG-511) part-sd-ignition-coil-cop-3v 5.4L/4.6L 3V COP Ignition Coil, 2008-2010 F-150 / Raptor (8L3Z-12029-A) part-sd-ignition-coil-cop-3v-0810 Spark Plugs, 2V heads (Motorcraft SP-479 / Ford AGSF-22W-MX) part-sd-spark-plug-2v Spark Plugs, 2V E-van 5.4/6.8 (Motorcraft AGSF-22F1-X; Ford AGSF-22F1-X) part-sd-spark-plug-2v-e 5.4L 3V Spark Plug, 2008-2010 F-150 / Raptor (HJFS-24FP) part-sd-spark-plug-3v-f150-0810 Spark Plugs, 3V heads, one-piece updated (Motorcraft SP-546 / Ford PZK-14F) part-sd-spark-plug-3v-updated Spark Plug Thread Repair Kit, 2V heads (Time-Sert / Calvan 38900-class) part-sd-spark-plug-thread-repair-kit Timing Chain Kit, 2V (chains, tensioners, guides) part-sd-timing-chain-kit-2v Timing Chain Kit, 3V (chains, tensioners, guides) part-sd-timing-chain-kit-3v VCT Solenoid (cam timing oil control valve, 5.4L 3V) part-sd-vct-solenoid

Recipes

2V plug maintenance: keep plugs from ejecting; know the repair path if a seat is damaged
3V spark plug service: remove original plugs without breakage, install the one-piece update
Fix the 5.4L 3V cold-start phaser rattle: phasers + chain kit in one front-end job

From the blog

Problem explainerFord Triton gasoline

5.4 Triton Cam Phaser Noise: Cold-Start Rattle, Timing Chain or Something Else? (2004-2010)

· 12 min read
Problem explainerFord Triton gasoline

5.4 Triton Spark Plug Problems: Why 2V Plugs Blow Out and 3V Plugs Break

· 13 min read

Reference for this engine

Oil, filters and coolant: 6.8 Triton V10, 2016

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