This $24 Part Is Crippling Ford's New Super Duty - Here's What You Need to Know 

I have 2020 with 7.3 and mine did same thing and no parts available so I put on wires from 6.2 they fit just a longer wire but it gets a guy on the road

The issue I have with Ford and other makes is that you have too complain on social media or make it public like TFL to get a response, otherwise they don't care.

You know what Andre? You do a fabulous job communicating with your viewers. Being politically correct and working extra hard at making sure everyone understands you. You also exhibit excellent listening skills. Most Americans do not make that much effort. You have my respect. As for this videos content, this continues to prove that TFL are an honest group. Thanks for the content. :)

it had a bad spark plug wire. there, I just saved you 11 min

My 2020 7.3 lost two plug wires while pulling in extreme heat. Couldn't get a full set so I tried the 6.2's but they would literally melt off after a short time. Let me frame this by saying that truck and load were over 20000 lbs and I was pulling in 38 C or 100.4 F heat. The fix there was adding Design Engineering Inc "protect-a-boot" sleeves to the 6.2 wires. This worked perfectly and protected the 6.2 wires all they way home. So after finally getting the updated plug wires from Ford I had the sleeves added to them as well (couldn't hurt right?). Our local dealership will be adding these sleeves at the PDI level for all their 7.3's going out the door. This was tested to the extreme and they are a game changer. I would think that any sleeve would work but the DEI's worked for me. If you have the 7.3 with the original wires just add the sleeves. Thinking Ford should do a recall. In spite of the aforementioned let me say that this is a great engine and I am very happy with the power!!

I think the fact that it's $24 is the issue, that means Ford is paying about $4 max for that thing

Unable to get emergency service for over a week at a Ford dealership....hmmm What is keeping them so busy I wonder.

Ford guys "no big deal, just change them all every oil change"

I put aftermarket plug wires on my diesel and it hasn't misfired since.

Did people forget how to make spark plug wires. you really gonna sit around waiting 30 days for something that would cost you 50 dollars including tools from harbor freight to do yourself plus it would be an upgrade. Get some uncut universal MSD wires with boots from just about any parts store and make them yourself. If the Canbus system is too sensitive it could throw a code if aftermarket wires have the incorrect OHM value. but it would be easy enough to match, after you read the ohm value across a good stock wire , match that with an equivalent aftermarket wire which usually gives you OHMs per foot in the information on the box. All this being said Ford should own up to the problem and post the recall.

Rule of thumb! Never buy the first year of anything! Thanks for the heads up.

RockAuto has Motorcraft wire sets for the Ford 7.3 for

You can't tell me that Ford had no clue about this issue before this engine was released to the public. Just brutal

Bad quality control from whoever manufactures those spark plug wires.

Fords new motto: " Ford, We'll make a mechanic out of you yet"!

So a few things: A flashing check engine light means that the engine has detected a hard misfire. When this happens, the ECU will shut down both the ignition AND the fuel injector to that cylinder. With no combustion, the piston and combustion chamber wont over heat. Since there is no fuel being sprayed, there should be no potential for cylinder wash. The cylinder is oiled from splash and spray below in the crank case. While you dont want to do anything major, driving home down a cylinder wont hurt anything. Sounds like just one of those things new models go through when launched. Probably either is incorrectly routed at the factory, or stretched and chaffed until it wore through. Should be easily address through a TSB after some factory research. These things happen to every manufacturer when launching new engines, transmissions or models. Just ask Lexus how their 2007-2010 2.5L IS250 engine did... lmao.

“At least 10 thousand miles were problem free ...” LoL

I’d strongly recommend either replacing all of them or keeping a spare in the glove box.

Thank you for being upfront and honest, and not covering up because they are yr sponsors or some BS. I was looking really hard at this truck to get away from the un-dependability of modern diesel trucks. Wont be paying 60 plus K for same kinda crap.

I have heard that it’s a known issue. Very often the problem is just moisture at the bottom of the spark plug well (sounds quite likely with the zero mileage trucks that were mentioned in the video, could just be from condensation on a cold engine block). The fix can be as simple as removing the ignition coil and blow drying it and the spark plug and well, then plugging everything back up. Worth a try before trying to track down a $24 coil. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. 😊

Ya always wait a full production year b4 investing in a new rig with a new engine on the market.

Tell Ed about the dealership in Florida. Sounds like he needs parts too

Thanks for the info! Very interesting.

glad you at least found a temp solution ... I've had several Fords in the past, currently own a '18 explorer xlt ( only issue in 30k is heater vent knobs keep falling off lol)... I'm sure I will have several more fords down the road but do wish they would bring up the quality control same as they did the price tag ...

186K on my 2007 5.7 Tundra, which is the first year of this engine, and not one problem. A spark plug wire is a part that has been around as long as the internal combustion engine itself. Can't really blame this on a new engine.

When Denver goes from 100 degrees to snow in 24 hours who records an outdoor video? That would be TFL Truck!

Wow, I have the tremor with the 7.3 and no problems so far but this makes me want to get the part ordered just in case

Thank you for the Video! Just got my 2020 Lariat 7.3

This is the 3rd or 4th Ford truck that had had issues on TFL. None with Chevy or ram🤔

swap the wire between cylinders and see if the miss migrates. That's how we would have done it in the old days. The coil end looks standard, and the plug end would be a standard plug,.. should be able to make one if you really need to until the actual part arrives. We used to make HT leads all the time from the kits. It's not rocket science.

I'm on my 2nd one. Started having problems with the first one at 2,100 miles and lemon lawed it at 3,200 miles. I'm pretty sure they missed that truck when they had the recall on those motors. Current one is at 2,500 and no issues yet. The dealer jerked me around a little bit, but once I contacted corporate directly, I was able to get my replacement truck a few weeks later.

I’m a Retired Automotive Technician spent my whole life in this field. There is a lot more to thing’s like this than most people would understand. Just like there jobs would be hard for me to understand. It don’t matter if it cost $5k or $100K. If it is mechanical it can break down.

"No pavement needed"... but you will need a "Parts Store" that has the "Part." You would think Ford would know by now which part supplier can reliably produce spark plug wires. There is no excuse for this.

Wait, a Ford engine has an issue related to spark plugs? Huh...

Damn, that was a long ass story for a coil wire!

"you have to wait 30+ days to get your truck on the road" I think almost everyone who ever owned a 6.4 just entered the chat....

Wouldn't be surprised if a quick "emergency fix" was to rip off the metal heat shield from the plug end boot if you are stuck waiting on a new one. It must be super sensitive to dirt, or there are contaminates in the silicone boot and the metal cover is simply aiding carbon tracking to that shield and grounding on the head. Plug wires seem simple, but simple things (mainly contamination) can cause misfires. Once high voltage breaks down a new path to ground it keeps using it.

Ford is about to start clapping back at TFL lol. Ford: Oh TFL wanna keep our names in their mouth’s. DOUBLE BAN 🤣🤣🤣

To help TFL from here on out, if you need to know which bank is bank one ( in v6, v8, v10, v12 etc applications) for your cylinder firing order, it's always the cylinder head closest to the front of the vehicle. In transverse mounting its the cylinder closest to the belts. Hope i helped educate some people.

Just took delivery of my 2021 F-350 with the 7.3...fantastic engine! Ford has changed the spark plug wires on them...they look similar to the one's from 2020 but are different at the boot where it attaches to the plug. They don't pull off nearly as easy now.

Wow. My new king ranch is doing the same thing. I took it to the dealer with 600 miles on it and they replaced the plug. It started doing it again at 950 miles. I'm taking it back tomorrow.

We've got your money. We don't care. Ford

Yesterday I ordered a new F-350 with the 7.3...it won't be built and delivered until December. While I was at the dealership, I opened the hood of one they had on the lot...a basic F-250 with this engine. It's surprisingly small for such big displacement, but that's good because there is a lot of space in the engine bay to do work and the exhaust manifolds, spark plugs and wires are easy to access. As I looked at this engine, it reminded me of when I was younger and we worked on them ourselves. Back then, if the engine started running weird, you'd pop the hood and take a look, and feel around. Sometimes the problem was obvious...a disconnected vacuum hose, and electrical connection come loose, etc...even with these newer vehicles, pop the hood and look around. Feel around, too. Anyway, I noticed the fancy chrome ends of the spark plug wires and reached down to see how well they were attached...and with just two fingers the one I lightly pulled on came right off. And I mean RIGHT OFF like it was barely on there. Of course I plugged it back in but was shocked at how easily it came off...usually you have to give them a good pull and wiggle them around a bit. So I come home to find this video...what a coincidence, huh? I'm glad to know that by the time I get my truck this will be resolved...but if you own one of these things, go out and check it for yourself. If the engine light comes on, pop the hood and make sure one of them hasn't worked loose. Now I don't know if that is the end all problem with these wires or if there is some kind of defect within the harness itself, but the attachment point at the boot is certainly concerning. You guys should buy a full set of upgraded wires as soon as they're available...warranty or not. It very well may be that all this guy had to do was push that #2 back in tight and problem solved. Pop the hood...feel around, boys and girls. It's the fist thing I would have done.

I just bought a 2021 a week ago, hope they fixed that problem !

I really hope that Ford is getting on top of this. This engines were designed to be lower tech so that they could run for long periods in areas with very low temperatures. A misfire caused by a simple HT lead would completely disable this facility for fear of engine damage.

This is the next step you need to vlog the whole process so we can go through it all with you

Excellent video and info Thank You😎

Thanks Forwarded this to my brother in Kauilfornia; he mentioned suffering the same thing

I can't remember if this is the 3rd of 4th Ford to break down on TFL Truck. Dumpster Fire 🔥

Gee guys last time I checked you can buy a spark plug wire at any auto parts store as a temporary fix. Then get the dealer to fix it when the parts come in. Do people not know anything about engines anymore? I know its warranty but good grief Charlie Brown!

Quick troubleshoot. Switch wires from a good firing cylinder to the problem firing cylinder. If problem switches, wire is bad. If problem persists on same bad firing cylinder, not the wire.

You guys always give it to us straight. Warts and all. And that’s why we watch. Thank you.

I highly doubt Ford makes there coil wires in house. It was a bad batch of wires from a parts vendor. Ford needs to drop that vendor very fast

Hi Andre. We bought an F150 with a 3.3L you recommend. Now, my father in law just purchased a F250, with the 7.3L, but an extended cab, to pull heavy cattle trailers. He had nothing but issues with the engine. It has been in the shop our Ford dealer probably 5 or 6 times in the last 6 months. Ford bought the truck back and they gave him a deal on a 6.7L powered crew cab XLT, for about $3000 more.

Seems to me to be an open and honest video/review. Thanks! Good job.

I have Ford Explorer 2008 V8. It has 150k mileage. Still runs great ✌🏻 Old Ford trucks and SUVs are much better than the new ones.

Why would you have to pay for parts on a truck with 10k miles?

Man...talk about making a long story longer....dude, please just get to the point

My next door neighbor works at Ford here in Louisville they also have a transmission problem with a sensor crystallizeing up on the F-250's Thru F-650's they caught it told the line supervisor & was told just run them through!!! He explained that it would be cheaper to wait until enough people complained then Ford could issue a recall it's cheaper than stopping the line to fix the problem at the beginning.. It's sad now most trucks cost as much as a small house we spend our HARD EARNED MONEY only to buy a known about defective product.. that being said I've always bought an drove a Ford... from my 92 GT convertible to my 95 Lightning + 2007 Ranger 4×4

At work we replaced about 30 F250s with Silverado 1500s and one hot day about 15 trucks died followed by the rest. The new trucks had bad fuel pumps so guys had to use old trucks till the parts were available. I bought one of the 2012 f250s for $800....and a 2012 3500hd for $1200. No complaints on my work horse trucks.

The odds are pretty good that the replacement parts, (wires) are going to fail at some point also. The root cause of the failure needs to be investigated.

It just goes to show that 99.9% of consumers do not expect a perfect product or service, but they do expect customer service when an issue happens. So I am glad YOU got it fixed, but there is always room for better customer service at both the dealership and manufacturer levels. Thanks for the video!

I work in a parts department at a Ford Dealer in Texas. There are so many parts on back order right now. And a lot of those are only available because some backwoods dealer out in the middle of nowhere has one sitting on their shelf collecting dust. Just the other day I was trying to track down an intake manifold for a 5.0 f150. About a half dozen dealers around me were showing one but they were reserved for service customers. We've been out of CAC tubes for the 11-16 6.7s for like 2 months and there's still no release date for them. This is gonna be going on for at least a few more months. Service is backed up because we can't get parts. When we do get parts service will still be backed up because we won't be able to keep up with the influx of customers needing their vehicles fixed.

Same exact cylinder, same exact mileage. Fortunately I had the wires I bought months ago just in case. Saved me a bad day and bad time working with the dealer that CAN'T give a F350 loaner to tow with. My truck and toy hauler was broke down at the worst possible place state rt. 158 mile marker 1 Mt. Charleston, NV. where a motor home recently slide down the cliff. Thanks for video warning and heads up. Question is why #2 7.3??? TOO much heat killing the wire????

Knowing Ford, I'm very surprised that this was replaced under warranty. Your tune probably advanced ignition timing and Ford usually doesn't hesitate to cancel someone's warranty for such things.

Great informative video. Could have been half the time.

My issue with the F250is that you can't get the Tremor package on the standard cab/long bed variation...has to be quad cab. Which means with my preferred long bed (for more camper shell room) in combo with quad cab, the wheel base would be like a stretch limousine. They do offer FX4 though.

I love your channel is very informative and educational

This is why we love TFL. Good information, and thank you for testing out the 7.3. These kinds of issues are why I never buy the first year of any vehicle/engine. They use consumers as test subjects. Thanks again Andre. 👍🇺🇲😁

I love Ford, I learned driving in a 83 Ford Del Rey and the second car I drove was also a Ford. I have an emotional connection with the brand BUT due to its bad reputation with dealership service here in Brazil (and as I can see, it also happens in Australia and others markets too) and SO MANY "small" problems that come and go with no solution, I won't ever have a Ford again myself. The 3.2 Diesel Ranger sold here has got SO MANY problems with licking oil, water and overheating... it's a pitty. Ford makes beautiful vehicles, they drive and feel great, but these "minor" issues combined with a lazy dealership network makes it all a pain in the ass.

Welcome to the world. New product new troubles. We truckers been fighting these issues since 07. Still tough to find shop to get in. Then find parts. Best of luck safe travels

I have 2020 F250 7.3 3200 miles, 2.5 months old, no problems yet, didn’t want this engine, they all had 7.3s, had to search the whole state of MI in June, only two trucks in the state that meet my needs ( color, crew cab, XL)

When I worked on my own engines years ago if I remember wright. Who knows on the new engines now. Number one cylinder was always the one that stuck out towards the front the farthest.

Having older generation stuff is great for parts. Every corner auto parts store has multiple options.

Andre, Four Wheel Camper claims that Hawk camper is light enough for half ton trucks. Please do a review with it on half tons testing mpg, squat etc. inquiring minds want to know before they spend $$$. Thanks. TFL is my #1 watched subscription. Great videos!

Time to download Forscan on the cell phone and get a wifi/bluetooth adapter. Forscan on the laptop is the closest thing to a factory scan tool you can buy. Being able to also use it on the cell phone makes it better. I used it daily at the dealership while I was waiting for the IDS. Honestly the fastest way to test a bad wire is to swap it with the cylinder next to it and see if it follows. Use the cylinder acceleration PIDs on Forscan. A misfire the pcm and see will show up as a +/-0.5 and a misfire that can be felt will show up as a +/-1.0. pretty down and dirty way of doing it. The same goes for coils and injectors port fuel injectors. I recommend this on a daily basis to techs.

10,000 miles problem FREE ! WOW ! = NEW FORD

I'm definitely not regretting getting a 2019 6.2! Always teething issues with the first model.

I’ve had a lot of fords and everyone of them needed multiple head gaskets or had catastrophic engine failure. So I have a no ford policy in my life. We got my daughter a Mazda and at the time I didn’t realize it was a ford. The engine lost oil pressure on the highway and the head gasket blew. It had about 0-30 psi of compression while they were driving it. Damn it ford you got me again. I own dodge and Chevy and have had good luck with them. I don’t have new ones they are between 03-05 when you can change a part without programming everything. A lot of newer vehicles will cut the injector firing when it detects a misfire to save the catalytic converters.

Go buy a set of wires for a GM LS7 engine. Maybe they'll fit. When I put an aftermarket ECU on my C4 Corvette, I built a homemade coil near plug setup to go on the Gen 1 small block. I built a custom set of wires for it, and raced it for a couple of years. Then I took it to Daytona for an event, and got a misfire. Of course there was no chance of me getting custom wires as I had originally built, but the counterman at the parts store in Daytona looked up a set of wires for the GM LS7 engine. (C6 Z06 engine.) I put the new wires on, and it has worked fine since then. Maybe you can buy a generic set of wires with the proper ends for the ignition coils from Summit Racing. Build a few and test them before you go off into the boonies. If they do OK, carry a spare set with you until Ford's supply chain gets working. Look on the bright side of it. The 7.3 gas engine is very simple compared to the 6.7 Powerstroke, and making a custom plug wire to keep it running is not such a big ordeal. I have talked to guys that hotshot trailers with the Powerstroke, and they tell horror stories about $6000 emissions systems repairs that keep them off the road for weeks.

1 second ago my neighbors 2020 silverado, with 2K miles had the same issue, dealer swapped #4 cylinder spark plug cable, but he kept the truck for 5 days, would NOT give him a free rent car because he , did not pay extra $2800 for the extended warranty..Chevy ..........

My 7.3 DIESEL has been running trouble free since 1999. 😊

It's not just Ford either. My wife had an 07 Lexus that would burn through one of those every six months or so after it hit about 50K. We could get them from Amazon for about $50 and it was a 5 minute change. However, for the cylinders in the rear, Lexus had to do the work and it was a few hundred dollars. Luckily, that occurred only once. We always kept a spare as well.

I just purchased the 2022 f-250 7.3 where can I purchase that exact part to keep as backup incase an emergency situation.?

Was there testing done on the cable? can you show us how the cable test out with a multi meter?

Next time be sure to get to heated tailgate option. It's really nice for when you have to push it home.

I had a similar problem I know and explore the 85 L engine and it was one of the wires that heat shield so the wire from the spark plug to the voltage regulator or coil what is covered by heat shield because it was near one of the headers and after testing everything else this number seven cylinder was miss firing I bought a new wire and I had to use the old heat shield when I took the heat shield off the old wire I saw that it was actually sparking through the rubber and shorting out on the heat shield and that’s what was causing the misfiring seeing what I see in your video there’s a good chance that the same thing is happening on those with the metal cover

Our dealer has sold about a 100 7.3l we only had one comeback with a miss fire and it was a motor home. Seems like everything is back order at the moment. But you can substitute them for a 6.2 wire to get your self by

Not to sound like a troll but this video is exactly why I’m patiently waiting for the redesigned Toyota, sorry big three.

My buddies timing chain stretched in his Ecoboost with only 77,000 miles on it. The dealership couldn't get to it for 2 months!!! Built Ford tough!!!

Seeing this video makes me wish I had my 1987 F150 red single cab 4x4 with a manual transmission. It was everything I ever needed in a truck and never let me down.

I'd be willing to bet that you could use plug wires from just about any coil onplug setup V8. I'm pretty sure the Chevy 5 threes use the same setup. I don't know that it has that little metallic end on it but it would probably work.

Meh if a $24 part is the only issue on a brand new first year engine I would be pretty happy. Probably end up a recall.

Damn ford.... come on now, that’s just sad

Fix Or Repair Daily. I just clicked on this video because I was curious if it was going to explain the exhaust soot blowing out the tailpipe from a newer diesel superduty I ended up behind a couple hours ago. I'm actually pretty surprised the new Ford gassers don't use coil on plug.

I had the exact same issue on my Ford F150 3.5 ecoboost at about 75K miles. The ignition coil wire to cylinder 4 went bad and was very noticeable when the engine got above about 1800 rpm.

10,000 miles, already having to visit the dealership and to keep spare parts. 🙃🙃🙃

I'll keep my 99 ford f150 super cab 4x4 a little longer it still runs great 👍

Whenever I search online the part doesn't match my truck. Send link for that part for the 2022 7.3l please?

My solution to my RAM 2500 4x4 returned under Texas Lemon Law: buy a 2000 Chevy Suburban 4x4. Gets us 15mpg, over 500 mi (take note Toyota FJ owners) to a tank, and its 5.3 can be serviced quite easily and hauls family of 5 comfortably. $4,000 with nearly 250,000 on original engine/trans combo, runs like a fine Swiss watch...