Misfire after thermostat replacement?

2003 FORD EXPEDITION
200,000 MILES • 5.4L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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RGZ
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I had a code come on to replace my thermostat. It broke open when driving in colder temperatures it came on and my heater stopped working. I needed to drive an hour away so today I took it in to a shop to have it replaced. They replaced the thermostat and replaced the coolant. They flushed the radiator and reset the computer. The light was off, I drove off and by the time I got to a red light the Check Engine Light was flashing and when I stopped the car shook. I took it back and the light is now solid and read cylinder 3 misfire and the shop said to ignore it just drive it and it will go away.
Jan 14, 2023 at 6:54 PM
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So, it sounds like you have a spark plug or ignition coil that has failed, I would remove the coil and spark plug to replace them because this is a big problem with these engines here is a video to show you how.

https://youtu.be/E6oier7agkY

Spark plug type .................... AWSF-22W

Here are instructions in the images below as well. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.


Jan 15, 2023 at 10:59 AM