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thanks for the positive feedback! the mkx has 63,500 miles.. its ovbious that there had not been a previous replacement of the spark plugs. the center electrodes were in decent shape, being platinum thats to be expected in a properly running engine.. the ground electrodes however were eroded away, and even with a cleaning and regap i would have not been convienced they were suitable for another 38K... so new plugs were used. Will be performing other routine maintence here soon, will post some more how too's along the way. ~Andrew~

ok, heres the info in PDF format. hope this helps. 3.5L sparkplug1.pdf 3.5L sparkplug2.pdf 3.5L sparkplug3.pdf 3.5L sparkplug4.pdf 3.5L sparkplug5.pdf 3.5L sparkplug6.pdf 3.5L sparkplug7.pdf 3.5L sparkplug8.pdf

I just addressed changing the spark plugs in my 08 MKX today. Decided to take some time and get photos of the process and put together a how-to for anyone thats interested. I would like to upload the documents but cannot seem to get that function to work, so for anyone that would like the info, let me know, i would be more than happy to email it to you If your familiar with the steps necessary to make files available here for everyone, let me know. thanks.. Andrew

howdy all.. andrew here. just got rid of a pontiac G8 6.0L in favor of a 2008 MKX, and what a great vehicle it has turned out to be! I'm a firm believer that everything automotive was designed to fit a certain "emissions" standard, and that there is always room to improve engine performance and efficency. Ive been in retail auto parts sales for about ten years and have seen all kinds of DIY maintence and modifications, both effective and unrealistic. Looking forward to making some mechanical changes to the 3.5 in effort to improve driveablilty and boost economy. Ford has created an excellent platform, and manufactured a great vehicle that's full of "out of the box" fun and features. I'm looking forward following everyones input here. thanks ~andrew~