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On a 2004 ford explorer v6. I had a mechanic tell me the rear timing chain guide went. Upon getting my vehicle to the house I noticed a single spark plug sitting on the front deck on the plastic gutter piece, and looked at the engine to find a spark plug wire hanging free with an empty spark plug hole. They told me they did the work I asked, and had it running, then it began to sound odd and stopped running. Is it possible they screwed up?

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    It seems clear they screwed up by returning the car to you with a missing spark plug. I'd find another mechanic!
    – mike65535
    Commented May 6, 2019 at 19:06
  • If you were missing a plug your engine should have been running extremely rough, did you notice this?
    – GdD
    Commented May 7, 2019 at 7:41
  • Yes all six are necessary, there are no spares. I'd take it back and demand a refund. I don't think I would give them another chance to "fix" it.
    – SteveRacer
    Commented May 7, 2019 at 8:48

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It's clearly an issue on their side. A spark plug does not blow out of the engine alone, the spark plug would be shattered at minimum.

Get the best refund you can, reinstall the spark plug and try a different mechanic.

What I don't understand is that you have been able to drive back home like this ?!

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