ecraig Member 17 Member For: 21y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/12/05 11:18 PM Share Posted 28/12/05 11:18 PM What started as a slight ticking noise after 17000kms turned into a knock within 2 days retired my new XR8 (6 months) to the hands of its creator....Now after 3 weeks I have Just got back my XR8 from Dealer after a new Long Motor fittedGuys at the dealer were excellent but crippled by the paper work that HQ requires to validate the diagnosis.2 weeks to convince HQ that a new Engine was required when the diagnosis was correct at the time of pulling into the Service Dept. Then waited for Shipping to NSW.Once the Engine had arrived (wed) 2 days later the car was back in my hands to run in all over again...Anyone else had a case of the disappearing oil???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 21y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 28/12/05 11:20 PM Share Posted 28/12/05 11:20 PM Strewth dude, must be nice to have her back again. Haven't heard of a stockie being replaced, but I'm sure someone has. Mate of mine drove his T through a foot of water at 60k's+ and was given a new donk for his troubles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecraig Member 17 Member For: 21y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/12/05 11:24 PM Author Share Posted 28/12/05 11:24 PM Yeah nice to have her back,, considering Work gave me a Late model camira for my troubles while I waited..One thing for sure the 8 went better on 7 cylinders and no oil than the commodore..I wouldn't mind so much if I was giving it a hard time, but this was just daily driving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/12/05 11:30 PM Share Posted 28/12/05 11:30 PM A XR8 ute got a new long engine here a few weeks ago.... but he drives it worse than Cro....... which I didnt think was possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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