mpvella Member 6 Member For: 19y 11m 24d Posted 17/01/06 04:09 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 04:09 AM I have a series 1, xr6t with just under 50K on the clock and is a regular family car (no mods). Ford have had my car for over 2 weeks and it looks as if I wont get it back for another week! Apparently they dont have enough staff to put it back together (pathetic) so I just have to wait! Plus it has been an up hill battle to get anything out of Ford, as they dont return calls or even call to update you. I think all but one call was made by me! Great customer service, hey?Now, what happened was that the Top End let go and spat metal through the engine and turbo, plus it also bend a rod. My car is just outside of warranty, but Ford still covered it, lucky as they wanted $16K for a new engine. I suppose that's what you should get for getting it serviced through ford and paying a fortune for the priveledge!Anyway, the main concern is that all my rods were over size from the start, so you can see the problem! The people who rebuilt the engine for Ford have told me that the rods Ford put in should have been more heavy duty anyway. Has anyone else had these problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/01/06 05:10 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 05:10 AM How did that one slip through?? That sounds pretty bad on ford's behalf. What was it a friday arvo for that motor or something?Good thing they are covering you for it. I'm surprised you got that far though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/01/06 05:15 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 05:15 AM I have a series 1, xr6t with just under 50K on the clock and is a regular family car (no mods). Ford have had my car for over 2 weeks and it looks as if I wont get it back for another week! Apparently they dont have enough staff to put it back together (pathetic) so I just have to wait! Plus it has been an up hill battle to get anything out of Ford, as they dont return calls or even call to update you. I think all but one call was made by me! Great customer service, hey?Now, what happened was that the Top End let go and spat metal through the engine and turbo, plus it also bend a rod. My car is just outside of warranty, but Ford still covered it, lucky as they wanted $16K for a new engine. I suppose that's what you should get for getting it serviced through ford and paying a fortune for the priveledge!Anyway, the main concern is that all my rods were over size from the start, so you can see the problem! The people who rebuilt the engine for Ford have told me that the rods Ford put in should have been more heavy duty anyway. Has anyone else had these problems?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Something fishy going on here...You say "the top end let go", can you please be more specific?Also, a new long engine isn't quite $16K, more like $6K.More information please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpvella Member 6 Member For: 19y 11m 24d Posted 17/01/06 05:23 AM Author Share Posted 17/01/06 05:23 AM Havent picked up the car yet, ford has still got it for another week and I'm not the most techinical person either! Still waiting to get a complete report from the mob the engine was sent to, but they had seen this sort of thing before! What's with the STU CRAP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpvella Member 6 Member For: 19y 11m 24d Posted 17/01/06 05:25 AM Author Share Posted 17/01/06 05:25 AM I was told about $16 grand for a new one by the service guy at ford, he obviously doesnt know what he is talking about! I was amazed, because I sourced an engine fully loaded that will handle up to 40 psi boost for around $4500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 28d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 17/01/06 06:50 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 06:50 AM I was told about $16 grand for a new one by the service guy at ford, he obviously doesnt know what he is talking about!That makes two of yas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EATURBO New Member 9 Member For: 21y 4m 7d Posted 17/01/06 10:24 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 10:24 AM I work for a Expensive Daewoo dealer as a sales rep and we have seen two alloytec 175kw motors put rods threw the blocks, so you can get a bad one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 17/01/06 10:51 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 10:51 AM What's with the STU CRAP!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Why ??? are you doin a Stu ? or are you a Stu Hunter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning_strike Member 78 Member For: 19y 2m 21d Posted 17/01/06 11:05 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 11:05 AM (edited) I have a series 1, xr6t with just under 50K on the clock and is a regular family car (no mods). Ford have had my car for over 2 weeks and it looks as if I wont get it back for another week! Apparently they dont have enough staff to put it back together (pathetic) so I just have to wait! Plus it has been an up hill battle to get anything out of Ford, as they dont return calls or even call to update you. I think all but one call was made by me! Great customer service, hey?Now, what happened was that the Top End let go and spat metal through the engine and turbo, plus it also bend a rod. My car is just outside of warranty, but Ford still covered it, lucky as they wanted $16K for a new engine. I suppose that's what you should get for getting it serviced through ford and paying a fortune for the priveledge!Anyway, the main concern is that all my rods were over size from the start, so you can see the problem! The people who rebuilt the engine for Ford have told me that the rods Ford put in should have been more heavy duty anyway. Has anyone else had these problems?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Something fishy going on here...You say "the top end let go", can you please be more specific?Also, a new long engine isn't quite $16K, more like $6K.More information please.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mate, many years ago, a mate of mine was an apprentice toyota mechanic and I remember him saying a replacement crate engine for a starlet was around $10K, so it sounds plausible if it was a 100% new ford engine. Something about some cvnt that didn't fit spark plugs correctly on a 13 grand car, the engine blew and it almost cost the market value of the car to replace and fit the engine.Not to say that a guy that's working in a factory in Bayswater (and there's nothing wrong with that) can't build you a whiz bang engine that gets 900rwkw running on bourbon and farts for $16K but car companies aren't in the business of making friends. They're in the business of making money. In the words of Henry Ford Snr, "I'd give everyone a model T for free, if they promise to buy their spare parts from me. Edited 17/01/06 11:14 AM by lightning_strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 28d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 17/01/06 11:09 AM Share Posted 17/01/06 11:09 AM The cynic in me jumps to the conclusion that the thread is just a STIR. The story is just so fishy I can smell a rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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