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Hi all, just thought I would share my 30,000 Km service experience with all, just because I love ford servicing so very much :tease:

Took my belovered in for its 30,000 km massage yesterday.

Firstly: before I even took it in I thought I would call around as I live within 15km from about 7 differenent dealerships, The prices ranged from $220 - $420 what a joke, so to all that live near a few dealerships call around. And some had the nerve to say it costs X amount because the exhaust manifold bolts need adjusting, hello ford it says you must do this in the service book, why are you telling me this :kissmy: .

Secondly: I had a few warrenty issues to be looked at:

Handbrake loose and scraping

Windscreen washer jet not working

Poor idle and stalling (about 2 - 4 times every trip)

Took the car in, guy says no worries to all of the above, will call when done approx 3pm.

3pm comes no call, 4 still no call 4:30 still no call, so I call and there say its just on a road test will be available for pickup in 15 mins (what a load of crap, there forgot or didn't want to call me :spoton:).

I get there in 15mins and the car is in the car park, I touch the bonnet and to my surprise it colder that a block of ice (ie was ready more than just a few minutes ago :tease: )

Sit down with guy get my invoice, lucky I was not charged for handbrake adjustment or there would have been world war 3 :crybaby:. Was told all issues fixed and good to go (costs was $245).

I jump in the car and notice my boost gauge is not sitting at its usually spot when off, I take no more notice and start the car, still boost gauge has not moved thought that was weird and drove off, the whole trip even when giving it WOT the boost gauge does not move starting to think boost gauge is stuffed (ie it lights up and the startup sequenece is normal it just does move once startup sequenece complete, my oil temp is still working but).

While on trip home I notice when coming to a stop I put the car in neurtal the revs don't go down to 700 - 1000rmp instead it goes up to 2000rpm, once stopped then it goes down to 700rmp (guess it will not stall now :stirthepot: ). Me thinking the new flash they put in is still working its way in.

I get home and thanks to all you guys experinces I decide to check under the bonnet, to my surprise (NOT) I found a tool in the engine bay and two lines not plugged in (can see one of these in the attachment) as usual ford servicing at there very best :pinch:

Once I plugged the two lines in (one was at the back of the BOV) boost guage now working and no move 2000rmp when coming to a stop. Also it appears so far the warrenty issues have been fixed.

Sorry for the long post, just thought this may be of interest to people getting serviced, if that's what you call it.

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Sounds like a successful service to me... you even scored a free socket wrench... good price too.

Looks like they had the crossover off to clean the TB to fix the idle problem. Be sure to check all clamps for tightness.

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  Soul Reaver said:
Hi all, just thought I would share my 30,000 Km service experience with all, just because I love ford servicing so very much  :pooh:

Took my belovered in for its 30,000 km massage yesterday.

Firstly: before I even took it in I thought I would call around as I live within 15km from about 7 differenent dealerships, The prices ranged from $220 - $420 what a joke, so to all that live near a few dealerships call around. And some had the nerve to say it costs X amount because the exhaust manifold bolts need adjusting, hello ford it says you must do this in the service book, why are you telling me this  :tease: .

Secondly: I had a few warrenty issues to be looked at:

                Handbrake loose and scraping

                Windscreen washer jet not working

                Poor idle and stalling (about 2 - 4 times every trip)

Took the car in, guy says no worries to all of the above, will call when done approx 3pm.

3pm comes no call, 4 still no call 4:30 still no call, so I call and there say its just on a road test will be available for pickup in 15 mins (what a load of crap, there forgot or didn't want to call me  :spoton:).

I get there in 15mins and the car is in the car park, I touch the bonnet and to my surprise it colder that a block of ice (ie was ready more than just a few minutes ago  :tease: )

Sit down with guy get my invoice, lucky I was not charged for handbrake adjustment or there would have been world war 3  :kissmy:. Was told all issues fixed and good to go (costs was $245).

I jump in the car and notice my boost gauge is not sitting at its usually spot when off, I take no more notice and start the car, still boost gauge has not moved thought that was weird and drove off, the whole trip even when giving it WOT the boost gauge does not move starting to think boost gauge is stuffed (ie it lights up and the startup sequenece is normal it just does move once startup sequenece complete, my oil temp is still working but).

While on trip home I notice when coming to a stop I put the car in neurtal the revs don't go down to 700 - 1000rmp instead it goes up to 2000rpm, once stopped then it goes down to 700rmp (guess it will not stall now  :stirthepot: ). Me thinking the new flash they put in is still working its way in.

I get home and thanks to all you guys experinces I decide to check under the bonnet, to my surprise (NOT) I found a tool in the engine bay and two lines not plugged in (can see one of these in the attachment) as usual ford servicing at there very best  :crybaby:

Once I plugged the two lines in (one was at the back of the BOV) boost guage now working and no move 2000rmp when coming to a stop. Also it appears so far the warrenty issues have been fixed.

Sorry for the long post, just thought this may be of interest to people getting serviced, if that's what you call it.

At least you got a ratchat out of it!! :pinch:

there is extra time I.E. money to do the tightening too.

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I had similar when I had my lower springs fitted, half a dozen nuts sitting on the rocker cover. Least I knew that new nuts were being fitted with the camber kit and these were not left off the car, but it would have been interesting to see what they would have said had one of them slipped forward into the fan and flung around the engine bay.

On servicing, I asked for an oil and oil filter change the other day and they tried to charge me for a service at $240.00. the d**kheads did a full service despite my instructions but they dropped the price after a whinge.

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which brings me to thinking of mentioning this story before my 3000k tyre kick next week.....Just a thought, do you think that now people have relised the potential of these turbo's that anyone with half a f*ckn brain has left Ford and is working for performance tuners leaving the sh*t to do services such as this one...just a thought, I have a couple a year at least...

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  SHOCKXR6T said:
which brings me to thinking of mentioning this story before my 3000k tyre kick next week.....Just a thought, do you think that now people have relised the potential of these turbo's that anyone with half a f*ckn brain has left Ford and is working for performance tuners leaving the sh*t to do services such as this one...just a thought, I have a couple a year at least...

It will take a couple of years for the 16yo apprentice to be good enough to get a job at a performance shop!

So untill then he will just tinker with your car :blink::pinch:

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yeh ford service leaves a lot to be desired, same as any other brand really...

one thing that really sh*ts me is the total denial of well known and widely publicised TSB issues... Nissh*t were bad for this, the Service manager pretended to not even know what a TSB was !!

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