Ford Service

[BFHOON]

ford dealers want you to pay for tightning of the suspension to fix the loose rattly feeling.

turbo bolts and exhaust leaks ,manifold bolts.

they say that it will cost me to throw a spanner over it 10k on the clock.

dont get me wrong I love my car but ford needs to go look at the way they treat there customers, we arent idiots.

[PhantomFox6]

I remembered this when reading another post. I had my 65k service done recently and the service guy tried to get me to pay $100 so they could tighten the exhaust bolts. I asked if this was a regular service and he said ford recommended T owners do it every service? I thought he was BS'ing as this guy keeps trying to add all these services to me.

have any of you been asked this? and if so is it necessary to do the tightening

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Sorry to bring back an old thread.

Went to my dealler the other day, Klosters at Cessnock, to ask them if they charge to tighten these exhaust bolts as im due for my 35000km service, and they had no idea what I was talkin about, so I spoke with the mechanic bossman and he told me there was no extra tightening of bolts in regards to the exhaust , manifold etc in the turbos and basically told me that he had no idea what I was talking about.

Made me feel a little bit silly.

I have printed this thread to show the "mechanic" but is there an easier way to explain it to him?

Has anyone else had problems with this service not being done or mechanics not knowing about this problem?

I thought that I was pretty clear in the way that I explained it to him and the dealer. ideas?

[Paradoxx]

If he doesnt know what you are talking about I would seriously rethink handing the keys over to them

[PhantomFox6]

dealership I purchased from (Klosters in Hamilton) seem to know what theyre on about but they ripped me off on purchase day so wont go back there......might be a job for me and the boys over a beer or 2

[bencat]

If your dealer dosen't know about Turbo manifold bolts loosening up then shoot him and do us all a favour, it's a standard part of a turbo service, they will charge more and so they should as it takes more time.

Things comming lose is part of a car, simple as that, I don't know a car built that if you put a touque wrench over it at 15000k's everything will be as it should be.

If you get sticky bolts, get em out a tad, drown them in Pentrine (or simmilar) pop em back in, warm up the motor, go away for 15 minutes, come back and go again, should get you through, failing that helicoil all of them, that's what I do to my motorcycles from new (cam cap bolts, rocker cover etc etc etc).

Well worth the time invested.

[Dans XR6 Turbo]

I have never taken my car to ford and never will unless I need warranty.

my tuner can do all the handbook serviceing and I trust him more than a ford apprentace who has to do 9 hours work in 8 and I have peace of mind knowing that my car wont be thrashed by an 18 year old.

bolts tightened free

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Same here.