agentorange Member 20 Member For: 20y 2m 7d Location: Albury/Wodonga Posted 24/08/06 11:23 PM Share Posted 24/08/06 11:23 PM Hi all,I just took the T in for service and have noticed that the intercooler manifold cover has started to flake off where it says turbo. The whole plastic cover is brittle and soon the whole finish will peel off. Ford dealer tells me no go on warranty as it is a trim issue! Anyone had similar? Can I get it replaced under warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentorange Member 20 Member For: 20y 2m 7d Location: Albury/Wodonga Posted 24/08/06 11:35 PM Author Share Posted 24/08/06 11:35 PM Added the photo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 7m 27d Posted 25/08/06 12:05 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 12:05 AM A part of the car that the surface is not exposed to sunlight or wear and tear, only thing its exposed to is heat from the motor, which the paint should be able to handle, tell them to fix it or you are taking further action, or go to another dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 5m 7d Posted 25/08/06 12:31 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 12:31 AM A part of the car that the surface is not exposed to sunlight or wear and tear, only thing its exposed to is heat from the motor, which the paint should be able to handle, tell them to fix it or you are taking further action, or go to another dealer.←Won't make any difference, this has been a "Within tolerence, not warranty" position of Ford since way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 6m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 25/08/06 01:00 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 01:00 AM I think everyone has suffered the same fate after a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superoo Member 340 Member For: 22y 16d Gender: Male Posted 25/08/06 01:10 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 01:10 AM Different story here - had mine changed under warranty.Explained that I had no mods and that they couldn't guarantee that these "flakes" weren't going to cause a problem when they ended up all over the engine bay.Try another dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLMDL role model Member 1,111 Member For: 18y 8m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne,S.E Posted 25/08/06 03:52 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 03:52 AM maybe you should start to look after you engine bay abit better lollille dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 21y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 25/08/06 08:10 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 08:10 AM I would be concerned Had to have my turbo repaired, as the compressor vanes suffered damage from what could have been a small amount of coating coming off on the inside of the piping Make sure you check the compressor wheel of your turbo for damage (just remove the intake piping from the turbo), so that you have a case while your car is still under warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 25/08/06 08:37 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 08:37 AM Mine has only just developed 2 small flakes at 150,000km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 21y 11m Location: nowhere in particular Posted 25/08/06 09:08 AM Share Posted 25/08/06 09:08 AM Mine has only just developed 2 small flakes at 150,000km.←You forgot to mention the flake behind the wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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