fnp Member 38 Member For: 18y 4m 9d Location: Perth Posted 09/10/07 01:55 PM Share Posted 09/10/07 01:55 PM My car did exactly the same as yours, same sypmtoms and everything and it was the flexplate too.. is it common for them to let go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme F6 Team Xtreme Donating Members 1,680 Member For: 19y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/10/07 01:57 PM Share Posted 09/10/07 01:57 PM Im always amazed at how many mechanics these days dont actually know how to use a hoist and put your fingers against a flex plate and wigle it to hear the chinging sound of a loose flex plate, I said all along it was a flex plate. The chances of one of these engines letting go at such conserfative boost Is very low.It took 10 seconds to verify what I thought was the issue. Even if u dont have a hoist all u have to do is put it in gear and load it gently, The minute it gets above idle with load the noise will always go away if its the flex plate.Anyways im going to bed, I just got home from work after another 14 hour day lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 19y 5m 7d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 09/10/07 02:20 PM Share Posted 09/10/07 02:20 PM But I hear the grey ghost has been fired up Simon As stupid as challenger ford appear, at least it turned out well in the end!!! I've had my grief with both ford and Expensive Daewoo dealerships!!My T was at ford 3 seperate times for a squeaky passenger side suspension component. It started after I had some warrenty work on the other side of the car!! I was told that I have a faulty coil spring..wtf (I have lowered lovells that me and a mate put in). It came back worse everytime ford played with it and on the 3rd attempt I drove home furious and then jacked the car up sprayed WD40 around the upper strut and through the shock tower...... problem fixed and took 15 minutes.How frustrating is it... getting worked up now myself lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 8m 15d Gender: Male Posted 09/10/07 02:57 PM Share Posted 09/10/07 02:57 PM Have you got the name and contact number of the guy who said No. 5 rod is made weaker. I dont mind ringing him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 17y 10m 9d Location: Brisvegas Posted 09/10/07 08:42 PM Share Posted 09/10/07 08:42 PM Wow! What a rough ride you have had over the couple of weeks. You are at about the power levels I want, and when I read about your troubles I got this sinking feeling as I couldnt imagine how I would feel if the same thing happened to me.Glad to see all is good now! And more mods to come! that's got to be good!What did they end up doing with the flex plate? just tighten it up?Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 5m 24d Gender: Male Posted 09/10/07 09:50 PM Share Posted 09/10/07 09:50 PM great result.. apart from all the wasted time & worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmo Member 245 Member For: 17y 3m 29d Gender: Male Location: Rockingham, W.A Posted 10/10/07 01:31 AM Share Posted 10/10/07 01:31 AM Hi.Nice one Challenger Ford.Never again will you see myself or my car, or any of my relatives/friends etc etc.Incompetent liers.The Sticker on the back of my car is gone also, FYI Aint I glad I didnt start working at challenger ford in new cars... Needed a job and almost took it but so glad now I didnt One thing I do know is they dont care how many cars they sell they want pretty much full gross in their deals... so everyone that pays that gets ripped...I think Titan Ford is where I will go when I get my Xr6T within the coming months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fardown Member 526 Member For: 19y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 10/10/07 02:31 AM Share Posted 10/10/07 02:31 AM This says a lot about Ford mechanics. I'd be drafting a letter attention the Manager, informing him of how incompetent his mechanics are.What if you let them pull the engine down? I don't even want to think........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 5m 24d Gender: Male Posted 10/10/07 02:40 AM Share Posted 10/10/07 02:40 AM there called "technicians" not mechanics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 8m 24d Posted 10/10/07 03:14 AM Share Posted 10/10/07 03:14 AM Is that because they 'technically' don't know what they are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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