Locky28 Member 59 Member For: 16y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Posted 22/02/08 07:58 AM Share Posted 22/02/08 07:58 AM Hi all,I've booked in to get my car service on the coming Tuesday to get the first service since I had it at Tropical Ford in Rockhampton (Central Queensland) to get the 75,000 service and as well as a hopefully a warranty claim on my Alternator which has died. I'm also thinking of getting them to replace the black stone guard plastic bit under the front bumper which came off some time ago.Does anybody have any experience with this service dealer? Should I go with ford or should I cancel and try to get in somewhere else?Also how much would I be looking to pay for a full service+new alternator+new stone guard?Thanks in advance,Locky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 22/02/08 08:36 AM Share Posted 22/02/08 08:36 AM Does anybody have any experience with this service dealer? Should I go with ford or should I cancel and try to get in somewhere else?Locky.You should never go to Ford for anything except warranty work. why pay a first year apprentice to service your car and pay an exuberant price for it. Find someone other than a dealership that will charge less then half then what Fraud service will.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike XR6T iTs alL DaRDy........ Donating Members 780 Member For: 17y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/02/08 08:18 AM Share Posted 24/02/08 08:18 AM we charge about 440 to supply and fit a new alt to a BA/BFsothere is an idea, the main cause of failure is leaking powersteering pump above so check that. but at the end of the day they r a sh*t unit anywayI doubt the stone gaurd is worth much its only pl;astic, buy it from spare parts and save the cost of labour and fit it your self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entriken Member 26 Member For: 17y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Posted 24/02/08 09:10 AM Share Posted 24/02/08 09:10 AM hey mateI put my car in there in mid jan for a ticking noise coming from the turbo area...the car came back fine but they didnt fix the problem they said they couldnt hear anything...thinking about takin it back and getting a mechanic to come and listen to it while im there...however I dont think ill be getting a service there ill prob be heading to brads service centre or ultratune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Member 109 Member For: 16y 11m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 24/02/08 09:13 AM Share Posted 24/02/08 09:13 AM I would be pushing to get it all done under warranty. Did the plastic bit fall off on it's own or did you hit something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Member 14 Member For: 16y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Posted 24/02/08 12:36 PM Share Posted 24/02/08 12:36 PM Hi Locky,Well I hope it went well for you mate at ford, My car went there Friday to have the recall on the brakes done.And the 30,000km service done.The car seems to be ok but as its a new car to me I'm not sure.Only got to drive it for about an hour the day before. I do know the brakes are alot better.And it come back to me very dirty, I wasn't happy about that.... grease and hand prints all over it.I freaked out abit .As I have my own mechanic it won't be going back to Ford again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky28 Member 59 Member For: 16y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Posted 25/02/08 09:58 AM Author Share Posted 25/02/08 09:58 AM Thanks for all the replies guys, it goes in tomorrow.Turns out the alternator was fine, just a plug the Auto lecky left out when changing a fuse. Saw it when I went to take my battery out to try and charge it up so I plugged it back in, charged the battery and now it's fine.I got a quote for the gaurd and some replacement screws from Tropical ford which came to ~$250, very expensive piece of plastic! I think I'll take your advice and buy the spare then fit it myself so I don't pay a fortune for labour.Heres hoping the ordinary service doesn't cost me a fortune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meggs_83 Member 114 Member For: 17y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Esperance Posted 25/02/08 10:23 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 10:23 AM I got quoted touch under $180 just for guard so the rest must be labour and those bloody scrivets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chich Damn You's A Sexy Chich Member 3,843 Member For: 16y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Your House Posted 25/02/08 10:58 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 10:58 AM Theres Only 2 of those scrivets in the lower and they are a very common part you can basically pick up at any auto store with a rack that has spare bolts n clips n bits... the rest is 7mm screws and from memory 2 phillis heads as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRPete Member 673 Member For: 17y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: Here Posted 26/02/08 07:58 AM Share Posted 26/02/08 07:58 AM before ya drive away from the dealer make sure ya check the turbo pipes are bolted in placeLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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