Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 28/10/08 10:32 AM Share Posted 28/10/08 10:32 AM Since September Ford replace the traction control with DSC, I believe the diff is still LSD, is it right? Guess anyone who bought a new car would expect the diff to last much longer, just wonder why it should fail on those new cars?Traction control works in tandem with the DSC, it doesn't replace it, and yes, it has an LSD.Press the TC/DSC button once and it turns the TC off, press and hold for 5 seconds and it turns off the DSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power Jet Member 151 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Gender: Male Posted 28/10/08 01:12 PM Share Posted 28/10/08 01:12 PM FoMoCo upto something. A lot of people have had problems with the Diff. But I haven't had one problem yet. (Knock on wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 29/10/08 12:47 AM Share Posted 29/10/08 12:47 AM Luck of the draw more than anything I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healey Member 51 Member For: 16y 5m 28d Posted 29/10/08 03:02 AM Share Posted 29/10/08 03:02 AM The diffs are not made by FoMoCo, they are made buy Spicer I'm pretty sure. Maybe a supplier change is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300c-crd Member 36 Member For: 16y 3m 25d Posted 29/10/08 09:26 PM Share Posted 29/10/08 09:26 PM Traction control works in tandem with the DSC, it doesn't replace it, and yes, it has an LSD.Press the TC/DSC button once and it turns the TC off, press and hold for 5 seconds and it turns off the DSC.Thanks for the information. Going through some of the documents came with my new ute, my local Ford dealer actually gives 6 years warranty/175,000 km on all new Ford vehicles sold by them. I am not too worry about the build quality as long as they fix any problem under warranty.Also, all new ute owners, please check tyre pressure on your new ute, mine were inflated at 40 which supposed to be 30 but I adjusted to 33. (normal loading) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYGT351PHASE3 Member 27 Member For: 16y 4m 9d Gender: Male Location: W.A. Posted 29/10/08 10:46 PM Share Posted 29/10/08 10:46 PM Hello, I believe that high tyre pressure is close to their pre delivery tyre pressure so they don't flat spot the tyres. I had 45 PSI in a new Territory a few years back and surprised not lowered at pre delivery/handover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGXR6TUTE Member 57 Member For: 16y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/10/08 02:01 AM Share Posted 30/10/08 02:01 AM Press the TC/DSC button once and it turns the TC off, press and hold for 5 seconds and it turns off the DSC.You sure about that? On my DSC equipped ute, press the button momentarily and nothing happens, hold it for say 2 secs and the "DSC off" displays on the centre display and the orange DSC light stays on the LHS of the cluster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGXR6TUTE Member 57 Member For: 16y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/10/08 02:05 AM Share Posted 30/10/08 02:05 AM As much as I love my new FG, when it comes down to it Ford quality control has been and still is absolute rubbish in my experience. Brand new car and diff replacement in a car only a few weeks old is a joke.So I shouldn't mention the rattle I'm getting from the RH B pillar then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 8m 18d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 30/10/08 09:05 AM Share Posted 30/10/08 09:05 AM You sure about that? On my DSC equipped ute, press the button momentarily and nothing happens, hold it for say 2 secs and the "DSC off" displays on the centre display and the orange DSC light stays on the LHS of the cluster.Yep, TC is turned off with one press, held down and it turns off both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healey Member 51 Member For: 16y 5m 28d Posted 30/10/08 12:26 PM Share Posted 30/10/08 12:26 PM So I shouldn't mention the rattle I'm getting from the RH B pillar then... Try putting electrical tape around the striker, if that stops the rattle then adjust/tighten the striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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