HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 6m Location: Broken Hill Posted 29/12/08 12:45 AM Share Posted 29/12/08 12:45 AM Anyone else done or heard of the FG's blowing head gaskets?? Car has been pissing out oil for the last week or so,so I took it into ford today, find out its a blown head gasket. Car has only done 2000km!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 29/12/08 07:50 AM Share Posted 29/12/08 07:50 AM Spewing - Was it a faulty gasket?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 6m Location: Broken Hill Posted 29/12/08 08:05 AM Author Share Posted 29/12/08 08:05 AM Dunno, they just said bring it back next week when they get the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar Donating Members 177 Member For: 17y 6m 9d Posted 29/12/08 08:10 AM Share Posted 29/12/08 08:10 AM So what happens in the mean time? your left with a car you cant use, not f*cken good enough I say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 29/12/08 08:13 AM Share Posted 29/12/08 08:13 AM Yeah that's bullsh!t. They shouldnt let you drive it and make it a priority to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 17y 21d Posted 29/12/08 09:51 AM Share Posted 29/12/08 09:51 AM I am sure they have other priorities already so they usually try and get you back when they actually have time to rip it apart. No point not driving it either as I doubt its leaking bad enough not to drive. We have had a few in for their first services and found slight weap or dampness of oil at the bottom of the front of the sump. Appears to be headgasket but gets washed off then rechecked in 1000km. So far none of them have come back with a leak. Only time will tell if this is a common problem or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 29/12/08 09:58 AM Share Posted 29/12/08 09:58 AM ^ so you obviously work for ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 29/12/08 02:50 PM Share Posted 29/12/08 02:50 PM Anyone else done or heard of the FG's blowing head gaskets?? Car has been pissing out oil for the last week or so,so I took it into ford today, find out its a blown head gasket. Car has only done 2000km!!So it's not blown into any of the combustion chambers one would assume, as they said it would be ok to keep driving for another week or so?If that is the case, then you could assume that this isn't an isolated incident and they are aware of it and have deemed it not detremental to the operation of your car. Only problem being that it will leak oil until it is fixed.Sound about right?Also, if it's been 'pissing' out oil, how much have you had to put back in to maintain the correct level on the dipstick?Yeah that's bullsh!t. They shouldnt let you drive it and make it a priority to fix itWhy not?It might not be too bad to stop the car from being used?So what happens in the mean time? your left with a car you cant use, not f*cken good enough I sayHe didn't say he was told not to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight Member 62 Member For: 16y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: s/west Victoria Posted 30/12/08 03:13 AM Share Posted 30/12/08 03:13 AM (edited) We have had a few in for their first services and found slight weap or dampness of oil at the bottom of the front of the sump. Appears to be headgasket but gets washed off then rechecked in 1000km. So far none of them have come back with a leak. Only time will tell if this is a common problem or not.My FG is getting this very oil leak fixed today. My wife took the car in so I haven't actually spoke to them about where the oil leak was coming from. It went in for its 15k service a couple of weeks ago and I asked them to find out where the oil was coming from so it could be fixed.It doesn't leak that much, no drips on the garage floor. Edited 30/12/08 03:16 AM by midnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 30/12/08 03:46 AM Share Posted 30/12/08 03:46 AM Why not?It might not be too bad to stop the car from being used?He didn't say he was told not to use it.Id be worried about water getting into the oil and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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