Xr6 Turbo Intercooler Anomally

[tig]

where are my manners

and my FG cooler is still okay mate, except for the diff clunk which will be sorted next week as new diff is finally in.

[xr6t 4 jam]

Thanks for the feedback and links to other posts - much appreciated.

I'll see what the boffins at Ford have to say.

Happy New Year all!

[kel909]

hi fellas,

heres a few issues that I have had to sorrt out with a local ford dealership with their lack of knowledge.

bought a new fg xr6t 21/1/2010, 700km noticed lacking boost. checked hosses and clamps and found discharge pipe was loose, clamps loose and engine surging when cold, 4th gear (6spd man) at 60km/h.

rang ford and told them its down on boost and surging. (im a qualified mechanic and didnt tell them what I found). they checked the car and told me that the clutch was dragging and fitted a new discharge pipe. tell me, how dumb do they think people are.

still down on boost, I removed all piping and replaced hose clamps with wider narva/norma clamps. fixed boost issues but didnt tell ford. I also found oil in piping from turbo which ford said was acceptable. what a joke.

I spoke to the dealership and told them to stop bullsh*ttn to me and that im a mechanic.

it went back to ford at 1800km for the qld area manager to check oil from turbo and to talk to me so I wouldnt go to consumer affairs.

I demanded a new turbo and new piping but fell on deaf ears.

2600km, oil leaking from turbo more, new clutch fitted to fix surging issues (ha ha), boost sensor fitted and upgraded hoses, delivered back to me with a grinding imput shaft bearing (they forgot to put oil in gearbox when replacing the clutch).

it took 1 1/2 months to get a new gearbox from melb after I busted the dealership tried to fit a reco box.

3200km oil pissn from turbo into intake, then they finally replaced the turbo

moral of the story, do the work yourself and only use ford warranty if you have to, its not worth the paper its written on

[Rudiger]

Kel, reall sorry you had so much trouble. Thank god you knew your stuff man. I'd have been lost.

What I have learnt over the few years I've been delaing with them is unless its broke,and you can see that's it's broke (whatever that may be) they will not replace it. That goes for diff bushes, piping, window winders, anything.

Its quite poor really.

Glad you have it sorted though.