luk77y Member 12 Member For: 14y 11m 3d Gender: Male Posted 18/10/10 09:28 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:28 AM hey all,fg xr6t. 20,000k's - when reverse parked in driveway on hill, engine has a cold engine knock for few minutes whilst pressure builds up in top end. the muppets at ford tell me this is normal and to not park it like that??? what a load of croc, are they actually series???if I park on flat, no problem! it's just when reversed up hills and on cold starts...starting to get really annoyed with this piece of crap quality build... the car is rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banned1 Banned Banned 734 Member For: 14y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: Caloundra Posted 18/10/10 09:31 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:31 AM (edited) ours has pinged a couple of times when wife has reversed up the drive(ALMOST STALLED) ! too low revs and manual were her enemy and caused it ! not heard a knock at all . Is your oil level ok ?? has it always done it ? when was oil changed last and what was used ? Edited 18/10/10 09:31 AM by rab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 26d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 18/10/10 09:33 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:33 AM whats it telling you?? By parking it on a hill you are depriving some part of the engine of Oil. For me I wouldnt be doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banned1 Banned Banned 734 Member For: 14y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: Caloundra Posted 18/10/10 09:38 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:38 AM I wonder where the oil pickup is in the sump ? front/back/centre or what ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk77y Member 12 Member For: 14y 11m 3d Gender: Male Posted 18/10/10 09:40 AM Author Share Posted 18/10/10 09:40 AM whats it telling you?? By parking it on a hill you are depriving some part of the engine of Oil. For me I wouldnt be doing it.for the love of god, heaven forbid park the car on a hill! why did I buy this piece of crap!!!!It was serviced at 15K, City Ford - Oil level is max! check it after running engine for a few minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk77y Member 12 Member For: 14y 11m 3d Gender: Male Posted 18/10/10 09:41 AM Author Share Posted 18/10/10 09:41 AM I wonder where the oil pickup is in the sump ? front/back/centre or what ?Front, my thinking is it's a simple case of presure building up - either way it's pretty crap... it ain't good which ever way you look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Donating Members 3,557 Member For: 20y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 18/10/10 09:45 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:45 AM (edited) You should have bought a v8 dunnydore and get factory engine rattles as standard. Clearly you must have a crap engine and you should burn it ASAP. Edited 18/10/10 09:48 AM by FPV TRANNY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/10/10 09:47 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:47 AM What sort of incline are we talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV TRANNY Im the one and only Donating Members 3,557 Member For: 20y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: In my house Posted 18/10/10 09:50 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:50 AM 90 degress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banned1 Banned Banned 734 Member For: 14y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: Caloundra Posted 18/10/10 09:51 AM Share Posted 18/10/10 09:51 AM he couldnt post a pic, sent me this to post for him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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