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[hypnodoc]

I had G/Box clunks and diff whines in an EB XR I bought in 92-3, I put up with both for about 40K, nothing ever broke.

I have my T booked in for a new diff (period noise 95-100klm) next thursday.

I had the G/Box thumping 3rd - 2nd downchange and put Redline ATF in it, cost $260 but fixed the problem after owning this thing for three months I have made some negative conclusions.

1. Whoever at Motor magazine decided to give these cars PCOTY copped a sling.

2. Ford bolted on a low boost turbo as an after thought and are still holding their breath.

3.With valvespring, brakeshudder, diffwhine, transmission clunks and paint quality problems becoming more evident in lots of Ts, this will be the shortest time that I have ever dumped a new car. Although mine has never directly broken I have very little confidence in the cars component ability to withstand even the factory claimed 240kW. I never thought I'd say it about a Ford but I can't wait to get rid of this car, so after the Diff replacement I think a black GT-P will look good in the driveway and let me sleep at night. So after only 7500 Klm to those who developed this car I say

[plonky]

Well I can only say that if those are the problems with the Xr6T, then bring it on

I have a VYSS in the office at the moment...it has been nicknamed HMAS Melbourne..anything that can go wrong has gone wrong.

Bent K frame from factory, electric fan relay crapped itself leaving fan stuck on, intermittant engine miss under accel (can't be found) gearbox already replaced (at 10k) diff clunk and noisy (13k) fault in computer as ABS warning comes on all the time, leaking door seals and rattle in drivers door, CD stuck in disc player (had to be removed by dealer)

Shall I go on?

It is the worst car I have ever had in my office (though I have had 9 Fords before it and not one of them had problems like this thing)

[curious]

On the bright side the BA no longer chews tyres at 5,000 intervals

[teebone]

took the T in for it's 15k service and asked for a thorough check to be done. Of course there were no faults found (but I'm sure the apprentice enjoyed thrashing the thing for 12kms). Was effectively told that the drive line needs to be strong (OK agree with this) and therefore that's why it's a bit clunky! but there is nothing wrong with the car

Want to try and compare against another auto T sedan but the dealer never seems to have one available. Anyone else live local for a comparison?

For those of you that have had valves/solenoids/diffs etc replaced was yours extremely bad?

[Guest Trevor]

Mine's the same when shifting into reverse. It's a real pain in the #*rse.

I also get a heap of driveline shunt when shifting down gears, even at lower revs. I think like Cro I will wait until the warranty's nearly over before I try getting Ford to replace it.

[geea]

  teebone said:

took the T in for it's 15k service and asked for a thorough check to be done. Of course there were no faults found (but I'm sure the apprentice enjoyed thrashing the thing for 12kms). Was effectively told that the drive line needs to be strong (OK agree with this) and therefore that's why it's a bit clunky! but there is nothing wrong with the car

Want to try and compare against another auto T sedan but the dealer never seems to have one available. Anyone else live local for a comparison?

For those of you that have had valves/solenoids/diffs etc replaced was yours extremely bad?

I live near Chadstone, if you want to catch up to compare send me a PM.

[Mondie]

  teebone said:

Was effectively told that the drive line needs to be strong (OK agree with this) and therefore that's why it's a bit clunky! but there is nothing wrong with the car

l had our GT's 3000km check done the other day and had them check the driveline as we have bad shunt also. Got the same line as you Teebone. They reckon our car is about average and there is nothing they can do.

l wonder if HSV's have the same problem, or if the backlash that is dialled into the diff is Fords cheap way of protecting the driveline, instead of spending the extra $$ to do it properly?