chevZ Member 32 Member For: 13y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 14/09/11 03:04 AM Share Posted 14/09/11 03:04 AM I have an aftermarket exhaust on mine and it has none of these problems, however on cold starts it will vibrate quite hard for about 10-30 seconds, but that really bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saba Member 54 Member For: 15y 7m 27d Posted 14/09/11 03:23 AM Share Posted 14/09/11 03:23 AM I have an aftermarket exhaust on mine and it has none of these problems, however on cold starts it will vibrate quite hard for about 10-30 seconds, but that really bother me.what sort of aftermarket exhaust did you put on yours chevZ and how much it cost????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevZ Member 32 Member For: 13y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 14/09/11 08:04 AM Share Posted 14/09/11 08:04 AM what sort of aftermarket exhaust did you put on yours chevZ and how much it cost?????I meant that doesnt really bother me, english fail! lolum I bought ute with it on there but it looks twin 2.5" to me and previous owner said it was 1200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmick325 Member 67 Member For: 15y 6m 25d Posted 21/09/11 11:59 AM Share Posted 21/09/11 11:59 AM (edited) This problem is so widespread with all FG Turbo ute's im surprised it hasn't been fixed.I had this rectified at Strapp Ford in Burwood Vic. They insulated part of the handbrake cables and the noise was gone for a good 12 months. Its back now however.The resonance from the exhaust manages to viabrate the hand brake cables and make that noise. If you pull the handbrake up when its happening you'll hear to disappear immediately.There are not enough brackets holding this exhaust up and it moves too much. This is also why people who put custom exhausts on find the noise goes as well. Different mounting points and different characteristics of the exhaust noise.You're ute's not a lemon, its just that Ford are skint and can't be arsed fixing the problem.I recently had Q Ford in Brisbane try and convince me the noise was from worn handbrake shoes, and that adjusting them makes it go away. In reality, it makes the noise 50% less but now the handbrake doesn't hold as it should.Wankers charged me $130 for it too, even though its still under warranty. Ring Strapp Ford in Vic and ask how its fixed, Edited 21/09/11 12:01 PM by schmick325 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Member 41 Member For: 15y 5m 9d Posted 25/09/11 12:39 AM Share Posted 25/09/11 12:39 AM Good Morning,I have had Ford look at the noise and they replaced a muffler under the glove box. This got rid of the noise, however the cause of the noise is still there, the car vibrates at approx. 500 or 550rpm. This has highlighted other smaller noises. I have also had people comment on this when in the car.I will clean the car out soon (so Ford cant blame the pen in the glove box etc) and take it back.Long and short, they fixed the noise but not the cause. Could this be a tunning issue.Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 25/09/11 02:59 AM Share Posted 25/09/11 02:59 AM I think the problem is it's only doing 500-550rpm, bit low isn't it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Member 41 Member For: 15y 5m 9d Posted 25/09/11 06:18 AM Share Posted 25/09/11 06:18 AM I think the problem is it's only doing 500-550rpm, bit low isn't it.Good question. I will check the RPM's on my car, the XR6's at work and my fathers G6E Turbo and see where they idle.I'd like to think the mechanics at Ford would have looked at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_rigger Member 246 Member For: 13y 10m 13d Posted 01/07/12 02:34 AM Share Posted 01/07/12 02:34 AM anyone had any luck solving this?Mine is starting to sh*t me now. I tried tightening the hand brake cable as suggested but hasn't made a difference. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UEB302 Member 27 Member For: 12y 7m 21d Posted 09/07/12 03:03 AM Share Posted 09/07/12 03:03 AM Well my fg turbo ute has done just under 1500km and the diff is kactus,drops heaps of oil and its currently in getting the complete diff replaced by macinerney ford here in perth.They have been awesome about it and gave us a free hire car, turns out the diff housing is porous so it wont hold oil.A bit spewin because I havent even given it a hard time yet,havent even been near the redline.Wouldnt call it a lemon although it does seem we get all the crap luck with cars(geez ive never heard of that happenng before) is what we usually get.Hope there is no more issuesSo if your in perth go to macinerneys in belmont because they are great to deal with,dont go to range ford because they are retarded.Mind you we got treated like crap from range ford so we got a free dash mat,floor mats and a tonneau cover because they suck so bad :sungum:Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 09/07/12 08:08 AM Share Posted 09/07/12 08:08 AM (edited) Lol! Awesome score..was that through range or the other dealer giving you those for range piss poor service? Edited 09/07/12 08:08 AM by Shyfrd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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