Slowxr6t Member 560 Member For: 5y 11m 17d Location: New zealand Posted 13/09/21 03:23 AM Share Posted 13/09/21 03:23 AM So I had to order a new high pressure power steer hose that goes into reservoir from Ford through my mechanic, $550 incl gst damn what a ripoff, cars done 32000 kms 2015 fgx xr6t, ofcourse Ford don't want to cough up on warranty. Pretty disappointing. Welcome to motorsport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,984 Member For: 16y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/09/21 04:00 AM Share Posted 13/09/21 04:00 AM cancel your order and buy it off ebay? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/223951577709 ... even that item has probably more than you actually need, so you could probably find the relevant part you actually need to replace on that ebay store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 21/09/21 08:32 AM Share Posted 21/09/21 08:32 AM Was changing wiper blades, instructions where unclear so I cut the floor out 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,893 Member For: 9y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 26/10/21 08:23 AM Share Posted 26/10/21 08:23 AM Alternator was being noisy but still working so removed it from car, disassembled the alternator and would you know it, there was a $10 bearing in it that was shagged, so ordered it from fleabay. Beats paying for a new alternator! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,893 Member For: 9y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 04/11/21 12:12 PM Share Posted 04/11/21 12:12 PM So yerp the bearing showed up for the alternator. I disassembled the alternator which was fairly straightforward, except for a bit of desoldering. Put the new bearing in and put it back together, including resoldering the winding, which was easier than you'd think, but fairly time consuming. The new water pump showed up which got me back to it today. It took roughly 4 hours to repair a couple of threads/snapped bolts, fit water pump and refit alternator. There are 15 bolts to fit the water pump, there are several different lengths and thickness and there are brackets that have to go over the pump housing before fitting! Trust me, it sucked! Got some hectic sunburn on my shoulders but it was worth it when the car fired up, the pump was quiet with no leaks and the alternator was also quiet and charging! Anyhow, not terribly exciting but it's what I did to my car today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,984 Member For: 16y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/11/21 07:27 AM Share Posted 20/11/21 07:27 AM Washed both cars today as we finally got a few days in a row without rain on the horizon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,893 Member For: 9y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 20/11/21 10:13 AM Share Posted 20/11/21 10:13 AM You still got the f6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,984 Member For: 16y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/11/21 10:44 AM Share Posted 20/11/21 10:44 AM yes, it's still in storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,423 Member For: 14y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/11/21 03:24 AM Share Posted 21/11/21 03:24 AM after getting chopped id leave it in storage too 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,984 Member For: 16y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/11/21 03:36 AM Share Posted 21/11/21 03:36 AM haha you're funny... but that's a different car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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