xr6tForMe Donating Members 268 Member For: 11y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 02/01/15 03:14 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 03:14 AM Fitting another standard one still seems to be taking a chance. I would not want to be making a warranty claim even if it's possible. It means you would have suffered a breakdown, need to make a claim, could be knocked back ("It was fitted incorrectly", "You used the wrong coolant" or some other excuse) and are paying for a cooler that you want to replace in 12 months anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsd112 Donating Members 604 Member For: 14y 4m 3d Gender: Male Location: Penrith Posted 02/01/15 03:35 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 03:35 AM (edited) Its right mate. I spoke to a lawyer mate and he checked with consumer affairs and ford himself and they would have to warrant the box if it failed. They would try to get out of it but there would be no court that would rule against it. As long as it was installed by a qualified mechanic/transmission specialist and OEM fluid was used, and you have receipts for this. Also you would have to have perfect service history for coolant flushes as well with receipts. He did say they would more than likely fight it, and it could take months to resolve.I went the route of a PWR one but. Edited 02/01/15 03:38 AM by gsd112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctyjet Member 72 Member For: 13y 1m 18d Posted 02/01/15 03:47 AM Author Share Posted 02/01/15 03:47 AM Anyone selling a pwr unit cheap lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 02/01/15 04:18 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 04:18 AM Someone was a few weeks backCheck the classified section of the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 14d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 02/01/15 05:23 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 05:23 AM (edited) Agree on the peace of mind having the shiny PWR exchanger fitted. I got in on the cheap group buy on here and opted for braided lines.If you have a B series there might be some dicking around though, I had XFT fit mine and service the box simultaneously, but there's a bracket that doesn't sit at the same spot as FGs so my coolant hoses aren't bolted in at that location. Have done many tens of thousands of kms and no issues with it though.The out of place bracket in front of the factory exchanger mount, which can be fixed as Arronm did by just screwing a long thread in there (dunno the name...like a bolt with no head IIRC) and extending it outAgree that the PWR HE kit and Brembos are the best non power related mods done!I bought a replacement factory one once at about $300 fitted but I'd be buying one every year and even then it might fail. I can't afford random gearbox death. Edited 02/01/15 05:24 AM by -Stever- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 7m 27d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 02/01/15 06:28 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 06:28 AM You would have to stand out the front of the dealership wearing a defamatory sandwich board before they would replace a box 'willingly' after a milkshake failure post warranty. That includes if you swapped the exchanger regularly also.There's a strategy large organisations and governments use called the 3D's. Deny, Deflect, Delay. Being in Local Govt. myself, they have strategists that work out things like how long people will stay on hold before hanging up. Why? Because it weeds out whingers or those that throw their hands up and walk away. I've seen charts on the ratios of this kinda stuff. The idea being, you only concentrate on the remaining percentage that are prepared to go the whole nine yards. It's just the chit new world of 'pretend' customer service from downsizing/outsourcing. So in the case of a failed exchanger out of warranty first you will get a bit of 'Deny' mainly 'Deflect' (you haven't done proper maintenance tuned the car etc) then finally if still hanging around, they'll 'Delay' like you won't believe knowing you need the car back quickly. Only those that stand the line and perhaps threaten legal action will they then maybe do something. Again, it's the modern way people. It's all about the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 02/01/15 06:35 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 06:35 AM Mmmmmm sandwich board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeGe6 Donating Members 1,978 Member For: 12y 6m Gender: Male Location: Perth, SOR Posted 02/01/15 08:41 AM Share Posted 02/01/15 08:41 AM ^^^ sound like a contact negotiation between employer to employee.Very familiar that, glade we held on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfly New Member 17 Member For: 15y 3m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/01/15 07:30 AM Share Posted 06/01/15 07:30 AM I'm currently thinking about replacing the stock heat exchanger for a PWR. It is worth getting the braided lines? And who in Brisbane (prefer Southside) could fit it up for me? I did check with Elite Automotive but they said to replace it with a stock one every 2 years and flush the oil. Cost around $900. I'd rather just spend some extra now than paying $900 every 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 17y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 06/01/15 08:46 AM Share Posted 06/01/15 08:46 AM (edited) The pwr unit is very easy to fit, a mechanic that can read simple instructions should do it in under an hour... And it will be less than $900 including paying someone to fit itAnd braided lines are a personal preference... The replacement lines pwr supply are hydraulic hose... Standard falcon are plastic so yeah it's already a big upgradeAs long as they don't rub on anything they will last a very very long time Edited 06/01/15 08:49 AM by Wilko16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now