DavidT New Member 2 Member For: 8y 11m 12d Posted 25/03/16 02:36 AM Share Posted 25/03/16 02:36 AM Hi every one, Just bought an 2008 FG XR6 turbo ute. 75000km. Service records look a bit light on. No dealer service, only lube masters. Whoever they are. I am going to get a ford dealer to look it over. What should be checked out that commonly needs doing apart, from the usual fluid changes? When I rang the local dealer they just wanted to do a normal service! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 4m 10d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 25/03/16 02:49 AM Share Posted 25/03/16 02:49 AM Change ALL fluids and ALL filters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 11y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 25/03/16 03:35 AM Share Posted 25/03/16 03:35 AM And don't get Ford to do it. Will cost many $$$$ If your not confident yourself go and see your nearest turbo barra specialist. And while your there they can give you some info for when the mod bug hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidT New Member 2 Member For: 8y 11m 12d Posted 25/03/16 11:23 AM Author Share Posted 25/03/16 11:23 AM So who is a good service specialist, for turbo fords in Perth? Maybe some minor mods in the future. I just want to get the car straight first . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 2m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 25/03/16 11:44 AM Share Posted 25/03/16 11:44 AM (edited) I'm possibly buying one with almost 500hp at wheels and no service history but with an XFT built auto and a few other receipts for bushings, etc. All being well plan is to take it straight to my trusted mechanic and leave my wallet in the car. Then to Monsta Torque (Perth) if they're not too busy for a ZF service. Quite a drive from where I live though so I might see if my mechanic can do it. I'll probably do some of the work myself but really can't be bothered because I don't have anywhere to put a car up on axel stands :( There is a lot of resources on this forum if you want to work on the car yourself or simply educate yourself. It's why I donated! Edited 25/03/16 11:56 AM by johnxr6t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 25/03/16 12:23 PM Share Posted 25/03/16 12:23 PM Good stuff I always recomend diy So much good info on here for it Dont go to fraud dealers they really charge through the teeth for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 26/03/16 06:01 PM Share Posted 26/03/16 06:01 PM On 3/25/2016 at 10:49 AM, arronm said: Change ALL fluids and ALL filters This. Engine oil. Coolant - get a flush at Natrad or somewhere similar. Flush brake fluid (important). Transmission service - LifeGuard is expensive, use something else that's compatible. Not really required at 78,000km, but do it if you can. Diff oil - replace it with something good, like Penrite Pro Gear 80-140. Rear axle bearings should be ok, but replace them with Timken 2985 bearings if the back end gets noisy. Easy to do. Check the centre bearing. Should be ok, but get a replacement from Hardy Spicer if required. I did all sorts of things on my last two utes. Have a look through the two threads, some of it will be relevant to your car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 8m 8d Gender: Male Posted 27/03/16 05:14 AM Share Posted 27/03/16 05:14 AM If you're in to doing intermediate (and even some advanced) work yourself, follow phil's guides and you won't go wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 2m 9d Gender: Not Telling Posted 27/03/16 06:04 AM Share Posted 27/03/16 06:04 AM (edited) yeah not buying the car I spoke about there. hopefully you got nothing dodgy like that going on with them KMs..... do wreckers just sell people clusters? Edited 27/03/16 06:06 AM by johnxr6t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMeUp Member 1,045 Member For: 16y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth, Western Australia Posted 27/03/16 07:42 AM Share Posted 27/03/16 07:42 AM (edited) 1 hour ago, johnxr6t said: yeah not buying the car I spoke about there. hopefully you got nothing dodgy like that going on with them KMs..... do wreckers just sell people clusters? Replacing a speedo cluster on a BA/BF Falcon costs around $50 for a secondhand one, and takes about three minutes to fit. Five screws to remove the cluster, and two electric cables that plug into the back of it. Don't know about FG clusters, but the BA/BF ones couldn't get any easier to swap out. There's a 90,000km BF FPV cluster for sale in West Perth at the moment. Edited 27/03/16 07:44 AM by PhilMeUp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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