Help after Ford service 100k mile tune up
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Yea. He admitted he just drained it and filled in coolant reservoir.
Yep, those instructions tell you exactly how to do it. Too bad the Ford tech didn't follow them or look them up as he should have....
I do all my own maintenance/repairs short of bodywork/painting. I know my limitations. The only caveat is the wife’s car that is still under warranty
i'm no lawyer but if they're admitting this i think you have a good case to get a replacement/remanufactured engine installed at their expense.
remamber, even though they may get it back up and running now the damage has probably has already been done.
this blows my mind
eh, they'll probably push back that's hes at least partially at fault for continuing to drive the car after the first incident.
if it passes a compression and leak down tests and theres no glitter in the oil it may well be fine.
It was my neighbors fault. He is the mechanic that works at CLASSIC Ford and he was the one that drove it to and from work on both Monday and Tuesday. It was only Tuesday night that I drove it literally up to the top of my street and realize there was a problem. So it works in my favor legally. Due to He was the one transporting the vehicle and driving it and the mechanic that worked on it. He even stated and showed me that there was more coolant that came out. Then he put in and he didn’t know why? This whole headache is so annoying. It’s like I get my dream car and then all this Flippin drama.
gotcha, ya that helps a bit. I dont think I'd let him work on my lawn mower going forward.
honestly if he wasn't driving around with the temp gauge pegged I think there's a solid chance the car will be ok
Laziness. Or the machine was broken
Wish I had 1/2 your bodywork/paint skills, or perhaps even your patience. You did a fantastic job on your classic.
Getting some of your money back is the only thing that can be done. Getting a new motor is a fantasy. The first thing you should do BEFORE... repeat.. BEFORE u buy a blown/turbocharged car is to do a leakdown/compression test. The reason why should be pretty clear now. I think the motor will check out OK though... its gonna have some leakage, but thats to be expected at 100K.
Thank you brother! Really appreciate that.
When I was laying out the graphics on my 03 Terminator for my painter (at the time), one of his customers was watching me. He told my painter "Man, that dude has a lot of patience." LOL. I thought it was cool, but I was just trying to make sure I got it right LOL.
I understand bodywork and painting can be stressful, but for me it's a time to put my headphones on, listen to some good metal tunes, decompress from my daily job and just take my time and work the process.
Guess it's a labor of love for me (since it's a hobby and not a daily requirement to earn a living). And man do the results make everything just that much sweeter.
Thanks again Bullitt!!!
Have the techs see what temp the fans are supposed to come on. Last year after I had a flush and fill the same thing happened to me. Thought it was a BHG and it turned out the car wasn't burped properly, and the main culprit was the fans set to come on at over 220 degrees. I'm just wondering. Seems eerily similar to the problem I had.
Factory settings are 220 low 240 high
no they come on earlier than that -
this is from the service manual:
c, f, condition
84, 181, normal operating temp - min
93, 200, normal operating temp - max
100, 212, warm - fan comes on
105, 221, very warm
113, 235, hot
120, 248, overheat
125, 257, overheat - coolant is boiling at 16psi
low speed fan turns on at 100/212
low speed fan turns off at 97/206
high speed fan turns on at 107/224
high speed fan turns off at 104/219
thanks for posting that, I knew those other temps were too high. Good to see what's actually too hot. My car with the big ass A2A will hit 220+ idling in FL heat, I end up turning the AC off bc I didn't know how hot was too hot.
My guy put in a 170-degree thermostat and set the fans to come on at 188. I'm in Fl also and am happy the fans come on early. I'm hoping OP may be in the same boat at me.
Like I said it sounds really similar to what occurred with my car. Just something to look at? It may not be a big expense to fix. and hopefully not a BHG.
Like I said it sounds really similar to what occurred with my car. Just something to look at? It may not be a big expense to fix. and hopefully not a BHG.
Your right; dyslexia is a bitch sometimes lmao. It’s been so long since I have had factory fan settings I forgot.
Ok.. so they had their best mustang mechanic work on it. He has a great reputation around area! (Should’ve had him do it in first place and not neighbor). He bled it and then refilled and with vacuum. He checked oil, spark plugs … no coolant. He checked compression of all 8 cylinders and they were all good and about same. He drove it some. Warmed it up and got on it a little bit. It seems fine. They had me come up and drive it. I did. Sounded ok but seemsed not as umph… maybe in my head. But overall ok. Now it’s still up there. He will check fluids again and they will detail it. Now we will work on some type of guarantee. 3-5k miles. I’m thinking miles over months. I don’t drive maybe a 1k miles a year on my mustangs. What do you guys think??
Also. The owner called me last week and apologized. They said he was prepared to buy it from me if it’s messed up! Which is nice to hear. Also one of the mechanics already said he would buy it from them…if they did….haha
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