Mach 1 out of commision
12-09-2005, 04:47 PM
#1
Mach 1 out of commision
Ok, Here it goes. From one red-light I raced a Lightning SVT and a Silverado, and some v6 POS (mustang)(and beat em all :-p, in the process i did redline 1st... but I drive that harder on the track). Well, after that light, I was driving normal, and when I reached cruising speed for the road (55 mph), something popped, then went "ka-chunk" and the car died. When I restarted the car, and was changing lanes, something scraped (metal on metal) and then i could drive fine... but:
1) i have no acceleration, as in, im revving to 3-4k and when i shift, it shifts clean (so internal tranny parts seem ok) but it isn't transferring the power... 4k rpm in 4th gear = 45 mph... doesnt sound right. and good luck going beyond 50mph.
2)My car has practically 0 exhaust noise, i can still feel exhaust come out of the tailpipes, but it doesnt resonate.... essentially my car sounds like a taurus or a 3.8l
I'm not getting a CEL or any other 'idiot' light for that matter, so, any ideas what the hell happened to the car?
BTW it's allready at the dealer (still under factory warranty) I didnt tell them about the racing, or the track (duh, cause they'll void the warranty) but, I'm trying to figure out if this will be covered or I'll have to pay out of pocket. Thanks
1) i have no acceleration, as in, im revving to 3-4k and when i shift, it shifts clean (so internal tranny parts seem ok) but it isn't transferring the power... 4k rpm in 4th gear = 45 mph... doesnt sound right. and good luck going beyond 50mph.
2)My car has practically 0 exhaust noise, i can still feel exhaust come out of the tailpipes, but it doesnt resonate.... essentially my car sounds like a taurus or a 3.8l
I'm not getting a CEL or any other 'idiot' light for that matter, so, any ideas what the hell happened to the car?
BTW it's allready at the dealer (still under factory warranty) I didnt tell them about the racing, or the track (duh, cause they'll void the warranty) but, I'm trying to figure out if this will be covered or I'll have to pay out of pocket. Thanks
12-09-2005, 04:53 PM
#2
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RE: Mach 1 out of commision
Do you know that a dealer can actually tell how you've been driving your car by the comptuers? So you don't have to tell them. Anyway, last time I checked driving hard won't void your warranty. As for the problem. Couldn't even begin to tell ya.
12-09-2005, 05:36 PM
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RE: Mach 1 out of commision
ORIGINAL: blueangelfightr
Do you know that a dealer can actually tell how you've been driving your car by the comptuers? So you don't have to tell them. Anyway, last time I checked driving hard won't void your warranty. As for the problem. Couldn't even begin to tell ya.
Do you know that a dealer can actually tell how you've been driving your car by the comptuers? So you don't have to tell them. Anyway, last time I checked driving hard won't void your warranty. As for the problem. Couldn't even begin to tell ya.
You can get it warrantied, but you would have to take them to court to get your money.
I don't have a clue what's wrong with your car dude. You definitely broke something. Anything I can think of would probably stop the car from running all together.....unless it was a timing chain. I guess technically the 4 valve could still RUN on two or three cams. It would just be really sh1tty.
12-09-2005, 08:59 PM
#5
RE: Mach 1 out of commision
Im not to worried about the "abuse" of the car... the guy I bought the mach from actually works at the Ford dealership, so he's gonna help me get this figured out.... but it still preturbs me the strangeness of the noises etc, could it be i popped a timing chain off and that is accounting for the lack of power? it doesn't sound like the car is misfiring, but im not entirely sure what this could be... I hope I didnt break anything in the engine and it's all drivetrain (somewhere the splines are loose or something, and not x-fering the power to the wheels) 'cause that'd be cheaper to fix.... still open to ideas, thanks
12-09-2005, 09:29 PM
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RE: Mach 1 out of commision
well, you said you have very little exhaust noise, meaning air isn't coming out so it aint going in. so it's an engine problem. it's running, so the rotating assembly is intact somewhat, meaning your block is still good. wich is good, because it's worth money. especially if your crank is still good. sounds to me like you may have broken a few valves, and they got into the combustion chamber. or maybe a bent rod. let us know what they find when they take it apart.
12-09-2005, 09:36 PM
#10
RE: Mach 1 out of commision
ORIGINAL: BCisme
well, you said you have very little exhaust noise, meaning air isn't coming out so it aint going in. so it's an engine problem. it's running, so the rotating assembly is intact somewhat, meaning your block is still good. wich is good, because it's worth money. especially if your crank is still good. sounds to me like you may have broken a few valves, and they got into the combustion chamber. or maybe a bent rod. let us know what they find when they take it apart.
well, you said you have very little exhaust noise, meaning air isn't coming out so it aint going in. so it's an engine problem. it's running, so the rotating assembly is intact somewhat, meaning your block is still good. wich is good, because it's worth money. especially if your crank is still good. sounds to me like you may have broken a few valves, and they got into the combustion chamber. or maybe a bent rod. let us know what they find when they take it apart.