Mass Chit-Chat
5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,213
From: Boston, MA
Man, that stinks...
I'm 100% with you on the "do it yourself" philosophy. I still remember taking my pony back THREE times to simply get the dealership's semi-trained chimps to put the console back together properly after a warranty radio replacement. That was enough for me.
Hope you get it sorted out.
I'm 100% with you on the "do it yourself" philosophy. I still remember taking my pony back THREE times to simply get the dealership's semi-trained chimps to put the console back together properly after a warranty radio replacement. That was enough for me.
Hope you get it sorted out.
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Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 994
From: Mass
This clutch/flywheel disaster is starting to turn into a real nightmare.
The tech at Ford installed everything "no problem", but can't for the life of him get the CKP sensor relearn to stick. Every time he test drives it, the code comes back.
Their first response is to blame the aftermarket clutch and flywheel. Of course.
So now they have to pull the transmission off again and see what's wrong.
This was not supposed to cost me $2,000 to fix. If they blame the clutch/flywheel, I'm going to be pretty close to it in out of pocket expenses after they double charge me for labor. This far into the hole, I may just have them put the stock pieces back on and I'll take some time off from work and fix this myself. This is EXACTLY why I try to do all car work myself. I'm going to blow a grand on someone else screwing up what should be a relatively simple install. Not saying it's easy, but this is ridiculous.
I am livid.
The tech at Ford installed everything "no problem", but can't for the life of him get the CKP sensor relearn to stick. Every time he test drives it, the code comes back.
Their first response is to blame the aftermarket clutch and flywheel. Of course.
So now they have to pull the transmission off again and see what's wrong.
This was not supposed to cost me $2,000 to fix. If they blame the clutch/flywheel, I'm going to be pretty close to it in out of pocket expenses after they double charge me for labor. This far into the hole, I may just have them put the stock pieces back on and I'll take some time off from work and fix this myself. This is EXACTLY why I try to do all car work myself. I'm going to blow a grand on someone else screwing up what should be a relatively simple install. Not saying it's easy, but this is ridiculous.
I am livid.
I didn't know it would b that expensive for a clutch/flywheel swap.
When I had mine done it was only $300. I guess it's a harder job for the newer stangs I'm assuming. Heh, I hate when techs blame the aftermarket parts for suttin that does not go right even tho it's really the tech that sux doing the install...
5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,213
From: Boston, MA
I was thinking about this. I wonder if having the clutch/flywheel balanced as an assembly would help with the issue?
Overall, I think it's pretty silly that the newer engine management system is so twitchy that it pitches a fit after a normal service operation like a clutch replacement.
Overall, I think it's pretty silly that the newer engine management system is so twitchy that it pitches a fit after a normal service operation like a clutch replacement.
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From: Mass
5th Gear Member
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From: Boston, MA
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Massachusetts
oh it's not a bad decision *sinister laugh* i just don't wanna bring it up and it not happen...that happens to me alot lol...look how long it took me to get my CAI after i told you i was gettin it lol
1st Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 148
From: Massachusetts
Now that i think about it, should I be attempting to supercharge my car since it has 57000 miles on it? Or should i just stick to simple bolt ons. Just wondering if my car has to many miles for it to handle the boost.
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,213
From: Boston, MA
I have a friend with an '06 who supercharged at nearly 100K, practically lived at the dragstrip on weekends, and drove the hell out of the car the rest of the time. Car was over 200K and still running strong when he sold it to trade for a newer model.