should the dealership pay?
08-31-2006, 05:58 PM
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should the dealership pay?
I just bought my 05 mustang used from a dodge dealership and found out that someone put a new gear and a some type of limited slip differential in the back. They also tuned it somehow... but badly. It's starting to run a little rough and I talked to a guy at performance autosport who said it would be about 550 bucks to fix. (400 for the SCT2 and 150 for an hour of dyno runs). He also stressed how important it was for the car to get fixed soon, which I already knew. Could I go back to the dealership and ask them to pay for this since they did not disclose this to me at the time of sale?
08-31-2006, 06:00 PM
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RE: should the dealership pay?
If you pulled it off the lot and it happened right then, yeah I think they should. If it happened a few weeks down the road after getting it, it will depend on how much your dealer likes you.
08-31-2006, 06:01 PM
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RE: should the dealership pay?
Personaly I dont go to dealerships or any shops...if you do, go to a shop that people on here would suggest. First...get two diagnoses from diffrent shops...Second if your car came with a warrenty after you bought it used they have to honor it.
08-31-2006, 06:26 PM
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RE: should the dealership pay?
You should be able to get the XCAL2 for between $279 and $399 with the three (87/91/93 octane) tunes. This might fix your problem with out the dyno time. You could also take the car to Ford and have them reinstall the stock tune, but this might cost as more than it's worth. The $550 for the tuner and dyno time doesn't sound like such a bad deal though. He can adjust the speedometer to read accurately with your gears and you get a custom tune just for your car.
When you use an XCAL2 on your car for the first time it downloads the stock tune, so basically you have 4 tunes, stock and the 3 factory tunes. In your case, assuming you are correct, the car does not have a stock tune so the XCAL2 would download this tune. Ask your tuner/dealer if he can put a stock Mustang tune on the XCAL2 or upload one to your car before you use the XCAL2 for the first time.
Another thing you might try, and I've only heard this online, is to remove the battery for a half hour or so, then reinstall it. From what I heard this forces the computer to recalibrate and might help with the way your vehicle is running. Again, this is hear-say and may not make any difference, but it's a cheap test.
When you use an XCAL2 on your car for the first time it downloads the stock tune, so basically you have 4 tunes, stock and the 3 factory tunes. In your case, assuming you are correct, the car does not have a stock tune so the XCAL2 would download this tune. Ask your tuner/dealer if he can put a stock Mustang tune on the XCAL2 or upload one to your car before you use the XCAL2 for the first time.
Another thing you might try, and I've only heard this online, is to remove the battery for a half hour or so, then reinstall it. From what I heard this forces the computer to recalibrate and might help with the way your vehicle is running. Again, this is hear-say and may not make any difference, but it's a cheap test.
08-31-2006, 06:55 PM
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RE: should the dealership pay?
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You should be able to get the XCAL2 for between $279 and $399 with the three (87/91/93 octane) tunes. This might fix your problem with out the dyno time. You could also take the car to Ford and have them reinstall the stock tune, but this might cost as more than it's worth. The $550 for the tuner and dyno time doesn't sound like such a bad deal though. He can adjust the speedometer to read accurately with your gears and you get a custom tune just for your car.
When you use an XCAL2 on your car for the first time it downloads the stock tune, so basically you have 4 tunes, stock and the 3 factory tunes. In your case, assuming you are correct, the car does not have a stock tune so the XCAL2 would download this tune. Ask your tuner/dealer if he can put a stock Mustang tune on the XCAL2 or upload one to your car before you use the XCAL2 for the first time.
Another thing you might try, and I've only heard this online, is to remove the battery for a half hour or so, then reinstall it. From what I heard this forces the computer to recalibrate and might help with the way your vehicle is running. Again, this is hear-say and may not make any difference, but it's a cheap test.
You should be able to get the XCAL2 for between $279 and $399 with the three (87/91/93 octane) tunes. This might fix your problem with out the dyno time. You could also take the car to Ford and have them reinstall the stock tune, but this might cost as more than it's worth. The $550 for the tuner and dyno time doesn't sound like such a bad deal though. He can adjust the speedometer to read accurately with your gears and you get a custom tune just for your car.
When you use an XCAL2 on your car for the first time it downloads the stock tune, so basically you have 4 tunes, stock and the 3 factory tunes. In your case, assuming you are correct, the car does not have a stock tune so the XCAL2 would download this tune. Ask your tuner/dealer if he can put a stock Mustang tune on the XCAL2 or upload one to your car before you use the XCAL2 for the first time.
Another thing you might try, and I've only heard this online, is to remove the battery for a half hour or so, then reinstall it. From what I heard this forces the computer to recalibrate and might help with the way your vehicle is running. Again, this is hear-say and may not make any difference, but it's a cheap test.
That's a heck of an idea... how many miles on the car? Less than 36,000? Doesn't the original factory warranty transfer? Get the local Ford dealership to flash it back to stock... You're speedometer will be off because of the gears... but at least you would see if the car runs better...
08-31-2006, 08:18 PM
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RE: should the dealership pay?
I seriously doubt the someone sold/traded in their car and left the sct tune in . If he did that then his tuner would be worthless ..he might as well have left it back with the car. Maybe it does have a CAi and since its running with the stock tune thats whats causing the problems. If the car has a tune in there , th shop is going to have trouble uploading the new xcal since there is no stock tune to retrieve ans lock down the xcal2. Good Luck