Make sure your airbox is secure!
10-31-2007, 09:36 AM
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Make sure your airbox is secure!
Ok, so file this one under, DUH! I was on a highway yesterday, and when I gave the car some gas, all of the sudden, it "sputtered" and refused to move past 1 mph! So, I had to crawl to the breakdown lane and get the car towed. So, what was the cause? Well, according to the Ford service guys..Apperently, the last time the quicklane guys chnaged my oil, they must have inspected my air filler. Whoever did that, failed to secure the airbox together properly, So, in the last month or so since the oil change, the engine has been sucking "dirty" air. Well, yesterday I guess the ol' engine had enough of it, and the final diagnosis was that I need a new MAS and a new throttle body! Yikes, looking at like 800 bucks! SO, whats your thaughts, do you think I should go after the dealer that changed the oil last???
10-31-2007, 09:44 AM
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RE: Make sure your airbox is secure!
Why new ones... they can just be cleaned.
Either way... you should not pay for it.
Either way... you should not pay for it.
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Ok, so file this one under, DUH! I was on a highway yesterday, and when I gave the car some gas, all of the sudden, it "sputtered" and refused to move past 1 mph! So, I had to crawl to the breakdown lane and get the car towed. So, what was the cause? Well, according to the Ford service guys..Apperently, the last time the quicklane guys chnaged my oil, they must have inspected my air filler. Whoever did that, failed to secure the airbox together properly, So, in the last month or so since the oil change, the engine has been sucking "dirty" air. Well, yesterday I guess the ol' engine had enough of it, and the final diagnosis was that I need a new MAS and a new throttle body! Yikes, looking at like 800 bucks! SO, whats your thaughts, do you think I should go after the dealer that changed the oil last???
Ok, so file this one under, DUH! I was on a highway yesterday, and when I gave the car some gas, all of the sudden, it "sputtered" and refused to move past 1 mph! So, I had to crawl to the breakdown lane and get the car towed. So, what was the cause? Well, according to the Ford service guys..Apperently, the last time the quicklane guys chnaged my oil, they must have inspected my air filler. Whoever did that, failed to secure the airbox together properly, So, in the last month or so since the oil change, the engine has been sucking "dirty" air. Well, yesterday I guess the ol' engine had enough of it, and the final diagnosis was that I need a new MAS and a new throttle body! Yikes, looking at like 800 bucks! SO, whats your thaughts, do you think I should go after the dealer that changed the oil last???
10-31-2007, 10:16 AM
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RE: Make sure your airbox is secure!
Yeah, I have tough battle ahead of me. But, Iwas wondering too, if the engine was sucking on insufficiant air, wouldn't the computer give me a code of some sort long ago??
10-31-2007, 01:41 PM
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RE: Make sure your airbox is secure!
Do you still have your reciept from the dealer? I would definately approach the dealer about it. If they give you the run around, report them to the BBB.
Years ago, I had a Buick Electra that was given to us by my grandmother. I took it to Jiffy Lube for them to change the oil and filter. Well, I didn't inspect under the hood until a few days later......the butts forgot to put my oil cap back on! Oil was spattered all over my hood! I went back and they denied that they left the cap off.....what turds! I reported them and advised folks from doing business with them.
I take my vehicles to the dealer now.
Years ago, I had a Buick Electra that was given to us by my grandmother. I took it to Jiffy Lube for them to change the oil and filter. Well, I didn't inspect under the hood until a few days later......the butts forgot to put my oil cap back on! Oil was spattered all over my hood! I went back and they denied that they left the cap off.....what turds! I reported them and advised folks from doing business with them.
I take my vehicles to the dealer now.
10-31-2007, 02:09 PM
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RE: Make sure your airbox is secure!
yeah, i take my fords to the dealership for regular maintenence now......so ford didnt change ur oil last? if not, i would get the diagnosis report and take it to the oil shop. stand your ground and be firm.....dont let em get away with half-*** work....GOOD LUCK !!!
10-31-2007, 02:16 PM
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RE: Make sure your airbox is secure!
Years ago I took a car to one of those quicky lube places for an oil change before
we were leaving to go camping. They also top the fluids off.Well...they ended up
topping my master cylinder off with something other then brake fluid. On the drive
home I hit the brakes and they went to the floor. We had to drain everything from the
brake line and refilled it. It was some sort of slimmy stuff floating on the top in the master
cylinder. We saved it and when we returned from camping took some of it to them and they
analyzed it and said they didn't find anything in it !!!! We never persued it. Skanks !
Haven't been back to one of those "quicky" places.
we were leaving to go camping. They also top the fluids off.Well...they ended up
topping my master cylinder off with something other then brake fluid. On the drive
home I hit the brakes and they went to the floor. We had to drain everything from the
brake line and refilled it. It was some sort of slimmy stuff floating on the top in the master
cylinder. We saved it and when we returned from camping took some of it to them and they
analyzed it and said they didn't find anything in it !!!! We never persued it. Skanks !
Haven't been back to one of those "quicky" places.