This rant is meant for every Ford dealer tech that has ever had to deal with this BS. This is for you guys....
This is for having to deal with "time by the book" and "approved time." Not to mention the whole, "it's just a screw and a bolt" crowd.
I feel that everyone with an FiST should see [MENTION=282]BlueBomber[/MENTION] 's post. If you're new to the community, the 1.6L has proven itself as being pretty f**kin solid. [MENTION=282]BlueBomber[/MENTION] paved the way for a lot of FiST owners. Myself included. He's the reason I copped Euro headlights to deal with the sh!t5y output of the stock USDM housings. And if you're laughing... DHM has hit this platform with 425hp..... To each their own.....
After trading my FoST (35k miles) for a FiST..... At 700 miles there was a squealing bearing noise coming from the trans at 2k rpm to 3k rpm. It took 6 months and 8,000 miles for Ford to admit that there was an issue. For half a year of my life I had to listen Loyd Christmas deliver the most annoying sound in the world on my way to work. Only at 65mph and only on throttle tip in.
My dealer informed me that my trans was defective and that the output shaft bearing was shot. No sh$t Ford.
Myself, the service writer. and tech were forced to wait because Ford was only willing to wait for output shaft bearings to become available to fix the issue. 6k miles later the part came in.
And....... the tech knew exactly what I knew from the beginning. Bearing noise, metal in trans, swap trans.... Once they got the output shaft bearing delivered and the tech tore down my trans..... Wow metal in the trans case. We need a new trans..... Myself, the dealer, and the tech had to wait for the inevitable. And a f*&^ing trans was available in 3 days from the depot.
That's the game though. Don't blame or vilify the techs. @BlueBomer don't do that.... Your service writer and the tech that looked over your car...For every 1, there are 10 that will actually torque my lugs in a cross pattern to avoid rotor warping.
Why does stupid sh$t happen? Cause our car friends get paid to deliver under the quota that the factory (Ford) deems necessary for the job.
*Fun fact, when Dodge had to replace hundreds of head gaskets for sealing issues with the Neon in the late 90's, the factory billed 4 hours. Techs learned they could loosen the head studs and boost the head up with a trans stand under the exhaust manifold. No need for timing adjustments, and they could slip a new head gasket under/over the head studs.... 25min job. Got paid for 3 1/2 hours. Service manager just padded the fu&* out of his quota......
If you have a good dealer and techs, don't ever dish out sh^t like this. Honestly good techs are extremely hard to find. I'm tired of them getting sh*t on. Not directed at you [MENTION=282]BlueBomber[/MENTION]
But seriously, 80% of the people on this forum can't explain the difference between a 2-stroke and 4-stroke motor.
Newbies:
1. AP3 and e-tune from Randy or DHM
2. Intercooler - More consistent power.
3. Hybrid turbo, downpipe, exhaust........tuned
There's a reason that Ford stopped reviewing all forum threads. There's also a reason why Ford Racing stopped engaging forum threads.
It's better to review later that engage now..... Especially when it comes to a bunch of ass%^ts.
Dealer techs.... Thank you..
