Hey guys, I am new here. Just picked up a new (to me) '14 FiSt. 22K miles. Has a slight whine underload in 5th and 6th gears.
I read some horror stories of people needing new trannies and other dealers saying no issues with the noise. I decided to see what my dealer says. They are usually real good about doing anything I ask. My focus needed new clutches in the DCT, they did that without pulling it apart, I just had taken it in for software updates and they made sure it was done right (TONS of people beg for new parts and get nothing but software). I took my truck in with brake issues and they diagnosed it for free and suggested I just do it myself to save the money. They are pretty good.
The service advisor took it for a spin, I let him drive it, he seemed excited as I don't think he had driven one yet. He noticed the whine, was not sure what to make of it. He said they had no other FiSts come in for this issue. A few with jacked up clutches, but thats it. He had nothing on the lot to compare it to. He said for now just drive it and enjoy it. He suggested maybe change the oil with a good oil, see if it quiets down at all. He did comment, after jumping on it in 2nd, "whoa this thing has torque steer like a b*tch."
Anyone else have the transmission whine and just living with it? It does not bother me, I am just slightly concerned, but I've seen other cars have gear whine that was normal. I'm going to switch to Motul DCTF and see what it does... it meets ford specs
I read some horror stories of people needing new trannies and other dealers saying no issues with the noise. I decided to see what my dealer says. They are usually real good about doing anything I ask. My focus needed new clutches in the DCT, they did that without pulling it apart, I just had taken it in for software updates and they made sure it was done right (TONS of people beg for new parts and get nothing but software). I took my truck in with brake issues and they diagnosed it for free and suggested I just do it myself to save the money. They are pretty good.
The service advisor took it for a spin, I let him drive it, he seemed excited as I don't think he had driven one yet. He noticed the whine, was not sure what to make of it. He said they had no other FiSts come in for this issue. A few with jacked up clutches, but thats it. He had nothing on the lot to compare it to. He said for now just drive it and enjoy it. He suggested maybe change the oil with a good oil, see if it quiets down at all. He did comment, after jumping on it in 2nd, "whoa this thing has torque steer like a b*tch."
Anyone else have the transmission whine and just living with it? It does not bother me, I am just slightly concerned, but I've seen other cars have gear whine that was normal. I'm going to switch to Motul DCTF and see what it does... it meets ford specs
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