Car Maintenance - Page 6

BarTopDancer · 08-01-2008, 09:46 AM

new car!

blueerica · 08-01-2008, 10:34 AM

No, I already agreed, so next step: aside from oil changes, run this baby into the ground. Oh, but only after I get new shocks, struts, whatever I need to make it a smoother running into the ground.

blueerica · 08-01-2008, 12:41 PM

Wow, MW... Wow.

Sounds like you've had some Grade A crap to go through... yeesh... If I'm reading this right, they just made up stuff on your invoice? Wow.. just wow.

MouseWife · 08-01-2008, 12:49 PM

It totally looks like it. I am waiting a bit, trying to calm down, before I go down there. I am going to call the place NM told me to, first, before I go down there.

What BS is that to not even explain what they did? I swear I am going to graffitti that damn place with a giant 'FVCKERS!!!'

I am thisclose to taking money for this vehicle and then buying a kicker car and going back to renting a car for road trips. Out of 33,000 miles, probably half are from road trips. So, a kicker car could work to get the Boy to school and me to work.

Hubbys' Saturn? Wonderful. And, it is 6 months older than my car and it has 42,000. Geesh, thinking about that, he'd better slow down on the miles or he'll use up his 75,000/7 extended warranty too soon! The Boy should get it, and the Hubster wants a Sky.

Any news on those, NM?

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-01-2008, 01:04 PM

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'Performed TBDY and MAF Service. 88.

TBDY is probably an acronym for Throttle Body
MAF is probably a Mass Air Flow sensor

Both of those can get carboned up, so they probably did clean them. You would be charged for labor, no parts to speak of.

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DPR~ that is why I won't drive it. With the problems it had, I know that if I drive it, that could happen. Right?

No, a block gets cracked when the previous owner drives the car without coolant and lets the engine overheat.

MouseWife · 08-01-2008, 01:10 PM

LOL Yeah, that is how our previous cars started out, being overheated. The head/pistons were resurfaced {?} which I thought was also related to being overheated/cracking a block?

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-01-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

LOL Yeah, that is how our previous cars started out, being overheated. The head/pistons were resurfaced {?} which I thought was also related to being overheated/cracking a block?

yes

alphabassettgrrl · 08-07-2008, 10:05 PM

30,000 miles and your *timing chain* is broken??? Wow. Got to wonder.

Hopefully they'll fix it right this time.

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-07-2008, 10:45 PM

It must not have been totally broken, the engine won't run if the timing chain is broken, loose maybe. If the timing chain stretches (depending on the material), eventually it can jump a tooth, and then the engine really runs funny (if at all).

What year is your Ford?

You might check the TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) and Recalls see if there is anything there that matches your issues:

http://www.fordforum.com/ford/browse.htm

CoasterMatt · 08-07-2008, 11:01 PM

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Wow, MW... Wow. Sounds like you've had some Grade A crap to go through... yeesh... If I'm reading this right, they just made up stuff on your invoice? Wow.. just wow. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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08-01-2008, 12:49 PM	#4
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	It totally looks like it. I am waiting a bit, trying to calm down, before I go down there. I am going to call the place NM told me to, first, before I go down there. What BS is that to not even explain what they did? I swear I am going to graffitti that damn place with a giant 'FVCKERS!!!' I am thisclose to taking money for this vehicle and then buying a kicker car and going back to renting a car for road trips. Out of 33,000 miles, probably half are from road trips. So, a kicker car could work to get the Boy to school and me to work. Hubbys' Saturn? Wonderful. And, it is 6 months older than my car and it has 42,000. Geesh, thinking about that, he'd better slow down on the miles or he'll use up his 75,000/7 extended warranty too soon! The Boy should get it, and the Hubster wants a Sky. Any news on those, NM? __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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08-01-2008, 01:10 PM	#6
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	LOL Yeah, that is how our previous cars started out, being overheated. The head/pistons were resurfaced {?} which I thought was also related to being overheated/cracking a block? __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	30,000 miles and your timing chain is broken??? Wow. Got to wonder. Hopefully they'll fix it right this time. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	It must not have been totally broken, the engine won't run if the timing chain is broken, loose maybe. If the timing chain stretches (depending on the material), eventually it can jump a tooth, and then the engine really runs funny (if at all). What year is your Ford? You might check the TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins) and Recalls see if there is anything there that matches your issues: http://www.fordforum.com/ford/browse.htm Last edited by DreadPirateRoberts : 08-07-2008 at 11:07 PM.
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