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bought car 4 months ago, had gear selector switch naffed got that fixed and then took it in for major service and now it's going down hill quickly. It has a pretty bad oil leak but since the service it has got much worse, the ford bloke said it was leaking from: tensioner O-ring, Timing Cover, the Head and the Sump and he said it was going to cost $3000 to fix.
But now it is misfiring so bad i thought there was water in the intake and sometimes it's good but other times it's really bad, i have been told that maybe just a reco Head might fix it all but i would like some opinions on what i should do? Please cheers
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IS it fully insured? I dont condone this, but sometimes u have to look at all your options.
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It might be cheaper to go to a large wreckers where you live and see how much a complete engine swap would cost. Probably pick up a complete EF engine with a compression test done on it for arond $500-$700. Most wreckers in Brissy charge about $300 to swap out engines.
Might be cheaper in the long run than stuffing around getting heaps of little things fixed. |
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i just picked up an EF Fairmont Ghia II w/ tickford engine (150,000kms) for $1100 from damaged auctions - so if you've got the time & inclination thats an option!
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holy crap $1100, you lucky bastard. Might have to look around see if theres any damaged auctions around my area.
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yeah i agree that is a score and i have added BOB to my msn so i can ask him! LOL inside info is the latest rage i hear!
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bogan393 wrote: holy crap $1100, you lucky bastard. Might have to look around see if theres any damaged auctions around my area.
http://www.pickles.com.au/servlet/Aucti ... =Newcastle 
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Wicked about 5 minutes drive from my house, thanks for that
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sometimes just tightening the bolts sligltly will fix an oil leak.
The misfire could be plugs/leads.
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uglybob wrote: i just picked up an EF Fairmont Ghia II w/ tickford engine (150,000kms) for $1100 from damaged auctions - so if you've got the time & inclination thats an option!
hahaha big noting your 'good deal' my ef2 ghia was $1000 privite sale AND I DROVE IT HOME.............. but yours is still a pretty good deal dude. |
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did you drive the towtruck home lol?
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smoke_rubber wrote: did you drive the towtruck home lol?
towtruck... what towtruck??? |
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maybe its gone to s**t because you stole my avatar... trying to be like a cool holden driver hey? I dont blame you *licks thumb and index finger and combs back eyebrows in a cool way*
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Yeah well every other damn pic i tried to resize to this tiny size wouldn't go under 10Kb
Also how do you get the pic in your signature?
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Well found the problem, i checked the leads myself today (as ford was sposed too) and whaddya know numba 4 lead was all frigged up.
See links to photos. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/ ... ave034.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/ ... ave026.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/ ... ave025.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a186/ ... ave024.jpg
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