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perhaps if we had a 'real' oil pressure guage or perhaps a light to back up the guage this could have been prevented?

maybe it could help in your defense:mad:
 
MAN THAT SUCKS! im sorry to hear that. sounds like a poor excuse. didnt your car come that way;)! oh man, that pisses me off. FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! Hope everything works out. if not we can make it work out :uzi:


jefferson-mo said:
perhaps if we had a 'real' oil pressure guage or perhaps a light to back up the guage this could have been prevented?

maybe it could help in your defense:mad:
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I like this idea. maybe even get some compensation for "EMOTIONAL DISTRESS". turn it around, make such a big deal that they will offer a whole new car!
 
MAD 3R - Sorry about your situtation. I hope that everything works out for you. No the battle begins. FMC was looking for anything to hang their hat on. So the next move is yours. Good Luck. John:(
 
Crap-ola MAD,

so sorry and a bit angry to the feable excuses from the ford guys, but kind of expected. Man now more than ever do***ent everything. Warrenty denial show come in some written form. Find out what you signed when you bought the car as far as arbitration ect.

went thru this - if there's anything i can do as far as sharing my experiences just PM and we'll get together for a chat.


best of lucks..
 
Good luck and fight the good fight. If you win, you will set a precedent...that will pave the way for MM owners everywhere.
 
The news about FoMoCo and the bad blood with it's dealers isn't new and don't know if that has come into play here. Check out the site ( blue oval news ) think it's in the links, and see if you can learn anything before you go back about dealers and product.
 
I'd certainly put up a fight. Ford has a customer dispute resolution procedure, contact Ford Corporate customer service to start the process if your local dealer gives you grief.

Fortunately if all else fails, Marauder long blocks aren't that expensive, compared to some of the other motors. You can get them alot cheaper through Kar Kraft than Ford.
 
Mad 3r, there was a discussion a while back on something similar, on BON, i think in the "Dear Bill" forum

A guy had a Harley Davidson truck, had chipped it, and the engine blew. The dealer took pictures of the port to show it had been chipped, sent them to ford. Ford supposedly sent out a rep who declared the chip was responsible, and the engine would not be replaced under warranty.
The guy discovered that his engine hadn't actually been disassembled, just "examined". He pushed for it to be disassembled and inspected. It was discovered that main cap bolts had somehow come loose and a couple had fallen into the pan. This in itself is an odd scenario, but Ford couldn't prove that it was caused by the chip, so they then agreed to replace the engine. He also got them to agree to extend his powertrain warranty, and put in writing something about using a chip.

It is Ford's responsibility to PROVE your alterations caused the problem

You can look there for the thread, but BON doesn't have a search capability.
 
MAD-3R,

Here is a link to the best info commonly available I have seen. It may help you line up resources for your rebuttal.

http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?id=8124

BTW the Pulley issue has been beat to death on the Cobra boards. If you do some some research on them you will see claims were often denied for pullies on the 99 and 01 Cobras. Especially if you removed / replaced the harmonic balancer. The crankshaft then gets out of alignment, twists, and screws up the main bearings. Other claims were due to folks hammering the pullies on and screwing them up that way. I had a 01 Cobra before the MM and knew folks that had this happen. Their claims were also denied and they did not win on appeals...

I hope the link helps..
 
Running without a balancer will be tough to beat. :(
Don't give up.....keep after them. Sure hate it that you have to go thru all of this. The rest of you guys with underdrive pullies......check your installation ! MAD I will PM you with something that you might use as ammo to help fight this.
 
Ford refused to correct a vibration on my 1985 Turbocoupe because the vibration occured at 60-65, which was over the NJ 55 mph speed limit. When I told them that some states still had speed limits over 55, the factory rep told me to get the car repaired there.

I appealed to a customer review board composed of representatives from Ford and consumer advocates. I even included copies of Ford magazine advertisements bragging about 0-60 times and the new (at that time) suspension that "automatically stiffens up at speeds over 60".

Result? They threw out my appeal. Case closed.

I wish you luck.
 
He had some underdrive pullies on. The kind where you are supposed to bolt the OEM pulley back onto the underdrive.
He mistakenly did not. Apparently it is an easy mistake to make.
A very costly one too. Another member of this board got his back on after discussion on here revealed the mistake. No sense mentioning names in case there are some warranty weenies lurking on here.:(
 
Well, if you don't have the extended warranty you can just wait until the warranty expires at 36K (which I will reach 1.5 years after delivery - - or less).

I will most likely do this for that reason, and well for the fact that teachers just don't get paid much. :depressed:

Thanks,
-A
 
So what are the lessons here?

1) The dealer/Ford WILL look at the computer for evidence of a chip, and assume it was there even if it's removed before the car goes in.

2) Motors fail for a reason, and the chip and gears mods haven't caused any motors to fail that I know of

3) I'd say someone with the basic chip and gears mods would still have a chance of getting powertrain warranty coverage if it could be shown that the cause was not related to the mods.

Still chancy, but hey, life is short. I'm still debating whether to do it. I have the 100,000 mile extended warranty.
 
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