Well I just got back from a few weeks in NZ (a lot of nice Mustangs over there). No mail from Ford. I'm going down to the post office tomorrow to see if there is any reason my letter may not have reached its intended receiver. Then a follow up email to them asking why no reply. A painfully slow process but I won't give up.[MENTION=15912]Bushranger[/MENTION] Hi Peter any word from Ford? Seems they've had the letter for nearly 2 months by now?
Cheers
Ford Mustang springs a leak
Leaky oil-cooler in Ford's popular V8 Mustang GT subject to dealer fix – but not safety recall
Asked how customers could find out if their Mustang GT has a faulty engine oil-cooler, Ford Australia’s PR boss said it will be up owners to take their car to a Ford dealer and request an inspection.
No correspondence will be issued to customers to alert them to the potential fault.
“We have issued a Technical Service Bulletin to dealers who will inspect Mustangs on customer request or at their normal service intervals,” said Gunsberg.
They just keep avoiding the real issue. What happens after warranty expires???????
This is the problem.They just keep avoiding the real issue. What happens after warranty expires???????
That sounds like a smart plan. If the new OEM oil cooler part is really new, it should make sense to at least swap it out.There's room here for someone to make an aftermarket design that is similar to the OEM rather than Streetfighter's more track focused one.
I think before the end of my factory warrantee I will make sure I've changed the cooler one way or another.
So assuming the dealer gets a new part, it should be right?“Anything built [in] 2018 is unaffected. But keep in mind some dealers might have 2017 stock,” he said.
My concern is that having the aftermarket oil cooler fitted may result in ford Aus denying a warranty claim if anything else goes wrong with the engine as this would not be an oe part ?This is the problem.
Regardless of warranty or replacement, the issue is that the factory oil cooler is housed under the exhaust manifold.
As an oil cooler this is not ideal as temperatures are extreme in this area.
Oil is both fed and returned through this cooler , however surrounding temperatures are not suitable for optimum are even average oil cooling.
Our Streetfighter Engine oil cooler system replaces the problematic factory cooler with a high performance unit behind the front grill , where it receives maximum ram, cool dense air.
It will also completely eliminate the chance of failure as per the OEM factory cooler.
https://www.kpmmotorsport.com.au/product/streetfighter-engine-oil-cooler-package-gt-v8/
Yet on the Streetfighter oil cooler upgrade thread post # 93 https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2132046#post2132046 you state:Regardless of warranty or replacement, the issue is that the factory oil cooler is housed under the exhaust manifold.
Could you please assist my understanding of this statement. Who is "me" in the above quote. Is it Ford Management? Is there a name?Rob Herrod shared the following statement on the S550 Australia Mods Facebook Page today:
"Oil cooler issues .
If anybody has a problem that they feel is not being treated right contact me .
Even when a car is out of warranty the car will still be covered ."
‘Me’ is Rob Herrod.Could you please assist my understanding of this statement. Who is "me" in the above quote. Is it Ford Management? Is there a name?
He also said "I suspect a combination of both the position and build quality of the factory oil cooler is resulting in failures."[MENTION=8774]Street[/MENTION]fighter
David in this thread you state:
Yet on the Streetfighter oil cooler upgrade thread post # 93 https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2132046#post2132046 you state:
'We are still unsure if the standard oil cooler is failing due to it positioning under the exhaust manifold'.
Pretty sure I'm not missing anything here or quoting out of context, so can you clarify what you mean please.
Thanks