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ACCC have some good info on their website.
Cadogan on one of his vids went through the process recently.
If your car has not been abused and serviced according to the handbook, should be place to go and try.
Cadogan on one of his vids went through the process recently.
If your car has not been abused and serviced according to the handbook, should be place to go and try.
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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.
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They just keep avoiding the real issue. What happens after warranty expires???????
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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/
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Had mine serviced yesterday and quizzed them about this issue.
My dealership has not seen a failure so far but they were well aware of it. I've got just over a year to run with my warrantee. One of their suggestions was to consider the extended warrantee but you shouldn't have to do this just because of their poor oil cooler.
I asked if I could (at my expense) have a new oil cooler fitted (presumably they have fixed the problem on the new ones by now) but that idea wasn't met with much enthusiasm.
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.
My dealership has not seen a failure so far but they were well aware of it. I've got just over a year to run with my warrantee. One of their suggestions was to consider the extended warrantee but you shouldn't have to do this just because of their poor oil cooler.
I asked if I could (at my expense) have a new oil cooler fitted (presumably they have fixed the problem on the new ones by now) but that idea wasn't met with much enthusiasm.
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.
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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.
The Ford Australia PR guy was quoted as saying:
So assuming the dealer gets a new part, it should be right?
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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 ?
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Rob Herrod shared the following statement on the S550 Australia Mods Facebook Page today:
"Oil cooler issues .
Updates I have direct from Ford Managment .
Anybody who has an issue with a mustang even modified are to call 13ford and speak to them direct .
I asked the question regarding cars coming out of warranty and these will be covered as well .
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 ."
"Oil cooler issues .
Updates I have direct from Ford Managment .
Anybody who has an issue with a mustang even modified are to call 13ford and speak to them direct .
I asked the question regarding cars coming out of warranty and these will be covered as well .
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 ."
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[MENTION=8774]Street[/MENTION]fighter
David in this thread 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
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
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Could you please assist my understanding of this statement. Who is "me" in the above quote. Is it Ford Management? Is there a name?
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‘Me’ is Rob Herrod.
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He also said "I suspect a combination of both the position and build quality of the factory oil cooler is resulting in failures."
So the bottom line is that the factory cooler is rubbish.
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Agreed, and the kit appears to be a solution.
But if we know the cause - as yet unconfirmed - there might be an option to spend $200 on something like a heat shield, or a filter boss that removes the cooler all together, instead of $1200 on a fitted cooler kit that's generally overkill for a street driven car.
Just interested in getting clarification or an update.
But if we know the cause - as yet unconfirmed - there might be an option to spend $200 on something like a heat shield, or a filter boss that removes the cooler all together, instead of $1200 on a fitted cooler kit that's generally overkill for a street driven car.
Just interested in getting clarification or an update.
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