Mustang2.3
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Greetings everyone,
I offer this post as a cautionary tale to those of you that may be considering modifying your Mustang in some way, shape or form.
Three weeks ago, I was driving home from work when I felt a hesitation while passing a car (similar to when you hit redline and the engine cuts but I wasn't anywhere near redline). I didn't immediately think anything of it, but about a mile or two up the road, the engine started making an odd noise and smoke started pouring out the back of the car (think 007 movie car).
I limped in to a parking lot to assess the situation. The car had oil all down the passenger side and no oil in the engine. I called Ford Roadside assistance who dispatched a flatbed. 3 hours later they showed up and took the car to the dealership. Since it was almost 10pm when they got it, I didn't expect to hear much til the next day. The service department called me the next day and said they probably wouldn't be able to look at it til the following Monday, but if I needed a car, I could come get a rental from them which I did.
On Monday, they said they had sent it to Ford for authorization to order a new engine under warranty. I asked what that entailed and how long it would take and they told me they send in the ECU data on the vehicle as part of the process and it would hopefully only be a few days. I was relieved I hadn't gone ahead with ordering the tune I'd been looking at as I most likely would have been screwed.
Fast forward to last Thursday and I got the call that the car was not only ready, they had it completely detailed for me since it had been sitting in the garage collecting dust for three weeks (in addition to the oil that was all over the car). When I picked it up, the service manager handed me the warranty paperwork showing $6800 worth of work (new engine, turbo, etc). He mentioned again that I was lucky the car wasn't modified in any way.
If you have been on the fence about modding or tuning your Mustang, I would humbly suggest you do not at least until the warranty is up. I have seen examples of others on this forum who had to pay out of pocket and it simply isn't worth the risk (again in my humble opinion).
I offer this post as a cautionary tale to those of you that may be considering modifying your Mustang in some way, shape or form.
Three weeks ago, I was driving home from work when I felt a hesitation while passing a car (similar to when you hit redline and the engine cuts but I wasn't anywhere near redline). I didn't immediately think anything of it, but about a mile or two up the road, the engine started making an odd noise and smoke started pouring out the back of the car (think 007 movie car).
I limped in to a parking lot to assess the situation. The car had oil all down the passenger side and no oil in the engine. I called Ford Roadside assistance who dispatched a flatbed. 3 hours later they showed up and took the car to the dealership. Since it was almost 10pm when they got it, I didn't expect to hear much til the next day. The service department called me the next day and said they probably wouldn't be able to look at it til the following Monday, but if I needed a car, I could come get a rental from them which I did.
On Monday, they said they had sent it to Ford for authorization to order a new engine under warranty. I asked what that entailed and how long it would take and they told me they send in the ECU data on the vehicle as part of the process and it would hopefully only be a few days. I was relieved I hadn't gone ahead with ordering the tune I'd been looking at as I most likely would have been screwed.
Fast forward to last Thursday and I got the call that the car was not only ready, they had it completely detailed for me since it had been sitting in the garage collecting dust for three weeks (in addition to the oil that was all over the car). When I picked it up, the service manager handed me the warranty paperwork showing $6800 worth of work (new engine, turbo, etc). He mentioned again that I was lucky the car wasn't modified in any way.
If you have been on the fence about modding or tuning your Mustang, I would humbly suggest you do not at least until the warranty is up. I have seen examples of others on this forum who had to pay out of pocket and it simply isn't worth the risk (again in my humble opinion).
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