My Ingot Silver V8

[Ian whu]

Nice Twiggy

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[Col3371]

Not a fan of silver cars but I gotta say this Mustang in silver..... wow. Doesn't it show the creases well? Nice one mate.

 

[markleigh]

What was the outcome of the gearbox issue???

 

[SteveS]

Hmm, gearbox issues. I was about to park up my car yesterday after a 40 mile drive. I was trying to locate a unit on an industrial estate and was creeping with only the satnag, no audio. I heard what just might be a similar noise to what you describe [MENTION=21573]twiggy[/MENTION]. I've seen no excessive vibration or difficulty selecting gears, other than it being a bit notchy 1st to 2nd when cold, and I'm not sure I would even have noticed it/thought it to be an issue had I not read your thread. I'll be doing a little investigation tomorrow but in my case this could turn into an issue I don't worry about too much, assuming it doesn't turn into something significant. For all I know it could be normal; I'm no mechanical expert, and I'm not looking for reasons to build my relationship with the service dept. At the end of the day the warranty lasts three years.

 

[twiggy]

Hmm, gearbox issues. I was about to park up my car yesterday after a 40 mile drive. I was trying to locate a unit on an industrial estate and was creeping with only the satnag, no audio. I heard what just might be a similar noise to what you describe @twiggy. I've seen no excessive vibration or difficulty selecting gears, other than it being a bit notchy 1st to 2nd when cold, and I'm not sure I would even have noticed it/thought it to be an issue had I not read your thread. I'll be doing a little investigation tomorrow but in my case this could turn into an issue I don't worry about too much, assuming it doesn't turn into something significant. For all I know it could be normal; I'm no mechanical expert, and I'm not looking for reasons to build my relationship with the service dept. At the end of the day the warranty lasts three years.

Sorry to hear it mate, mine might be normal yet but it's hard to know what normal is, mine has got a very tinny metal type vibration as well which is defo not normal, the sort of sound that gets you going WTF pull over quick, It might be the drive shaft or gearbox making the whirling sound which in turn is making something tinny rattle to the tune of it, might be the heat shield, i'll let you know the results on Monday.

 

[Gibbo205]

Sorry to hear it mate, mine might be normal yet but it's hard to know what normal is, mine has got a very tinny metal type vibration as well which is defo not normal, the sort of sound that gets you going WTF pull over quick, It might be the drive shaft or gearbox making the whirling sound which in turn is making something tinny rattle to the tune of it, might be the heat shield, i'll let you know the results on Monday.

The tinny rattle and whirling noise is also can be the resonator/suitcase, it is actually rather common.

If your gonna fit a catback exhaust, fit that first and see if the noise goes, if your not gonna fit an exhaust, get car in air, start it up and stick your head close to the suitcase as many call it.

 

[Jimboy2]

Does the noise change if you push the clutch peddle down when out of gear and stationary?

My old 350z used to make a racket when sat idling and I always thought the gearbox was about to shit itself. It was perfectly Normal and was the thrust bearing making the noise.

 

[SteveS]

The tinny rattle and whirling noise is also can be the resonator/suitcase, it is actually rather common.

If your gonna fit a catback exhaust, fit that first and see if the noise goes, if your not gonna fit an exhaust, get car in air, start it up and stick your head close to the suitcase as many call it.

My resonator has already gone so in my case at least it's not that

Does the noise change if you push the clutch peddle down when out of gear and stationary?

My old 350z used to make a racket when sat idling and I always thought the gearbox was about to shit itself. It was perfectly Normal and was the thrust bearing making the noise.

Will let you know tomorrow. Only noticed it in literally the last 15 seconds before parking up yesterday. Could all be in my head however as I know better than to listen to symptoms normally. If someone describes a pain they're experiencing I'll be suffering the same within 10 minutes ;)

 

[twiggy]

It only happens once the car is warm, if I creep in traffic going really slow in 1st, 2nd, and feather the accelerator you can hear what sounds like dry cogs rotating/whirling, in 3rd you get the same thing followed by a tinny metal sound, i'm sure I noticed the other day when I pressed the clutch in the sound stopped. The sounds disappear once you start building the speed, only tends to last 2 or 4 seconds.

 

[twiggy]

Day 2 at the dealers, still NO word, don't think i'll be seeing my car for sometime now, I guess you could say I picked the LEMON.

 

[Kristian87]

Day 2 at the dealers, still NO word, don't think i'll be see my car for sometime now, I guess you could say I picked the LEMON.

Not good Twiggy, feel your pain. Ford clearly haven't got a clue. Any option to take it to a specialist & get Ford to foot the bill? Just an idea.

If it were me, that's what I would probably try - I have no confidence in their abilities at all for the Mustang, especially at this early stage.

 

[SteveS]

Hope you get something sorted out soon. Kristian makes a good suggestion. I've often found that main dealer techs are better at carrying out standard procedures than troubleshooting uncommon faults, whereas the specialists usually have a greater experience of issues common to these engines.
I took my car out early Sunday to the park/cliffs when I thought it would be quiet and had a creep along with radio off. I'm not hearing anything particularly untoward now, which given our lack of faith in Ford is probably a good thing for me at least.
I would say I'd monitor it going forward but my car is rarely a quiet place. Hopefully it won't reappear.

 

[Centurion07]

There's no way Ford will pay for a specialist to diagnose/fix the problem as they're not legally obliged to. They have to be given the chance to fix it first, and not just once either.

How many chances you give them however is up for discussion but I would imagine less than three is not going to strengthen your case in trying to reject it.

Anyways, once you get it back if you need/want a second opinion on the noise and whether it's still there or not then let me know.

 

[SteveS]

I'd be inclined to fork out for an hour or so myself just to get an idea of what the problem is likely to be. I would certainly want Ford to fix it as there's little chance of getting them to do anything in future if it's been touched by a third party.

 

[twiggy]

Thanks for the advice guys, I went out in one at the weekend and it didn't make the sound, Ford still want to compare it to others which seems odd as even thickos like me can even work out it shouldn't sound like it is, thing is they say they're waiting for a car to compare it to, seems odd as they always seem to have a couple of Mustangs kicking around the dealership whenever I've been there, they said they'll contact me today.....guess what, they didn't.

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