New Member to the GT500 Club

[DuRsT]

Brought home my first ever Shelby last night, I love this car….although I did find a little oil under where the rear diff sits, she’s headed to the dealer for a check up shortly.

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[Jmeo]

"She's a beauté Clark". Welcome, come on in, the waters fine

 

[clavery1322]

Good color combo

 

[DuRsT]

Well I found the leak this evening. Ford’s problem for sure.

 

[Warpath]

Well I found the leak this evening. Ford’s problem for sure.

Aw man, sucks!! I'm sorry your having this on a new gt500.

 

[EF300]

^^^ Oh hell no

 

[DuRsT]

To make matters worse I stopped in at my local Ford dealer this morning to set up an appointment for service with them......they are booked out until September 3rd.

I called the guy I bought it from and yelled at him a bit, their dealership owns a Ford dealer about 35 minutes away and he is going to see if they can pull some strings to get me in sooner.

 

[Jmeo]

To make matters worse I stopped in at my local Ford dealer this morning to set up an appointment for service with them......they are booked out until September 3rd.

I called the guy I bought it from and yelled at him a bit, their dealership owns a Ford dealer about 35 minutes away and he is going to see if they can pull some strings to get me in sooner.

Did you buy this car used?

 

[DuRsT]

Did you buy this car used?

Yep, 1500 miles on the clock.

Met the previous owner, 84 year old man.

 

[Epiphany]

I hope at 84 I still have the ability to cognitively operate a car such as this.

The leaking fitting isn't uncommon and can be taken care of in short order. No biggie.

Car looks great though and I love the color.

 

[DuRsT]

I hope at 84 I still have the ability to cognitively operate a car such as this.

The leaking fitting isn't uncommon and can be taken care of in short order. No biggie.

Car looks great though and I love the color.

I had a similar thought, the guy was kind of inspiring to me.

From what I've read you're correct, this isn't uncommon. Unfortunately I have also read that the parts required to fix this are typically on national backorder. I called the dealer that I bought the car from back earlier and they got a few days shaved off and got me an appointment set up on the 31st.

Would you guys still drive the car, or just leave it?

 

[Epiphany]

Just got off the phone with my Ford Parts guru and he mentioned the backorder as well.

I'd be driving the car. The drips are near insignificant. Life is too short to not enjoy the car when and while you can. Just ask the previous owner, I'm sure he'd agree.

 

[DuRsT]

Well I just got back from the dealer, they have ordered the top line and adapter, parts should supposedly be here in two days. Foreman is Shelby certified, and is saying he will work this in ASAP and get it knocked out in a morning. They did check fluid level and barely anything was missing. I was having fun on the way home with it and thought I was going to get a ticket

More updates to come.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Well I just got back from the dealer, they have ordered the top line and adapter, parts should supposedly be here in two days. Foreman is Shelby certified, and is saying he will work this in ASAP and get it knocked out in a morning. They did check fluid level and barely anything was missing. I was having fun on the way home with it and thought I was going to get a ticket

More updates to come.

You weren't having enough fun if you didn't get a ticket, have another go at it - you only live once!

But all kidding aside, beautiful GT500 - don't sweat the small stuff. That fitting leak is common - agreed it shouldn't be happening, but a minor inconvenience with such a spectacular platform is nothing to worry about.

Best of luck with it!

 

[Chris2020GT500]

Congrats, looks very nice! I hope your issue is resolved quickly/easily.

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