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Old 11-04-2008, 10:31 PM   #1
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Hey guys I really need some help. Mates AU had some slip in reverse when I drove it. Not a lot. Next day got worse. Now he has had to rebuild box for 2g and replace radiator for another g. Guy doing work said it should have thrown a warning on dash for overheating. Do Fords need tech reset for things like this? Would such a warning have stayed?
Would really appreciate some help

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Old 12-04-2008, 04:17 AM   #2
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It will just show up when the error codes are scanned, but I doubt many people do that very often anyway once the car is out of warranty.
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:13 AM   #3
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Hey guys I really need some help. Mates AU had some slip in reverse when I drove it. Not a lot. Next day got worse. Now he has had to rebuild box for 2g and replace radiator for another g. Guy doing work said it should have thrown a warning on dash for overheating. Do Fords need tech reset for things like this? Would such a warning have stayed?
Would really appreciate some help
I doubt it needs a reset but I would be shopping that around as the radiator can be had much cheaper and the 2k sounds like a change over not a find the problem and fix it at an affordable
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:03 AM   #4
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I would shop around, in Melbourne i can get you the Auto and rad done WAY under 2K.

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Old 12-04-2008, 10:38 AM   #5
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If he's willing to spend a grand on a radiator you can get a PWR aluminium one for $900.
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Old 12-04-2008, 11:16 AM   #6
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I would shop around, every major city you can get a fully rebuilt trans and radiator replaced for WAY under 2K - just like pursuit-250 said.
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:07 PM   #7
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Cool but what I wanted to know was, if it threw a warning light, would it have stayed until reset?
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:09 PM   #8
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It shouldnt have. It will just come up as an error code when checked at a Ford dealer.
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:23 PM   #9
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apparently the guy who fixed it said a warning light should have come on but I didnt see one. btw im getting the blame for blowing up the box, hence my interest
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Old 12-04-2008, 07:49 PM   #10
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apparently the guy who fixed it said a warning light should have come on but I didnt see one. btw im getting the blame for blowing up the box, hence my interest
If the box was overheating, it should have gone into Limp Home Mode, whereby it stays in third gear.

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apparently the guy who fixed it said a warning light should have come on but I didnt see one. btw im getting the blame for blowing up the box, hence my interest

You will find that NO WARNING light came on, but if you scan it a Fault code will come up sometimes.

It will just store the code, in memory but will not effect anything. if you get a chance to clear it do it, if not don't sweat about it.

There is also the possibility that the code could have been there before this problem occurred, the scan tool wont tell you that.

I was towing a very heavy load (Boat &Trailer) in my dads BA wagon a couple of weeks ago, had no tranny cooler as i had not had a chance to fit one,
i got the auto very HOT to the point where it threw oil out the breather .

We let it cool down for 30 min's and of we went again, all ok.
I serviced it and fitted a tranny cooler to it, checked for codes and NOTHING.

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Old 12-04-2008, 08:07 PM   #12
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definitely no limp home mode at any time. only sign of drama was a little slip going into reverse once, but put that down to low fluid. its got over 200k kms on it and only been serviced once.
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200k, serviced once!? No wonder it's rooted! Talk about a sad lack of maintenance... How long does he leave it before changing the engine oil? 40,000km? : .. I digress...

Certainly by no means your fault in the slightest... It couldn't be.
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:23 PM   #14
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guess im looking for some way to prove it to him that it wasnt my fault
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Old 12-04-2008, 08:32 PM   #15
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It will fail regardless of whos driving if its only ever been serviced once in 200 000 k's. Tell your mate to grow up.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:21 PM   #16
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Thanks for the info guys. Im from the " other side " and not up to speed on Ford technical things.
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Old 12-04-2008, 09:31 PM   #17
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200k, serviced once!? No wonder it's rooted! Talk about a sad lack of maintenance... How long does he leave it before changing the engine oil? 40,000km? : .. I digress...

Certainly by no means your fault in the slightest... It couldn't be.
Sums it all up rather nicely! LOL!

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Old 12-04-2008, 09:35 PM   #18
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It will fail regardless of whos driving if its only ever been serviced once in 200 000 k's. Tell your mate to grow up.
I'm sorry his auto stuffed up, but goodness, 1 service in 200,000 kays! Think of the state of the fluid, black, burnt and low, filled with lovely bits to grind away at the drums inside!

There's the reason you're looking for.

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