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11-04-2007, 02:53 PM
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Yesterday I was sitting at a set of lights, with the radio down low, and i could hear this noise..no joke, it sounded like there was a rooster under the bonnet...only a faint noise but it made me worry. Took the car to my bf and he booked it in for a service for today. Ended up needing a new air filter and I was also told they'd had a Fiesta in not long ago that had the same prob..wasnt too bad i thought..
Then my bf rings me and tells me the service guys said i'll need a new water pump soon..asked him how much that would be and he said $500-$600...is he pulling my leg??? Thats ridiculous Anyone else had probs like this? Needed new air filter/water pump?? |
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11-04-2007, 03:02 PM
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I went in for the 45000 service with some under bonnet noises which was just un lubricated belts/pulleys. Also said my water pump is on its way out so, i will have to look in to it shortly.
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11-04-2007, 03:38 PM
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Should be covered by warranty if its water pump
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11-04-2007, 03:40 PM
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Water pumps do tend to cost about 500-600 to fix so he isn't pulling your leg
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11-04-2007, 03:51 PM
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hmm looks like i wont be driving for a while then..i aint got enough $$ to my name! Plus starting uni soon im gonna be POOR! :(
Yeh this was my 30,000km service I dont think i still have warranty Piotr..my cars an 04 model |
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11-04-2007, 04:47 PM
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 But is the warranty 3yrs after the car is manufactured or 3yrs after the day of purchase? |
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11-04-2007, 05:24 PM
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Should be 3 years from the date of purchase
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11-04-2007, 05:38 PM
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umm i got it in Nov..think it was April model?? How do i check??
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11-04-2007, 05:43 PM
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If you bought it new, registration would give you a clue
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11-04-2007, 05:47 PM
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it was demo..just rang bf and he said warranty expired in Feb..oh well
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11-04-2007, 06:37 PM
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Sounds really pricey, is there anyway for it to be cheaper? Thankfully my warranty covers me for 5 years.
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11-04-2007, 07:09 PM
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Has anyone questioned how these service guys are predicting that your water pump will need replacing "soon"? Sounds very suss to me?
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11-04-2007, 07:13 PM
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 But you may have just run out of warranty. Should give the dealer a call. Last edited by Piotr; 11-04-2007 at 07:19 PM. |
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11-04-2007, 08:45 PM
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11-04-2007, 09:39 PM
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No its the mouse that turns the wheel that propels the car forward.
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11-04-2007, 11:48 PM
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Oh so you've got the mouse ay? Mine's 2 hamsters.
1.6l Duratec Twin-Hamsters. 740kW... not too bad those lil buggers. |
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11-04-2007, 11:53 PM
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Nice indeed, go the hamsters !
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12-04-2007, 11:20 AM
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Whats Richard Hammond doin with your car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-04-2007, 01:01 PM
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12-04-2007, 01:42 PM
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OT but...
He doesnt drive anymore. Clarkson took over all the driving duties for topgear this season ( season 9 ) cept for the last episode where hammond was thrashing his GT390 stang hehe I would happily trust him to drive my car
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12-04-2007, 05:51 PM
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rang dad ( used to me manager at ford) and he said warranty is from the first rego- which was Feb 04 so thats when the warranty ran out..
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12-04-2007, 06:48 PM
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Did you buy a Ford Australia test or press car?
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12-04-2007, 07:01 PM
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I had the noisy belt issue and once they were lubricated it went. Over 2 years have passed and no failure or noise
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13-04-2007, 12:43 AM
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i dont know what those two things mean Piotr..the car i own now was my bf's demo car for a week or 2, then he decided he'd buy it for me
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13-04-2007, 09:24 AM
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if you can prove that the problem didnt occur/begin to occur while out of warranty then you can claim to get it fixed under warranty.
so if you can prove the this problem didnt occor over night then you should be able to get it done under warranty. Also if the car was serviced as it shuld have been by the manual then there should ideally be no reason for this to happen. try talking to the service department about it. they are normally helpful.
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13-04-2007, 11:25 AM
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seeing as my bf works there im sure they can pull a swifty lol
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