Hey guys!
I recently shipped my '02 GT to Oahu, Hi. coming from Denver, CO. Being such a drastic climate and altitude change, I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for me to keep her in tip top shape.
Prior to shipping my car, I took her in for some maintenance. Flushed all fluids, including steering, tranny, brake and coolant. Had the transmission serviced and a rear differential leak repair and replaced brake pads. The shop also replaced my intake manifold as they told me it was the cause of my leaky coolant (I got ripped off, Ford verified my part was fine and I was misdiagnosed, don't even get me started.)
Since shipping to the island, once thing I have definitely noticed is my MPG has plummeted to the point where im probably getting about half the mileage I was getting in Colorado. Now, this is something that I imagine a BAMA tuner could probably fix for me, but I don't own one. So I was wondering if any of you fine drivers would mind tuning my car, or if you had other manual ways I could go about adjusting the oxygen levels accurately.
When I bought the car a few years ago, the previous owner told me there was a rack and pinion leak but I nor any of my friends were ever able to find it. After getting my power steering fluid flushed, my steering got significantly easier. (Expected) After shipping to the island, I soon noticed that when I turn my steering wheel while either stopped or slowly moving my steering does that awful squealing noise. I assume what's going on is my fluid leaked out, but I don't get is why I wasn't squealing before? Could it just be because of the fact that the fluid is new, and therefore probably less viscous?
It seems everytime I put some money into the maintenance of this car, more issues seem to come up. The car has a new engine with less than 7K miles, with 153K on the original transmission. I'm concerned that if I keep putting money into my car, I'm going to end up running out of car to replace, or funds. whichever comes first.
The transmission feels okay to me, but my dad noticed 2nd gear was "Notchy". how long do these transmissions usually last?
any and all information is appreciated.
Thanks!
I recently shipped my '02 GT to Oahu, Hi. coming from Denver, CO. Being such a drastic climate and altitude change, I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for me to keep her in tip top shape.
Prior to shipping my car, I took her in for some maintenance. Flushed all fluids, including steering, tranny, brake and coolant. Had the transmission serviced and a rear differential leak repair and replaced brake pads. The shop also replaced my intake manifold as they told me it was the cause of my leaky coolant (I got ripped off, Ford verified my part was fine and I was misdiagnosed, don't even get me started.)
Since shipping to the island, once thing I have definitely noticed is my MPG has plummeted to the point where im probably getting about half the mileage I was getting in Colorado. Now, this is something that I imagine a BAMA tuner could probably fix for me, but I don't own one. So I was wondering if any of you fine drivers would mind tuning my car, or if you had other manual ways I could go about adjusting the oxygen levels accurately.
When I bought the car a few years ago, the previous owner told me there was a rack and pinion leak but I nor any of my friends were ever able to find it. After getting my power steering fluid flushed, my steering got significantly easier. (Expected) After shipping to the island, I soon noticed that when I turn my steering wheel while either stopped or slowly moving my steering does that awful squealing noise. I assume what's going on is my fluid leaked out, but I don't get is why I wasn't squealing before? Could it just be because of the fact that the fluid is new, and therefore probably less viscous?
It seems everytime I put some money into the maintenance of this car, more issues seem to come up. The car has a new engine with less than 7K miles, with 153K on the original transmission. I'm concerned that if I keep putting money into my car, I'm going to end up running out of car to replace, or funds. whichever comes first.
The transmission feels okay to me, but my dad noticed 2nd gear was "Notchy". how long do these transmissions usually last?
any and all information is appreciated.
Thanks!