Being that it's a GT, 96k miles definitely seems like a possible worn clutch or other clutch related issue.
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I would be raising hell at the service counter and my voice would be heard throughout the dealership. I would also be talking to the GM about refunding all the labor charges on that repair. They had you spend all that $ and they didn't even diagnose the issue properly before telling you that was the fix. Then to add insult to injury they tried to brush it off by not telling you that the problem wasn't fixed or not even testing it to see if their "repair" fixed it. That's complete bs and this is exactly why no one trusts shops and especially dealers to work on their cars. Call the Ford 800 # if they don't cooperate and I'd call your bank to dispute the labor charges since you were deceived.
I'm wondering why the engine would only make a grinding sound during a shift after light acceleration and then give a throttle hesitation if it were a bearing. That doesn't sound right to me. Chassis ears should be used to track down the basic location of the sound. All dealers have them.
Are there any other noises that you ever hear?
The 3V is notorious for the original timing parts failing. Maybe after letting off the throttle to shift gears the oil pressure drops and makes the chain go slack for a second. The original chain tensioners tend to blow out the gaskets and the oil pressure drops in the system. The timing system is dependent on oil pressure to function properly. If the chain is grinding into the guides or the timing cover then you would hear a grinding sound. It could also give throttle hesitation if and when that were happening.
Are there any other noises that you ever hear?
The 3V is notorious for the original timing parts failing. Maybe after letting off the throttle to shift gears the oil pressure drops and makes the chain go slack for a second. The original chain tensioners tend to blow out the gaskets and the oil pressure drops in the system. The timing system is dependent on oil pressure to function properly. If the chain is grinding into the guides or the timing cover then you would hear a grinding sound. It could also give throttle hesitation if and when that were happening.
Go to another dealer or reputable shop. Any shop that says that they won't do internal repairs on an engine or trans is lying to you. All dealers must do internal engine and trans work for warranty purposes so that was a lie. Since you already know that they just like to take wild guesses they're just trying to minimize the effort in diagnosing anything. Unfortunately, this is annoyingly and expensively common in the auto repair industry.
Dealers may not completely rebuild an engine but they all will definitely do timing jobs and they should do proper diagnosis. I had gotten a quote from my own dealer for the timing job on my 3V a few years ago. All the parts for required repairs n a 3V engine are available too so age has nothing to do with anything. They probably view you as a financial loss now because of their own incompetence with the unnecessary clutch repair.
Are you talking about the engine or trans here?
I figured as much but I wanted to make sure.
Your engine is consuming oil and if it burned up 3 or more quarts since your last oil change it's at an abnormally high rate. Also, if you heard your engine making strange sounds during the time you drove it with dangerously low oil you definitely did some degree of damage to the internals.
Your engine is consuming oil and if it burned up 3 or more quarts since your last oil change it's at an abnormally high rate. Also, if you heard your engine making strange sounds during the time you drove it with dangerously low oil you definitely did some degree of damage to the internals.
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