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Guidance with Ford Corporate, bad transmission?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nospell" data-source="post: 1283137" data-attributes="member: 28264"><p>Slow update, but I was out of the country for a while. </p><p></p><p>After contacting Ford Corp and being assigned a regional rep the parts for the trans showed up in a few days vs the month I was originally told. Within two weeks of dropping the truck off, I got it back. </p><p></p><p>The dealers story of what happened seemed to change over time. the last story I was given was that a front pump wasn't working right and that caused the clutches to slip and warp. I was given the clutches to inspect. they were very visibly overheated and warped about 1" out of plane. Ford never agreed to replace the trans as I had asked, but when I was shown the clutches I couldn't feel any metallic grit, so I wasn't so worried that this was caused by debris contamination. Even though, I couldn't make heads or tells out of their explanation. sounded like BS to my engineering brain. </p><p></p><p>once I got the truck back I drove it from Austin to Houston and then took it directly to a mechanic I trust to put it on the rack and have a look. as I feared I could see the trans leaking from several places and I also had engine oil accumulation between the engine and trans leading me to believe they damaged the rear main seal. I cleaned all the oil shows several times and every time they reappeared after a short drive. while I was out of town I dropped the truck off in Galveston where I bought it. when I returned they told me that it never leaked a drop and no repair was needed.....I find that hard to believe, but since then I have probably put another 2k miles on it, with no leaks. </p><p></p><p>VERY INTERESTING, my truck is way faster than it ever was. It seems that transmission has always been slipping up top, and I always felt like the truck was fairly gutless up top which is very atypical for a turbo motor. I don't believe the pump story by the dealer....If I had to guess, it could have been a factory tuning issue. guys I know who built the early high power CTSVs had a similar tuning issue. the factory tune only applied full hydraulic pressure to the clutches when at WOT, but once heavily modified cars were making similar power at half throttle this was burning clutches until the trans tuning issue was identified. I heard from Whipple that Ford is updating the trans tuning on a monthly basis...bound to be errors. I don't have any mods, but would like to do the Whipple tune once I get some confidence in the truck. </p><p></p><p>My other ride is a 1600hp (1300RWHP) Supra, so I kind of know turbo cars, and fast turbo cars. </p><p></p><p>now that my trans is fixed, I can say that the Raptor is fast. Ya, it's not 1600hp fast, but given the high stance, soft suspension, and truck brakes, it still has a certain pucker factor when bearing down on slower traffic. </p><p></p><p>I was hours away from trading the Raptor in on a new supercharged Tundra, but I just couldn't do it....I really like the Raptor and want to give it another chance....fingers crossed....I'm trying to become an American car guy very badly. </p><p></p><p>all in all, Ford has done a pretty good job addressing my issues and getting me back on the road as quick as possible. I wouldn't expect much better from any other manufacture out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nospell, post: 1283137, member: 28264"] Slow update, but I was out of the country for a while. After contacting Ford Corp and being assigned a regional rep the parts for the trans showed up in a few days vs the month I was originally told. Within two weeks of dropping the truck off, I got it back. The dealers story of what happened seemed to change over time. the last story I was given was that a front pump wasn't working right and that caused the clutches to slip and warp. I was given the clutches to inspect. they were very visibly overheated and warped about 1" out of plane. Ford never agreed to replace the trans as I had asked, but when I was shown the clutches I couldn't feel any metallic grit, so I wasn't so worried that this was caused by debris contamination. Even though, I couldn't make heads or tells out of their explanation. sounded like BS to my engineering brain. once I got the truck back I drove it from Austin to Houston and then took it directly to a mechanic I trust to put it on the rack and have a look. as I feared I could see the trans leaking from several places and I also had engine oil accumulation between the engine and trans leading me to believe they damaged the rear main seal. I cleaned all the oil shows several times and every time they reappeared after a short drive. while I was out of town I dropped the truck off in Galveston where I bought it. when I returned they told me that it never leaked a drop and no repair was needed.....I find that hard to believe, but since then I have probably put another 2k miles on it, with no leaks. VERY INTERESTING, my truck is way faster than it ever was. It seems that transmission has always been slipping up top, and I always felt like the truck was fairly gutless up top which is very atypical for a turbo motor. I don't believe the pump story by the dealer....If I had to guess, it could have been a factory tuning issue. guys I know who built the early high power CTSVs had a similar tuning issue. the factory tune only applied full hydraulic pressure to the clutches when at WOT, but once heavily modified cars were making similar power at half throttle this was burning clutches until the trans tuning issue was identified. I heard from Whipple that Ford is updating the trans tuning on a monthly basis...bound to be errors. I don't have any mods, but would like to do the Whipple tune once I get some confidence in the truck. My other ride is a 1600hp (1300RWHP) Supra, so I kind of know turbo cars, and fast turbo cars. now that my trans is fixed, I can say that the Raptor is fast. Ya, it's not 1600hp fast, but given the high stance, soft suspension, and truck brakes, it still has a certain pucker factor when bearing down on slower traffic. I was hours away from trading the Raptor in on a new supercharged Tundra, but I just couldn't do it....I really like the Raptor and want to give it another chance....fingers crossed....I'm trying to become an American car guy very badly. all in all, Ford has done a pretty good job addressing my issues and getting me back on the road as quick as possible. I wouldn't expect much better from any other manufacture out there. [/QUOTE]
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