DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I'm new here and yeah.. anyways i'm a mechanic for a certain manufacturer that brought out a 4L turbo engine a bout 4 years ago. well they suck. time and time again i see engine these motors fail and I would like to say that they should leave it to the japanese as i can sit my 17 year old rb on the limiter with no problems (so far) but i cant realy complain too much as it keeps me in a job.. Ha! I took a pic on my phone of one of these ( not so ) quality vehicles. It spat the dummy with only 15,000kms on the clock. Enjoy Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBR33 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Ouch....how often to they blow holes in the block Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Ouch....how often to they blow holes in the block since their release i've seen 5. the 8's are worse. waaaay worse Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2rismo Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 The 8's aren't turbo though. How many of the failures are a direct result of owner abuse? What is the point of this thread? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 The 8's aren't turbo though. How many of the failures are a direct result of owner abuse? What is the point of this thread? very hard to destroy by abusing them. computer controlled boost etc.. you cant even cook them, they go into limp mode where fuel is pumped into them to keep them cool whilst they run on limited cylinders. the "point" of this thread is that i was just commenting on build quality. thats all . sorry Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin 09 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 how many pics of destroyed RBs are there? they're not halo engines either. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 how many pics of destroyed RBs are there?they're not halo engines either. Just making an observation as someone who see's and works with them day in and day out. starting to regret posting now.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupe-This Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 i hope u know ford brought out a turbo 4 litre inline 6 along time before the ba but only being a limited run never reallyheard anything from them ... just say, it all depends on how the drivers treat them also alot of the people that drive them could highly like start the car and thrash them whlie cold, u dont know the full story and if your bagging build quality ... why do they do this? do you have any evidance that a particular item is to blame? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR32GUS Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Just making an observation as someone who see's and works with them day in and day out.starting to regret posting now.. dont worry dude i liked your post , all the rb i have seen blown up have not put a hole in the block i dont mind the 4l turbo car u are talking about but a few bad stories are starting to surface about them Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 i hope u know ford brought out a turbo 4 litre inline 6 along time before the babut only being a limited run never reallyheard anything from them ... just say, it all depends on how the drivers treat them also alot of the people that drive them could highly like start the car and thrash them whlie cold, u dont know the full story and if your bagging build quality ... why do they do this? do you have any evidance that a particular item is to blame? The reason i say build quality is shit is because 80% of work done by our dealership is warranty repairs. all engines have been sent to ford and have been deemed "manufacturing fault". these cars are quickly mass produced. ask any ford owner about their diff. have changed up to 4 diffs in one vehicle. you can't tell me that's good build quality. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontfeelcold Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 What is happening to the diffs, bolts coming undone, crownwheel and pinion to soft? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keets Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Advertise them to "enthusiasts" and your gonna get more failures...bit worried about the "manufacturing fault" deal. I hope this isnt some astroturfing. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Advertise them to "enthusiasts" and you your gonna get more failures...bit worried about the "manufacturing fault" deal. I hope this isnt some astroturfing. Diff bearings fail like it's nobody's business, crown and pinions collapse, they leak. Ford recomends castrol oils and shit maybe thats the problem or it could possible be too long between service intervals i down't know. i have friends that work for other companies and they have little warranty work. i have seen a 6sp manual trans shit itselt and rip the bell housing in half. I don't know... i would be pissed that my 60K car needs a new engine 1 year after i bought it.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Diff bearings fail like it's nobody's business, crown and pinions collapse, they leak.Ford recomends castrol oils and shit maybe thats the problem or it could possible be too long between service intervals i down't know. i have friends that work for other companies and they have little warranty work. i have seen a 6sp manual trans shit itselt and rip the bell housing in half. I don't know... i would be pissed that my 60K car needs a new engine 1 year after i bought it.. Last year i fit 6 new boss 260 motors to vehicles under 30,000Km. all spin #7 main bearings. friggen shitboxes.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 dont worry dude i liked your post , all the rb i have seen blown up have not put a hole in the blocki dont mind the 4l turbo car u are talking about but a few bad stories are starting to surface about them a few years ago we were sent a XR6T on a tow truck customer said would't start, found out later that C&V performance boosted it and it shattered a piston, it sent it all through the intake manifold. I think that they are built on the limit, meaning that adding anymore of anything and they will grenade. you cant add 7 more psi to a falcon the same way you can a rb motor. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 a few years ago we were sent a XR6T on a tow truck customer said would't start, found out later that C&V performance boosted it and it shattered a piston, it sent it all through the intake manifold. I think that they are built on the limit, meaning that adding anymore of anything and they will grenade. you cant add 7 more psi to a falcon the same way you can a rb motor. i have a pic of the ass of oz's fastest xr6t that came to my work Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontfeelcold Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 what had it broken? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 what had it broken? that white one? i can't remember it was far from standard anyway, it had a reverse pattern C4 and all this other shit. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scandyflick Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 a few years ago we were sent a XR6T on a tow truck customer said would't start, found out later that C&V performance boosted it and it shattered a piston, it sent it all through the intake manifold. I think that they are built on the limit, meaning that adding anymore of anything and they will grenade. you cant add 7 more psi to a falcon the same way you can a rb motor. thats why some XR6T's are making upwards of 700kw on stock internals? its all in tuning, like any engine, you bodge the tuning and the engine will 'grenade'. you get the tuning right and itll run sweet day in and day out. how many RB's do you think got blown up in their early days when people were still trying to get te tuning right? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftDadr32 Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 thats why some XR6T's are making upwards of 700kw on stock internals?its all in tuning, like any engine, you bodge the tuning and the engine will 'grenade'. you get the tuning right and itll run sweet day in and day out. how many RB's do you think got blown up in their early days when people were still trying to get te tuning right? Like i said before these are observations that i have seen personally. Don't get me wrong there are modified vehicles putting up good numbers but a dead stock standard 1 yearold engine giving up the ghost sucks balls.... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/155613-how-crap-aussie-turbo-vehicles-are/#findComment-2894905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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