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General and Known Issues abt FTO
Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 11:58 pm
by ricometa
For the ftos you own what are some issues that the maorityof you have with the car? if it may b gearbox? or something with engine. I would like to know
I dont know how to phrase that senstence properlly dont know too much about cars but yerr, i hope u get what i mean
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:01 am
by eThix
94-95 model FTO's get roof rust from the sh*t glue they used....
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:21 am
by khunjeng
eThix wrote:94-95 model FTO's get roof rust from the sh*t glue they used....
This is the only real issue that I have seen. There are normal issues from worn cars but thats not FTO specific.
Minor issues which are common are:
The Alternator is a common problem. ~$400
Drop links and bushes are also common but not major. few hundred
Broken Gear Surround - just looks sh*t and hard to replace.
Aftermarket parts are not that common.
Seriosuly there is not much wrong with them from a build perspective and we have been here for quite some time.
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:23 am
by jonowong
starter and stepper motors are known to go...
tappets tend to get noisy...
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 12:25 am
by khunjeng
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:06 am
by BorepYano
eThix wrote:94-95 model FTO's get roof rust from the sh*t glue they used....
think thats only with the ones with sun roofs, correct me if i'm wrong though guys, but i'm pretty sure.
and another thing is that the headlights get foggy/peels but easily fixed with 1 arvo and a buffer.
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:59 am
by khunjeng
BorepYano wrote:eThix wrote:94-95 model FTO's get roof rust from the sh*t glue they used....
think thats only with the ones with sun roofs, correct me if i'm wrong though guys, but i'm pretty sure.
and another thing is that the headlights get foggy/peels but easily fixed with 1 arvo and a buffer.
no all.
What to look for
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 8:42 am
by dstocks
There is a what to look for sticky under the Newbies section that covers a lot of this stuff
Good luck
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:19 am
by FtoSam
Cracked Stereo Surround
Central Locking gets iffy
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:02 am
by Breza
Most common issues with most aging FTO's off the top of my head are:
Rattling Windows
Worn strut tops
Cam seal leaks
Crank seal leaks
Leaking Heater Cores
Rattling Sun roofs
Alternator issues
worn suspension drop links
Easily warped brake rotors
Worn suspension bushes
Noisy clutch in manuals (around 1-2k rpm)
Cheers
Chris
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:12 am
by eThix
well don't be put of a FTO cause of these problems, i've never had 1 problem with my FTO
also other cars get the same problems or worse
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 1:49 pm
by ygoslo
Only problem I've had with mine since I got it is a wire falling off the starter motor!
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:59 pm
by payaya
Gone through 2 autos, piss weak gearboxes. Torque convertor is rubbish.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:51 pm
by BorepYano
payaya wrote:Gone through 2 autos, piss weak gearboxes. Torque convertor is rubbish.
man wtf were u doing to your car? lol
i guess i dont drive my car hard so no problem with it
one thing that does annoy me with my car is the lack of sound proofing... well there is enough now muwhahahahahha (though i did just add 15kgs to my car
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 4:26 pm
by payaya
ive had my car for about 140000kms. Also I baby it, so not idea.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:01 am
by maggsy
central locking can sometimes go but i got mine fixed from master tint for $40 so thats not a problem. also headlights start to peel and look all flakey and dull but there is a link which can help fix that problem.
http://www.myfto.co.uk/peeling.htm
other than that there is no serious probs that i have found.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:59 am
by BorepYano
CHECK IF IT'S BEEN IN ANY SORT OF AN ACCIDENT BEFORE.
and make sure u know exactly what happened and how much dmg, cos as i found out when i was working on my car, some things r out of place by quite a few mms
