Ford ranger auto transmission

Hey Fisho,
Have to agree about that over exagerated term!

I am in the Engineering services industry & my usual reply to customers that their equipment has "blown up"is so its in pieces all over the place is it?

That usually gets met with a stoney silence on the end of the phone!

Cheers
Stu

Don't forget the other most overused and nonsensical term used for mechanical failures. Its usually used by people who have zero mechanical knowledge....... "they replaced everything".

Like most things, there has to be a reason..... things just don't fail for the hell of it.

Tony has done well today..... started two threads (one after the other) and both have been bad luck stories, the first regarding the Hilux and this one.

Maybe he works for the opposition...... I heard new car sales are a bit slow.

:-)
I wouldnt want to suggest that myself

Maybe you could say this 'blew up'

Chris

Yep. That definitely qualifies as blown up.

2 bottles of that CEM engine flush will sort that!

If he had a Hyclone it would of not happened..... and if he used Penrite instead of shell oil.... or was that Castrol..... Mobil.....Home brand.

Was that a Toyota or a Nissan?

Could be the case RA. I have no interest in the ranger, never owned driven or ridden in one. Dont even know anyone who has one. But other less cynical people than me may mistake tony for a troll without more relevant info

Yep, With Tony M8 it's always a friend, friend of friend or neighbour who always has the problem.

I reckon Tonys neighbours problem is not with his car but with his neighbour :-)

Shame about the pathtic bitchyness being thrown at Tony M8. Alll you guys are doing is humilating him for making a post that has a core interest to many others reading these posts.

Tony M8 "don't worry about these losers" keep up the posts mate!
I don't care if it happens to you direct or to others you know or have heard about, as long as the facts are right.

As for the term "Blown Up" I think the majority of people in the community understand that it does not have to mean it exploded in a huge fireball - it just means it broke in a big way.

I was looking at the new Mazda BT50 (or Ford Ranger if badged Ford & I believe $5K more for the Ford badge) the other day so its interesting to hear about a gearbox "Blowing up" after such few km's.

Fisho64 I'm sure Tony M8 is not :-) but is :-( due to your flaming, I'm glad your not my neighbour! If you can't think of something nice to say, just say nothing - its better for everyone that way! (I know thats not nice and I'm not being hypacritical but someone has to point you in the right direction so you can become a better person)

Mad Habits,
mate the reason for the problem is that no information has been given to us.

Just lets say I posted that my mates engine caught fire in his Goggomobile for the second time and was destroyed. Now he wants his money back.

What caused it to catch fire. Did it really catch fire or is it hearsay. Was it caused by someone welding or 1000 other things. Is it a manufacturing fault and so on.

Tony was given the opportunity to respond and tell us what happened so people can make their own mind up on whether there is a problem or it is a once of.

I had a look at the new ranger forum and nothing is posted there. That is normally where you see all the problems first up.

RA.

Nothing on the Ford Forums about it either.

Tony M8 is a bit L8 to respond- or maybe its just a "bad habit" of his to troll?