150000 km / 93206 miles

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September 6, 2021 at 2:32 PM #178789

frenk
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No comment 😎

Questions?

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September 6, 2021 at 2:40 PM #178790

bobcat
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@frenk, fantastic motoring, Q what has been the biggest thrill you have had driving the RS.

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September 6, 2021 at 2:56 PM #178793

frenk
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O, that’s an easy one @bobcat: the track day on the Anneau du Rhin as a rookie. The instruction was simply “Ready – Steady – Go” and off I went to 6500 rpm and beyond 😁

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September 6, 2021 at 3:05 PM #178794

bobcat
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@frenk, nice one can’t beat a fantastic day on the track 😹😹😹

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September 6, 2021 at 4:26 PM #178803
turbo-tone
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Any brake downs?

How many sets of tyres/brakes have you been through in that time?

Collins Cp2 map. Ramair induction. Mountune mud flaps. Scorpion Sports Cat. Scorpion Tracker. Wind deflectors. NB washer jets and shark fin aerial. EBC Grooved discs, YellowStuff pads. Airtec Intercooler, Miltek cat back with titanium tips. Collins quickshift. DSC Controller
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September 6, 2021 at 5:51 PM #178814

frenk
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@turbo-tone: Brakedowns: None, Zero, Nil, Nada.

Tyres: Summer, 3 sets, now on 4th. Winter, 3 sets, will be probably 4th in october.
Brakes: Replaced all disks and pads once at 90,000 km.

Repairs: Head gasket, speaker sound, rear AWD clutch assembly oil (all service bulletins). Hatch open switch replaced twice. Right mirror lamp housing. Driver window screeching. One flat tyre, repaired. One head lamp replaced (Xenon). All scheduled services and oil changes done by official Ford shop. No MOT yet, since it is only after 6 years in Switzerland for new cars. That’s about it from the top of my head.

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September 6, 2021 at 6:19 PM #178817

71-bda
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Frenky, what about actual ‘breakdowns’? 😎 ha ha ha. Have we performed a fake refuelling yet? have we then gone onto only 3/4 tanking instead of brimming to first click ??

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

September 6, 2021 at 6:35 PM #178822

frenk
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@71-bda: I was expecting you. The current issues are not really breakdowns in the strict sense, though, since I still can drive, innit 😉

Well, no, I had no occasion yet for the tests. Last weekend I made a trip to Verona and back. My Mrs got me a birthday present for my 60th last year to the opera in the arena. It had been cancelled due to Covid-19 lockdown measures. So we made it up this year.

On the way home, due to heavy traffic on the highway, we chose the alpine roads over the Ofenpass and the Flüela. Needless to say, the “head bangs” came back on WOT after every hairpin turn. My wife commented in a cynical mood: “This car has become useless. Time to dump it. ”

And as you might have guessed: I had 3 italian refuels to brimming on these 1500 kilometers and – surprise surprise – no issue at all.

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September 6, 2021 at 6:45 PM #178823
frenk
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P.S. For the record, to specify the 3 refuels:
1. Italian border but still in Switzerland, Coldrerio, 98 RON
2. Close to Padova, 95 RON
3. Davos, V-Power, 100 RON
Common attribute: the tank was empty to about 80 km when the first chime appears, not 40 km. Does that make any sense?

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September 6, 2021 at 6:46 PM #178824

71-bda
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ok Frenky, time to fit another FORD intercooler blanking plate, same size as the one you have, fit something to the left of your already present blanker so you are nearly blocking half the intercooler. I think the drop in temps and relatively high humidity you are seeing there is STILL causing soggy intercooler internals !! I bet its slopping about right/left/right left every hairpin you take, then getting sucked up on WOT at a certain poundage of boost ! get it covered mate.

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

September 6, 2021 at 6:54 PM #178825

frenk
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Cheers mate. It’s certainly worth a try. The frustration cannot get any harder. I might well find a patch of rubbery plastic somewhere in my workshop at work and affix it.

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September 7, 2021 at 9:47 AM #178879

frenk
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Hi Mike, second blanking plate installed. Adjacent to first. 2 mm soft PVC black. Same size. Doubled shield area.

Let’s see if I call it a day earlier this afternoon and take a little detour 😎

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September 7, 2021 at 10:59 AM #178881

71-bda
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frenkyboy ..

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

September 7, 2021 at 2:32 PM #178892

frenk
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This small tour today before tea revealed no “head bangs” so far. Hang on Mike, the scrutiny will come tomorrow when doing the real ordeal. Somebody has to empty that bloody tank for the “fake refuel stunt” to be performed correctly, innit 😎

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December 20, 2022 at 7:16 PM #193514

71-bda
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and then Frenk was gone… never to be heard of again. Lets hope hes ok !

No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?
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