My Marauder Is In The Shop!!!

[amerikan]

guys can you believe this. my dad just got a new bmw 745Li and i got his 03 marauder with 21k miles. he was driving it when day and it started to shake.. turns out the valve was leaking and some other bs so now they have to rebuild the engine? its been i n the shop for 2 weeks.. i heard if its in the shop for 28 then they legally have to buy back the car? its unfortunate that this happend because the car was running perfectly

[MAD-3R]

Damn, Well, welcome to the site, and good luck on the car.

[amerikan]

thanks man

[RF Overlord]

Originally posted by amerikan
turns out the valve was leaking and some other bs so now they have to rebuild the engine?

Can you be a little more specific?

[amerikan]

uhm, lets see.. i talked to the guy at the dealship he said they they need to replace the cylinder, do you think i can request a replacement of the engine? also... is the car ever going to be the same?

[LincMercLover]

A cylinder HEAD, right...?

[jgc61sr2002]

amerikan - Welcome the the site. I take it your MM is being repaired under warranty. Keep us posted. John:(

[03MERCMARAUDER]

Sorry to hear about that . When I got mine 2 weeks ago the sales man told me they had one in the shop with the same prob

[SergntMac]

Originally posted by amerikan
uhm, lets see.. i talked to the guy at the dealship he said they they need to replace the cylinder, do you think i can request a replacement of the engine? also... is the car ever going to be the same?

Welcome amerikan, could you please try to get more specifics on what is being repaired? Many of us here are interested in tracking the health history of this car, and I think yours may be the first to see 21K miles. We would like to know what's down the road for us as wear and tear continues. Thanks!

I do think you MM will be fine once it's repaired, as for asking for a whole motor replacement, that doesn't sound possible based on what you have told us so far. Get us more details and you'll get a better answer.

[chrtra1]

5 bucks says it's the valve guides on #6.

[RF Overlord]

Originally posted by chrtra1
5 bucks says it's the valve guides on #6.

No bet. Is this something we should ALL be concerned about when we get close to 20k?

Details, please...

[Murader03]

Originally posted by RF Overlord
No bet. Is this something we should ALL be concerned about when we get close to 20k?

Details, please...


Boy! I hope not, as I've got 19320 right now!


Drats!

[Fourth Horseman]

Didn't I hear somewhere (on this board, perhaps?) that the valve guides in our heads are sort of shakey? Hoping to hear more from you amerikan on the details of your repairs.

Oh, and welcome aboard! :up:

[Hemlock]

21,600 MILES AND NO PROBLEMS SO FAR .

[amerikan]

hey guys sorry i just got home, well... yes theyre replacing the cylinder head. the guy told me that the repair cost should be around 4k? but yea its under warranty, when i get the car back ill let you know about what was replaced. but for sure the valve was leaking and they had to do some major work. I talked to the service guy and he said it was a big job, im not sure about the specifics. anyways, ill let you guys know-greg

[DLoreanMARAUDER]

Congrats on the car, but Im sorry to hear about the head problems. Did your dad happen to show off alot in the car, I mean what kind of driving was going on to cause such damage. not that im judging, just a bit concerned, cause I drive mine like its not mine :D in other words, i cant keep my foot off the gas:up: do you have any advice for us, such as any advance warning signs you picked up on before the problem happend? keep us posted! and dont let those dealers BS you!

Welcome to the site, good stuff here, everything you need to know about the MM:beer:

[Dennis Reinhart]

Unfortunately the first Marauders along with the Mach 1 and the 03 Cobra do have bad heads, and Ford is not acknowledging this, not every early model will fail but it is something to remember, signs are overheating and smoking on start up.

[Marauderman]

How about a car that had 2886 clicks on her and now has sat
for over 2 months--run sparingly just to move it few 20 feet --

I'm thinking -change her oil and filter and treat her gentle to you get her to her mod shop a few houndred miles away.....

[amerikan]

thanks for the support guys, and no, my dad drove it soft all highway miles.. the only time it was driven hard was by me :) so yea i figured the heads where bad? do you know if theyre replacing it with different heads or just the same ones new?

[amerikan]

hey dennis, whatd those mods cost you

[UncleLar]

Dennis,typical first year bugs or worse?

[RCSignals]

Originally posted by Dennis Reinhart
Unfortunately the first Marauders along with the Mach 1 and the 03 Cobra do have bad heads, and Ford is not acknowledging this, not every early model will fail but it is something to remember, signs are overheating and smoking on start up.

I head that as well. I understand they caught most of the Cobras, (the engines most affected supposedly) actually shut the line down for a short time to rectify the problem before cars were shipped.
I also heard they have no idea how many, if any, Marauders or Mach1s could be affected. Supposedly it's a small number.

[Bigdogjim]

I got read this board with a large glass of??????????
Good luck amerikan :beer:

Big Dog

[amerikan]

haha, anyone else have these kinda probs with their marauder?