Athol Park Wreckers are experiencing heavy demand for Ford Mondeo 6DCT450 replacement transmission. These transmissions are a dual wet clutch transmission, during this article we will discuss the operation of these transmissions. We have been diagnosing supplying and fitting these transmission for a long time and thought our wonderful customers would benefit from having more product information to assist them with their decision making process.
Diagnosing transmission issues with the Ford Mondeo equipped with the 6DCT450 dual-clutch transmission can be complex and may require specialized tools and expertise. Here are some common steps and potential issues to consider:
A Common problem encountered with Mondeo 6dct450 transmission is broken clutch retainers, the nylon retainer obliterate and are promptly distributed throughout the transmission. Whilst it is possible to repair or replace the clutch using special tools, ingress of debris may lodge in other parts of the transmission and cause further issues.
this problem we cause incorrect clutch touch point and engagement causing the transmission to be stuck in gear or out of gear, often no reverse is available.
if you have any further questions please feel free to give our friendly staff a call and we can make an appointment to inspect your vehicle.
Remember to follow safety precautions and consult the vehicle’s service manual for specific diagnostic procedures and specifications. Additionally, be prepared for the possibility of needing to replace components or perform more extensive repairs depending on the severity of the issue.
Vehicle dismantlers wanted at Athol Park Wreckers. We are seeking car people, people that are passionate about cars and have experience in playing with, pulling apart, dismantling and refitting car parts. People that spend their weekends and evenings tinkering with cars. Attractive salary and performance bonuses available. Come work in a Family business where you are appreciated and never treated like a commodity. Flexible working arrangements are not out of the question. Applicants will need tools, but if you have been out of the game for a while we can help you get some. You must be of good health and be prepared to submit to a medical. No drivers licence or forklift licence required.
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Why not give us a call or send your resume through to stuart@fordwreckers.com
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At Athol Park Wreckers we are seeing an increased number of BA Falcon XR6 Turbo vehicle presenting with damaged conrods and catastrophic engine failure, It is easy to blame a tune or engine abuse but in a number of these cases we are finding that the evidence is not compatible with this hypothesis. Freeze Frame data is showing us that typically engine knock and failure is occurring at around 3000 RPM. And customers advise that the engine breaks down under load and typically sounds like a rev limiter is being hit at this speed. Investigations of the Powertrain control modules logged faults indicates that the a lean condition is being created in the cylinders and detonation is causing the failure.
On testing the wastegate accuator we have found two that have in stuck in the wastegate closed position and one that had a damaged diaphragm causing the wastegate to be stock closed, this has resulted in the engine maintaining full boost and the resulting catastrophic failure. Wastegate accuators have no failsafe mechanism and for a relatively inexpensive item can cause heavy expenses to the consumer.
At Athol Park Wreckers we can test drive your vehicle on a factory data logger and check the boost pressure ensuring it is as it should be standard factory boost appears to be around 5.569 psi in stock xr6t turbos and closer to 7 psi for BA FPV f6 Typhoon, the same rules will apply to later specification with varying amounts.
If you experience these faults, please contact us and bring your vehicle down to have the turbo boost pressure checked.
Happy Driving
Stuart
Athol Park Wreckers
Did you know that at athol park wreckers SA’s premier ford wreckers, we offer a full engine performance conversion service for your BA BF or FG ford falcon. We can supply and install engine conversion in a range of vehicle with a range of transmission options auto or manual. We can also modify ecu software calibrations to assist in the fitting of conversions into other models. All our conversion kits come with our athol park wreckers technical support, access to wiring diagrams, workshop information and years of experience to help your install go as simply as possible.
We can also supply and fit manual conversion package and upgrade your vehicle to ZF auto. We can also tune your BF or FG ford falcon PCM to turbo and activate turbologic. This means you can keep you transmission in your vehicle and fit a turbo engine conversion without changing your transmission. All our engine conversions come with a warranty to factory tuning and road usage.
Contact us on sales@fordwreckers.com, for q quote.
We also offer PCM modification via HP tuners software allowing us to smooth the way for your conversion into your vehicle. With access to Ford ids programming we can ensure the kit you have is preprogrammed for compatibility to ensure you dont waste any time in getting your pride and joy back onto the tarmac.
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Time and time again at Athol Park Wreckers we have customers encountering problem with their, heater/ airconditioning system in their BA BF or FG ford Falcons. There are a number of faults that can occur in these vehicles including but no limited to:
Symptom 1: heater mix door wont change temperature settings
This is a very common problem and the cause is most often either a fault HVAC module or in some instance a broken heater mix shaft.
It is possible with the Interior command centre removed from the dash to reach both hands down the heater vents and manipulate the shaft by hand, if it spins freely then the shaft is broken and needs replacing. This involves accessing the drivers side of the shaft and removing the “c” Clip an sliding the damaged shaft out then replacing it with another shaft.
If the shaft is not damaged the most common cause if failure of the HVAC Module and at Athol Park Wreckers we sell these modules recycled with a three month warranty for $95.00. These modules will on occasion require reprogramming but often if the battery is disconnected for 10 second the module will reset and work effectively. Please note that dual climate and single climate modules are the same but can be programmed to either setting and may need to be changed if for example a single climate him is fitted to a dual climate vehicle.
Symptom 2: One side of the heater is hot and the other is cold
most often the cause of this symptom is a blocked heater core, start and run the vehicle until warm and turn the heater on. Then carefully (ensuring you take necessary precautions to protect your safety) check the temperature of the heater inlet and outlet hoses located on the firewall in the engine bay of your BA BF or FG Falcon, all the pipes should be the same temperature, if one is hot and the other is cold to touch you more than likely have a blocked heater core that needs to be flushed or in some extreme cases replaced.
Symptom 3: This one appears a little more obvious that coolant smell you have detected will be accompanied by a wet passenger floor carpet and the odour will be overpowering, this indicates a failure of the heater core itself and it will need replacing.
Symptom 4: This is a classic symptom of low refrigerant fill. In the Ford Falcon Airconditioning systems when the vehicle does not have enough fill on occasions you will observe that one side of the system is very cold and the other is warm. Check the high side and low side refridgerant pressures and fill accordingly.
Athol Park Wreckers can conduct all these repairs on your behalf if you would like feel free to contact us on 088341 1122
Today at Athol Park Wreckers we had a vehicle come into the workshop that would not start. Early observations indicated that the engine was hydraulically locked due to some ingress of fuel into the cylinder. Upon inspections over 600 ml of fuel was located inside the intake manifold. After syringing the contents out of the inlet manifold and it became obvious that incorrect fitment of a fuel pump was responsible for the problem. When fitting pumps it is important to ensure the correct lines are fitted in the correct place to ensure that like in this instance the main fuel line from the pump is not redirected to the breather or the fuel return line.
Just another tip from your local Wrecker, Check out the video of the fuel being syphoned out below
BF FPV GT BOSS 290 COMPLETE ENGINE CONVERSION KIT NOW FOR SALE AT ATHOL PARK WRECKERS.
This engine conversion kit includes engine, intake and exhaust manifolds, engine mounts, wiring looms, ecu, alternator, power steering pump and starter motor and is priced at $5950.00.
The vehicle has ran 119895 kms from new. contact us for a shipping quote. Check out a video on the hot test here!!
2012 FORD ECOBOOST FACTORY ALLOY WHEELS $750.00
2013 FORD FG MKII XR LUXURY PACK WHEELS IN DARK ARGENT $1850
2006 BF MK II XR 18 INCH ALLOY RIMS NEW TYRES $1150.00
2007 BF FPV MK II FACTORY DARK ARGENT RIMS WITH NEW TYRES $1950.00
2004 BA FORD FALCON XR 17 INCH ALLOY RIMS WITH GOOD TYRES $750.00
2009 FG G6-E 17 INCH ALLOY RIMS AND NEW TYRES IN DARK ARGENT $990.00
2008 FG MK I XR 18 INCH ALLOY RIMS AND TYRES $950.00
2012 FG MK II G6 FACTORY ALLOY RIMS AND TYRES $850.00
2011 MC FORD MONDEO FACTORY ALLOY RIMS $850.00
2014 CV50 TOYOTA CAMRY ALTISE FACTORY ALLOY RIMS AND TYRES $450.00
2006 LS FORD FOCUS 2.0 16 INCH ALLOYS
FG MK I XR 17 INCH ALLOY RIMS AND TYRES $850.00
BA FUTURA 16 INCH ALLOY RIMS AND TYRES
FREIGHT AVAILABLE AUSTRALIA WIDE AND ALL PARTS WARRANTIED
CHECK OUT THIS EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM A FELLOW FORD ENTHUSIAST
This person purchase some premium sound package from another wrecking in Victoria and has been messed around about the application of its use. Upon ringing us we faxed him workshop manual information straight away to assist him in solving his problem, At this point Shane hadn’t even bought anything from us. This is just a little reason why you should be calling us when you want current model parts and assistance for your Falcon, we actually care, we love the cars and enjoy learning about them. The world has changed and information sharing is now a huge part of our business we want to build a brand and a following dedicated to ensuring our customer maximise the enjoyment they get out of their cars. if you have any questions dont hesitate to throw it on our forum we will do our best to answer it or put you onto someone who can.
Good morning Stuart
I come into work today and see some information there on the fax for me’ This must have come in after i left on Friday’ But i just wanted to say thanks a million mate
I wish there where more people around like you.
From now now when i need stuff for the FG i will be calling you guy’s
Once again thanks for every thing
My best regards
Shane.
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