You can certainly wrap that section of exhaust with some heat tape, but try not to wrap any sections with welds, joints, etc.
The heat can cause stress fractures in those areas. Seen it on manifolds plenty of times.
You know exactly the point I am making, but instead you intentionally choose to get hung up by me stating "its a computer issue" with a retort that essentially boils down to "nuh uh, its actually a Ford QA issue with shitty build quality that can lead to computer issues, not an issue with the...
--> So you're telling me a major Ford QA oversight that could fry a BCM (an computer) from water intrusion.... is not a computer issue? Sounds like a potential issue with the computers to me.
--> What about my theory doesn't make sense? How many people have already had issues with the current...
Sure it does. If water lands on the BCM, it could cause a rash of issues. Ford QC is a mess, and I wouldn't be surprised if other issues present themselves in 10 years.
On a 25 year old SAAB or Porsche or something, not that huge of an issue. I've individually soldered cracked silver solder...
I was holding out hope that this one would be a little better than the rest of the new cars. No turbos, good engine, no automatic. The whole point of this car was for it to be trouble free fun for a long time, and a good GT car.
That sentiment was misplaced. I knew it was a rolling computer...
Ford needs to get their shit together across the board, and I can't justify keeping a rolling computer on wheels around long term. I keep cars to keep, not sell.
This car is great, but I simply do not see it having the staying power of some older models, a sentiment thats shared with pretty...
Welp, thats it for me fellas. I'll still lurk the forums, but I have zero faith in Ford and its electronics. I'm going back to older cars without 10 miles of wiring and 50 different computers controlling everything. Shame too, the engine and chassis are solid. These cars just can't be good news...
3000 miles is really only necessary on daily driven cars that go a short distance, imo. That constant cold starting and not getting the engine oil hot enough to burn off the condensation is awful for the engine.
I don't have a horse in this race. I'm simply arguing that the people who disable it due to concerns for increased wear have a solid reason/backing to do so.
The other guy in here is arguing that there is absolutely zero reason to turn it off besides "I dont like it", which I find to be...
--> I didn't make the comparison. In fact, I immediatly shot the comparison down, literally stating "You can't compare the two."
--> I have literally seen it first hand. Any car with long timing chains that's daily driven every day in stop and go traffic, in cities, or in suburbs and...
Dude, you're arguing a point that has no relevance to anything were talking about besides the fact that its about timing setups. No one disagrees with you.