Re: EF Falcon Motors

Snapper wrote:
> A mate has an aging EF Fairmont. He is considering getting rid of it.
It's
> done over 230,000km and I may be interested in it as a work car. It
would
> only have to travel 40km every 10 days.
> 
> He said that it may have a bearing problem. When it's idling the oil
light
> comes on. He "fixed" it by putting a heavier grade oil in it. He can't
> hear any knocking, but I s'pose that it'd be a matter of time.
> 
> The auto sometimes clunks fairly loudly when changing from first to
> second. The unit was serviced and he said that the bands/clutches etc.
are
> set correctly.
> 
> It's also on gas which makes it attractive by itself.
> 
> What do you guys think of the above? 
> 
> I might be able to pick it up for $500 to $800.
> 
> 
It would be a good hack for that sort of money provided you are handy 
with tools and are willing to spend a bit of time working on it.
If the engine isn't making any noises I'd suspect the oil sender before 
a bearing, installing a gauge would be the best way of finding out if it 
does have an oil pressure problem.
The auto ****ft problem can be improved sometimes by disconnecting the 
battery for a couple of hours so that the computer loses its memory, it 
worked on one EF I tried it on but the problem did come back eventually.


Daryl