Re: EF Falcon Motors

Daryl Walford wrote:
> 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
Usually a litre of Moreys with the trans oil service gets a decent ****ft 
, or it might be a stuffed S5