ferriday engineering failure !!
13-02-2011, 09:37 PM
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ferriday engineering failure !!
about a year ago i bought new zetec/cvh adapter plates from mike at ferriday who at the time was very helpful , was at knockhill last week with the car and 3/4 laps into the session heard the exhaust stating to blow the let go completly , came off expecting broken downpipe or something , opened the bonnet to see a section of the adapter plate was missing / melted to the head , day over !
phoned mike on the monday who said he had never seen this and would like to see pictures and could i send some , i said no probs and could he send me new part , he reply's ye , how do i want to pay ??? after a bit he confirmed he would not be replacing part ?
i thought i was buying the best at £95 but obviously not! fucken well pissed off
here's some pics
im not a fan of this name and shame stuff , but just to warn others
phoned mike on the monday who said he had never seen this and would like to see pictures and could i send some , i said no probs and could he send me new part , he reply's ye , how do i want to pay ??? after a bit he confirmed he would not be replacing part ?
i thought i was buying the best at £95 but obviously not! fucken well pissed off
here's some pics
im not a fan of this name and shame stuff , but just to warn others
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13-02-2011, 10:17 PM
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14-02-2011, 09:35 AM
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is there a chance that one of the faces wasnt exactly smooth and when being tightened up it may have cracked,then once out there being used hard it has just fell apart?
14-02-2011, 10:06 AM
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Indeed, most likely cracked then torched through by the exhaust gases.
As to the cause, rather tricky to say, I'd rule out it solely being a metallurgical issue, due to the fact the rest of the plate is not compromised. I'd go for resonance generated metal fatigue, aluminium castings can be quite susceptible to that kind of thing, & it would appear that part of the casting does over hang from the studded/bolted area which would allow it to behave in a tuning fork type manner.
Although fordsportjay's theory is quite credible too.
Bad show all the same, one would've expected the supplier to at least offer you a discount on a replacement.
As to the cause, rather tricky to say, I'd rule out it solely being a metallurgical issue, due to the fact the rest of the plate is not compromised. I'd go for resonance generated metal fatigue, aluminium castings can be quite susceptible to that kind of thing, & it would appear that part of the casting does over hang from the studded/bolted area which would allow it to behave in a tuning fork type manner.
Although fordsportjay's theory is quite credible too.
Bad show all the same, one would've expected the supplier to at least offer you a discount on a replacement.
14-02-2011, 12:35 PM
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but virtualy no warning the bang , looking at the turbo now aswell as i think a part has went in there which makes matters even worse now
its hard to see properly in the pics but its been melting from the back end
and if that was something to do with engine it would have done all 4 and not just number 1
thanks for the reply's anyway
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14-02-2011, 12:54 PM
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Indeed, most likely cracked then torched through by the exhaust gases.
As to the cause, rather tricky to say, I'd rule out it solely being a metallurgical issue, due to the fact the rest of the plate is not compromised. I'd go for resonance generated metal fatigue, aluminium castings can be quite susceptible to that kind of thing, & it would appear that part of the casting does over hang from the studded/bolted area which would allow it to behave in a tuning fork type manner.
Although fordsportjay's theory is quite credible too.
Bad show all the same, one would've expected the supplier to at least offer you a discount on a replacement.
As to the cause, rather tricky to say, I'd rule out it solely being a metallurgical issue, due to the fact the rest of the plate is not compromised. I'd go for resonance generated metal fatigue, aluminium castings can be quite susceptible to that kind of thing, & it would appear that part of the casting does over hang from the studded/bolted area which would allow it to behave in a tuning fork type manner.
Although fordsportjay's theory is quite credible too.
Bad show all the same, one would've expected the supplier to at least offer you a discount on a replacement.
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