My brother is a fleet manager and has noticed a couple of noticable problems with his fleet:

1. Water pump failure
2. Radiator failure (cracking due to heat stresses)
3. Window failure.

This applies to the earlier BAs and it is to my understanding that they were all warranty jobs anyway. I know that the coolant system cracking due to temperature stresses has been resolved.

 

have had mine 4 months no problems just let the glory days continue cant get enough of this...

 

Only problem with mine is I want to drive it all the time.
:doh: Me thinks I will buy shares in a petrol company

Regards

Paul

 

have had mine since march, have driven it pretty hard and it puts out around 330 kw and it hasn't missed a beat to date, touch wood!!!

 

zexr8, please excuse my ignorance, as i am a new member, what mods have you done to achieve 330kw?
Thanks, Dave

 

whats a porblem?
Is it some new ignition device designed by Peter Brock?

 

lol @ noel

yeah it may be....

 

i have heard that VERY few have oil problems

but nothing like the Gen 3

 

i have heard that VERY few have oil problems

but nothing like the Gen 3

All motor's especially handbuilt one's will use a little oil durring the running in process, which is what we have heard about,it's just unfourtunate the media has got wind of it and tried to make it into something it isn't.

 

The oil use during run in problem only effected the Boss 290 not the 260 in the XR8.

 

The initial batch of 100-150 290 engines from FPV had what was considered to be excessive oil use when running in and in some cases up as much as 10,000kms. This problem was immediately addressed and is claimed to be no longer an issue. When you consider this is a new engine design by FPV, you can't ask much more than that.

 

mine has problems keeping traction.

 

Just hit 15,000, and my only problem is that is only since May!

 

Wot Probs

I Have Just Hit 9500k's And The Only Drama I Have Is Iv'e Gone Through A Set Of Front Pads Already. Local Dealer Thinks It Might Be A Problem So I Might Get A Set Of Pads For Nicks. My Ba Xr Is By Far The Best Car I Have Ever Owned And The Consumpsion Of Sp9's, Ultimate 98 And Premium Brake Pads Is Well Worth It.....cant Get Enough Of This...yeh

 

Lol never mind the brakes, how many caps lock buttons have you gone through?

:be:

 

Looks good so far. Been doing alot of surfing on the net trying to find problems & have come up with bugger all. The XR6T just seems to have to many problems for my likeing at the moment! Is there a dedicated BA XR8 forum?

Cheers


Memphis.

 

no dedicated section to date.

 

very clever He/Mut,

No prob's with mine (3 valve) so far but only done 3500 k's (in 1 month:doh

Cheers
Red

 

Is there a dedicated BA XR8 forum?

Cheers


Memphis.

Dont need one you're in the most informative Ford site in the world.

 

the only problem is constantly pulling into servo's for fuel and does any one know where i can get 2 new tyres?

 

sorry cheap new tyres

 

Re: Re: BOSS 5.4L V8 Porblems.

sorry cheap new tyres

there is anew premium kumho which is meant to be reallly good and around half the price of an 18 inch dunlop

 

G'day,

Just wondering what most people are averagine off a tank of fuel in there XR8? I heard it is around 400km...? :s6:

Cheers

Aza.

 

hi memphis, about 420 klms, but you dont buy a V8 and then worry about fuel economy.

 

yeah i am getting 380-420 round town. Much much better on a trip, well over 600.