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  1. OkieHick

    Damaged Resonator

    Upon installing a Draw-Tite hitch receiver on my new 2014 GT this morning, I noticed that one of my resonators was damaged. One side is dented in by maybe 1/2 inch along most of the length of the unit....I didn't specifically measure. Will this affect anything with regard to its performance...
  2. OkieHick

    Exhaust Drone On The 2014 Gt Auto

    The exhaust on my new GT is totally stock, quite loud and drones at 1900-2000 rpm. Did Ford change anything for 2014 in the exhaust system?
  3. OkieHick

    Now I'm In The Gt League

    My last post 2 or so years ago saw me with a sweet 2012 V6 Premium. On July 8 I took possession of a 2014 GT Premium which has been a complete joy all of its 600 miles to date! I take joy every time I crank it up and listen to its raucous spirit and look forward to the red lights just so I can...
  4. OkieHick

    Slap-slap-slap

    This morning for the first time in 26K miles there was a loud slapping sound coming from in the dash...about 6-10 slaps at a rate of about 2/sec....???????? ...with or without the climate system on. It sounds like a blend door motor gear with missing teeth. Anyone experience this?
  5. OkieHick

    Mc 5+ Qt Container: Warning

    Earlier this week i changed my oil with the usual 5 qt container of 5W20 oil then added a qt to make it 6. This evening I checked the dipstick oil level and saw that the level was significantly above the max level. I looked at the supposed 5 gal container and noticed that stated 5 liters or 1.32...
  6. OkieHick

    Penetrating Lubricant

    What's the best spray-on penetrating lubricant to spray onto the swaybar bushings? I've looked at the Sea Foam, Blaster, Liquid Wrench plain silicon and WD40. Mine will squawk on occasion...
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    Noisy Tires

    The car is my 2012 V6 with the Pirelli 18" tires and 19K miles. I have noticed significant road noise as of late and was basically wondering WTF. The noise does not change with the road surface. It's most noticeable at around 40 mph and is quite annoying. So I went on the net and read some...
  8. OkieHick

    My Toys...

  9. OkieHick

    Tire noise

    Anyone experience tire noise? I'm not talking the tire-road contact noise. I'm talking a "wah-wah-wah-wah" noise that's independent of the road surface and can really be heard on a smooth black road with windows up and radio off. I've had the tires rotated and balance checked....no re-balance...
  10. OkieHick

    Hiding the mufflers

    I love almost everything about my 2012 V6 Premium...ALMOST. The thing that bugs me is the obvious presence of the 2 mufflers as the car is viewed from behind. I can spot a V6 from great distances just because of those huge silver things that hang from the rear of the car. Is it possible to...
  11. OkieHick

    in the top 5

    The new Consumer Reports lists the Mustang V6 in the top 5 for value in sports cars. It's #5...the top 4 are foreign cars. #1 is the mini cooper...?????:confused:
  12. OkieHick

    3.31 differential

    I bought my 2012 V6 Premium May 6 based on love at first site rather than sitting down and picking options. I had no idea what the car had on it other than what I could see as I looked at it and as I test drove it. Its AC wasn't automatic, it didn't have the electric passenger seat. OK. I...
  13. OkieHick

    SYNC connecting to my phone

    I am *not* a fan of SYNC and am *not* posting in order to gripe about it. But since I am stuck with it, I would like to extract as much as I can from it. All I use it for is the cell phone. Here's my situation. Last week I leased a Chevy Cruze for my trip to Ft. Worth...just didn't feel...
  14. OkieHick

    warranty work

    In having warranty work performed, is it advisable to have the dealer you bought it from do it, or does it really make a difference? I don't know if only the host dealer gets reimbursed by Ford for such work or if any dealer will. Since I have found the source of the water in my 2012 and...
  15. OkieHick

    Mysterious box

    There is a box mounted on the forward headliner inside my 2012 that has the interior lights on it. It obviously has other functions since the corners of the box have what look like lights but are not. What is it? A sensor? The owners manual doesn't show this device.
  16. OkieHick

    Finding the leak

    I have a leak in my 2012 mustang that I am vigorously trying to locate. I think I have found it. Water is running down the back of the driverside kick panel onto the carpet. I think it is getting there by running down a cable coming from the bulkhead or dripping onto a cable. I really think...
  17. OkieHick

    workmanship issue

    In chasing my leak-in-the-rain issue on my driver side, I noticed something about the door frame trim: Here's the fitup of the trim on the passenger side: Here's the driver side: The driver side stinks, doesn't it? I don't know if this screw-up happened when the dealer replaced...
  18. OkieHick

    The Oklahoma drought

    The absence of rain in OK since I bought my 2012 V6 Premium in May has severely inhibited the appearance of a problem I have just discovered. After 2 heavy rains in the past week, I have found that the car leaks on the drivers side under the dash. Water drips down onto the left footrest and...
  19. OkieHick

    peeling out

    Let it be understood that I am gramps on the gas pedal. But this afternoon I got a hair up my *** to see if my 2012 V6 auto could leave rubber from start. Well, it can't. The engine seems overwhelmed for about half a second before power is released to the back wheels. By that time the car is...
  20. OkieHick

    frontend bushings?

    I have noticed recently that as the front end bounces as in going slowly over a parking lot speed bump, something in the front end sounds like a dry bushing...squawk-squawk. No I have hit a bird! Has anyone out there experienced this? It's really no big deal except that a car with 5200...