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84LX89GT · 04-01-2004, 12:48 AM

I work on cars under ford warranties, and aftermarket warranties and both will find any way to duck out of paying. Aftermarket warranties can sometimes be absolutely useless. I'm currently replacing a cylinder head on a 4.0L explorer (OHV) that was cracked between the valves on the #3 cylinder (very common problem). Their aftermarket warranty denied the claim because it was not an "internally lubricated component". So basically that 2-3,000 dollar warranty was absolutely a waste of money. I wouldn't ever consider modifying a new car unless i was willing to pay for repairs out of pocket because of the risk involved, this goes with any manufacturer out there.

04-01-2004, 12:48 AM	#16
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	I work on cars under ford warranties, and aftermarket warranties and both will find any way to duck out of paying. Aftermarket warranties can sometimes be absolutely useless. I'm currently replacing a cylinder head on a 4.0L explorer (OHV) that was cracked between the valves on the #3 cylinder (very common problem). Their aftermarket warranty denied the claim because it was not an "internally lubricated component". So basically that 2-3,000 dollar warranty was absolutely a waste of money. I wouldn't ever consider modifying a new car unless i was willing to pay for repairs out of pocket because of the risk involved, this goes with any manufacturer out there. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)