V6...

[woody13]

Ok,two weeks ago spent a grand on a 2.2 swb,got shafted with a blown head gasket(I might repair it)...

Just got a 3.2 V6 lwb auto,11mths mot,3mths tax, very cheap...What should I look out for...?


Woody...

[kees]

A heavy foot . cannot help you otherwise, wish they did one in the A series.

[fogman]

as kees has already said - fuel consumption, the v6 on average uses slightly more fuel than the 2.2 but being an auto that will be slightly more again compared to a manual,
but ofcourse you will be enjoying the extra power maybe the usual b series problems with the dials but other than that theyre pretty bomb proof, the only other thing id mention as with any other new car is - id want to change the cam belt if i didnt know for sure it had been changed recently.

[jimmybhoy]

Even when mine has had some rough running issues (really bad a few weeks ago 02 sensors) it never failed to start or take me where i wanted to go, round trips of upto 130 miles. The full tank goes a bit like this if you hammer it, but i dont know how else to drive it . Absolutely bulletproof, askdean has done a few excellent write ups lately. Get the belts done, if there is no evidence of this in the history, may as well do the waterpump @ the same time.

[AskDean]

and the biggy if your doing a lot of miles in then bite the bullet and get it onto lpg as i know its cheap up our way around the 65p a litre mark last time i was up that way and it males it cheap as hell to run.

i went to coast this weekend and drvieing like a vicar i get to 74.2 miles when it hit the 2.8 gallon mark which is what i currently get for a tenner but then reverted back to a normal V6 holligan and got up to 180 miles before i filled the lpg tank off and it cost me under 35 to fill it off makeing it cheaper to run than a 1.8 focus.

but like the guys have said cam belt while our have it in bits lift off the carbs and do your thermosate if it takes longer than 5 miutes for heating to be like a volcano

just keep an eye in the oil as some v6 do drink it a bit but other than keep an eye on the speedo as the thing will haply give you 3 points without a second thought as it will happly cruise past the tonne if you have the chance of a track day to give it some stick lol

but welcome to club and i do have a fair few spares if you find you need anything give me a shout

[Dave Tucker]

Keep an eye on the inlet manifold gaskets. If they blow the enging will run uneven and it will drink fuel even worse. I replaced mine a few months ago. Not to bad a job but the gaskets were £110. Hope yours is all good.

[AskDean]

dave should of given me a shout among the spares i have in the shed are a set of intlet gaskets that have done less than 50miles as the cam seized on the engine after a rebuild so they where stripped out and removed an put tin the shed when i weighed the engine in after the replacement was fitted