Hi guys,

Looking at a couple of options at the moment and have come across a 12 month old G6E Turbo with 5,500klms for sale privately.

The concern I have is it has had a capa flash tune and stainless exhaust system fitted. I spoke to a ford dealer who looks after our company cars and indicated the exhaust was not a problem but the flash tune is should there be any engine related warranty issues.

Just wondering what experience people have had and if it is worth taking a punt and buying this car, price is in the very low 40'S

Thanks for your advice.

Edited May 19, 201016 yr by PCW

Buy a stock one mate

IT all sounds good but if something were to go wrong.... I don't think we have seen anything definitive yet to say that the Car will tell a dealer that the software has been modified in the past. However, if it does then I am doubting that any dealer can put a valid argument to Ford why they should pick up the tab for a new engine..

It is all risk management..

P.S. I have got a feeling your car is located in Geelong..

Hi Barker,

The car I am looking at is based in S.A.

(if you know of a similar melb car though let me know!)

Pete

There's plenty of threads (not specific G6ET) around that suggest, somewhat definitively I would say, that Fraud can detect whether the car has been flashed or not, and anecdotally they will generally (exercise their legal right to) dishonour warranty.

I had my entire driveline from the gearbox back replaced, nearly all engine gaskets replaced and other components done under warranty and it had been flashed with C&V tunes.

All I did was knock ot back to factory tune and they never knew. Mind you, these were C&V tunes, not CAPA ones. At the time, the C&V tunes could not be detected.

I wouldnt risk it though, grab a stock one.

12 months old and only 5,500km on the clock???

Grandma driving it to church only ever Sunday?

...price is in the very low 40'S

Thanks for your advice.

That's a very good price. With only 5k on the clock it's not even run in yet! The money you would save could almost buy you a brand new fg turbo engine!

The standard turbo is jet and I'd think this one will be a rocket!

Mind you, these were C&V tunes, not CAPA ones. At the time, the C&V tunes could not be detected.

lol...whoever told you that is full of crap.

from my understanding flashes from BF onwards can be deected by Fraud