PTU TSB

wasinger3000 · July 22, 2014, 10:45:20 PM

Forgive my inability to figure out what the hell FTP stands for.

jmr061 · July 22, 2014, 10:47:07 PM

Quote from: jmr061 on July 19, 2014, 03:17:15 PM
FTP:71.89.39.226:29440
User : Taurus Club
Pass : 2013

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From another thread we both participated in

FoMoCoSHO · July 22, 2014, 10:51:45 PM

Quote from: wasinger3000 on July 22, 2014, 10:45:20 PM
Forgive my inability to figure out what the hell FTP stands for.

File transfer protocol

wasinger3000 · July 22, 2014, 11:04:18 PM

Found it! Thanks for the help. After looking it over I don't see a vent tube in the diagrams. Most likely not included in the diagram to reduce confusion. It is very interesting to see they want you to remove and fill fluid 3 times after rotating the wheels 3 full turns. This process was only mentioned for the non PP cars. Most likely because they know it's over heated.
A cooler should have been included on all sho's.

jmr061 · July 22, 2014, 11:06:23 PM

Quote from: wasinger3000 on July 22, 2014, 11:04:18 PM
Found it! Thanks for the help. After looking it over I don't see a vent tube in the diagrams. Most likely not included in the diagram to reduce confusion. It is very interesting to see they want you to remove and fill fluid 3 times after rotating the wheels 3 full turns. This process was only mentioned for the non PP cars. Most likely because they know it's over heated.
A cooler should have been included on all sho's.

You didn't go into the tsb folder.

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wasinger3000 · July 22, 2014, 11:09:04 PM

Quote from: jmr061 on July 22, 2014, 11:06:23 PM

Quote from: wasinger3000 on July 22, 2014, 11:04:18 PM
Found it! Thanks for the help. After looking it over I don't see a vent tube in the diagrams. Most likely not included in the diagram to reduce confusion. It is very interesting to see they want you to remove and fill fluid 3 times after rotating the wheels 3 full turns. This process was only mentioned for the non PP cars. Most likely because they know it's over heated.
A cooler should have been included on all sho's.

You didn't go into the tsb folder.

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Ahh Nuts...

wasinger3000 · July 22, 2014, 11:15:03 PM

Excellent! Found it right along side the #3 cylinder. Thanks for the help!

wasinger3000 · July 22, 2014, 11:20:00 PM

Just looked at it. My PTU has oil all over the top of it. That explains my low fluid level.

jmr061 · July 22, 2014, 11:20:44 PM

I would look at all the tsbs. That's why I put them on there.

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wasinger3000 · July 22, 2014, 11:32:14 PM

The hose isn't loose but there is still oil there. It's not fresh oil. Or its just leaking very slowly. Only thing I can think of is the fitting that's on top of the PTU is cracked or something.

Sometimes I wish I had never looked into doing anything to this car.... hah. It's like they just want the PTU to grenade. Do they like paying to fix eveything!?!?

SHOdded · July 23, 2014, 05:45:35 AM

Blame it on "global" manufacturing

I think the designs are good, but when the bean counters get to it ...

crash712us · July 23, 2014, 07:59:21 AM

Oil on top of PTU is most Likely from vent. And is caused by being over filled.

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Wilson · July 23, 2014, 08:30:24 AM

Quote from: Josephm on July 22, 2014, 10:45:08 PM
No flex? How is that possible?

Flex doesn't have an option for a PTU cooling system as far as I know. This only affects vehicles that have one, so the non Performance Package SHO is not included either.

SHO-TYM · July 23, 2014, 09:01:29 AM

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what do we need to do about getting this looked at by the dealer? Is this something that is covered by factory warranty? Or should we just change the fluid ourselves? What actions do we take?

Brucelinc · July 23, 2014, 09:12:38 AM

Quote from: SHO-TYM on July 23, 2014, 09:01:29 AM
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what do we need to do about getting this looked at by the dealer? Is this something that is covered by factory warranty? Or should we just change the fluid ourselves? What actions do we take?

It appears that this service message only applies to SHOs with the performance package so I don't think there is any action you could take regarding this specific message.