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Week 8 has passed. FF PTU project still not done. Unit shipped back last week, my mechanic has the reinstall partially done but is heading on...
Well, Hollywood finally shipped the PTU to me. This was after two separate promises it was finished and being shipped. I was told in a 6/28/25...
I did share with SS AUTOTECH all the issues found in my unit, and they said it was one they still would have taken and given me credit.
Cannot get an answer from Hollywood mechanic on when my unit is being shipped. I’ve been told on two different occasions It was being shipped...
Well, unfortunately, my PTU has been away for going over six weeks now. It’s taking much longer than anticipated. Granted, there’s at least a week...
I think both fluids. Monitoring these both is a good preventative care measure.
Forgot to give total cost at Hollywood Mechanic. It was $10,281.77. Just a bit more than estimate due to excessive damage to other bearings in...
They were able to source all the bearings at Hollywood mechanic. My PTU should be shipped back on Monday.
Update on my repair. Had to order more bearings, most of which are coming in next week. I believe all my bearings were pitted due to metal in...
When I asked if this was one of the worse, here is what they said: Hello Brendan, I have seen ones with more damage due to improper assembly...
Here are some photos provided by Hollywood: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I will get some photos posted Tomorrow
Yes, I agree about SS. Unfortunately, you just don’t know these things until the unit gets opened up.
I’ve owned the car for a little over three years. I’ll have to check the exact dates on my records, but a little more than a year ago, I had a...
In all fairness, they’ve never had a unit come in where so many parts were torn up like this one. So it’s not fair in my opinion to hold him to...
Okay, so today is Tuesday. I received the following email from Hollywood after they took apart my PTU. I am proceeding with all the repairs they...
All, I thought I would start a thread sharing my experience in repairing the PTU on my 2014 FF with 40k miles. The trio of warning lights that...
Agree. Never should have sold car with those threw.
This is what my invoice stated on part: Rear Shock Absorber 264734 $1,279.71
I currently own both cars. It’s a no-brainer for me, I love driving my FF more than my 48