Someone explain something to me?

[Madhatter]

it has just occured to me, something might be a little weird about my car. Now i understand that the series II EF's came in late 1995 (october onwards) and the fairmont models were given the tickford (xr6) engines in the model run, but something doesnt seem to add up with mine.

Its built in 1996, but its missing the tickford engine that should be in place? its surposed to be a series II so shouldnt it have the passengers air bag too?

Only occured to me today after replacing the radiator this weekend.

[AshMan]

Not sure about the engine but the passengers airbag was an option, My 1996 EF XR6 doesn't have one....

[Casper]

Has to be Fairmont Ghia, the Fairmont didnt get the Tickford engine, just the Ghia.

[Madhatter]

It is a fairmont ghia (as indicated under my username), and im pretty sure the passengers side airbag was standard on the ghia.

[EFFalcon]

EF II Ghia's should have PAB (passenger airbag) standard, and the tickford driveline.

[Kenaz]

Sounds like you got stooged.

What colour is the rocker cover and does it have a "T" stamped on the front of the head?

[Gunns]

Check the engine number and the vin plate to check if the engine has been swaped over.

[Walkinshaw]

Sure you dont have a badged-up monty? fake ghiaaahhh?

[mcflux]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Sure you dont have a badged-up monty? fake ghiaaahhh?

Easiest explanation.

[niko]

check the head, not the rocker cover and check the ecu, its a special code different to the xr tikford one, also check what diff it has.

[Madhatter]

Grey rocker cover.

Vin and engine numbers seem to match. Car was built in jun 1996.

What am i looking for on the head?

[-jjM-]

at the front of the head ther is a T
if it's got a T that mean's it's a ticky

p.s have you got leather seat's and i'd say someone's slaped ghia bagdes on it

[BI6TIM]

Under the plastic cover that goes around the front of the head onto the power steer pump you should see a T cast into the head at the front, thats the teller of the Tickford engine. Do you have the leather interior and the ghia badges on the dash and door trims? It is quite possible that you have a fairmont badged dolled up as a ghia.
I'm not 100% sure about EF's but our EL Ghia has Tickford motor and the 3.45 LSD, I haven't seen an EL Ghia without that stuff.

[efgiar]

ef II came with ticky, PAB, 3.45 lsd and alot of them came with leather. check the boot chrome, there should be a ghia badge there, and in the front doors there should be ghia badges above the speaker, if it has a red/chrome badge with an F in it, its a fairmont, the ghia looks like a crown almost.

[Madhatter]

Originally Posted by -jjM-

at the front of the head ther is a T
if it's got a T that mean's it's a ticky

p.s have you got leather seat's and i'd say someone's slaped ghia bagdes on it

Got ghia badges inside and out, chrome on the boot too.

ive got a mottled sort of velour interior, kinda like granite.

Ill have to wait till it cools down before i can check the head, ive just finished changing over the radiator, hoses and thermostat, and now ive got temp fluctuations. Done a bit of reading on here and it seems the aftermarket (i just grabbed a tridon one from the parts supplier) cause issues like this. kinda makes sense because i was running the old thermostat (with the new radiator) last night while i put some coolant flush through it, never had a problem. Now today its being a ИИИИИ :o

[mcflux]

You said the rocker cover is grey... not a good sign (for being a Tickford head, unless the previous owner went for a "sleeper" engine look lol). AFAIK the Tickford rocker cover is red.

Fairmonts had chrome on the boot too.

Mottled velour interior sounds like a fairmont to me. Ghias probably were able to be ordered with a velour interior (a VY Calais at work was optioned with velour for some reason), but I don't see this being the right explanation.

It really does sound like a Fairmont with a couple of Ghia badges thrown on it.

[Scott]

Originally Posted by Madhatter

ive got a mottled sort of velour interior, kinda like granite.

Oh, oh. Like this EFII Interior ?

[ELAV8]

My EL Fairmont has a Tickford Motor in it!!

[Madhatter]

Originally Posted by GMH8TR

Oh, oh. Like this EFII Interior ?

nah. different colour. Seems to be a different shade, maybe its just the pic.