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Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 10:43 amby cranners
Good Morning all,
Got a issue with the XR, its running like a bag of shit at idel and similar once in drive....
Sounds like its got a really lumpy cam and lacks power once in drive...
Any ideas??
Thanks
Cranners
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 10:46 amby Kenaz
Mine did that once. I turned it off an started it again and it was back to 100% fine.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 10:48 amby cranners
Yeah its done it once or twice befor, but this time turning it on and off doesnt help, which makes me think maybe a sensor or something??
Was playing up last night, and again this morning...
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 11:33 amby Troutman
How well has it been serviced? I'd start with plugs and leads and proceed from there...
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 11:35 amby cranners
Read on XR6 Turbo that it could be the battery??
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 11:35 amby Kenaz
Troutman wrote:How well has it been serviced? I'd start with plugs and leads and proceed from there...
They don't have leads
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 11:45 amby komprezzor
Maybe in guard mode. Is the engine light(BA) or the ETC light(BF) on? If it isnt that it could be blocked VCT OCV's (oil control valves). Is it blowing any black smoke or popping like the cam timing is out?
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 12:52 pmby blueoval
Im thinking coil? Sounds electrical to me.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 12:59 pmby tuff4.0ed
could be intake gasket seen them blow on a few
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 1:01 pmby DOHC-EB
tuff4.0ed wrote:could be intake gasket seen them blow on a few
That would be my guess too. Get some carby clean / wd40 and spray it around the intake manifold gasket and see if the engines rom picks up. If it does, then your gasket it stuffed
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 1:20 pmby TUFED6
When was the last time you cleaned the throttle body?
Could also be a coilpack
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 1:26 pmby LOW_XR
i think kesters was the same cranners. pretty sure he changed plugs and coils.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 1:33 pmby BROCKYB8
Well coil would definatly be my guess.
Next door neighbour had same problem
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 1:33 pmby Mr_4.0
get computer read at a mechanic. it will spit a code out for coil packs. or just about anything electrical for that matter
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 1:34 pmby TUFED6
Wait until you find out what a set of coils cost in these suckers
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:25 pmby [Sterling]
TUFED6 wrote:Wait until you find out what a set of coils cost in these suckers
lol aftermarket - $140. genuine ford - $ your selling your body in st kilda for the next 5 years.
if feels like traction control (as in the way the car jolts) then its coils and plugs.
(best way i can describe it coz thats how mine was)
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:28 pmby EFFalcon
pull the turbo off, sell it, and go N/A
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:31 pmby komprezzor
If it feels like it is missfirng its most likely a coil. Faulty coil normally wont come up on a self test. Best way is a power balance test on IDS (if you have access to one) to locate the cylinder. Pull the rubber boot that goes onto the spark plug off and look at the underside of the coil. There is a small square flat section on it. If the coil is dead, 90% of the time there will be white external leakage marks in this area.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:35 pmby Dansedgli
An E series wouldnt do this. BA's are shit and common. Get an EA.
/snypereb
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:43 pmby [Sterling]
Dansedgli wrote:An E series wouldnt do this. BA's are shit and common. Get an EA.
/snypereb
FKN ROFL
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:44 pmby [Sterling]
komprezzor wrote:If it feels like it is missfirng its most likely a coil. Faulty coil normally wont come up on a self test. Best way is a power balance test on IDS (if you have access to one) to locate the cylinder. Pull the rubber boot that goes onto the spark plug off and look at the underside of the coil. There is a small square flat section on it. If the coil is dead, 90% of the time there will be white external leakage marks in this area.
or...while youve got everything off replace it all anyway...i think when i pulled one of my plugs out it broke so its best you have spares or just replace em all anyway
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 2:52 pmby komprezzor
If you have poor diagnotic skills or you enjoy throwing money away that would be the go.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:00 pmby [Sterling]
komprezzor wrote:If you have poor diagnotic skills or you enjoy throwing money away that would be the go.
diagnostic?
My theory is - Cant afford it dont do it. can afford it do it.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:03 pmby TUFED6
Protip: don't use non-genuine coils
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:10 pmby komprezzor
TUFED6 wrote:Protip: don't use non-genuine coils
Added protip: don't use non-genuine coils and throw out 5 perfectly good genuine ones.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:13 pmby TUFED6
Dansedgli wrote:An E series wouldnt do this. BA's are shit and common. Get an EA.
ROLF agrees. E-series coils are superior due to the arrangement of the electrons and have more energy than 34 Delorians.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:14 pmby [Sterling]
TUFED6 wrote:Protip: don't use non-genuine coils
i have non-gen coils in atm, they are dooing fine so far. last ones were from factory they did about 160k's then died. i think thats pretty good.
any reason behind this? just interested to know..? also already done about 20-30thousand on the current coils.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:15 pmby TUFED6
komprezzor wrote:TUFED6 wrote:Protip: don't use non-genuine coils
Added protip: don't use non-genuine coils and throw out 5 perfectly good genuine ones.
Added protip: if one coil dies the other 5 probably aren't far behind
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:17 pmby TUFED6
[Sterling] wrote:TUFED6 wrote:Protip: don't use non-genuine coils
i have non-gen coils in atm, they are dooing fine so far. last ones were from factory they did about 160k's then died. i think thats pretty good.
any reason behind this? just interested to know..? also already done about 20-30thousand on the current coils.
I took a punt on a non-genuine set last year and one died after 10k km's or so, so I threw them all out.
Edit: Also, it could be my imagination but the non-genuine set never felt 100% performance wise
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:17 pmby komprezzor
They are electronic components, not brake pads. Replaced hundreds of these as they go. May have seen 5 of these come back for a second one.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:20 pmby [Sterling]
TUFED6 wrote:[Sterling] wrote:TUFED6 wrote:Protip: don't use non-genuine coils
i have non-gen coils in atm, they are dooing fine so far. last ones were from factory they did about 160k's then died. i think thats pretty good.
any reason behind this? just interested to know..? also already done about 20-30thousand on the current coils.
I took a punt on a non-genuine set last year and one died after 10k km's or so, so I threw them all out.
im guessing you get good ones and bad ones. i got mine of eBay off some seedy guy in coburg. they may or may not be genuine and stollen.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 8th, 2009, 3:20 pmby komprezzor
After all this I hope its a coil at fault lol.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 9th, 2009, 3:25 pmby NUT347
Make sure it's not overboosting
We don't need another boom boom pow!
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 15th, 2009, 11:39 amby cranners
Still broken
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 15th, 2009, 12:42 pmby BROCKYB8
What have you done to it so far tho.
Has stuff been replaced or that
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 16th, 2009, 9:14 amby tuff4.0ed
intake gasket for sure
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 20th, 2009, 5:36 pmby cranners
Replaced the plugs yesterday and cleaned out the throttle body...and still the same issue...
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 20th, 2009, 5:38 pmby bentls
i might have to take a look at it sometime this week if ur free see what its like in person etc, and then might be able to gauge it a bit better....
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 20th, 2009, 5:39 pmby Kaddis
Hopefully with the coil cover seal and rubbers that sit on top of the coils should solve the problem.
Re: Help needed XR6 Turbo
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September 20th, 2009, 5:41 pmby cranners
This is true kaddis, you might be able to explain the sound of the car better than i did, so have a go :-)