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I know it's been a long time, BUT I finally got the bits and pieces together, and the new inline oil screen is now sifting my oil on its way to the turbo. Pretty neat setup I thought

Adrian, Provided you move the BEM from old stereo to the new one, you will have no problems starting the car. Plugs are identical, and there are 4 of them in the bottom of the ICC (BEM) and they are accessed by removing the tissue box. ICC plug is at the back of the unit, and comes out automatically when you pull the ICC out of the console. Stereo won't work though, and a re-flash is required by either Ford or ASL Logistics in Melbourne (where you send the ICC). Cheers, Allan

Sorry, too low for my taste How are you going to turn the thing, those front wheels can't have much steering movement before they hit the guards. Each to their own I guess

I sure I saw thread discussing this very issue not long ago Do a search and you should find some useless information on the matter

That's tough Luke, and I am sure it's not what you need right now (or at any time I guess). Dont know anything about Marangoni's, but I got Hankook S1's on my rears a few months ago, and they perform well.

Well you are entitled to your view, but you are mistaking listening for agreeing!! I hear what you are saying, just don't agree..... No matter how long the post, you are misguided, but if you believe a TT to be useful, then it's a free country

Thanks Kieran, Just in case someone forgot or was not aware of the rules, I guess repeating them is not a bad thing.

Well I read it, and you didn't miss much The discussion provided a few infantile views on what constitutes acceptable behaviour on a cruise, something I hope we will not see on our next outing here in WA.

The only thing I agree with is that lack of oil will cause the turbo to fail. Under normal conditions a Turbo Timer is not necessary, but if some like to fit one for peace of mind, I guess it will do no harm either (other than breaking the law and emitting more Co2 than necessary) Even with some hard driving, how many times have you pulled up with screeming brakes and immediately switched off the engine? it is just not the normal way of doing things, and even 15-30 seconds of 'normal' driving after driving aggressively, will see the turbine return to near normal temperatures, and certainly will allow adequate amounts of oil and water to pass through the bearing housing to cool it. have a look at the Nizpro video and see how quickly the turbine looses the red glow after coming off the gas, and that in a workshop environment without air flowing around it, and also an extreme 1200hp application. As I said, if you want to have one, I see no problem with it, just it is not necessary, so I hope I can save someone from spending unnecessary cash on what is a bit of gimmick.

OK show me 1 turbo which has failed due to engine being shut off after driving hard In a closed loop system, the water will circulate naturally through the turbo, also after the engine is turned off, as it would otherwise turn to steam and blow your coolant out of the system (steam = roughly 1000x the volume of water) Turbo timers are not needed on water cooled turbos, and are a waste of time and money. Turbo oil supply is a much more serious issue on the 'T' and I have had a turbo fail due to lack of lubrication, so you should concentrate your efforts on improving the oil flow to the turbo, as the original Ford system is cr*p. Let me repeat - TURBO TIMERS ARE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY FOR THE XR6T

I'm in Perth and have done this ( I think as the only one crazy enough in Australia), BA 4 speed auto to 6 speed ZF auto. Let me start by saying this: It is difficult, and quite expensive. First of all, the BA never came with the 6 speed, and as the control logis is completely different on the 6 speed auto compared to the 4 speed auto, the car has to be electrically and electronically converted to a BF model. Almost all modules such as PCM, BEM RCM and cluster has to be replaced, and also virtually all wiring harnesses, as the BF is different to the BA, and some wires are different. If you can find a BF donor car then that will be the easiest, but you will need the lot, including tailshaft where BF centre bearing needs converting to BA version, as the floor pan is slightly different on a BF, and it runs a narrower centre bearing support compared to the BA. 6 Speed also runs a different diff ratio of 2.73 compared to the BA sedan's 3.46. As you can see, this is a major undertaking. 4 speed auto conversion is much more doable, and if you are interested I have all the parts to do this. Send me a PM if you want to know more.

Pretty sure that's not with a fully drained TC, as I think mine took close to 11 litres after having been emptied completely for rebuild. 7 litres sonds about right for normal service, however, I would recommend that you go to a proper transmission service outlet, as you should flush your system if the oil is bad enough that it needs changing, as there otherwise is about 25-30% of the oil which remain in the cooler and Torque Converter.

Is that the one atop your shoulders I will try and make it to this one, as I was riding passenger with a couple of guys last time, due to something being apart on the yellow time machine (eats my time if allowed) It's been a while since we have done one of these, and it is good to see initiative still exists.

I'll 2nd, 3rd or is it 4th that Simon has always done the right thing by me (and my engine)

I guess there will always be small particles of impurities in the engine oil, but I doubt it would be sufficient to damage the bearing in the turbo, and a slightly noisy bearing is better than a total failure because the screen gets plugged. The problem is that the screen is way too small, and located in an area where servicing is really difficult, so an alternative filter would be a good insurance measure, though not an absolute necessity.

Congratulations, I'm sure you will enjoy the V8 rumble

The screen can't be purchased separately, but only as part of the entire fitting. Cost last time was about $65. The biggest hassle is not the cost, but to actually get to it, and changing it without breaking it, as it has virtually no material thickness between the inside circlip holding the screen in place, and the outside thread for the oil pressure sensor (I've had 2 of these break on my car, one at delivery, and one during a change). I'm going to remove the screen and get a bigger inline filter (like mentioned by Luke earlier in this thread), which can be placed in a more service friendly location, and also has a much bigger surface area. I hope to not repeat this exercise

No hoses blown off. Got the 'new' turbo back today, complete replacement of everything except the exhaust and compressor housings A BIG thank-you to a member here, who has been extremely helpful in getting my turbo fixed quickly :sniffle: On further investigation today, I have found that NO oil is coming through the feed line with the engine running for a minute or so, so it is well and truly blocked. Will pull it apart tomorrow, and should then have a better idea what may be causing this, but I did clean the screen less than 10,000k's ago, so it is a bit of a mystery.

I'm thinking the same, and will remove the screen before fitting the new turbo. A small inline filter on the feed line, in a place where it is possible to get to it would be ideal, so if you come across something suitable, please let me know.

Yeah, a bit of a bummer, but as they say, such is life! The turbo was re-con'ed about 12 months ago, with new bearings, but the turbine will have been in my car for 120000-130000 k's. I don't think this is wear or age related, but purely happened because the bearings failed, and the inertia of the turbine (which is quite heavy) simply caused it to twist the friction weld where it joins the shaft to bits. Will probably keep the stock size turbo, as I have decided my present power level is enough (about 350 rwkw), and everything seems quite happy with this level of power, and does not slip or break (well apart for this event). Cheers.

OK, so it has been done properly this time I think I have found a way to get more exhaust gas through the turbine, albeit at the cost of a bit of performance Driving home from a business dinner late last night, there was a good opportunity to give her a good sprint, and all was sweet, unitl there was kinda a 'pop' sound, with immidiate loss of power. Initially I though a hose had blown off, but when I came home I could tell that this was not the case, and I had also noticed that the turbo spooling sound had disappeared, so I suspected a seized turbo. My car also was able to lay an impressive smoke screen if allowed to pull too hard, or rev above 2500 rpm. Well tonight I pulled the the intake hose for the turbo off, and as suspected, the bearing was well and truly fu*ked. Continued to remove the dump pipe, and you can imagine my surprise when the turbine wheel fell out of the cat What has happened is that the turbo has been spinning at maximum rpm, the bearings have seized up, possibly because something has restricted oil flow through the small screen in the oil line, and because of the inertia in the heavy turbine wheel, it has twisted itself off the turbo shaft, depositing itself in the exhaust. Turbine housing is not too badly damaged, but I'm not sure of the centre housing, as there is some deformation of the hole where the shaft comes through, and of course the turbine wheel is several mm smaller than what it was originally. Compressor side seems reasonably OK. Fortunately there is no damage to the CAT or dump pipe, but it is going to be either a major repair, or replacement of my turbo - BUGGER!!! See photos below.

That's right, in crash tests, the foot rest caused lacerations on the feet of the driver, thus they were re-designed to become part of the carpet/floorpan.

Didn't aim the comment at you I just wanted to point out that there are morons out there, who deserve a bit of uniformed attention

Well, to balance the argument - There are also some pretty poor representatives of the human race in the civilian population, particularly when drugs or alcohol are involved, so I'm sure the police are quite justified in many cases when someone is locked up for the night.

Well, the government in increasing the powers of people who already have an inferiority complex (not wanting to paint everybody with the same brush, but there are some REALLY bad examples around). Just look at the treatment of the guy who wanted to cross the street during the APEC meeting, totally inappropriate use of violence against a guy who was obviously not threatening anyone. We are now threatened and intimidated, all in the name of our own security, both here and overseas, and if you have a look at the general attitude of many police and security personnel, it looks like they can get away with anything, and nobody is going to stand up to the abuse of power, out of fear of ending up like they guy you describe. Trust me, if you voice concern, you will be a 'troublemaker' and be arrested Great democracy we have in the 'free' world isn't it