White Knight

Does anybody know any contact info for Technico? I e-mailed them about these engine mounts but haven't received a response... btw, any long-term feedback on these mounts?

Don't now if you've done this yet, but I have never had to remove the turbo to get at the RH side engine mount - and I've been through a few! Although it is a real PITA to get to. And I am running a BF.

Hi Guys, I have a pretty serious coolant leak, I'm running an '06 BF II Turbo with two oil coolers, one at the engine block oil filter and one for the transmission. The source appears to be a three-way valve of sorts located pretty much directly underneath the intake manifold, pictures attached. I'm wondering if anybody else has experienced this and; 1. Can identify the part? 2. Have any advice or experience to share regarding it's replacement (although it looks simple enough)? It seems to receive a coolant hose from beneath the thermostat and then send one out to each oil cooler. I'm not sure if this is standard on the turbo models (particular chasers), but the part appears to be Ford branded. Cheers, White Knight

Forgive me if I'm way off, but does this mean you will now be able to take a ZF6 from say an XR8, stick it in a Turbo and reflash it to work? Or get a compatible valve body from another 6HP26, stick it in and same deal, flash it to work with the car's PCM?

doesen't it involve a swap or software flash of the PCM as well?

What sort of issues are encountered slapping a secondhand ZF6 from one car into another, say from an XR8 into an XR6 Turbo. I understand they may run different shift programs. Any software flashing need doing, and if so, does anybody know of anyone in Sydney who can perform it? I'm experiencing a "gear range selector fault" of sorts, and after replacing the manual switch in the tiptronic, deduce it must be related to the TCM / valve body.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread - really helped me, just changed both of mine today. The stationary vibration is now GONE. We'll see how she goes on the drive to work tomorrow I'll second that there was no need to pull the turbo off, just dropped the dump pipe - anyone doing this make sure you secure your oxygen sensor wiring if you remove it away from the headers. Pictures of old and new attached for anyone who's interested...

What exactly is the idle issue? Noise / vibration / inconsistent?

Who makes this kind of system, and where can one get / look at it? The only decent photoelectric beam system I found was marketed by Bosch and it isn't exactly available to the public at a reasonable cost. I have experienced similar close calls in my front yard. No better deterrent though than an obedient dog though. Just make sure it's a smart breed. I can tell my cattle to stop barking with a quick command while I investigate ... he also barks differently depending on what he's reacting too ...

Yeah but the thing will keep spinning for at least 20 seconds after you switch it off ... if you have a keen ear you can hear this. It spins pretty freely and doesn't stop instantly when you switch off the engine.

I picked up a couple of 16" steel chasers for, uh, spares and found they wouldn't go over the 322mm rears.

Dear me, I did too say hotside. Was past my bedtime BTW, thank you for the explanation and all the pics as I will probably be trying something like this when I upgrade my cooler. I prefer the long short design of the HDi coolers, but I think the piping that come with them SUCKS.

I'm really interested in this. ExAreSix, were you able to use some of the piping supplied with the HDi Intercooler kit? Like pieces 1 and 2? Looks like you just used a small straight bit to connect piece 1 (see picture attached) to the NA intake in the picture you have above. Any tips for the witchcraft going on at the IC cold-side outlet down below which we can't see? Brendan, dunno if you have figured this yet ... but when you remove the hot-side piping (which runs under the battery) you can replace it with an under battery CAI from somebody like ProcessWest or Rapid ... the pod filter connected to it will sit behind your fog light if I'm not mistaken.

Count me in Reg. When the heck will I have time to wash the car between now and then?