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Thanks guys. This problem has been fixed. I ended up taking it back to my mechanic on a hot day and they were able to re-produce the issue. Ended up being the fuel pump. They connected a pressure sensor to it and you could see the gauge fluctuating quite a bit when the issue was occurring. One new fuel pump and it's all good. Today was a warm day in Melbourne and I was able to drive for an hour without issue!

I'm happy to do that, can anyone recommend a reputable mechanic/shop that has good experience with BA XR6Ts? Preferably in the Western suburbs of Melbourne?

Sorry for the bump, thought I'd update this. I ended up having the O2 and Crank Angle sensors changed, and also changed both MAP sensors. Yesterday it was about 25c-27c in Melbourne, and the issue returned. Experienced a loss of power and surging when trying to accelerate. The codes that came up when I connected an OBD scanner: P0171 - System too lean bank1 P1131 - Lack of HO2S Switch - Switch indicates lean U1900 - CAN communication Bus Fault - receive error (this one showed up at first, the stopped coming up) P0325 - Knock sensor (KS)1, bank 1 - circuit malfunction (this one didn't show up at first, but then started coming up after I ran a couple of scans) Could the knock sensor be the issue here?

I can't remember the first time, but last time it happened the car, would've been just under a full tank (3/4 tank minimum). I'm thinking I might have the O2 and the crank angle sensors changed first, then perhaps the fuel pump, and if that fails I guess it'll be the ECU... Guess I won't know till next Summer though.

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to look at getting my O2 and Crank angle sensors changed over. In terms of the ECU, does you know somewhere I can take my car to in or around Melbourne and have a new/replacement ECU put in?

Hi, I have an issue with my BA XR6 Turbo that only seems to happen during a hot day, specifically once last year on a 36-degree day, and once a few weeks back, on a 33–34-degree day. After about 45minutes to an hour of driving (with the aircon on) the car starts to hesitate and when I put my foot down, the revs won't go high and starts really struggling. At low speeds, the car really struggles and will stall (with the aircon off). I can start the car again, but in a minute, or less it'll start idling rough, spluttering and then stall. If I drive, I have barely any power and can only really crawl, the car really hesitates, revs won't go high and stay low, and the car staggers before stalling again. There'll also be strong smell of fumes after this. The strange thing is, after left for a while, the car starts and drives fine, with no issues at all. The first time, I had my car towed home, but was able to drive the car back into my garage fine, and the next day, I drove it for 45 minutes with no issue. The second time it happened a few weeks ago, I barely made it to a job, and when I finished the job 9 hours later, it was 1:30am obviously wasn't as warm, and was able to drive home an hour away with no issues. RACV couldn't find any issues, and the mechanics I take my car to couldn't find any issue, mentioning they tested the spark plugs, coil pack, battery, alternator and they're all fine. There was a lean code present on there, which they cleared, but that was all. They mentioned that turbo cars can do this in hot weather, though this has only happened since last year, and I've had the car for over a decade. Has anyone experienced this, or heard of this, and can provide some insight on what it might be, and what I should change to remediate it? I don't like the idea that my car can do this again on the next hot day I go driving. Thank you in advance.

Hi @Blkbty22, Did you ever find and fix the cause of the squeaking? My BA XR6T MKII is making this noise too. The sounds goes away while applying the brakes. However when driving anywhere from 30km/h - 60 km/h you and with objects/walls/barriers close to the side of the road, you can hear this coming from the car (the rear I think) with the windows down. My mechanics struggle to fix this, though they have fixed it once before a few years ago, it's back now after my last service. Cheers

Thanks for the reply. No the car is completely stock. You might know the carbon canister as a charcoal canister or evaporation canister?

Hi, Car is a BA XR6 Turbo MKII For a while now, I've been smelling a fuel smell in the cabin and on the outside of the car at the rear. It's usually when the weather is warm, so during Winter you don't smell it at all, and now as we're entered Spring and the weather has starting warming up, I can start smelling it occasionally. I've taken it to the mechanics, who have gone over the car. -They can't find a leak, that being said fuel economy hasn't changed -We've put a new fuel cap on the car -Fuel vapour canister has been changed But the smell persists. We believe it'ss the Carbon canister, and it has become saturated. The mechanic mentioned they can't get a replacement carbon canister from Ford because they don't stock the part anymore. What's my best option to get a new or a replacement one? or even resolve the issue? Can I use a FG, or FGX carbon canister? Wreckers? I don't really want to go into Summer again and have that smell. Thanks