MYF6 Donating Members 172 Member For: 20y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Earth, I think? Posted 04/10/05 07:16 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 07:16 AM Drove the phoon from Brisbane to Byron and back on Saturday. All went well till I got her back to Brisbane and found she had no boost pressure at all. All was well when I left Byron but when I got off the freeway and off cruise control I noticed she had no 'go' in her. Took her to the shop today to find she has lost 2 of the 4 bolts that secure the turbo the the manifold, and lost the clip off the waste gate actuator arm. No one other than Ford dealers have ever touched the turbo itselfAnyone else had these bolts fall out of their T?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme F6 Team Xtreme Donating Members 1,680 Member For: 20y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/10/05 07:24 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 07:24 AM Drove the phoon from Brisbane to Byron and back on Saturday. All went well till I got her back to Brisbane and found she had no boost pressure at all. All was well when I left Byron but when I got off the freeway and off cruise control I noticed she had no 'go' in her. Took her to the shop today to find she has lost 2 of the 4 bolts that secure the turbo the the manifold, and lost the clip off the waste gate actuator arm. No one other than Ford dealers have ever touched the turbo itselfAnyone else had these bolts fall out of their T??I bet you where @ them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 04/10/05 07:25 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 07:25 AM Drove the phoon from Brisbane to Byron and back on Saturday. All went well till I got her back to Brisbane and found she had no boost pressure at all. All was well when I left Byron but when I got off the freeway and off cruise control I noticed she had no 'go' in her. Took her to the shop today to find she has lost 2 of the 4 bolts that secure the turbo the the manifold, and lost the clip off the waste gate actuator arm. No one other than Ford dealers have ever touched the turbo itselfAnyone else had these bolts fall out of their T??<{POST_SNAPBACK}>checking the bolts is a every 15,000k event with the t so yeah!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYF6 Donating Members 172 Member For: 20y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Earth, I think? Posted 04/10/05 07:31 AM Author Share Posted 04/10/05 07:31 AM If I took it to Ford I would have been , but I have learned my lesson. I will NEVER have them touch my car again if I can possibly avoid it. They don't deserve my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 04/10/05 07:34 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 07:34 AM Man that's dangerous hey... bolts shouldnt fall off full stop. Get some spring washers or something to stop it happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master G Donating Members 511 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 04/10/05 07:42 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 07:42 AM I know XR6ISM has had this problem a number of times with his T. RegardsM G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAZZA Member 9 Member For: 19y 9m 26d Posted 04/10/05 08:10 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 08:10 AM yes I have also lost 3 nuts, only left to hold together by 1. When I was pulling my motor down, I noticed that problem myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6ISM ASHA - Anti Stooge Hunter Association Member 535 Member For: 21y 9m Location: Sydney Bronx :) Posted 04/10/05 08:59 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 08:59 AM I know XR6ISM has had this problem a number of times with his T. RegardsM G<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, ive had problems 3 times in the last 6 months. Twice I was missing turbo bolts, and once my manifold bolts where loose, along with a missing turbo bolt.From what I hear, its suposed to be fairly common on these fords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 22y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/10/05 09:12 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 09:12 AM Yep me too, took my heat shield off today and tightened one that was half way out again, that's 2 I have caught and I that fell out and I have replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 20y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 04/10/05 09:35 AM Share Posted 04/10/05 09:35 AM Spring washers won't do, even those washers with tabs on em don't work.Get some copper grease. I used that on my last cars turbo/exhaust manifold, works sensationally. Put some on the end of the bolt, tighten. When the manifold gets hot, it melts the copper in the grease and 'welds' the two together. Still can be undone with tools, but won't vibrate loose.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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