Slymeat Team Kickass Donating Members 1,926 Member For: 21y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Albion Park, NSW Posted 28/07/10 05:48 AM Share Posted 28/07/10 05:48 AM Is the solenoid located in the same position on an FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Member 14 Member For: 15y 22d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Posted 06/10/10 10:50 AM Share Posted 06/10/10 10:50 AM great advice. done it today and noticed the difference. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 06/10/10 04:43 PM Share Posted 06/10/10 04:43 PM (edited) My last PB was 13.59 and today I WD40'd the boost solenoid then went to the drags...new PB is 11.949!The mods in between MAY have had something to do with it too Seriously though it once again made it feel very smooth on acceleration/boost. Who knows maybe it was worth 0.051 seconds! Edited 06/10/10 04:43 PM by -SteveR- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettenator Member 66 Member For: 14y 2m 1d Gender: Male Posted 01/03/11 04:28 AM Share Posted 01/03/11 04:28 AM Is it necessary to remove the clip or will I damage the hose by pulling it with it still on?I couldn't figure out how to take the clip off nor could I really get my pliers around the clip so I gave up.. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 01/03/11 12:33 PM Share Posted 01/03/11 12:33 PM You can leave the little circlip on no sweat Mine was tough to remove first time though, might need a pre lube with WD40 and left to sit for 5 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudiger All round good guy! Lifetime Members 1,122 Member For: 16y 9m 22d Gender: Male Location: Greenvale, Victoria Posted 01/03/11 12:56 PM Share Posted 01/03/11 12:56 PM (edited) Can I add an update to this maintenance.It is definately sufficient to remove the top hose only and use WD 40. HOWEVER. Recently Rusty and I found that if you REMOVE the solenoide completely, spray WD 40 in the top until it comes out clear and not all gooey, leave it for 5 then gently blow through it and replace, it its a much better result.To do this you will have to remove the battery and it is best to replace both hose clips with screw on ones for later.You DO NOT have to do this. The ordinary maintenance will suffice, but we found Rustys was very dirty and spraying WD 40 through it cleaned it right out. Edited 01/03/11 12:58 PM by Rudiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric The Viking New Member 1 Member For: 14y 10m Posted 11/05/11 10:23 PM Share Posted 11/05/11 10:23 PM Thanks guys, completed mine last night. Made a difference for sure !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Ford Nub Member 412 Member For: 13y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 14/05/11 11:37 PM Share Posted 14/05/11 11:37 PM ok I just went to do mine and noticed 2 things. the first is the top hose is only connected at the solenoid and the other end just pokes up in the between the IC pipes. the second thing is the bottom of the solenoid has no hose connected = wtf? So I need to know where these are supposed to go as I have no reference point to start from. I would love to get this done today any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Ford Nub Member 412 Member For: 13y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 15/05/11 12:14 AM Share Posted 15/05/11 12:14 AM There is a hose from the front of the turbo housing to the waste gate actuator is this correct? As far as I can tell from drawings in the manual the top hose from the solenoid goes to the front of the turbo housing and im guessing that the bottom one should go to the actuator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Ford Nub Member 412 Member For: 13y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 15/05/11 01:40 AM Share Posted 15/05/11 01:40 AM sorry for the triple post people but something awesome may have just happened I cleaned out the soleniod thingy and reconnected the hoses as per the post above and I have got someinteresting results. Very smooth idle, very nice response less lag and the best thing is this thing is pushin 10 psi now,whereas before was only hitting 5 psi. Has hooking these hoses up correctly unleashed some of the performance the guy who owned before me may have done? Or is my actuator cactus?For giggles I turned off the traction control and drove op the street in second and pinned it @ 3000 rpm, instant 2 lane action Please dont tell me somethin is wrong lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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