xr6turbs boosting Donating Members 391 Member For: 18y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Glendene, Auckland NZ 0602 Posted 18/06/09 03:09 AM Share Posted 18/06/09 03:09 AM Why I didn't do this earlier I don't know.THANKS Zap!!!Easy to do and I feel as though the car is revving more freely,At first after I drove it it didnt seem any different, 2 days later took it for a good blat, and yeah I do feel the difference now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV_Steve Donating Members 191 Member For: 17y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/06/09 01:03 PM Share Posted 20/06/09 01:03 PM Which hose goes to the actuator???? I refitted my turbo last night and my mate helping me decided to replace my vacume lines with new ones and didnt check which one went where????? regardsSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red rocket Member 29 Member For: 15y 7m 1d Gender: Male Location: noble park, vic Posted 09/07/09 03:01 AM Share Posted 09/07/09 03:01 AM I did this today took about 20 mins because I took off the intercooler pipe and couldnt get that bloody clasp back on the bottom, got it in the end, I did notice it revved up at idle quicker and also a little more power from 3rd onwards (5sp manual), cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mvour.au Member 15 Member For: 15y 5m 2d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 05/08/09 11:30 AM Share Posted 05/08/09 11:30 AM Just did this tonight. Used a good 5-10 seconds of WD40 up both the hose and into the tube which in my case was metal. I was expecting the shower of WD40 that spat back out to be dirty and black but it came out really clean. Anyway I put it all back together, started the car and let it idle for 5 mintues then took the car for a really good blast.I wasn't really concerned with how it was coming on boost before, and I think it may have slightly improved how soon and how smoothly the car picks up as the turbo starts to kick in but I can't say it was an overly noticeable improvement. Thanks for the post though, I'll still keep this up every 10 thousand k's, can't hurt.Cheers,Darren.My tube was also metal. I didnt notice too much of a difference, although I have to agree, it did feel a lot smoother and seemed to rev alot easier, but again no real noticeable improvement in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim00 Member 9 Member For: 15y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 17/08/09 05:05 AM Share Posted 17/08/09 05:05 AM hey guys, just tried this, was very easy to do when you move the overflow tank and undo the clip which the solarnoid is located on, had the metal crimp which came off and went back on easy enough with a bit of pressure. the boost seems to be smoother and more effortless, not that it was bad in the first place, worth doing as it is very quick and easy, seems people have had varied results but it worth a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAPNEN Donating Members 278 Member For: 16y 7m 8d Gender: Male Posted 20/08/09 08:46 AM Share Posted 20/08/09 08:46 AM (edited) Hey guys,saw this and thought I'd give it a go.Managed to get it done without removing the battery (didn't want to disturb the alarm)... My car has about 40,000k's on it.I hate to be 'that guy' but honestly I did not notice a difference, which now leads me to wonder that now I have sprayed WD-40 up its bum will it be needing this every 10,000k's as mentioned...? WD-40 has a tendancy to hold (attract) dirt and sh*t where as originally it would pass by.Just a thought. Cheers Edited 20/08/09 08:47 AM by SAPNEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbos99 Member 300 Member For: 16y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: QLD Posted 07/09/09 08:57 AM Share Posted 07/09/09 08:57 AM Did this on the weekend... Can't believe the difference, smooth'd out the power delivery and seems to pull a lot harder, however I also did the fuel filter (which was black) Funny as only 14 thou k's but had noticed a fair drop in power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorky Member 28 Member For: 15y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: Nelson bay Posted 30/09/09 08:28 AM Share Posted 30/09/09 08:28 AM sweet might give this a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammo1971 Member 6 Member For: 15y 1m 29d Posted 17/10/09 10:53 AM Share Posted 17/10/09 10:53 AM Did this the other day to my BA MKII. I unbolted the bracket from the mounting point without removing the battery. once the bracket was free I uncliped the solenoid from the bracket, careful not to pull on the hoses. a little encouragement with a screwdriver and voila! This took me about 2minutes and 59 secondsAnother minute or so and the solenoid was back where it came from.Very easy and worth the effort. My car feels a little smoother coming onto boost after doing this.Great article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Member 1,627 Member For: 17y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Slip Sliding Away Posted 17/10/09 08:55 PM Share Posted 17/10/09 08:55 PM Giving this a go and a TB clean too.WIll let you know how it feels afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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