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  • 1 month later...
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  • Member For: 14y 9m 8d

Hi iv had my ba xr6t for about 3 months when I got it the Boost Solenoid wire connector was disconnected for some reason any ideas why somone would of disconnected this. The car has only had 2 owners me and first owner and im pritty sure the first owner wouldnt of disconnected this.

Do some come disconnected from factory maybe.

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  • Member For: 15y 10m 4d
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  • Location: Burpengary QLD

I'd imagine it's been unplugged during some maintenance and forgot to be plugged back in. Probably won't make much of a difference to performace when unplugged as the boost would still be getting controlled by the actuator spring.

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  • Member For: 14y 9m 26d
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  • Location: Newcastle

Hi guys n gals, just purchased my first XR6T. It is the ex Plazmaman Demo Car. For a car that is meant to be in good condition, I am finding otherwise. I decided to take battery out an do this simple maintenance. My question is is there meant to be a hose connected to the other end of the solenoid? I.e There is a top hose, and halfway down the solenoid there is a rightangle T piece which has a hose coming of it. But the bottom connection has no hose connected to it....Is this normal??? Any help would be greatly appreciated :dontknow:

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  • VOTE ROOTSTER 2010
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  • Member For: 16y 1m 30d
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Note to everyone - be careful if you unscrew and take out the solenoid completely! There is a hose that goes to the actuator. I didn't realize, then I went for a drive and it was sick! But an o2 sensor goes off and your car goes in limp mode... :pinch: Also, if you tug at the hose that leads to the turbo and it came off and you are wondering where it goes.. Unscrew the rubber connector thing'o mi-bobby-o off the inlet of the turbo and under the inlet of the turbo you will see a nipple (haha I said nipple) .. that's where it goes.

Another note from the n00d in training :icon_ford:

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  • VOTE ROOTSTER 2010
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  • Member For: 16y 1m 30d
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  • Location: Wollongong

Hi guys n gals, just purchased my first XR6T. It is the ex Plazmaman Demo Car. For a car that is meant to be in good condition, I am finding otherwise. I decided to take battery out an do this simple maintenance. My question is is there meant to be a hose connected to the other end of the solenoid? I.e There is a top hose, and halfway down the solenoid there is a rightangle T piece which has a hose coming of it. But the bottom connection has no hose connected to it....Is this normal??? Any help would be greatly appreciated :icon_ford:

reffer to my post

sounds sick with it off but I dno I dont think the turbo will be happy

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  • Member For: 15y 11m 19d
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  • Location: SE Melbourne

Im pretty sure once that hose is off the boost control no longer works and your turbo just spins freely with no limit. Easy way to blow it + throw a rod.

anyway just came on here to say that instead of taking the battery and piping or whatever out you can just pull the hose off at the turbo side and spray the s**t down it.

Did it today and now have another problem. My wheels keep spinning when I hit the throttle. :turboboink:

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  • Member For: 16y 4m 27d
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  • Location: Gold Coast, QLD

CHECK OUT MY THREAD TITLED KNOCKING FROM MOTOR!

Make sure all the hoses to the solenoid are connected, as dave (blueboost) cleared up for me, running 16psi, and not having this connected I was estimated to be pushing 24+psi at around 4000 - 4500 rpm...

My new motor is due to arrive tomorrow. Food for thought. Maintenance on these vehicles is a MUST, but the care taken, and the knowledge required, is also a MUST. Cost me $3500 to $4000, maybe more, and my car has been off the road for 3 months trying to finance this.

All because that little hose was NOT connected.

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