45T-XR Donating Members 417 Member For: 18y 1m 22d Gender: Male Location: Gladstone, Queensland Posted 03/03/13 09:57 AM Share Posted 03/03/13 09:57 AM You have probably pulled the hose iff the actuator so there is no boost signal to act on the diaphragm. Im assuming you car has been tuned... As I would think that the factory tune would have clipped the o/boost before 30psi. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 8m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/03/13 10:16 AM Share Posted 03/03/13 10:16 AM Or you plugged the hose into the wrong outlet! I have done this several times! Boosted over 30psi :/ make sure the hose is in the correct outlet on the solineiod as one is a breather! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 03/03/13 10:54 AM Share Posted 03/03/13 10:54 AM (edited) Lol sounds like you lubed things up a little too good. Check the hose that connects to the front housing. Edited 03/03/13 10:55 AM by Paulie2256 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 15y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/03/13 11:13 AM Share Posted 03/03/13 11:13 AM I think I lubed it up too well :/Stupid Henz saying lube the sh*t outta it hahaso what now? dry it out?hoses are on correctly Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 8m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/03/13 11:36 AM Share Posted 03/03/13 11:36 AM (edited) To much wd40 surely wouldn't cause overboost! Make sure the hoses are on and on the correct spot. Chuck some pics up of the solineiod and your turbo front! Edited 03/03/13 11:37 AM by Kosij Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshy_89 Member 131 Member For: 13y 9m 3d Posted 03/03/13 12:24 PM Share Posted 03/03/13 12:24 PM (edited) Maybe when u got it tuned it was pretty gummed up and now that uve cleaned it its not controlling boost like it was when it was tuned.. Either that or Uve split a hose or its now leaking... Or its shagged now or not plugged in properly. Edited 03/03/13 12:25 PM by welshy_89 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 03/03/13 02:03 PM Share Posted 03/03/13 02:03 PM Man this is the 50% bonus boost thread not 500% :( Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 15y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/03/13 08:27 PM Share Posted 03/03/13 08:27 PM (edited) I'll pull it out again this arvo.I have the actuator line going to the side outlet and the turbo nipple line going to the top of the solenoid.Feels great to drive now but really gotta watch the gauge and not go over 15psi :/ Edited 03/03/13 08:31 PM by Trent0 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1368488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boganspeed Will do skids for food Silver Donating Members 1,177 Member For: 13y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 10/03/13 02:26 AM Share Posted 10/03/13 02:26 AM (edited) Tried this today on my mkII FG and noted the solenoid appears to be in a slightly different location to the mkI that makes it a bit easier to get to.But being lazy, I just undid the hose from the turbo and squirted some RP7 in there.It took me longer to get a photo of it than to actually do the job !I decided to do this as I just got a new nizpro cooler and I think the bigger volume might have affected the time it took to build boost, so I thought this might help a bit and I'm pretty sure it did. Edited 10/03/13 02:29 AM by Boganspeed Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1370400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 19/05/13 10:20 AM Share Posted 19/05/13 10:20 AM Hi, I used wd40 to lube the boost solenoid....f*ck me makes a world of difference! funnie how I only did it about 5000k's ago...Im just wondering how common are they to fail or get "tired" over time? would it be best for me to replace it? if so what the part number for it?is it better to take the solinoid off completely and clen it out with carb cleaner then lube it with wd40??also is there a spring on the wast gate? ive herd these can get weak over time aswell?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31329-boost-solenoid-maintenance/page/57/#findComment-1390803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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