Peteos13 Donating Members 307 Member For: 11y 7m 22d Gender: Male Posted 03/07/13 06:33 AM Share Posted 03/07/13 06:33 AM Best 10 min I've ever spent on my ute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 11y 10m 28d Gender: Not Telling Posted 03/07/13 11:15 AM Share Posted 03/07/13 11:15 AM Replaced boost solanoid a while ago, gained 60km a tank fuel economy from meter and the car defiantly runs far more consistently.I found the old one was OKAY though when I lubed it up regularly but got sick with it being 150,000kms old and replaced it, it was defiantly better than ever lubing it up though is the main point so I don't feel ripped off for the $51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvo Member 50 Member For: 13y 1m 23d Posted 11/08/13 10:04 AM Share Posted 11/08/13 10:04 AM Hi everyoneI've been thinking about doing this but I've got an aftermarket duel stage boost controller and was wondering if it's safe. I'm guessing it's same/same but different and shouldn't cause any problems just thought I'd ask first.Cheers Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 3d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 12/08/13 12:02 AM Share Posted 12/08/13 12:02 AM (edited) Nah don't bother. Boost is controlled electronically by the pcm. Any change to max boost pressure means change to fuel/timing/spark etc Edited 12/08/13 12:04 AM by Paulie2256 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockafellqeinstien Member 325 Member For: 16y 4m 2d Posted 31/10/13 11:10 PM Share Posted 31/10/13 11:10 PM my boost control was getting a bit rough and with 250,000 on the old FG I decided I would pay the $60 and get a new solenoid. The old one seemed to work fine when testing it out of the car (and the actuator was all good and relatively new)it certainly smoothed things out and bought the actual boost much closer to the desired boost on the laptop log.easy to change (removed the 4" from the gtx and you can pop it off the bracket with a screw driver) - I also put a better clamp on the outlet as it was way to easy to pull off.$60 well spent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 03/11/13 01:36 PM Share Posted 03/11/13 01:36 PM Wondering if I should do the same to mine being 213 thousand old now...got me curious. Maybe I'll borrow John's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,030 Member For: 12y 4m 3d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 03/11/13 01:57 PM Share Posted 03/11/13 01:57 PM so it seems even though lubing them up works a treat, geting a new one could be beneficial in the long run? does something wear in them? also I have herd getting beter fuel econamy a fair bit when replacing these, whys that though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockafellqeinstien Member 325 Member For: 16y 4m 2d Posted 03/11/13 11:16 PM Share Posted 03/11/13 11:16 PM upon inspecting my old one I would sugest finding something better than wd40 to lube it with. I had almost a honey goop in some parts which concurs with what people way about WD40. it is infact a Water Displacement spray not really lubrication. a good light machine oil ould be better.look here and dont use wd40 if you cna help it.http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/products/wd-40-vs-the-world-of-lubricants-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 3d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 04/11/13 12:29 AM Share Posted 04/11/13 12:29 AM So spray degreaser into it, wash it out, dry it and then use some motor oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 04/11/13 04:13 PM Share Posted 04/11/13 04:13 PM Water Dispersant formula 40...yeah maybe time to find something more case specific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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