IH8HSV Member 13 Member For: 17y 6m 17d Posted 26/06/07 08:15 AM Share Posted 26/06/07 08:15 AM Hi all..Ive got a BA turbo (70000kms) which drives great, however sometimes when I plant it the car seems to stutter.( a bit like its starving for fuel).It does it mainly when im over taking on the highway ( 100km plus ) and I give it a good flogging.The car kicks back and pulls hard and then I will start stuttering.Sorry if I havnt described so clearly but any info on what I should look for would be muchappreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 26/06/07 08:59 AM Share Posted 26/06/07 08:59 AM Hi all..Ive got a BA turbo (70000kms) which drives great, however sometimes when I plant it the car seems to stutter.( a bit like its starving for fuel).It does it mainly when im over taking on the highway ( 100km plus ) and I give it a good flogging.The car kicks back and pulls hard and then I will start stuttering.Sorry if I havnt described so clearly but any info on what I should look for would be muchappreciated.Have you got the traction control on or off if it's off maybe the car is boosting too much causing the ecu to take over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/06/07 09:01 AM Share Posted 26/06/07 09:01 AM Yeah, sounds like overboosting, or plug gap too wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 26/06/07 09:03 AM Share Posted 26/06/07 09:03 AM Hi all..Ive got a BA turbo (70000kms) which drives great, however sometimes when I plant it the car seems to stutter.( a bit like its starving for fuel).It does it mainly when im over taking on the highway ( 100km plus ) and I give it a good flogging.The car kicks back and pulls hard and then I will start stuttering.Sorry if I havnt described so clearly but any info on what I should look for would be muchappreciated.sounds like fuel starving does it happen mainly when under 1/2 tank? mine used to do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8HSV Member 13 Member For: 17y 6m 17d Posted 26/06/07 09:21 AM Author Share Posted 26/06/07 09:21 AM Thanks for your replys.Traction is off.Car has run perfect befor even with half a tank.I havnt had the car long so mayby spark plugs need replacing. What plugs do I need to buy? I would prefer for them to already be gapped.It only does it sometimes. The other day it ran perfect. And now its doing it again.Thanks again, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8HSV Member 13 Member For: 17y 6m 17d Posted 26/06/07 09:30 AM Author Share Posted 26/06/07 09:30 AM Sorry I buggerd my last post.Traction is ON!Also what causes over boost if this is what you think the problem is??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 7m 4d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 26/06/07 09:11 PM Share Posted 26/06/07 09:11 PM Sorry I buggerd my last post.Traction is ON!Also what causes over boost if this is what you think the problem is???try it with traction off but be very carefull it doesnt spin up to much you dont wont to lose control off the car ,sometimes these things are quite smooth at breaking traction when boost comes on strongover boost can be anything from a lot of nice cold air allowing the car to run harder do a search on it you should find plenty on the topicas for plugs depends if you have done any mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 27/06/07 02:37 AM Share Posted 27/06/07 02:37 AM if the stuttering is when u BACK OFF, its valve springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8HSV Member 13 Member For: 17y 6m 17d Posted 27/06/07 09:44 AM Author Share Posted 27/06/07 09:44 AM if the stuttering is when u BACK OFF, its valve springs.Nahh..Its not when I back off. Its when I plant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi_Blo_Cillvar__:) Member 2 Member For: 18y 2m 8d Posted 03/07/07 10:14 AM Share Posted 03/07/07 10:14 AM Nahh..Its not when I back off. Its when I plant it.I had a very similar sounding problem, after paying Ford $520 to tell me they couldn't find the problem....Me and some mates decidided to change the spark plugs as it seemed to be an electrical break down at 3500rpm. When removing the plugs we found that the third plug hole was filled with oil??? It seems that the seal for the rocker cover around the plug had failed. This was causing the spark to leak under load, hence the stutter. I removed all the excess oil from the hole (all I did was remove the plug and the oil drained into the cylinder) and replaced the plug. I then went down to my local Repco to get a gasket kit only to be told that only Ford sells them. I still haven't got round to replacing the gasket, it hasn't done it again. Ford tried to tell me it was the wastegate failing....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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