senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 14/07/08 05:27 AM Share Posted 14/07/08 05:27 AM The barra motors have a fail safe shutdown feature that alternates through the cylinders that it shuts down if the temp of the head exceeds a set limit. You'd have to be running really hot or have a faulty sensor for this to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dule Donating Members 1,180 Member For: 17y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 14/07/08 06:33 AM Share Posted 14/07/08 06:33 AM If that's how it works I think it's probably something else. Running hot is definitional not causing it as it's happening only when cruising.Faulty sensor? Maybe but not likely as it only happens for a very short period of time, it happened to me few days ago again and I press the clutch and lift off the accelerator to see if it will stall and it ran perfectly fine. I don't think a sensor would stuff up for 2 or 3 seconds and go back to normal again, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILK RSPEC Donating Members 193 Member For: 17y 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Southside Posted 14/07/08 07:00 AM Author Share Posted 14/07/08 07:00 AM my car is still surging and it seems to be when it is cold once it gets to normal temperature it seems to go away. my car is going in for a service on thursday so we will see what they say about it. I want them to fix it cause all the hi power mods are happening the following week if all my parts arrive in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 18y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/07/08 10:20 AM Share Posted 14/07/08 10:20 AM Definately give it to Ford to fix mate. You may find the issue goes away if you're installing a new pump, however better to get it fixed under warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissy Member 132 Member For: 17y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: S.E. Melbourne Posted 15/07/08 12:12 AM Share Posted 15/07/08 12:12 AM If that's how it works I think it's probably something else. Running hot is definitional not causing it as it's happening only when cruising.Faulty sensor? Maybe but not likely as it only happens for a very short period of time, it happened to me few days ago again and I press the clutch and lift off the accelerator to see if it will stall and it ran perfectly fine. I don't think a sensor would stuff up for 2 or 3 seconds and go back to normal again, but I could be wrong.Hey I had sort of the same problem, it only surged when cruising. So this indidcated that there was a problem when the car was in closed loop cruise mode, turned out to be a falty O2 sensor..Heres my thred on it..http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=46294 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicf6 Member 91 Member For: 17y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: s.a Posted 15/07/08 05:17 AM Share Posted 15/07/08 05:17 AM mine has been doing it for about a mth now had a feeling it mite be the o2 sensor wots the best way to check if its stuffed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissy Member 132 Member For: 17y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: S.E. Melbourne Posted 15/07/08 07:23 AM Share Posted 15/07/08 07:23 AM just replace it, mine cost me $62... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILK RSPEC Donating Members 193 Member For: 17y 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Southside Posted 21/07/08 10:45 PM Author Share Posted 21/07/08 10:45 PM (edited) ford just did a service on my car what a rip off $390 and I think all they did was change the oil and flash the computer, and stick some velcro under the mat which kept slipping and fowling in the pedal.The surging is now pretty much gone, haven't noticed it since the service anyway. The best thing now is I can flash my car soon as my flash tuner comes Edited 21/07/08 10:46 PM by SILK RSPEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT290 Member 320 Member For: 19y 4m 10d Location: Brisbane Posted 21/07/08 11:04 PM Share Posted 21/07/08 11:04 PM yes yes, good ol fraud charging you 390 for a basic oil change! haha maybe before you stick your mods on get your tuner/fitter to check all over your car to make sure nothing else is wrong with the surging cos you don't want to be putting these mods on and a week later somthing has gone wrong :( , but I guess that's part and parcel of modifying your car!good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbute Member 95 Member For: 17y 9m 5d Location: NSW Posted 21/07/08 11:10 PM Share Posted 21/07/08 11:10 PM Coil packs mate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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