Henry Member 180 Member For: 21y 10m 17d Gender: Not Telling Posted 24/11/08 10:55 AM Share Posted 24/11/08 10:55 AM Well I did the boost solenoid maintenance and I have the boost coming on a bit earlier.However it has not solved the issue I have had for a few years which I havent been able to resolve. The mechanics (mainly of the Ford variety) say "she drives like a beauty", nothing wrong.Here is the problem:Regardless of air temp or humidity, about 7 out of 10 flat out runs feature sluggish performance up to around 4500 - 5000 rpm at which point its like a switch is flicked and I get more boost up to the limiter. Other times it hauls hard the whole way thru.The reason I have taken it to the dealers is because they are supposed to have all the computers etc to see what is going in.So has anyone here got any idea what might be going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 10m 21d Posted 24/11/08 11:06 AM Share Posted 24/11/08 11:06 AM Tell them to make sure your boost solenoid hoses are going to the correct spots on turbo wastegate actuator and pressure fitting. They have been known to be put on back to front and is a common ford problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6T Drifter Member 113 Member For: 16y 1m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 24/11/08 11:23 AM Share Posted 24/11/08 11:23 AM get a boost gauge to check you psi thru the rev range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidald Me Donating Members 360 Member For: 17y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/11/08 03:01 PM Share Posted 24/11/08 03:01 PM Dyno time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 24/11/08 06:06 PM Share Posted 24/11/08 06:06 PM However it has not solved the issue I have had for a few years which I havent been able to resolve. The mechanics (mainly of the Ford variety) say "she drives like a beauty", nothing wrong.Yeah the 15 year old that hasnt even started his apprenticeship.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 16y 5m 12d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 24/11/08 07:47 PM Share Posted 24/11/08 07:47 PM screw ford, get it ona dyno and diagnostic your self.. then go bak to ford and tell them to fix it.. your tuner should know whats going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 24/11/08 07:55 PM Share Posted 24/11/08 07:55 PM mine did that from stock with the stock tune, con from cv fixed it in 5 minutes on the dyno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Member 180 Member For: 21y 10m 17d Gender: Not Telling Posted 25/11/08 02:29 AM Author Share Posted 25/11/08 02:29 AM Yep, I guess its time to meet Spiro face-to-face.Since I am an "aging juvenile" I can imagine what will happen next!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj4000 New Member 23 Member For: 10y 4d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast NSW Posted 11/07/16 08:08 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 08:08 AM Tell them to make sure your boost solenoid hoses are going to the correct spots on turbo wastegate actuator and pressure fitting. They have been known to be put on back to front and is a common ford problem.Bit of a grave dig here , a search landed me here. I've had my turbo off to change actuators but I didn't note which hose went to where on the boost solenoid. Does the hose pointing up on the solenoid go to actuator or to the turbo nipple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 4m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 11/07/16 09:52 AM Share Posted 11/07/16 09:52 AM Have a look at this - the Doc is no longer on this site I think though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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