Ghosti NOT THERE!... THERE! Member 852 Member For: 16y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/01/09 10:56 AM Share Posted 25/01/09 10:56 AM (edited) if youve got your car booked in to have professionals diagnose and fix the problem, why ask us?If the shops were open when Hiddeous suggested the fuel filter issue he could've possibly fixed it himself today, cancelled his booking and saved himself some coin??That's one of the many purposes of the forum isn't it? Edited 25/01/09 10:57 AM by Ghosti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevs Member 781 Member For: 17y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: balmain Posted 25/01/09 11:02 AM Share Posted 25/01/09 11:02 AM fuel filter first but if that dont fix it check your battery because if its on the way out it can cause the problems you are talking about and the fact you said its slow to start after sitting for a few days makes me think that may be the cause of your problems trev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 11m 5d Posted 25/01/09 11:05 AM Share Posted 25/01/09 11:05 AM This forum is always a good place to start as even the workshops out there havent seen as many xr6ts as this forum has. Sometimes it can be an easy fix or even something oddball that took ages for someone to find. Good luck San hope its something simple and before you go to your tuner make sure tank is under half so they dont have to drain some if they do pull pump out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 11m 5d Posted 25/01/09 11:08 AM Share Posted 25/01/09 11:08 AM fuel filter first but if that dont fix it check your battery because if its on the way out it can cause the problems you are talking about and the fact you said its slow to start after sitting for a few days makes me think that may be the cause of your problems trev I think he means it cranks over fine but wont fire like its losing fuel pressure after shutting engine down for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevs Member 781 Member For: 17y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: balmain Posted 25/01/09 11:23 AM Share Posted 25/01/09 11:23 AM I think he means it cranks over fine but wont fire like its losing fuel pressure after shutting engine down for a while.even so engine can crank at an almost normal speed with an almost dead battery but the voltage drop across the battery will cause the cars computer and sensors to operate outside their designed voltage inturn causing the starting issues same as high rpm under load if the batterys on the way out it can cause problems as well not saying its the first thing id look at but worth a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHO XRT THE PSYCHO XRT Donating Members 1,275 Member For: 19y 28d Gender: Not Telling Location: At the lights! Posted 25/01/09 11:33 AM Author Share Posted 25/01/09 11:33 AM If the shops were open when Hiddeous suggested the fuel filter issue he could've possibly fixed it himself today, cancelled his booking and saved himself some coin??That's one of the many purposes of the forum isn't it? Exactly! Thanks Ghosti!This forum is always a good place to start as even the workshops out there havent seen as many xr6ts as this forum has. Sometimes it can be an easy fix or even something oddball that took ages for someone to find. Good luck San hope its something simple and before you go to your tuner make sure tank is under half so they dont have to drain some if they do pull pump out.Thanks for your help Matt. Ill take your advice and make sure I have under half tank of fuel. I think he means it cranks over fine but wont fire like its losing fuel pressure after shutting engine down for a while.Yeah that's what I meant, (Again thank Matt). I only got the battery changed a few months back when I got my stage 2.5 kit so that's pretty much new....Thanks to the ppl that stayed on topic and helped me out and definately made other ppl aware of the possible things that can go wrong with the symptons my car is having...cheers,San. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHO XRT THE PSYCHO XRT Donating Members 1,275 Member For: 19y 28d Gender: Not Telling Location: At the lights! Posted 26/01/09 05:58 AM Author Share Posted 26/01/09 05:58 AM (edited) Hey guyz,Ok, update on my car:Call Autobarn first thing in the morning and I was rapt to find out they were open on a Public Holiday till 3:30pm!! So, my brother and I go and to get a z373 Fuel Filter. It was a straight forward change over and within 10 mintues we were off for a quick test drive but only to find out it was still holding back on Full boost!! We kept our cool and within seconds we started to work on the Fuel Pump and to our amusement this is what we dicvoer!!! A split hose on the walbro fuel pump!! Itec you were spot on! Now, we wernt happy to discover that a "Radiator overflow tank Hose was used" when "THEY" (%^^&&&) should have used a proper Fuel Hose!! It also looked like the Hose was too long hence the bent pipe above....You can see the difference between using a proper Fuel hose compared to a Radiator (Mackay) Hose.Clamped the new hose on and off it went back to its location..After fitting the Fuel Pump and the other bits and pieces back together, we crank up the car and "BINGO" in a flash she was firing wihtout any Hesitations!Trying not to get overly excited we both jump in the car and within seconds we were on the Freeway ......Now the moment of truth, I give it and SHE RESPONDS! YAY:):) SHE YELLS and SCREAMS onto FULL BOOST....Oh the adrenalin was pumping again! We high five eachtoher and IT was all good again. Got home cleaned up the mess, had a shower and am now watching the cricket and enjoying the long weekend...All in all, I will STILL be taking my car to Spingy Performance in the morning to make sure its all cool on the Dyno but the MAIN point im trying to make here is that it goes to show and prove how important and helpful these Forums can be and if I hadnt posted up this topic I wouldnt be in this situation today!! It has saved me $$$ and the fact working on your own car gives me so much satisfaction....Once again thanks to everyone that helped me though this dilemma. Over and out..San. Edited 26/01/09 06:05 AM by Varaitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 26/01/09 06:02 AM Share Posted 26/01/09 06:02 AM Nice work San, and yes, for the 5 minutes it takes to post a thread here, you can save alot of time and money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENVY-T CNUTOX Donating Members 3,098 Member For: 21y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: Not sure? Posted 26/01/09 06:23 AM Share Posted 26/01/09 06:23 AM (edited) It's gonna burst again! That hose is not rated as submersible. The only submersible hose I know of is Gates and its SAE R310.I can tell you from experience it will last around 2-6 months depending on the fuel you use, then start to miss again.The radiator hose will do do just as good if not better than the GOSS hose you replaced it with. Edited 26/01/09 06:24 AM by ENVY-T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHO XRT THE PSYCHO XRT Donating Members 1,275 Member For: 19y 28d Gender: Not Telling Location: At the lights! Posted 26/01/09 06:31 AM Author Share Posted 26/01/09 06:31 AM (edited) I always use Mobil 8000.... I guess I better change the hose within a few months if it's gonna burst again...But yeah, The Radiator Hose only lasted me 3-4months... Edited 26/01/09 06:41 AM by Varaitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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