Guest mvec Guests Posted 07/09/03 05:54 AM Share Posted 07/09/03 05:54 AM Keith. You must be annoyed as hell!.. I know I would be. I dont have the T yet but I'll be taking delivery in a week after a mamoth 5.5 months of wait. I could live with the brake shudder and most of the other faults I've read about... but not the power loss!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-48639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keithg Guests Posted 08/09/03 08:39 AM Share Posted 08/09/03 08:39 AM Just a quick update.I dropped the car into ELN Wyong today. Apparently Dean (their expert mechanic) has taken it for a run and confirmed that it has a distinct lack of power low to mid revs. The dealer also mentioned that they could not find any fault codes with it, surprise surprise... I am hopfully going to meet with Dean tommorrow and get a bit more of a technical understanding of what they are seeing etc. He is also going to take it again tommorrow and do more tests etc. I will keep you guys informed of the progress if any.Keith Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-48887 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 08/09/03 08:54 AM Share Posted 08/09/03 08:54 AM KeithgI have tapped into the same place as you , right near inlet manifold between blow off valve and intake manifold Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-48891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORDTECH Member 383 Member For: 21y 11m 2d Location: On the edge Posted 08/09/03 11:26 AM Share Posted 08/09/03 11:26 AM Ok fellas,time to dispell your fears of the dreaded "Reflash". The reflashing of the PCM in all BA falcon range(N/A,TURBO & V8)will not affect the boost control of the engine.Whenever a PCM is reflashed it is usually to do things like remap the fuel system or install diferent calibrations for auto trans operation. If your T is loosing or has significantly reduced engine performance there has to be another reason.I have heard of this problem before but have only seen 1 actually play up when test driving it. After driving the vehicle for approx 5 km make sure the car is in top gear(5th for manual and 4th for auto in sport shift mode)slow down to about 70kph then accelerate again. When the vehicle starts to pick up speed it may start to surge. If this happens then you have a PCM fault that will NOT log any DTC's.What this is is the "C" connector in the PCM has not been plugged in properly and has either fallen out or is sitting loosly in it's hole. If you look under the PCM the "C" connector is the one furthest from the firewall. Put your hand under it and gently push it up.If it is partially out it will move and you will hear a distinctive click as it locks in to place.By the way guys,your dealer should be able to monitor your boost variations a lot more acurately with thier WDS than your aftermarket guages do while you are driving the car with them. If they dont know how to do this then find a dealer that has tech's that do.This is also a common problem that they should be aware of so dont take any of thier crap. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-48969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 09/09/03 03:30 AM Share Posted 09/09/03 03:30 AM FORDTECHthanks for the info, ill try that and see how it goes, I think I know which connector you mean. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-49138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keithg Guests Posted 10/09/03 12:38 PM Share Posted 10/09/03 12:38 PM Well guys, from what I have been told the waste gate actuator has seized open. Although the car has not been fixed yet, ELN have order a new part and I should have it back by the weekend. I will give you some accurate details after I pick the car up. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-49666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDOHC When in doubt ... Accelerate! Member 440 Member For: 21y 7m 24d Location: Melbourne, Hoppers Xing Posted 10/09/03 01:17 PM Share Posted 10/09/03 01:17 PM You guys are scaring the crap out of me .... damn .... near 50K and then this ..... :( I m good with the boys at Bayford (drive his Mustang when I can grab the keys) B) hope they dont stuff me around .... :( Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-49673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keithg Guests Posted 11/09/03 06:07 AM Share Posted 11/09/03 06:07 AM Well guys, I have just spoken to ELN again, and they have told me that it was the wastegate itself that was ceised not the actuator. Sorry for the miss information. Anyway, this means that they have ordered a new turbo, I may have the car before the weekend. Fingers Crossed! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-49821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BATRB-6 BATRB-6 - (Fab) Member 117 Member For: 21y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: MELBOURNE VIC Posted 11/09/03 06:51 AM Share Posted 11/09/03 06:51 AM Keithg how did they find the problem.Did some dyno runs with mine and saw my car go from 195.4 RWKW at 4.5 PSI at the melbourne dyno day known as ATESSA with 1800km on the clock to 177 RWKWs between 6-7 PSI 3500km, Auto 19" wheels with a Lambda (Petrol) reading of 0.69 that's F**king rich and was told straight up that my car needed to run leaner to go better. Both dyno runs were with first run OPTIMAX and second run with Synergy 8000.Will be taking it to the dealer to get checked with my graphs in hand and telling them to fix the F************************************KING problem. :angryfire: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-49836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest keithg Guests Posted 11/09/03 08:07 AM Share Posted 11/09/03 08:07 AM BATRB-6I am not sure on all the details, but when I take delivery I will surely find out on the procedure, and pass the knowledge on to the rest of the XR6T family.keith Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/5780-low-power-xr6t/page/4/#findComment-49856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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