DamoAu Member 10 Member For: 16y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/12/09 12:17 AM Share Posted 14/12/09 12:17 AM I'm new to posting on here, thanks in advance for any advice.....Does anyone have any suggestions or have experienced a rough idle in an XR6T, their have been no mods made, and it still appears to run fine at anything above idle, it runs similar to my old work panel van with a minor vac leak, but their is no leaks on the XR? It only has 72K on the clock......Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjaz Donating Members 1,841 Member For: 15y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: CQ Posted 14/12/09 12:58 AM Share Posted 14/12/09 12:58 AM mine did it on cold start up for a few weeks, rough idol for about 5seconds then was fine for the rest of the day, but mine was from a new stereo install, if yours is doing it all the time obviously different problem...does it run sluggish when you give it a bootfull??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamoAu Member 10 Member For: 16y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/12/09 01:37 AM Author Share Posted 14/12/09 01:37 AM It seems ok when I give it a boot full, however I haven;t driven any other XR6T to compare it with. I am more used to driving a dedicated Gas Ute, It seems good, but not WOW, which is how I felt when I first got it a few years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLK6T Member 305 Member For: 20y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 14/12/09 01:39 AM Share Posted 14/12/09 01:39 AM My car idled rough and popped, gave it a full serviced through my tuner and it idled and drove a lot smoother. They put it down to a really dirty fuel filter, old plugs and coils. Idles a lot better now but now has other valve spring related issues, but that's another story!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 14/12/09 02:11 AM Share Posted 14/12/09 02:11 AM try cleaning the throttle body as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamoAu Member 10 Member For: 16y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 14/12/09 07:24 PM Author Share Posted 14/12/09 07:24 PM Thanks guys, Will look in to the fuel filter and Plugs.... Its always been serviced at my local ford dealership. Sometimes I don;t know if that's any better than the local workshop.... The new car warranty was extended to 6 years so after that time to work on it myself..... I know plugs aren't due till 100K, but have bought a new set anyways, now just have to rip all the heat shielding off the exhaust manifold to get to them! My old XH was sooo much simpler for plug changes!I'll check out the throttle body to, I actually forgot that one..... Having such low K's you forget these things, especially now its 5 years old! Scary how time flies some times!I've had this car since 4 months old, Give it the boot from time to time, but not full on every time I drive it......... Is it common for the diff to seem a bit sloppy? Like I said it only has 72K, so It seems a bit to early for wear like I have noticed recently...... Just curios if anyone else has found this to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phooned Member 72 Member For: 17y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 14/12/09 08:52 PM Share Posted 14/12/09 08:52 PM ... I know plugs aren't due till 100K, but have bought a new set anyways, now just have to rip all the heat shielding off the exhaust manifold to get to them! My old XH was sooo much simpler for plug changes!The coils are on the top of the motor (not on the side like the XH/EA-AU). You just need to get the crossover and coil cover off. The hardest part of changing the plugs/coils is getting to the screw right at the back of the motor (on the coil cover). No need to rip off the heat shield, unless you plan to retorque the manifold bolts...Cheers, AJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamoAu Member 10 Member For: 16y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/12/09 06:04 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/09 06:04 AM Thanks Heaps for that... I think I may have been told that a few years ago, I completely forgot! Looks like a reasonably easy job now.... At least that rear bolt is allen key.... A bit awkward but shouldn't be to bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamoAu Member 10 Member For: 16y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/12/09 09:52 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/09 09:52 AM Plugs Done... Throttle body Done.... It is definitely Idling better now.... And It has a bit more punch when the foot goes down!With the plugs I noticed on another thread here that someone noted that its a good idea to re-tape the cables to the coils.... Definitely a good idea... The heat in their degrades the original tape and I noticed that it had worn through a bit....The rear Allen Key Bolt is a bit of a crappy spot, but the rear Coil/Plug are even worse!This little job proved to me that car dealerships are not worth the money we spend! My bonnet release is broken and so is my oil filer cap! How hard is it to put an oil cap on without breaking the thread off??? Hmm Might ask ford that one!!! Then again, at least they know a bit about the cars they are servicing.. I had a H once, they told me the way to fix break noise is to turn up the radio, Apparently because it was a Late model camira that's how you fix noisy breaks!Thanks for your help guys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igsta Member 371 Member For: 21y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/12/09 01:33 PM Share Posted 18/12/09 01:33 PM These cars need throttle body cleaning every 6-12 months to keep the idle smooth. A few reputable tuners dont replace that last allan key screw once its out just to save time for next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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