STYLZEE Member 75 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 15/05/10 07:46 AM Share Posted 15/05/10 07:46 AM Thought it was time to wash the engine bay... Let it fully cool down and covered up all the parts around the fuel rail and degreased it all then hosed off making sure not to get any near air filter ( obviously ) and any places I wasnt sure of. Now the car wont hit high boost it sounds like ive got my vallet tune on and it is hitting some sort of limiter? pretty much lost all power coming out of the turbo. Any suggestions? ive checked for leaks and there is definatly no water on anything.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 15/05/10 08:25 AM Share Posted 15/05/10 08:25 AM How long did you run the car for after you washed it? Could be a little amount of water somewhere so you may have to leave it running for a while to let everything heat up so the water evaporates. I've never ever had this problem when washing the engine and bay in any of my cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluprinturbo Donating Members 605 Member For: 16y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 15/05/10 08:33 AM Share Posted 15/05/10 08:33 AM (edited) if you spray degreaser on any electrical connections it can cause dramas, as it will attack the plastic sheath,if left on too long, and cause shorts or bridges. hopefully this is not the case. its probably what rhr said. if not and the problem persists, youll have to get a scanner put on it to see what component is failing. could be water or degreaser under your rocker garnish. Edited 15/05/10 08:38 AM by bluprinturbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLZEE Member 75 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 15/05/10 09:08 AM Author Share Posted 15/05/10 09:08 AM I thought the same. I washed it wiped it all over with a clean rag to get all water off. made sure I only left degreaser on for like 3 mins then washed off thoroughly. its been since yesterday and I drove the car to and from work both times are 20 min trips so I wouldnt think there is any water in there. hope its nothing serious :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 15/05/10 09:13 AM Share Posted 15/05/10 09:13 AM Does it idle normally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluprinturbo Donating Members 605 Member For: 16y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 15/05/10 09:21 AM Share Posted 15/05/10 09:21 AM you avoided all electrical fittings though yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLZEE Member 75 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 15/05/10 09:34 AM Author Share Posted 15/05/10 09:34 AM Just took it for another drive then. The car is idling fine Yea I didnt put degreaser on anything electrical ( I think ). just took it for another drive. sounds like its missing when I gear down its gargling more then normal. also weirdly I tried hitting boost slowly and planting it at 4000rpm and it worked fine hit 15psi perfectly.? but when u just foot it from a stand still it hits 2.5 - 3k and about 5psi and literally feels exactly the same as traction control is coming on .. I just gave it a bit of a warm up and I set turbo timer for 10 mins in the garage to let it run for a while hopefully its just moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 15/05/10 09:44 AM Share Posted 15/05/10 09:44 AM Its breaking down under load by the sounds of it .There could be water around one of your coil packs or the moisture has caused one of them to arc across to the rocker cover. Looks like your gonna have to remove the plastic cover on the rocker cover to have a look. It may also be a spark plug issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STYLZEE Member 75 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 17/05/10 12:52 AM Author Share Posted 17/05/10 12:52 AM (edited) still same problem.. starting to get worried about the old girl. booked in on thursday for a check over hope its nothing too serious :( Edited 17/05/10 12:56 AM by RHR No need to quote above post. USE FAST REPLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan XR6-T Member 88 Member For: 15y 5m 2d Gender: Male Posted 17/05/10 11:01 PM Share Posted 17/05/10 11:01 PM I had the same prob with my ex-au ute I got a little carried away with the degreaser and water when cleaning the engine bay and it was doing the same thing on the day someone was interested at looking/buying my car. Worst thing was it stared when driving to the bloke looking at the car, bloody typical. Out of desperation though probably not one of the smartest things to do but I drove around in like 2nd gear with revs at about 4000-4500rpm to try and get er hot. It did work but I was about 30min late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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