G6Et Finished.... For Now

[MattyP]

So first sort of big issue.

I wouldnt call it a break down but its done it 3 times now

Once running on e85 once on 98 and once on e10.

Car drives fine then starts to lose power then if I use more than min throttle and starts misfiring and spluttering and has zero power.

Timing drops right down to between -2 to 8 degrees, boost at zero psi and really starts coughing and popping

I pull over, idle sounds okayish and then I rev it and it splutters and sounds like its dropped a cylinder or two.

Heres the wierd part

Let it sit for 5 and shes all good again, any ideas??

Planning to change spark plugs and coils anyway tomorrow as part of the service but could it be anything else

[JETURBO]

Split feed hose on fuel pump

You have the winner winner chicken dinner Keep Paying Money unit yeh lol

[MattyP]

This has only happened 3 times in the last year. Surely a split hose would cause far more dramas?

Why would I lose all timing?

[MattyP]

Easiest way to check this jetwombellend?

[JETURBO]

Iam only spit balling mate, normally to hard to diagnose cars over the interwebs

Rapid erattic timing is typical for the engine in a freefall mode or trying to maintain what a mechanical part might be letting down

Need to see/feel/log the car when something like this happens

[MattyP]

Yeah its true

I never thought id be the kinda guy that posts that but here we are

Its a just bizaire that its done it so infrequently with different weather.

I was thinking possibly a gummed up throttle body and/or plugs and/or coils and/or fuel filter

She just hit 165000kms so im doing all those things anyway and hopefully it doesnt come back

[JETURBO]

Well look fg's typically don't do coil packs but my F6 needed them at ~120,000kms

T/B

Plugs

Coils

Fuel filter

Manifold bolts/gaskets are all cheap items that a falcon can use so start there as it seems the donk could use that gear anyway at those kms

Then see where your at

[MattyP]

Just retighten the mani or get new gaskets and bolts?

Also geniune for coils or fleabay?

[JETURBO]

New gaskets are cheap and then you can tick them off the list for a start

New bolts can never hurt

Always genuine coils even for FG

[MattyP]

Cheers bud!

Ill try and find all that tomorrow and report back