eseriesaddict Member 27 Member For: 10y 7m 14d Posted 18/06/14 09:08 AM Share Posted 18/06/14 09:08 AM Hey guys,I have had my BA XR6T for a could of weeks now, and I'm reasonably mechanically minded but this is my first turbo car and am not overly familiar with them. I just noticed on the way home from work that I seem to have lost a lot of power on boost. I take off in first and it sounds normal, turbo spooling up and then the waste gate dosing as I back off power to change gears (6 speed manual). But its raining here and I can't even get it to break traction under full boost (or even activate traction control). Certainly doesn't have the punch it used to. Something is happening, you can feel it spooling up and it certainly delivers more power than if the turbo wasn't working, but no where near what it used to.Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as I'm really down that this has happened just a couple of weeks after getting it. Hoping its not something major :(Cheers,Jamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyathe Donating Members 872 Member For: 11y 2m 12d Gender: Male Posted 18/06/14 09:51 AM Share Posted 18/06/14 09:51 AM Cracked/split cooler hose, main culprit being the throttle body joiner, check that first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eseriesaddict Member 27 Member For: 10y 7m 14d Posted 18/06/14 09:58 AM Author Share Posted 18/06/14 09:58 AM hrmm ok, so is that a common thing? where abouts do they split exactly? Jamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyathe Donating Members 872 Member For: 11y 2m 12d Gender: Male Posted 18/06/14 10:08 AM Share Posted 18/06/14 10:08 AM Small rubber joiner that connects the throttle body to the crossover pipe, might aswell replace all the other joiners you can see aswell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genuine honest person Member 2,769 Member For: 10y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: near brisbane Posted 18/06/14 11:22 AM Share Posted 18/06/14 11:22 AM loose hose clamps ? or maybe the boost solenoid needs cleaning with inox (like wd 40 only better ) there is a thread how to do this .there could be lots of reasons why it is down on power ,sorry but I am no mechanic .best of luck mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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