Problem with BA XR6 turbo, any advice would be much appreciated

[lukey06]

Hi Guys, I've recently brought a BA XR6 Turbo ute, manual of course...

Anyways, this is my first turbo car I've had so don't know much about them... Basically the car was running fairly well when I first brought the car about 2 weeks ago.

In the past week she just not running the same/well. It's not boosting like it use to and sometimes runs rough, like its missing a beat or 2... However, all this problems happen about 5 minutes after you start it and drive it. When you first start the car and take it for a drive it's fine, after 5 minutes and when it' starts to warm up that's when and doesn't boost as well and seams to missing beats... Now the other thing I should add is that this has all started after I washed the engine and engine bay before that it was sweat but ever since after that its been in well...

I've checked vacuum hose's and service air filter/pod... 

Any ideas what it could be..?

Thanks.

[k31th]

you've killed either the coils or the spark plugs by washing the engine bay, most likely.

 

replace the plugs first, as they're cheap.

 

if that doesn't fix it, try moving around coils etc to try and trace the fault.

 

[arronm]

Yep. Sounds about right.  Water easily enters the coil tunnel. 

 

Keith is right, seeing as you are pulling it apart may as well change the plugs.  

 

If it still plays up and it's coils only buy genuine.

 

Also check all connections.   You may have a boost leak 

Edited 23/02/18 03:58 AM by arronm