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Yeah awesome.. that was my next question haha I often hear the coolant bubble after a hot shutdown.. cool man.. thanks for that.

Probably a silly question but do you idle your xr6 turbo after givin a bit of boost around town and of so for how long? Mines just stock with a custom dyno tune on it.. thanks.

Thanks Keith.. can always count on you for a speedy reply! You think I'd be flat out getting a second hand garrett gt3540 off gumtree? Was gonna get one through ford but they're $2100 new excluding labor....

Does anybody have or know of anybody selling a GT3540 turbochargerfor a BF xr6 turbo? Also what are opinions of the eBay GT3540s you see on eBay? Stay completely away I imagine? Really need a new turbo and oil feed line.. all feedback appreciated.. thanks guys.

Alright thanks heaps man.. not sure.. asked a guy that tunes Ford's often said he fixes then is for $1500 I believe he said.. would it be worth doing that? Thanks.

Alrighty, thanks for the speedy replies guys.. another question.. the car is all stock only dyno tuned brought to 230rwkws.. would it need to be returned? If so would it be worth getting a set of second hand injectors if it's going to be tuned again?

Hey guys.. recently seized my stock turbo in my BF mk2 due to possible oil feed line.. just wondering where the best places to track second hand ones from? Ford quoted $2100 just for turbo and about 4 hundred plus for labor.. any advice or links would be appreciated.

Thanks guys.. such incredible feedback from people with great knowledge.. just wondering.. the tuner is 200 kilometers from me.. would I be able to have a high flow fuel pump installed here and be safe to drive it to have injectors and tune done? Would an f6 intercooler be worth sourcing? Thanks so much guys. And my lord that is one great lookin f6.. beautiful car.

Id be real happy for 300rwks even 280.. I heard stock tune you can get around 230-240rwks so surely bigger injectors would push you up past that.. to give you 250+.. not lookin at spending heaps on it.. im honestly just thinking injectors and a tune at the moment.. Its an 07 BF mk11 xr6 turbo 157,000km on clock had 144,000 when I got it.

Just another quick question, when looking at injectors is there a certain design for fords or any 42lb injectors will fit..?

Worth every penny those mods I bet.. I cant wait.. thanks heaps man. Ill update once I get the tune done.

Alright man.. I appreciate your time to reply.. ill have a look at fuel pumps.. and hopefully they're not too expensive.. thanks heaps dude.

Cheers for the quick response.. so even just put a highflow cat in and injectors with a tune will be a considerable power gain.. 42lbs are they 450cc? Would the monza do a better service than the stock bf xr6t intercooler or nah? Cheers.

Hey guys, I've got a stock BF XR6 turbo.. lookin for a bit more oomph.. just wondering what kind of power gains I could see with bigger injectors, intercooler and tune? Also, would you recommend 1000cc injectors? Also any info on monaza coolers.. are they any good? Thanks 😁

Yeah that's a good idea.. I just live in a small town in south australia. Not much here in ways of tuners or wreckers.. adelaide is 400km away and Melbourne is 500 away lol this is a stupid question but what would the odds be of gutting the cut/straight piping it what would the odds of doing damage be? If I put a highflow cat in with no tune would that be running the gauntlet also?..

Yeah true. I know what you sayin.. hes not a tuner just an exhaust specialist. This sucks lol

He said if the cats completely shagged he will just straight pipe it if not he'll clean it out.. I just need flow there. Cat is not making boost at all as is.

What about if I just get him to gut the cat? Would that be alright?

I said to a mate it could be a blocked cat and he said nah it'd be runnin real bad.. and I said it kind of is.. I cant afford an exhaust system at the moment or new cat, so im just goin to exhaust place tomorrow and they gonna cut the cat out and put straight pipe in.. that'll do the trick yeah? Until I upgrade with tune etc

Hey man, got the verdict back.. it was a blocked cat. Who would have thought lol

Thanks heaps for your input man. I appreciate it.

When hose come off there was oil puddled in turbo.. not heaps but enough to say its been getting oil.. if wastegate stuck open is that repairable rather easily or does that call for a new one? So pissed man.. always wanted an xr6 turbo and I finally get a mint lookin one and it makes bo boost for god sakes.. be like someone longing for an ss v8 and finally get one and it runs on I <3 Bananasing 6 cylinders. Frustrating.

I pulled piping off front of turbo, fan spins beautifully.. no play at all.. very frustrating.. I have it booked in with ford on Monday to have a look at it, but my understanding is that they dont replace wastegates.. if wastegate needs replacing they just replace the whole turbo.. have you ever heard of this issue before?..

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Hey guys.. my BF xr6 turbo has had the check engine line come off and on recently.. its very gutless to say the least.. took it to a workshop 2 days ago and they plugged a scan tool into it and it said wastegate fault.. not sure of open or stuck closed from memory.. its not making boost. The mechanic said his vr buick would eat it.. he was a half assed mechanic only took it to him because of his diagnostic tool.. could the turbo be smoked or the wastegate fault could be power issue? Thanks. Forgot to mention its all stock. 150,000km odo