bionic_oosty Legacy Donating Member 241 Member For: 14y 8m 2d Gender: Male Location: Sydney/Wollongong Posted 04/06/12 09:06 AM Posted 04/06/12 09:06 AM Glad to hear it if that's the case! Just looks like a black dial from what I can see with a torch.. So thought I should make sure I Haven't thrown anything out of whack.
hotxr8 Member 49 Member For: 15y 11m Gender: Male Posted 06/06/12 03:36 AM Posted 06/06/12 03:36 AM Did this on Saturday, now I don't get the hesitation going from off throttle to on throttle (and back) at low speed (up to 80kph) in higher gears. (5sp manual) 1
Falcon SXR8 New Member 3 Member For: 14y 4m 5d Posted 09/06/12 10:35 AM Posted 09/06/12 10:35 AM Just noticed today when I have the ignition on without car running and push the throttle at about half throttle the boost solenoid starts buzzing is that normal ??? I noticed it while trouble shooting some other problems I have with my T at the moment Thanks
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 21y 1m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/06/12 02:08 PM Posted 17/06/12 02:08 PM FordXR6Turbo DIY - Boost SolenoidBoost solenoid maintenance where we have "the Doc" aka daztbo showing us how to spray some WD40 into the 2 hose pipes leading into the boost solenoid to give your T a new bounce in boost After it was done - couldn't believe it could makes such a difference but boost felt like it was coming on nice and strong Caveat emptor DIY this tip! Enjoy 2
Tglamo Member 11 Member For: 14y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/06/12 09:27 AM Posted 19/06/12 09:27 AM Managed to do this trick today,boy what a difference,managed to do it without moving the battery or pipe,just unscrewed the solenoid bracket and wollaaa! I highly recommend this made a big difference down low,boosting hard again! Chin chin 1
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Legacy Donating Member 2,768 Member For: 15y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 20/06/12 12:17 AM Posted 20/06/12 12:17 AM (edited) Daztbo looks like Harry Kewell. Edited 20/06/12 12:18 AM by Ciaran
MattNaylor Member 9 Member For: 14y 1m 15d Gender: Male Location: Tauranga, NZ Posted 03/09/12 11:11 AM Posted 03/09/12 11:11 AM Will be doing this when I service my car tomorrow! Sounds awesome!
crazyxa Member 84 Member For: 19y 6m 3d Posted 07/09/12 03:05 AM Posted 07/09/12 03:05 AM Hi all,Hust a heads up that carbie / throttle bottle cleaner will do the job just as well or better to clear blow by oil that gums up the solenoid.Cheers
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Legacy Donating Member 2,768 Member For: 15y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 07/09/12 03:46 AM Posted 07/09/12 03:46 AM Daztbo looks like Harry Kewell.No-one agrees?
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/09/12 03:54 AM Posted 07/09/12 03:54 AM Hi all,Hust a heads up that carbie / throttle bottle cleaner will do the job just as well or better to clear blow by oil that gums up the solenoid.Cheersjust make sure the cleaner is safe for use on rubber parts otherwise it well make sweet sweet love to the diaphragm in the solenoid.
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