xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 16y 7d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 02/07/08 05:27 AM Share Posted 02/07/08 05:27 AM haha did this to my ute... took it for a spin in the wet... almost spun out it came on so much faster and harder lol wish I had read this when I first got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 15y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 26/08/08 05:15 AM Share Posted 26/08/08 05:15 AM sorry guys, still a little unsure when taking the battery out. since I have a factory alarm. how do I ensure it does not go off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip_brendanAKAfrosty Member 108 Member For: 15y 8m 7d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 03/09/08 11:27 AM Share Posted 03/09/08 11:27 AM did this to my ute this arvo... we took it round the corner and gave it abit, clutched it in 2nd and it almost felt like it overboosted and it pissed a sh*t load of black smoke out the back(went hard though lol), then when we stopped it was idling like sh*t and then stopped(stalled). so we quickly got under the bonnet and saused the problem. turns out when we must not have put the tube back on tight enough. it must have popped off when I clutched it. so to anyone doing this be sure to put it back on tight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman The Cleaning Dudes Ute Silver Donating Members 1,308 Member For: 18y 8d Gender: Male Location: Bentleigh, Vic, Australia Posted 03/09/08 03:42 PM Share Posted 03/09/08 03:42 PM I did this mod a few weeks ago and to be totally honest didnt notice much of a difference.Perhaps a tad better throttle response but nowhere nearly as much as everyone is harping on about.Maybe its just my car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchf6 Member 20 Member For: 15y 11m 1d Posted 17/09/08 12:36 PM Share Posted 17/09/08 12:36 PM yeah im with jman noticed not much at all must be my car too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Gender: Male Posted 18/09/08 01:39 AM Share Posted 18/09/08 01:39 AM (edited) I didn't notice too much of difference the last time I did it either, but im pretty sure I used way too much wd40. few seconds into the solonoid, but then got a little carried away while spraying it into the hose haha... Edited 18/09/08 01:39 AM by XR06T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr0500 Donating Members 321 Member For: 18y 3m 18d Gender: Male Location: Hobart, TAS Posted 30/09/08 06:55 AM Share Posted 30/09/08 06:55 AM An alternative to removing the battery (also for those reset-o-phobes) is to remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the radiator expansion tank and move it out of the way to get to the boost solenoid that way.Glad I read this suggestion before I tried the solenoid maintence, made it alot easier than trying to remove the battery or neither.....I tried both (being lazy) pretty hard pulling the battery out (I only have one hand at the moment, crushed my right middle finger). Once I had the radiatior expantion tank out of the way it was a piece of pi$$, boost feels alot more willing to come on now too Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Member 7 Member For: 16y 8m 6d Posted 30/09/08 03:37 PM Share Posted 30/09/08 03:37 PM I did the solenoid maintenance as described, and now the car seems to boost much harder from 2000-4000rpm. The only problem is that on full throttle the car stutters after 4000rpm and pops and crackles when I get off the throttle. My car is unmodified. Can anyone help?Also, I pout a hose clamp on the boost solenoid tube? is this necessary? was there supposed to be one there from stock?Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 30/09/08 11:34 PM Share Posted 30/09/08 11:34 PM WIth the stuttering, your cat could be cactus mate, get this checked out, but also check and change your spark plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeflex Member 45 Member For: 15y 7m Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 04/10/08 08:53 AM Share Posted 04/10/08 08:53 AM did the boost solenoid maintenance today car seems to be running better but when I pull up idle drops then jumps back up never did this before I disconnected the battery to perform maintenance could this have any thing to do with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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