turbo06x2 Member 14 Member For: 15y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: act Posted 12/08/08 07:15 AM Share Posted 12/08/08 07:15 AM I there I was hoping someone could help me out with a problem I have been having with my 2006 xr6 turbo,the last 2 weeks or so the car has been feeling like it has been missing so I got it checked at and they did a jet clean on it as there was alot of carbon build up(so I was told) anyway the car has still got a bite of a shake to it but not as bad as it did.had anyone out there had the same problem as me and if so what did you do to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 12/08/08 11:51 PM Share Posted 12/08/08 11:51 PM Id suggest using injector cleaner a bit more often and you also might wanna look at changing your plugs. You could also clean your throtle body as wellAnother thing that could help would be to give your car a good hard run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antigravity Member 332 Member For: 17y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast!!!! QLD Posted 13/08/08 12:09 AM Share Posted 13/08/08 12:09 AM Another thing that could help would be to give your car a good hard run.Funnily enough I agree. Some people may say that its best to baby your car, but I've found my car runs best after I've givin it a hiding. I don't mean smashing it against the rev limiter, doing donuts, but I mean letting it rev, stretching its legs a little bit.My car has almost 150,000kms and was neglected for a while while it was the missus car while I bussed it to work but since then I've:Changed oilChanged oil filterChanged fuel filterHigh flow air filterCleaned boost solenoid a number of timesChanged to 0.8mm plugsRan a couple of injector cleaners through itOnly run it on 98ron fuelCleaned Throttle Body a number of timesCleaned oil out of turbo inletCleaned out crossover and connected hoses (found a lot of slimey stuff along the inside walls of the hoses)Tightened manifold/turbo bolts numerous timesReset cam timing and reset ECUAnd it's purring like a content kitten now.Give those things a go and see how the car feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo06x2 Member 14 Member For: 15y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: act Posted 13/08/08 12:26 AM Author Share Posted 13/08/08 12:26 AM thanks guys for your thoughts, I will give them all a go, being from the act there is not to many places I can go to strech her legs so I might go for a trip to the coast on the week end and see how she pulls up thanks heaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 13/08/08 04:28 PM Share Posted 13/08/08 04:28 PM Changed oilChanged oil filterChanged fuel filterHigh flow air filterCleaned boost solenoid a number of timesChanged to 0.8mm plugsRan a couple of injector cleaners through itOnly run it on 98ron fuelCleaned Throttle Body a number of timesCleaned oil out of turbo inletCleaned out crossover and connected hoses (found a lot of slimey stuff along the inside walls of the hoses)Tightened manifold/turbo bolts numerous timesReset cam timing and reset ECUThanks antigravity, I've just purchased a second hand T yesterday and while the performance is exhilarating enough as is I suspect it might need a bit of a going over...beyond what the dealer did for it over the few days it was there, hahaha. I'm printing this list Good luck turbo06x2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo06x2 Member 14 Member For: 15y 8m 15d Gender: Male Location: act Posted 13/08/08 10:24 PM Author Share Posted 13/08/08 10:24 PM hi there phyber, you wont be sorry with your turbo after driving my t I dont think I will ever look back, in the last day or so it seams to be running alot smother than it did when I first posted I got every thing check the day after antigravity posted comments and the car is running alot better so good luck with your new toy and thanks again to antigravity and revheadrobbo for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 14/08/08 06:42 PM Share Posted 14/08/08 06:42 PM Excellent news! Blew some cobwebs out tonight with the old man, what a laugh! Better give it some of this TLC this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 20y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 14/08/08 08:46 PM Share Posted 14/08/08 08:46 PM Yeah fellas they are top cars. Ive had mine almost 3 years and still cant wipe the smile off my face. Every time I drive it its like the first time.Just wait till the mod bug hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antigravity Member 332 Member For: 17y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast!!!! QLD Posted 15/08/08 05:04 AM Share Posted 15/08/08 05:04 AM Glad I was able to help! I reckon they're great cars as well. Only thing that lets them down is their handling when stock, and the build quality.If my car didn't make so much noise over bumpy roads, I'd love it to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m 3d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 15/08/08 05:59 PM Share Posted 15/08/08 05:59 PM Yeah it's a bit noisy, but I love my music so that tends to distract me from the noise.I'm rapidly becoming annoyed at all the bumps in the roads though, speedbumps you can't see at night as you turn into a servo and bottom out...drive through Maccas with speed bumps that scrape even though I'm going like 5Km/h...must be the fat mates hahahahaha...Guess I have to park and walk in next time - or avoid the Mc all together, I don't like their junk anyway :DBut yeah, so low! Damn cheap roads >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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