Cracked Throttle Join Fg

[unclewal]

typical, I had the same happen on mine with 12,000kms on the car. Ford part is rubbish, grab a re-inforced silicone one and while you are at it get some better hose clamps the factory ones are rubbish. My tuner replaced mine for nothing. If you have the $$ spend $90 and get the elbow and joiners from Process west, but if you need the car now give Mick and Bel a ring and see if they have some around the workshop and sling them some $$

Edited 05/12/11 10:53 PM by unclewal

[tekaani]

had this happen on mine, be careful, ecu has probably been throwing more boost at it to compensate for the leak.

[FG50T]

Ford are useless they would only sell me the complete elbow with the join attatched for $250 because he could only find one part no.

Couldn't find anywhere with a 3.25" hose in stock either

[aussie1926]

mine had under 5000 on it when it cracked and it only comes from ford as one part with the elbow

[XYZ]

Yeah, mine went too and cost me my bottom end... :(

As tekaani said, be careful after you replace it as you will find there will be a heap more boost than standard going through it...

Edited 06/12/11 08:44 AM by XYZ

[FG50T]

Thanks for the heads up mate. This is the Turbosmart replacement part no. for anyone wanting to upgrade. 3.25" x 3.50" (83mm x 90mm) BLACK - TS-HS325090-BK

[XYZ]

Just get Mick to check the tune after you replace the part. Otherwise, drive it around for couple 100kms without pumping too much boost through it to allow the ECU to reset itself.