I’ve had the car back for around two weeks now, so it’s probably time I did some out-loud thinking about it. The initial issues had me pretty worried. The coolant leak was a complete non-event, thanks mainly to Mark sourcing and fitting a new thermostat housing for me while I was at work. The flex [...]
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XR6 results
Posted: 3rd September 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: economy, exhaust, exhaust note, flex plate, performance, tow-truck, Turbo, XR6
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Another car breakdown
Posted: 18th August 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: broken, damaged, exhaust, flex plate, tow, tow-truck, truck, Turbo, XR6
Well, the XR6 had been gone for around four weeks when i picked it up on Friday just gone. Ten minutes after I picked it up, I had a rupture in the cooling system, a problem that my friend Mark fixed for me on Sunday, while I was at work. To be safe, I brought [...]
XR6 – Progress?
Posted: 13th August 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: intercooler, performance, Turbo, work, workshop, XR6
I phoned CV Performance again around midday Thursday, and my turbo had just arrived. The plan was to put some of the guys on assembly for the car until late-night, and call in an extra guy for Today (being that it’s 1:30am Friday..). With any luck, the car should be finished around 4pm. I’ve got [...]
Turbo problems – more delays
Posted: 28th July 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: Bas, Con, corolla, CV, CV Performance, oil, power steering, problems, Turbo, turbo delays
The turbocharger arrived at CV Performance this morning, and I spoke to Con on the phone not long afterwards, but there was something wrong with it, so it has now been sent back. I haven’t been informed of what the issue is exactly, but I’m assuming that the stuff-up was when it was sent for [...]
XR6 intercooler shipping delays
Posted: 22nd July 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: flow, heat dissipation, intercooler, process west, shipping delay
It was originally suggested that my car repairs would take only two days. Today is day four, and some of the parts only just arrived. There was a small shipping hold-up with the parts from Process West. Apparently I’m going to be getting a new experimental intercooler, which is similar to their stage three. Instead [...]
XR6 – The bad news
Posted: 22nd June 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: CV Performance, new turbo, oil change, oil feed line, oil starvation, service, XR6 Turbo
Yesterday was service time at CV Performance. The service went without a hitch, as you could imagine. When the time came for them to replace my oil feed line for the turbo, they pulled out the old filter, and unfortunately it had already clogged up, and caused oil starvation to the turbo (evident by the [...]
XR6 Turbo – oil feed issues
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: bearing problems, broken turbo, noisy turbo bearing, oil feed line, turbo bearing, XR6, XR6 Turbo
With the BA (and possibly BF) series of turbo XR6 Falcons, there is an issue with the standard oil feed line running too close to the turbo. The pipe comes in over the top of the turbo, over a high-heat area. Ford have a replacement for the pipe these days, but most of the performance [...]
XR6 Maintenance schedule
Posted: 7th June 2010 by Striker in XR6 TurboTags: CV Performance, falcon, ford, modification, service, Turbo, XR6
Having just got the car through rego with nothing more than two rear tyres, I considered myself fairly lucky. The car is developing a few nigglies, but nothing serious. Driver’s power window is slow. Bonnet release catch falls down. Warping of the material around the shifter. It’s servicing time, and I’m not happy with the [...]
Car registration time
Posted: 3rd June 2010 by Striker in Driving Blog, XR6 TurboTags: adrenaline, Bridgestone, car, registration, Turbo, tyres, wheels, XR6, XR6 Turbo
For the last two days, I’d noticed that the car had started pulling to the left slightly. Very un-usual, given this car drives absolutely perfectly. Last night, as I came out of Cats (the musical), I noticed that the left rear tyre was almost flat. I stopped in at a BP to fill it, and [...]
With the Australian summer again doing what it does best (pissing me off), I thought it was high time to get the windows of the car tinted. So I picked up the phone, called Malcolm at Prestige & Custom Car Salon (Castle Hill), and booked the car in. I’d just dropped the car off, when [...]
