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General => General Technical => Topic started by: m4drx on February 12, 2007, 11:11:28 AM

Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: m4drx on February 12, 2007, 11:11:28 AM
just wanted to know whether there is a write up on how to do this at all?

i have looked through but i cant seem to find one.

appreciate any help.


Cheers
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: jonrx7uk on February 12, 2007, 12:48:12 PM
Try this

http://robrobinette.com/hoses.htm

Cheers
Jon
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: m4drx on February 12, 2007, 12:54:26 PM
cheers, that site is very good just hoping there is another one with step by step pics so i can be sure everything is done right etc.

cheers
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: probedb on February 12, 2007, 02:26:31 PM
Just be methodical and do one pipe at a time, making sure you check the solenoids as you go as well.
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: m4drx on February 12, 2007, 02:33:35 PM
i have replaced alot of it and i am quite confident with the car and it gets quite cosy under there after a while (if the weather was better and i didnt get a backache every time :) ) but i havent got a mityvac here to test any of the solonoids + taking some bits off is just guess work for me & i just wanted to be sure.

i think i will do the entire thing soon, but first i need to get my problems fixed - its booked in on wednesday anyway.

the probelems have gone from hesitation to boost spike type symptoms sometimes hitting 0.91 then fuel cut i think - before it used to be hesitation but i am just confused now!
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: probedb on February 12, 2007, 03:11:57 PM
Hmm, could that possibly be issues with the wastegate or the turbos now rather than vacuum? Do you have a straight through exhaust and no PFC or something? Oh well at least it\'s booked in :)
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: m4drx on February 12, 2007, 03:26:07 PM
no decat etc, no obvious reason but symptoms were bad hesitation so i changed many things, plugs, wastegate & pre control solenoid, hoses, ecu etc but i still had some hesitation then after a few boosts 0.5 bar boost restriction.

i have only put my foot down a little recently because i have been worried about detonation due to either a bad earth not providing enough spark or dodgy injector sticking etc (and the sheer amount of snow!)  but when i did a little yesterday i got 0.75 bar sometimes then 0.91 once and then 0.85 for a while but only the primary was spiking?
Title: Rats Nest write up/pics?
Post by: Grizzly on February 12, 2007, 06:31:44 PM
Make sure you cut the pipes off the Solanoids (they are plastic and Snap real easy)