think outside the box!

**offtheclockuk** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 17:05

hi all,

this was going to be a moan about the t5 not working but has been revived to a yay i fixed it thread!

a couple of days ago i obtained a free forge recirc dv blanking plate (cheers tyron) when i fitted it, i stood over the engine and manually revved it by hooking my finger under the throttle cover, you know how it works.

it sounded great, im a fan of the chirpy chirpy cheep cheep sound so was well pleased, till i drove it!

it felt bloody awful, no go, slow to spool, and less boost, i was gutted!

i checked and replaced most of the vac lines and blanked any i didnt need, i just couldnt understand it, so reluctantly i changed it back to standard after only 2 hours, a pain in the arse job but made simpler by ratchet spanners.

off we go again for a drive, but to my dismay its the same, flat as hell,
so over a couple of days i mope and complain to every one who would listen, must have disturbed something, kinked a pipe etc.

been back under the bonnet today to triple check every thing, all ok, no leaks or probs, till i pull the throttle cover off to re check the vac tree and find that the throttle cable is hanging off the cam/spindle to one side,i had inadvertantly unhooked it when i twisted the spindle without tension on the cable, hook it back straight and off for a drive and guess what.....

IT FEELS LIKE ITS FIXED!!!!

i must be a right nugget, i caused the fault then couldnt find it!

so when fault finding, be sure to check the less obvious things that seem not to be related, i would never have thought to check it but found it by accident.

thanks for sticking with a long winded thread, got there in the end eh!

james.

must get tyron using the forum he has a remapped 850 t5 with a hybrid turbo and polished n ported head etc, friggen rapid it is!

by the way ill be putting the plate back on then not revving it like a kn*b!

**p fandango** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 18:11

lol been there done that

**offtheclockuk** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:27

i know,must be loads done the same thing, just thought id share my noobness with everyone!

**Flatout Phil** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:30

Look on the bright side - you won't make that mistake again! Yes, I have my fair share of such tales too...so don't feel too bad!

**p fandango** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:31

i normally forget to put the HT lead back onto the coil then wonder why it won't start, or forget to tighten one of the boost pipes which everyone knows leads to a brown trouser moment when it pops off

**BruceT** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:33

Originally Posted by p fandango

lol been there done that

Ditto...

**offtheclockuk** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:44

just funny to think id bleated on to cameron about it, and had all kinds of serious suggestions as to the fault,

and p fandango, if its anything like the first time i hit the boost cut, im not surprised it causes brown pants

james

**p fandango** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:47

Originally Posted by offtheclockuk

just funny to think id bleated on to cameron about it, and had all kinds of serious suggestions as to the fault,

haven't seen him about for a while

and p fandango, if its anything like the first time i hit the boost cut, im not surprised it causes brown pants

certainly on par with the boost cut, loud pop & engine dies

**offtheclockuk** · Sunday 30th January 2011, 19:54

Originally Posted by p fandango

haven't seen him about for a while

he works at the garage across the road from where i work, so i see him a lot, he admitted himself he hasnt been on here so much since he took his motor off the road while he sorts the manual conversion, i guess he'll be back on soon,

either that or ill give him a nudge to drop in, funny coz i saw him just yesterday

james