vans down on power badly !

[kjdiscos]

ok here goes

no EML lights on the dash at all
Scanned with F super all clean
Checked intercooler bellows apart from slightly oil all good, but have replaced anyway,

I have noticed on the drivers side, The solid pipe that comes accross the block has sheared of its mounting bolts, Can put pictures on if need be.

in lower gears its fine, but up hills it realy struggles like having to drop down to 3rd to get up, where before she would breeze up in 5 or one drop to 4th.

Not sure what else to suggest or try.

Any pointers guys thanks

[gt_addict]

Any split in the hard plastic pipe across the engine that's sheared off?

I had an issue with the thin hard plastic pipe that's on the EGR valve to a solenoid on the bulkhead. It had snapped before the rubber end and after a couple of seconds on boost it would die.

[kjdiscos]

no its not split, had it off today, and fully degreased with some jiz stuff haha

Now the thin hard pipe, take alook at this photo,

Do you mean from this on bulkhead,The small thing black box ?




If so you know where it connects in the side of the egr into a small rubber pipe, Well its split, The solid pipe is fine, Can i get a replacement bit of rubber from ford do you know ???

It goes in here right ? onto like a small rubber pipe, about an inch or 2 long curved

[gt_addict]

That's the pipe. Some regular vacuum hose will do the job. Has done on mine since mine split. Replacement from fords is around £15 iirc.

[kjdiscos]

its not the fine pipe thats split, its the bit it pushes into is that what you meant ?

the hard thing plastic pipe is fine

[gt_addict]

The rubber is moulded to the pipe. Mine split on the EGR end. You could try taping it up with electrical tape?

[kjdiscos]

ahhh ok yeah its the egr end to on mine pal, mmmmmm

i will take get a new part i think, or try and tape it, like you say,

how did you fix it with vacuum hose ? can u remember what mm u used

[gt_addict]

The vacuum hose was a quick fix. Literally it lost power as soon as it came on boost so limped it to the nearest motor factors and bought a metre length of 3mm vacuum hose (i think). I just fitted both ends and tried driving again. Van didn't want to know again. A metre was too long so cut it to a similar length as the hard pipe and she's been fine ever since. Not entirely sure whether it was a placebo affect but since the vacuum hose instead of the hard pipe it felt like it came on boost stronger.

[kjdiscos]

cool ill give it a go mate,

i assume it just pulls of both ends the egr end solenoid end

[gt_addict]

Yep just pulls off both ends. Very tight fit though and getting a vacuum hose on there was fun too lol

[kjdiscos]

jeez tell me about hard !, I have fat fingers how the hell did you get it on down near the egr jeez !,

Off to ford for the part 13.50 plus vat hahaha

[kjdiscos]

what a joke ford are, went to get part the wrong one, the actual part is £5.85 plus vat got the part code if you want one,

they didnt have any stock,

so ive repaired the old one with self almagamting tape, and shes back to going up hills again at 75 to 80in 5th no drop down

so im happy again,

took it on ran on f super but noted there was no BAR reading, although its definately a million times better so dunno maybe glitch with system

[gt_addict]

Glad you got it sorted mate. I've got a new part sitting in the vans glovebox but I just can't be arsed to fit it. She's running fine with the vacuum hose on so why rock the boat

[kjdiscos]

hell yeah mate exactly ,

Tbh my repairs made the pipe more secure, thanks to the handy self elmagamting tape

[gt_addict]

That tape might have to be a new edition to the glovebox now then