Lucky i had christian to come help or id have been signing up for an RACQ membership to get towed. About 100m from the petrol station i thought id run out of fuel! filled a jerry can, put it in, still wasnt running right. Got to the fuel station after about 6 starts, and had to get a push the rest of the way. put in half a tank and STILL couldnt seem to run the car.
the problem was this: as soon as i revved the car, the revs would drop WAY back down and stall. Christian hit it on the head saying it will be drowning the motor but we thought it was cause id run it dry.
In the end after about 2 and a half hours, just as Christian came to have a look and i pressed the throttle to show him some smoke, i felt a big rush of air on my hand.
Turned out i boosted down the road and the pipe had popped off the intake manifold! ALL THAT TIME thats all the problem was! i bought fuel treatment crap and everything lol... wasted about $40 and some of christians time, so just thought id say thanks and post about the issue i had.. To explain in more detail, christian was right that the engine was flooding, but the reason was cause the ECU was pumping the fuel required for all that air the turbos would push, but the air wasnt making it.
Guess the lesson i learnt here is CHECK EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED before panicking, even if you think the cause is obvious.. (I was CERTAIN that the fuel lines were clogged from crap in the tank or something..)
the problem was this: as soon as i revved the car, the revs would drop WAY back down and stall. Christian hit it on the head saying it will be drowning the motor but we thought it was cause id run it dry.
In the end after about 2 and a half hours, just as Christian came to have a look and i pressed the throttle to show him some smoke, i felt a big rush of air on my hand.
Turned out i boosted down the road and the pipe had popped off the intake manifold! ALL THAT TIME thats all the problem was! i bought fuel treatment crap and everything lol... wasted about $40 and some of christians time, so just thought id say thanks and post about the issue i had.. To explain in more detail, christian was right that the engine was flooding, but the reason was cause the ECU was pumping the fuel required for all that air the turbos would push, but the air wasnt making it.
Guess the lesson i learnt here is CHECK EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED before panicking, even if you think the cause is obvious.. (I was CERTAIN that the fuel lines were clogged from crap in the tank or something..)