Mr Polson

Just ran in. BF is probably the pick of them for swapping into an earlier Falcon. FG onwards get a bit complicated with the rear sump & dipstick etc. I'd pull the sump and timing cover, clean them and reseal them. They basically leap from new around there, so 250,000kms wouldn't help that. Gives you a good chance to see the inside of the engine too. Good time to paint the rusty block too [emoji23] If you've got a spare rear main seal from a late xflow it'll fit the Barra. Same goes for the crank bearings.

Oh absolutely. The Barra transformed my Cruiser, and that still weighs 2.5t. But the other big advantage to the Barra, is you can tune the stock ECU. Pretty sure to do pretty much anything to EEC-IV or V, you need to chip them at minimum.

Barras are easy to swap and quite easy to run on the factory ECUs if you went that way. AU VCT was very primitive I think, most 4.0 swaps don't usually worry about the VCT.

This is a T5 (minus bell housing) Mine is a later T5 (EF/EL), which pairs really well to a 3.23 rear diff ratio.

Same ECU coolant sensor for XF right through to EL. AU onwards they changed to the cylinder head temp sensor instead of direct coolant temp. Also when trying to start it after flooding are you holding foot to the floor? Doing so switches the injectors OFF to clear accidentally flooding from the cylinders

Try unplugging the ISC and see if it runs? From memory, they should still run without it plugged in because I think you unplug it to set the base idle. Pretty sure they should also run without the MAF plugged in (but won't rev or drive).

Yes, it has to be a mechless unit (no CD/DVD player). It also has to have an AV input to allow for the heater control function. If your car has factory reverse camera you'll need a head unit with dual AV input, and plug the heater input into the 2nd/front input of the head unit. You also need to buy a seperate module and external speaker if your car has factory reverse sensors and you want them to continue working with the Aerpro kit. You shouldn't have any security issues as the car anti-theft is part of the ECU on Falcons, and you reinstall the same module behind the new radio as what was on the old one. It's been designed to be as plug and play as possible, no reprogramming is required. Most you have to do is set up the heater controls correctly. Aerpro have been working on this kit for a long time, and what they've (finally) brought to market is quite an impressive upgrade to the factory unit, especially as one type fits all, regardless of dual zone/single zone, low, mid or high series. Aerpro have a YouTube video on how to install and setup

Where'd the hose come from? Not sure if they changed, but if they did, it's possible whoever sold it either didn't know they changed or didn't explain/tell you about the difference in thread?

I think only some T5s had that balance thing. I don't have it on mine, no issues at all.

Not for XE, mine is for EEC4 which was XF. XE had Bosch system.

Think it'll depend a lot on the gearbox too. My ute is great with a late E series T5 and 3.23

I was going to say Auto Surplus, would've thought you'd know of them through work, we use them all the time for old rarer parts

Pretty standard procedure for you mainlanders to have masks on these days isn't it?

Very philosophical question in a way, made me think of the Ship of Theseus, where a ship is repaired over and over again over time until every part has been replaced, is it still the original or now considered a replacement? Personally with a car I'd base it on the main middle section, if that's original then you're just doing repairs to the front & back of it.

The coolant temp sensor in the brass fitting off the side of the head is where the ECU gets its coolant temp from, and adjusts idle speed based on that. I don't think it's as simple as fast idle on or off, fast idle should slowly come down as temp goes up. E series have that switch in the thermostat housing, and from memory it's the same part number.

Depends if they were cheap nasty ball joints or good quality ones. For peace of mind I'd check them for movement, they make quite a mess when the fail.

I'd try sway bar mounts first (also called D bushes). You'll have to measure your bar to the millimetre before buying new ones, and measure it either where the bush is or right next to it, clean it first or dirt/grease/grime will affect measurement

Territories are shocking for front suspension until about 09, must be to do with the twin ball joint setup

I think you can ignore anything in that article about computers or sensors if you're planning on converting to carby.

Not off the shelf, can possibly source one but kits are pretty uncommon now, most people just put new fuel pumps on these days.

Most gearboxes are relatively simple, but lack of common knowledge seems to be what scares most people. Same with autos, they're rather simple in how they work but because it's seen as a specialist thing people avoid them. Bet you drove carefully with that glass in the back of the wagon!!

EgoXF hasn't been at alpha for years now. You'll also find Alpha recently packed up shop and moved to Qld - fairly sure they reopened up there but not 100% sure.

XG probably changed to the skinny gasket when EF came out at a guess?

EA gasket is like ED/XG, it's the big flat wide one. In EF they went to a skinny gasket and shaped the rocker cover to avoid having to use the half moons - basically cast into the rocker cover if that makes sense

Get the ECU from the car you get the gearbox from as the ECU is paired to the TCM and from what I've heard it's tricky to try and re-pair them. Shifter is different, not sure if it's compatible or not but they are different. That's about the extent of my knowledge on it