Jay Baby

10 minutes ago, SPArKy_Dave said:

 

The thermostat could be faulty?

@CHESTNUTXE, got a faulty Dayco thermostat just recently.

that would be just my luck... brand new and still F*%@+D 

4 minutes ago, SPArKy_Dave said:

Could just be a loose/oxidised battery terminal and/or a loose/oxidised wire on the starter.

I'd suggest to check those things first, and see how it goes.

I really don’t want to risk it not starting again,  it was a massive pain last time. I think I’m just going to pull it and fork out for a freshy. I’ll of course clean up connections also. 

On 4/19/2020 at 6:46 PM, XCeed said:

My old boss often said, "You can't improve what you don't measure".

Yep as soon as I get it going again I’ll be sure to calculate fuel consumption for sure. 

1 hour ago, Jay Baby said:

Yeah ok cheers bud I’ll give it a go what’s the worst that could happen

Am I correct in thinking there are only 2 bolts? So apart from a bit hard to reach it’s a pretty straight forward job? Remove battery connection than 2 bolts and swap it out? 

1 hour ago, gerg said:

Yep, that's under the inlet manifold. It's a bit of a shit to get to the top bolt, at least on later ones (EF onwards). You need a long wobble extension bar and a couple of shorter extensions to get in next to the distributor with a ratchet.

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Yeah ok cheers bud I’ll give it a go what’s the worst that could happen

Starter motor is there....

On 4/19/2020 at 10:42 AM, gerg said:

XG has the E-series engine, with the starter on the inlet side. If you say your starter is on the exhaust side, you have an XF engine.

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Is that right? Does that mean because it’s a 93 the first of the XG’s they brought a few out with the previous motor? Or has it simply had a conversion? 

I ended up running a “dayco” thermostat and a new housing from ebay. 

Just thought I’d close this post out, changed out thermostat and thermostat housing. Still uses same amount of fuel and stats really cool on temp gauge. So I’m guessing these are just pigs on fuel and she stays cool . Anyway cheers guys 

It’s actually just turned over and ran... I tried it a few times and no problems. So I’m guessing the starter motor is on its way out? I think iv also located it. Is it under the exhaust manifold on passenger side close to the fire wall? If it is it looks like a nightmare to replace

Gday crew,

I know this is rookie but hey that’s how it is... just trying to start my XG and it clicks but nothing else so I think my starter motor is gone. Just wondering the location of the starter motor on XG falcon utes? I have had a car years ago did the same and tapped it and she ran. I just want to make sure it’s the starter motor and see how accessible it is. Also pretty sure I’ll be able to do it myself but just need to have a look. Cheers in advance guys 

Cheers lads,  

3 minutes ago, bear351c said:

 

No mate. Not really an issue.  You may find your oil is sludgy, under the rocker cover, when you pull it down, as the oil is designed to run at high temp.  Change your oil and filter when you get a spare $50.

 

You computer will try to compensate, as Dean said, by thinking the engine is cold, and adding more fuel to richen it up. Temp gauge should be a third to half way up when fully warmed up.

If you run without a thermostat, you may actually 'overheat' your engine. (coolant travels too quickly through the radiator, and doesn't have time to cool down, basically)

No worries Rocker cover gasket needs replacing anyway so when I do that I’ll do thermostat, oil and filter too. Cheers bud 

Yeah solid I’ll get into this now and also check the thermostat after iv got another ready to replace it with. Iv been researching all day and the only information I can find on damage from stuck open or missing thermostat is fuel consumption. I think maybe the previous owner had it stuck shut and car was overheating so they just removed it? I’ll only know when I pull it I suppose 

Either that or the previous owner has had it stuck shut and just removed it? As the gasket glue looks pretty crappy and home job done. I think I’m just going to replace it...

Sorry to keep bothering you deankdx but if my thermostat is actually stuck open what problems can this cause? Apart from fuel economy? I will definitely replace but probably can’t do it straight away. Obviously it’s not as bad underheating my car than overheating but can I cause more damage with a stuck open thermostat?  

Found a few thermostats  on eBay and they pretty cheap, I might just change it anyway. At least if I do that I know it’s sweet and not stuck open as I’m more worried about that now than fuel consumption but if it helps with fuel that’s a bonus. But yeah the Ute never gets hot at all and I’m actually thinking you must be right about it being stuck open 

Iv been reading up and I think you’ve got it... the thermostat must be stuck open as the car never gets hot. It literally never even makes it very much passed the start line of the “normal” part of the temp gauge. If it has a thermostat? I’m just trying to find it now. If it does and it’s stuck open is that a WD-40 kind of thing or should I replace it? First I need to find it I guess

I’m not actually positive what it’s getting in kms to litre I’ll have to monitor it and let you know. I run it on 95 octane as I was told by my mate that’s the best for those motors. Would you reckon I should swap to 98? Will that make a difference? He says that the older cars are fine on 95 but iv always been under the impression 98 is the best for everything. 

Gday Lads, 

hope everyone’s  been ok in these very uncertain times . If your anything like me “isolate yourself” means working on Falcon and Harley . Anyway question is I recently got my XG Falcon and I have enjoyed pulling cluster, fixing odometer, changing dash lights to LED, running a sexy tray liner and tarp and generally messing with it. However I am very bewildered buy the fuel consumption of this thing ? For it being a six cylinder it’s actually ridiculous how much fuel this thing uses just driving it normally not towing or anything. I had a hilux with an LS2 in it and yeah that chewed juice but come on...that was a beast. I was telling a mate about it the other day and he laughed and said that’s just the straight 6 for ya. Is he right? Are they just very uneconomical? Or is there something I can check or do? 
cheers in advance guys 

yeah I’m with you I have a pretty flash locksmith near my house I might just take the OG key to him and hit him up

Hello,

just wondering what the go with getting a spare key for my 1993 XF falcon Ute.  I realise they have “smart lock”? And wondering if I can order these off eBay or.... what?

cheers boys just scared of only having one key 

Just thought I’d wrap up the thread Got the cluster going and installed with the dash lights upgraded to white LEDs 

cheers for your help Lads now running a 1993 XG with only 137500kms

yeah no worries I’ll make sure they all work before I reassemble everything

Just decided I’m going to do a dash cluster light conversion while the cluster is out Cheap as chips on eBay be mad not too