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That is true about the heater hoses in the firewall getting in the way, since I had a clevo in a 85 XF,.....but a work around is ( if your not interested in A.C ), is to plumb the heater hoses into the AC core...........( some hunting in supercheap for S bend heater hoses did the trick )and I guarantee you 100%.......you will get better heat in the cabin, thanks to the bigger AC core....and i just cut the ends of the original heater core and plumbed them up............

Hey guys, I've attached a set of dual thermo fans to my 250 crossflow ( years ago ), and have always been hindered by the shaft of the water pump that the original fan was mounted to, because it makes the removal of the thermo fans a pain in the ass. Is it possible to cut off the thread/shaft ( because it's redundant without viscous fan )on the water pump without causing damage to the water pump?

didn't know these electric water pumps existed.......might be worth looking into....

As for the UNI............we took that with us, ( though I dont think we used it ), I had a T5 gearbox, and that UNI matched up to the EB diff..............this happened 20 years ago, and I can barely remember last week.

We used the callipers that were on the EB diff, since I originally had drums................and we changed the coils .( because they didnt match the fronts on my XF ). If memory serves me right, we were able to use the brake lines from the XF and mount them to the EB diff..........though there was some custom brackets made. Nothing too trivial.

I was able to use a EB2 series diff ( LSD ), into my 84 XF ( sedan )..........no issues. Though I had to be creative with the handbrake cable. The XF handbrake splits under the car, while it splits on the EB Diff. ( i dont know what it dose on a XE ( probably the same ).

hEY GUYS , Im wanting a bit more launch power in my el xr8 ( 4 speed auto ), and it has the factory diff with the ratio 3:45. My question is if I change it to 4:11 ratio...can it mount in the original diff or is something more needed?

Cheers ! I'll check on the high stall requirements....... Though, by changing the diff gears.........will I have any ECU issues? ( erratic gear changes ) or some other electrical issue?

Hey guys. I was just going through the 'max ellery repair book 94 - 98', and noticed there are several different sized fuel tanks foe EFs to ELs. ( page 258 ) standard size - 68 litre fairmont, ghia, fairlane, ltd ( v8 ) 80 litre Station wagons 72 litre and optional 85 litre tank for sedans. I have never pulled my tank out, nor have I seen one loose. I would expect that somewhere on the tank it will tell its capacity or am I wrong? Has anybody ever come across the 85 litre tank for a sedan?

I've been wondering why my battery is a bit flat after sitting 2 days in the garage and just discovered by boot light in a EL xr8 ( 98 ) is staying on. I've searched for the switch around the hinges and cant locate it......where is it hidden? Also, while in the boot, will a amp bracket from an NL fit into the EL? My current amp is mounted under the parcel shelf and hope to relocate it to above the rear wheel arch use the bracket from the NL to hide the amp.....

nope , I didnt find or fix the problem. I've just pulled the bulb

Hey guys, We are ready to mount my 140amp ( one wire alternator )on to my XF (250 crossflow), and have come into a conundrum. The instructions state that the alternator has to be earth, but have seen instances where it has not been earthed. Can some inform me of why it can work 'not being earthed' and 'being earthed'?

Hey guys, has anybody had a chance to use these 140 amp alternators for the 250 cross flow? ( they are available on ebay )

It's is a solid bracket, and cant be maneuvered. I will just have to grind very gently, and no doubt, it will take several attempts to get it right.Cause as it stands, the alt bracket sits perfectly in the XD alt bracket, and I could only fit 1 copper washer at the back in there to take up the slack. cheers

yeah, thats a great idea. I'd have to grind the front of the bracket and add washers to the back to push it forward..... cheers

ok, so the alternator is all bolted and strapped in, i ran an earth to the block from the alt( though I'm confident that i didnt need to, but did anyway ), and the alt charges at 14:68 and 14:58 at the battery in the boot. The volt guage ( xf ghia ) sits 7-9 bar, where before it would sit between 4 -6 , and my speco volt guage is just above 14 volt. And as suspected, the battery light is on, so i will need to pull the bulb. The only issue, is the alt pulley dosent line up perfectly with the water pump pulley. It's not dead straight as it use to be. The alt mount is bolted perfectly, and I cant pull the alt back any further than it is. To be dead straight, the alt would have to go back a maximum of 5mm . I've revved the car passed 3500 rpm and i havent slipped the belt. Honestly, i dont think this is a problem but if i start breaking/jumping belts, I will have to re-visit on how to do this.

Cheers

Yes, thats how my set-up is. And worse case scenario, is that if it isn't earthed right, the alternator wont charge?

good call....cheers

just before i get around to attaching this alternator, why would i have to earth the alternator to the block? Cause right now, i have the factory set-up on the XF, with the 3 wire set-up and have recently added a 8mm charging wire in place of the original set-up. cause right now, i have a earthing strap between the block to the chaise.

Cheers......and i guess worse case scenario....if the battery light stays on, i can just remove the bulb from the dash

Ok, so this an old post I started and have finally purchased the XD bracket and am ready to mount my aeroflow alternator and of course I'll be going from 3 wire to 1 wire set - up. Obviously all i have to do is just connect the charge wire and tuck the other 2 back into the harness, but will my red battery light on the xf ghia dash stay on, since it's lost the signal......? And having the XF ghia digital dash, will i show volt charge on that, or will that start flashing at me?

Hello people of oz falcon i have purchased a j3 chip over 4 years ago, ( Increased to the au MAF 70mm, while retaining the el xr8 MAF with ss induction) and have not had an issue's ever until recently.........my el xr8 2 has seem to develop a few annoying issues. Symptoms are when i put my foot down, it feels to hesitate before it accelerates, and if i stick to a consistent speed, i can feel it lightly hesitating, and have to accelerate to stop the hesitating. Hesitating in my terminology means, it feels like fuel is being restricted. And when i start the car on a cold morning, it starts up, but then have to push the accelerator to push the idle up before it stabilizers, because if i dont, the car will stall, but then i can fire it back up and she seems normal. I have replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter, air filter, brand new MAF and have a new isc on route to me currently. My fuel consumption has sky rocketed to 35 litres to 175km, where before i would get 400km to 60 litres ( 2 months ago ). I'm not really getting any higher rpm through the gears changes, but fuel consumption is killing me. Any ideas?

How dose someone bypass/remove the EGR set-up from the car? I've seen quite a few car's without it?

sorry, that's what i meant. i should of said the top and lower manifold. my bad.....