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Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« on: 11 March 2017, 09:47:39 »

As regulars will know, the Battlebus has been somewhat challenged when it comes to power.  Well, with the help of that DTM fella, we had a little fettle with it on Tuesday evening, and think we've found the fault, or at least a big part of it - the intake manifold, like the 2.2DTi Omega, benefits from a bit of a clean occasionally.

MDTM, I believe, did take a couple of pics, so I'll see if he fancies posting them up.


Unfortunately, it wasn't playing ball on rebleeding afterwards, so had to leave it at a certain railway place, and get Mrs TB to come and get me.

Unfortunately, Mrs TB got about 20 miles, then came to a complete standstill, as the M1 was closed, and when she got off the motorways, the local roads were all at a standstill. So MDTM gave me a lift south, and Mrs TB creeped north.

MDTM then spend Thurs eve fitting a priming bulb, changing the leak-offs, and getting the car started.

Yesterday, Mrs TB dropped me off at MDTM's work, so he could take me back to Nottingham to collect the bus.


Performance? I need to run Tech2 over it, clearing out and resetting everything, but initial thoughts are its often still sluggish trying to accelerate medium/hard from lowish rpm (but responds much better with very light throttle, making cruising at 50mph much easier, as before I'd have to run through the gears).  However, whereas before it wouldn't rev beyond 3000rpm, it now pulls properly to 4k and beyond.


So, huge, huge thanks to Marks DTM Calib for everything.  Even if I did hear him mutter "I'm starting to bloody hate your car" ;D
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #1 on: 11 March 2017, 12:24:05 »

 :y good egg that DTM.
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #2 on: 11 March 2017, 13:38:32 »

I've seen the pics. Well and truely gummed up!

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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #3 on: 11 March 2017, 14:41:32 »

From the state of the inlet manifold it looked like you had been trying to run it on coal dust.

Oh, and from the paint code it would appear that the car is actually that rare silver colour though you wouldn't know by looking at it.
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #4 on: 11 March 2017, 14:47:14 »







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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #5 on: 11 March 2017, 15:10:51 »

Jesus!  :o  ;D
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2017, 15:35:46 »

That'll fo it! :o :o
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #7 on: 11 March 2017, 15:40:50 »

Quite an achievement that it was running at all, really.
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #8 on: 11 March 2017, 15:53:31 »

I have never seen anything that bad, I am still somewhat suspicious of the MAF
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #9 on: 11 March 2017, 16:59:00 »

I bet neither of you were brave enough to put it in Mrs DTM's dishwasher for a clean  ::) ;D
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #10 on: 11 March 2017, 17:09:46 »

bloody hell!  :o :o
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #11 on: 11 March 2017, 18:07:46 »

 :o :o
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #12 on: 11 March 2017, 18:33:54 »

Wow.  :o That makes the average Mundano TDCi inlet look clear  ;D

P.S - this would have been much more satisfying with an "after" pic  :-*
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #13 on: 11 March 2017, 18:36:03 »

Yikes!

How manny miles did it take to get that full of crud?
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Re: Battlebus performance, thankyou Marks DTM Calib
« Reply #14 on: 11 March 2017, 18:36:37 »

Hands were far to dirty to hold a phone after the cleaning  sadly
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