Ss8, It was still 4WD but felt like RWD with manual shifting and no central diff
SS8 was the loss of hydraulic pressure, which is related to some kind of leak. SS9 was related to electrics on/off and most probably related to some damaged/faulty wire
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The loss of hydraulic pressure could also be caused by an electrical problem. Hydraulic pump not working, the control output from ECU not working, wiring etc. etc. I remember read somewhere that they replaced the ECU which solved the problem.
Portugal 2017 -
Citroen with some poor dampers, Hyundai with electrical & PAS issues (Paddon) & Toyota with fuel pressure issue (Hanninen) ...
but nothing on the M-Sport cars. :cool:
It appears citroen have transmission issues in loose surfaces.. with problem with tyre wear. Something about the torque split they have homolgated? Maybe someone with more knowledge understands this. Meeke led and Breen close on Day1.. Day2 they both dropped over 1min to Ogier. It doesnt look good for PSA group for Sardinia if thats the case.
I enjoy the fact that you're enjoying M-Sport's problem free weekend :)
The event has been relatively problem free for everyone though. As for Toyota, the only problem was Hanninen's fuel injector issue. No overheating engine, no loss of brake power, nothing. Good progress by the sick dogs of the village team! :p
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Maybe M-Sport is little team, and maybe poor, but they build cars for customers also, and by doing that, they get much more data from tests and rallies than factory teams, so it's easier to indicate weak points, and fix issues..
So M-Sport doesn't get data from Ostberg's car's test and rallies? Or they jut sold car and that's all - do whatever you want?
OK, it's not main factor, but could effect reliability a bit...