Everything posted by jimmer
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My mot
I reckon it did fail but Dave obliged the tester orally to completion and got a ticket on it :scared:
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Engine out; shopping list.
usually rings or pistons matey,if it has overheated it can thin the oil reducing bearing life also.id leave well alone personally.
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Engine out; shopping list.
If im ever approached by people for headgasket jobs i decline.Its always more than headgaskets by the time they have let go.
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getting to bottom of the steering issue
Either a worn lower u/j or the rack mounts have gone soft,you still got notchy steering? did you check the lower u/j as i suggested?
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Engine out; shopping list.
Imho replacing the headgaskets is usually pointless,best getting a good known second hand engine.Usually if its suffered an overheat and gaskets let go something more serious is usually around the corner.Usually the gaskets get done on a vg30 and all seems fine for a while then the hard starting begins from low compression or the engine starts to smoke.
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question for south wales zeders
So your running a £35,000 car (when new) and you cant afford £20 :whistling: Thats shocking.
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Kwik Fit warning
Kwik Fit,Youll be amazed at what we do,yeh fukin really amazed. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1348989/Ryan-Fleming-8-killed-Kwik-Fit-workers-taking-customers-Porsche-spin.html Kill Kids in customers cars,spot on :cursing:
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Pre MOT Check?
Thats quite a good list Ian ,should help peeps on here a fair bit,couple or errors though,spare isnt tested so it can be in any condition,and handbrakes dont need to have a certain number clicks,as long as it works and it has reserve travel,in other words you can pull it till it reaches the end of the mechanism.
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Happy Birthday hellraiser
Big 3 0 eh Gaz :blush:,happy birthday bud :happybday:
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Insanity test
That was as funny as cancer i thought,last time i laughed at the crazy frog noise i fell of my dinosaur.You boys on here must be wacked out on goof balls to get shits n giggles from that !!
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Zed Bling
Rich needs some more practice on his wire eroder by the looks of it.Looks like it was done with etch a sketch :ohmy:
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Would split shock gaitors fail an mot?
Just saw this,missing bump stop is not a fail either iirc.
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Would split shock gaitors fail an mot?
Split ball joint rubber is advisory only and cv gaitor should only fail if its the outer one bud.
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clutch problem
clutch is worn out plain and simple.
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The Huntsman Inn Wotton Under Edge April 17th 2pm
- surface rust removal
I thought their stuff was stainless :oops:- Crunching in to 4th from 5th....
Oil changes wont help,the fault is the syncro is not beefy enough to handle the torque the engine produces at the higher engine speeds.Syncros are brakes basically that slow gears down to engage the sliding dog,this is why oil doesnt help as the cone and baulk ring are designed to disperse oil to help shifting.- Crunching in to 4th from 5th....
This is a common zed complaint and relates to a failure on 4th gear syncro,nissan were aware of this weakness and devised an uprated syncro,baulk ring,dog and fork to repair it.Its not cheap though.Over £400 for those parts alone.Oil level etc will not cure it.- Engine replacements
No running in on mine bud like that,no silly rev limits etc.All i ever say is dont redline it or labour it in too high a gear.I tell everyone that and nobody has ever had a failure.Some spirited driving is good for a new engine it helps bed the rings into the bores better.- Can't see the sense in this
Its all to do with leverage,those brakes should out perform stock ones as the pad grips the disc further away from its axis.Many big brake conversions are like that,doesnt stop them working correctly.- Is it possible to test...
nitrogen is used normally,its illegal to refill an a/c system knowing it has a leak.- Relocating the air filter away from FMIC?
At the power level your running the gains will be virtually nothing.Unless your getting detonation or your engines running to warm id leave it.The filter should still be getting cold air anyway where its located.- ffs , trying to find wheels is a nightmare
Youll find many of the new e bay rims are pants,they peel at the slightest mention of moisture,id avoid at all costs.Ive read several posts from people complaining of e bay wheels blistering within months of getting them.- Swapping injector connectors
what you can also do is remove the spark plug on the offending cylinder, connect a 9 v battery using wire to the injector,youll hear it click and see fuel spraying into the cylinder if its working.- Is there a quicker way
If the box is coming out anyway take them out together.just make sure the engine cranes man enough and get the car up high to allow the box to dangle. - surface rust removal