Everything posted by bigsimon
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Just got home .. now zed owner, couple small Q's
binding is often rusty pins. take the front wheels off, take clips off back of caliper pad pins, pull pins out, clean them up with glass paper/wire brush, reassemble+ then see how free the wheel is.
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oil leak from turbo
Hi. I have gained a leak, seems to be coming from the joint between where intake joins onto the drivers side turbo. the part thats bolted on, that the rubber connection goes to i mean. Is there a seal/gasket under there? Car does not smoke at any time, boosts well + doesnt make any noises from either turbo. smokes under the bonnet when it drips on turbo. Any ideas?
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how do i stop the sale of my house?
Cheers guys. Bloody scary not knowing what way prices are going to jump.The papers are full of housing prices up, but all i see is neighbours and mates unable to work when they want to + always have before.....
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how do i stop the sale of my house?
Some people are going to hate me for this, but. We saw our dream house exactly where we wanted it + put ours on the market. Thanks to hips, waiting to be online etc, we missed our chance+ it has gone to someone else.then something else came up + we had an offer on ours. Between the time of our offer+ putting our offer on, the one we wanted was also sold..... 'oh well, something will come up' we said. Trouble is, we are on a very limited budget+ need garage + parking, or possibiliy of parking spaces. Nowt has come up that we would of put our house for sale for.So we may well have to stay put. We have only verbally accepted the offer and havent instructed the solicitors. Any one had this kinda experience? whats it gonna cost me??
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rear hicas rack swap bleeding
Hi all. i just got a non-leaky rack, and [lan to fit it tomorrow. Anyone know the bleeding procedure+ what fluid is best? cheers!
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fooked turbo? :(
Now that is customer service :bow: :bow:
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fooked turbo? :(
A head gasket 'sniffer' is good start, shows if there are engine fumes/fuel/oil in the water. Shouldnt be much to have it tested professionally, or less than £40 to buy new..
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me nuts have
Carnoisser do long studs+ nuts.
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1988 bmw 525i relay pics/info
Hi. Its a 1988 . i have pm/d my email to you.]cheers.simon.
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no6 cyl injector faliure
Either that or the 'dremell method'.Only for the brave though... Worked for me on no 5 cylinder.I believe you can do any injector.
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1988 bmw 525i relay pics/info
Did you have any luck? Anybody know where i can get info? cheers!
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1988 bmw 525i relay pics/info
I've been trying to help a mate with his bm, trouble is the last keeper pulled all the relays out+ i cant find any info on what goes where. By trial+ error it now runs,but with only speedo, rev counter is erratic+ fuel gauge, temp gauge + miles are not working. Any ideas??
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Odd smoking problem
Quite often a zed tt with dead pcv valves will not smoke if left to idle for a few mins with aircon on, turn aircon off, tickover slows+ then it smokes? Anything else, worry, or stop looking behind you :wack:
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Car storage
I find myself needing to store two cars ( one zed+ an old bmw)+ a van. Anybody got anything for rent near st.neots/bedford/huntingdon/cambridge?
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no logbook
Apparently, he bought it without a logbook and the original seller is unable/unwilling to do anything. As to checking its legitimacy, i used dvla, + a mobile data check. Thought that was good enough.Mmmnbugga.
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no logbook
I know i'm going on+ on,but.What a genius system, i cant declare sorn without reminder, or logbook.grrr.
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no logbook
Yup, long as you have that bit, its doable online.
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no logbook
:rolleyes: Wellll. Yes.I do apologize for being ignorant of that point :rolleyes: All seems to have all changed since i last did this years ago, hence not being worried abut it. But in the day of being able to call/text+ email instantly from a mobile + tax + insure anything in a moment from anywhere online. i now have to sit and wait for postman pat to deliver it, some civil servant type to pull it out from under his coffee mug + fill in my details, wait for it to be posted, wait for pat again....then tax it. What possible reason is there that i cant go to a post office, with id+ declare'yes-its mine, heres the form, now please tax it' Fecks sake. even in aus you show up at the local office show them ID + pay+ drive your legal vehicle straight off. Meanwhile i will get a lift into work in a polish registered car, with no uk road fund licence on it.ho hum.I'm just trying to keep myself legal, seems to be getting hard nowadays. rant rant boil bubble. :headvswal :headvswal
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no logbook
Thanks guys. A particularly large thankyou to dvla, for 'allowing ' me the freedom of a bicycle.At least until hell freezes over/logbook arrives.D'oh.
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no logbook
I have bought a zed from someone here+ thought not having the logbook was a minor £25 problem. but how the heck can i tax it now?it sems the law is different now... cheers.simon.
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Longer Wheel Studs
it was the cambridge one i was in.Had the long nuts too.
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3rd gear crunch
not yet, just fishing for ideas at the mo.
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3rd gear crunch
It doesnt matter if i'm slow, fast, or double clutching, sometimes it crunches from 2-3rd + from 4th-3rd, really sounds like the box is gonna hit the road. Not all the time, cos other times it wont do it at all.I'm confused now. No problems in any other gears :)
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Longer Wheel Studs
carnoisser have those on the shelf- i know as i wanted standard + they dont stock normal size.
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Lpg converted tt zed
The joy of a gas car is not giving a monkeys about fuel, you dont have to 'be gentle+ can just enjoy driving it'