Stephen

Was that a fatal?

The rear quarter is pretty destintive on them and appears fairly undamaged.

I've seen quite a few but then I get about. - - - Updated - - - You not working for them anymore?

He lives closer to you than Warminster.

Put it this way, these engines are prone to dirty connections just from general life. After 20+ years in an engine bay the tenpreture of Mercuray those connectors are brittle and have lost their water resistance. Adding water to the mix is a pants idea IMO. Up to you though mate, it's your car at the end of the day.

Except that is an old engine, over 20 years old. I personally wouldn't do it. Cleaner and rags yup, but not the hose or anything.

Like buses mate. I keep seeing a black import on the M27. Other than that I've not seen many recently. You may have driven past me in the van though as I've been in the Warminster area today.

Fair enough Gary. Still sounds fishy to me.

The email you have is probably the one at the top of this thread.

I agree Si, I smell a rat.

Could be a worthy shout that.

I'd rather drive an mx5 with a 300hp Volvo block....

Not wrong, just a different opinion. MX5s and other little lightweights are good fun, a Vauxhall Corsa is shit regardless of what edition it is IMO of corse.

That looks alright mate. Well done.

Nope. Sorry. Il conceded that they are like go karts when you get a good one. However they are all such bland shapes like a roller skate, pretty much all are FWD and 4 poppers. Nothing exciting there, I see no more excitement in a civic type R than your nannas Micra.

I hate civics, in fact any little hatch like that is dishwater IMO.

Very chic. That will change things a touch. :cool:

Yeah, the fault comes when you park up and shut down a HOT engine. The interior of the turbo core is quite tight, where the housing is roasting the oil burns and eventually it all cokes up. If however you don't rag it and shut it off this won't occur. Just back off and drive gently, ie off boost for the last minute or two. Having your engine run for a minute or two after you arrive does the same, except you will have lower oil pressure, so the oil cooler won't be active and you arnt gaining the benefit of air cooling from driving along. The idea of walking away from a running car seems daft to me. Kinda a rice modification. Think about it, how many road cars have them from factory? Electric pumps that continue to circulate coolant, yeah but not ones that make you engine run for a few minutes unattended.

Sequential?

It might not be a bad thing tbh. Does your insurance know it's fitted? Many companies really don't like them. There a bit a gimmick really and achieve nothing that can't be achieved by simply staying off boost for a minute or so towards the end of your drive.

A definite no.

I've never had to but I can't say you won't. Depends if that line is a hicas line. Be worth tracing it.

I've drained mine more than once with no ill effect. You simply refill and rock the the wheel lock to lock till the bubbles stop. The hicas is more of a nuisance, but I doubt it will cause you grief. Crack on mate, small fish that one.

That looks like it drives like sports car it was built to be. :wack:

Kinda looks like the average road here in Dorset. Tree lined, full of pot holes and on the wonk. A real patch work quilt of surfaces. There not pot holes dear taxpayer, they are reverse speed bumps.