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Ok I did record the noise but all you could hear was road and cabin noise. Since Friday the noise has stopped so for now it's ok, I'm having it looked at on Thursday so will see. Thanks for all your...

The cars a auto box I think.

Does the alternator have a over-running pulley fitted they can make a fair bit of noise when on there way out.
Or could be the vibration damper on the crankshaft.

Getting real warm here... MPG has dropped. Put it down to just doing town miles but was not convincing myself really.

Had a misfire yesterday too. 60/70 mph, not hard throttle. Came off morotway....

Pretty much the same story here - I fitted lowering springs (Apex) and the arse stayed put! fitted sachs rear shocks and it added up to over a 70mm drom on the back! :D

I believe they're all the same but not 100%.
both cars have the same rev range, it's just the pressures are different.

the Viva braces are made by UR racing so i'd just buy them direct

well thanks thebadger and HUGE thanks to SMITHNESS and to all who post to help me out. i just was so angry at breaking the new rad :( i know how rare the manual yellow t5r's are and i really love...

techron based

I cant remember off top of my head as iv sold the tip and car now but ill see if i can find the info or receipt for you.

the big hole is for sensor i just drilled the hole in pipe then used dermal...

Sorted it
20 amp fuse had blown so i replaced it with the spare
sat nav and phone charge fully operational

cheers guys

Anyone with Autologic Diagnostics can switch it off. 2 minute job, so should cost next to nothing. Avoid Main Stealers. I can thoroughly recommend DPA in Nottingham for a knowledgeable and efficient...

No sftware involved,just a tick in a box on ViDA or Vadis.Dealers telling you its SW is load of cack.

I'm running some Redline Si-1 through mine this weekend as it goes although I'm expecting to have to pull the injectors and ship to Jimathan also, at some point.
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I had 1 on my t4. Sounded fantastic (you could hear it dump outside of the car, fantastic in multi storey carparks, etc), performance was better than the paper filter but no better than a panel...

cheers mate, i'm just kicking myself that i didn't go "back to basics" alot sooner and not chased phantom codes which led me nowhere!! :) :buttkick:

Hi all, as some of you are aware i've been moaning about my 01 ex plod V70
T5 banging away on cold start up, well i've sorted it finally!! ditched the code reader and went back to basics, so i did...

Hi,

I will put money on the Spark Plugs being incorrect or incorrectly fitted.

Did your mechanic use some of those Champion Copper Core or worse still Bosch Super 4 ???

Regards,
Hamish.

Bonny thinks its christmas, with the sun out yesterday i gave her a quick wash over (old timers will know how rare such a thing is) & after a quick chat with Oliver at TMS i switched radios. Even tho...

Adding almost anything to a P2 car which is powered requires a software update to tell the CEM the item is present, this includes heated seats, powered seats, foglights etc.

As to which car had...

lol it was fun mate, the tyre blew out on me while on the M42 & just couldn't get the locking wheel nut off. Even the local tyre shop with the air gun couldn't shift it, & the key was perfect &...

Cool - Hope it's an easy fix :)

Have a looksy here ,maybe similar to my old issues.

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=45601

fixed it, managed to heat it up and re-shape it, then made a sleeve insert from a piece of aluminium strip rolled and rivited in place, got my turbo pressure back yay

Can't fit S40/V50 wheels, not sure about new 80 but don't think so.

Focus/ST/Mondeo wheels are a total No No.

All Platform 2 wheels are the same stud PCD and centre bore. As Badge says 5x108. ...

i have replaced mine on my 2003 s60r to the later 2005 on ones, there are those plastic rivets on the the underside of the sill that you push the center in and then they should pull out. they are in...