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    Quote Originally Posted by vaderboyo View Post
    cheers, quite a way to go before it gets to your cars standard :-) ...I casnt stop looking at it out the window lol
    Thanks :-) It's taken me a few years though and alot of money. Your grill looks much better in Black nice work, I'm not so sure about the Blacked out headlights though a guy that did my front windows had done this to his headlights it looked very nice. A cheap mod but still legal.



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    The pic has window tint film, agree its to dark.

    Got a running issue today :-( suppose it had to happen sooner or later.

    Car wont boost and sounds like there's a slight gasket leak....need to pull the codes but it will need sorting asap
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    Quote Originally Posted by vaderboyo View Post
    The pic has window tint film, agree its to dark.

    Got a running issue today :-( suppose it had to happen sooner or later.

    Car wont boost and sounds like there's a slight gasket leak....need to pull the codes but it will need sorting asap
    Just caught up with this, nice buy got to love gay gold wish mine looked that good

    Sounds like you have an air leak somewhere don't panic just have a good look around the pipework and you'll find it


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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamest5r View Post
    Just caught up with this, nice buy got to love gay gold wish mine looked that good

    Sounds like you have an air leak somewhere don't panic just have a good look around the pipework and you'll find it
    cheers bud....I'm one of those who always thinks the worst lol -

    Interesting as I have been driving her Ms Daisy since I got her, not reved her silly or really tested the power full on. Then yesterday a Ford Puma tried his luck and I couldnt resist it...I did pull away but no quicker than my old AWD....I put it down to my driving style and forgot about it. Today on the way to work all was fine, averaged 32mpg on the A55 (40 mile trip one way). But, on the way home tonight, I floored it and after a few leaps forward it did nothing but splutter - no boost to talk of and mpg fell to 14mpg!

    Still love it though lol
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    if your about 2 moz mate i can pop over with a code reader and take a look no probs drop me a text sir....
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    Yesterday I combined a dreaded trip to the dentist with a visit to see Phil

    We met up at local Asda car park, great to see to R's parked up...bonnet open and within minutes he was pointing out possible and potential reasosns for the boosting issue - so after purchasing some silicone hose we headed off for Phils place, where he worked his magic on my engine bay

    Fault code reader found nout serious, but Mr P sifted through the possibilities and clocked the following:

    All vac lines need changing - some were changed there and then
    Silicone hoses could do with changing
    Leak in radiator....one to keep an eye on
    pvc needs doing, will clean up the manifold same time
    needs stage 0 sorting
    removed rain guard thing from behind the grill to improve airflow...I have since dremmelled the rest of it awa.....I LIKE DREMMEL lol

    right, car was running like crap before I got there, and I have to confess I had been driving miss daisy - mainly cos the brakes which are relatively new were shocking at slowing her down (cabbage brakes as Phil described lol) so it was a bit of a shock when the man took her out, stuck her in S mode and switched traction control off......spool up was much better, noticably better, and it sounded much smoother. It still had very slight hesitation, but we agreed that stage 0 should sort that out as probably misfire on plugs or leads. it felt planted on the road at high speed, ride was good and it went with purpose lol

    Phil, it was great to meet your family, thankyou for the kind welcome and for the laughs....I even learnt a new trick re how far the bonnet opens

    Cheers Phil - look forward to tweaking and learning from ya in the future

    On the way back from Phils I drove her with spirit!!!!! when this car works its bloody nutts - cant wait to start upping the power - got to get 300 from her before this time next year.

    In the meantine I have an ever growing shopping list, bargain hunter Jedi master Phil has set a few challenges for me.....lets see how I get on
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    That made me laugh glad your happy and it was an easy fix told you so lol, well done Phil


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    I didn't know about how far the bonnet opened untill someone off here showed me lol
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    lol...what a day great to see you mate...thanks for the cd never understood a dam word on it but sounds great lol...get ya bits and bobs mate and lets make the old girl move lol...leave the suit at home next time...lol
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    BTW, if your headlights are that pants (which they usually are on these s/v70s if its still got the originals), then is covering them in dark film the best idea?
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    Quote Originally Posted by LiamT4 View Post
    BTW, if your headlights are that pants (which they usually are on these s/v70s if its still got the originals), then is covering them in dark film the best idea?
    Your sounding like an old man mate is that because you've been married 3 weeks now lol


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    lol kept that on the quit mate lol....any pics...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jamest5r View Post
    Your sounding like an old man mate is that because you've been married 3 weeks now lol
    No, its because i remember how pants they were on my s70r, untill i put the crystals on lol

    I remember emlyn when he had the white s70, saying he could have his main beam on and nobody would flash him, they were that bad!
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    lol no, Ive decided to repaint the reflectors and fit a HID kit - but I wont do this now until late summer as the evenings are getting longer

    In terms of sorting the car, I'm lucky cos the suspension and bodywork are fine, all I need to do is invest wisely in the engine, upgrade the brakes and buy some decent rubber for the alloys...which I will do when Im ready to refurb the alloys.

    O yeah - biggest laugh of the day, the chrome tip off the exhaust made a hasty exit some time during test driving now looks like Ive got a fag end sticking out under the bumper pmsl
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    lol....nice....
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    I'm off tomorrow morning to see Mr P again....I was given some homework after the last visit which included sticking is some cataclean (done) and ordering some bits and bobs ala HT leads, dizzy cap/rotor arm etc.

    Anyways i thiought i'd have a butchers at the spark plugs today before I fork out best part of £40 for new ones....took the top plate off, HT leads looked kinda new, so kept them on for now, took out each spark plug one by one and each looked in great condition.....good 'cos it hints at a health 207k engine, bad cos I was hoping they would be shot so that I could change them and solve my hesitation under load issue...toss lol

    Anyway, the HT leads are volvo OEM, but the spark plugs were as follows: NGK R - BKR7EVX......, quick buchers on line and these dont seem like the best set of plugs to have - guess I will be better off sticking some OEM ones on....

    Lets see what unfolds tomorrow- Phil, has another butchers at the MAF .....btw....I'm listening to radio two and theres a sound of a blue whale coming across the airwaves....WTF?? reminds me I need to get the tinned tuna out for tea...dont believe me listen to Jny Walker on i plyer lol
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    we will change the lot any way mate and i have a plan...lol..
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    are we going to replace it all with a v12
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    it will feel like it mate ..lol
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    After speaking to Phil, who I might add, has gone out of his way countless times to help with a few niggles (top bloke) I bit the bullet and bought everything I needed to so a stage '0'...the only things that Ive opted not to change was the o2 sensor.

    So today, I got up first thing and did everything, oil and filter change, changed plugs, dizzy, HT leads, rotor arm, fuel filter etc etc gave her a second dose of cataclean and drove her down the village to local garage where they changed the cambelt, water pup etc etc .

    Ive just driven her back from the garage and she feels tighter, smoother and more responsive - I'm hoping that the niggle that Phil and myself have been working on has now been solved....but I will have to take her out later to give her a good testing to see if the niggle has gone.....fingers crossed.

    If all is well, then its on to phase 2 of the plan, brakes upgrade, and then remap to 280bhp, which will be more than sufficient.....for now :-)
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