What did you do to your x40 today thread.

[S40kieran]

N75 is fudged then. Don't drive too much without this hose connected or boost too much in testing. The wastegate is effectively disable at the moment so you can do some serious damage if you don't be sensible.

I'll plug it back in tommorow matt but thanks seems to have done the trick I had a feeling it would be something daft like that just need to find one now lol, plus turbos give warning I've never had one just pack up and you can hear it hissing away. I need to get a turbo for it because it proberly has a shelf life like everything, do are diesels have a idle control valve of sorts and where is it if it does I've got a lumpy idle to cure

[Matt86]

I'll plug it back in tommorow matt but thanks seems to have done the trick I had a feeling it would be something daft like that just need to find one now lol, plus turbos give warning I've never had one just pack up and you can hear it hissing away. I need to get a turbo for it because it proberly has a shelf life like everything, do are diesels have a idle control valve of sorts and where is it if it does I've got a lumpy idle to cure

How long you had the rough idle? Diesels have an Air ICV as of sorts. That top hose that connects to the black box on top of the inlet manifold I BELIEVE is like an ICV - If the Idle issue started around the time your boost issues started I'd go for them being related to the N75....

Otherwise your looking at injectors starting to clog up! Run some injector cleaner through if replacing the N75 doesn't cure your rough idle too.

[S40kieran]

Thanks again matt I suspected it was the injectors tbh causing the rough idle, and they didn't happen at the same time the rough idle has been intermittent some days perfect others bad, the turbo issue came on all of a sudden. But problem solved I think thanks mate some sound advice as always

[gatos]

Had Spetsnaz_GSh from the VOC forum coming over today. Fitted his cruise control, but were missing the stupid bloody wiring for the cut-off switches, so could not test it in the end. Hopefully he can find it at home and he will have cruise tomorrow. Tired now and ready for bed..

[S40kieran]

Wicked mate you are the x40 god gatos

[gatos]

No miracles today though..... Only thing that definitely worked, was the replacement driver's mirror and mirror motor. Will know tomorrow if the CC is working fine

[S40kieran]

I hope so dude

[druid]

Put a new mast on my roof aerial, from the same seller that sold the rubber roof grommet. This one has a coil on the outer unlike the one that came off.

[FIREBOLT]

I bought an aluminium radiator for my T4, looking at a new set of hoses as going for waterless coolant. Anyone used Do88 hoses? Are they good quality as I've seen some really crap silicone hoses.

[druid]

I bought an aluminium radiator for my T4, looking at a new set of hoses as going for waterless coolant. Anyone used Do88 hoses? Are they good quality as I've seen some really crap silicone hoses.

Waterless? What oil or something.....

[FIREBOLT]

It's made by Evans, I like the idea of it as I don't do a lot of mileage & it doesn't corrode like water based coolant.
http://www.evanscoolants.co.uk/

[S40kieran]

Fitted some nice new pedal covers look better and will hopefully get me through the mot

[FIREBOLT]

This is the radiator I've bought, be interesting to see if it fits my aluminium intercooler.

[Matt86]

It's made by Evans, I like the idea of it as I don't do a lot of mileage & it doesn't corrode like water based coolant.
http://www.evanscoolants.co.uk/

I've seen this stuff before, Its a good idea as you effectively never have to replace your coolant again, Just make sure your block is bone dry though as it'll cause issues otherwise. I had planned on doing it when I eventually get away to getting a new engine for the diesel to refurb. Waterless coolant going in that one! The F9K's are prone to rusting really badly if the coolant isn't changed regularly and the right mix in!

[jamesy12345]

It's made by Evans, I like the idea of it as I don't do a lot of mileage & it doesn't corrode like water based coolant.
http://www.evanscoolants.co.uk/

there's a discussion about this here chaps...

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...-your-thoughts

[T4PAT]

Today with help from gatos I managed to turn the air bag light off on the T4.. O yes I'm a happy chappy.... Thank you gatos

[gatos]

Today with help from gatos I managed to turn the air bag light off on the T4.. O yes I'm a happy chappy.... Thank you gatos

How comes I have just found out???? lol. I've been waiting next to my home phone all day for you to call, but no luck....


Oops. Just saw your text message on my mobile phone. Left it charging in the kitchen.

Glad you got it sorted Pat. Keep my DICE for a few days, just in case you need it.

[druid]

What i did today was a major tart factor! i sprayed the alloy ends of my dog guard in a nice matt black to match the rest of it.
Told you - tart.

[MVR]

I've done exactly jack all today apart from watch the BTCC.

Might think about cleaning the car tomorrow

[S40kieran]

Great in it mvr when you get a day were you can do very little lol