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Thread: Uneven rear tyre wear
Post: RE: Uneven rear tyre wear
| Its the beam, not the damper. |
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Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking
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05-06-2019, 01:45 PM |
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Thread: rear wheel arch
Post: RE: rear wheel arch
| Unless your wheels are way too wide or completely the wrong offset, then as above, your rear beam is f*cked. |
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Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking
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16-04-2019, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: .4 gearbox change upgrade info
Post: RE: .4 gearbox change upgrade info
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TU Petrol Engines
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06-03-2019, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: .4 gearbox change upgrade info
Post: RE: .4 gearbox change upgrade info
| I think you deleted your message by mistake there :D |
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TU Petrol Engines
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06-03-2019, 12:27 AM |
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Thread: .4 gearbox change upgrade info
Post: RE: .4 gearbox change upgrade info
| I fitted a slightly later 1.4 one that had a lower final drive which helped somewhat - 4.54 vs the original 4.29 - but mine was a single linkage box, not the late 3 linkage, so my options were pretty ... |
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TU Petrol Engines
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05-03-2019, 04:59 PM |
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Thread: Who's still got their 306's???
Post: RE: Who's still got their 306's???
| Still have mine!
https://i.imgur.com/1eqVdDN.jpg
Okay, it needs a bit of TLC. |
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The Couch
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19-02-2019, 01:59 AM |
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Thread: Mazda RX-5
Post: RE: Mazda RX-5
| This was a road car on Microtech. I think I've still got his email somewhere.
Make sure you run uprated coils and decent leads on the thing though, first port of call.
edit: Looks like someone has a... |
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25-09-2018, 07:36 PM |
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Thread: Mazda RX-5
Post: RE: Mazda RX-5
| I know there's at least one in the UK finished because he was asking us for setup help when we put the engine in the back of the racer years ago. |
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25-09-2018, 07:22 PM |
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Thread: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
Post: RE: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
| All sold.
If anyone still wants one, PM, I can custom make one-offs when I have other poly stuff running anyway. |
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25-09-2018, 04:56 PM |
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Thread: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
Post: RE: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
| They're ready now mate, let me know when you're free and we'll sort it out. |
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23-09-2018, 09:57 PM |
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Thread: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
Post: RE: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
| That's fine if you can pick up :) |
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20-09-2018, 02:03 AM |
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Thread: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
Post: 70mm XU+HDi Polyurethane lower engine mounts
| I'm making a small batch of these for the 406 guys, 70mm mounts with a small dead zone like OE bushes have to reduce the idle vibration's usually suffered with poly mounts in a HDi (Can be used for pe... |
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13-09-2018, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: Posting Overseas
Post: RE: Posting Overseas
| It's almost like he might be a spam bot, or something. |
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The Couch
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28-06-2018, 03:39 PM |
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Thread: help tu 1.4
Post: RE: help tu 1.4
| If you're certain after that it was bled then I'm guessing the head gasket wasn't done properly - have you checked the compression? |
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TU Petrol Engines
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13-04-2018, 10:32 PM |
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Thread: 1.4 Meridian ECU Replacement
Post: RE: 1.4 Meridian ECU Replacement
| It wouldn't suddenly need reprograming for idle control either unless there was something wrong elsewhere, ECU's don't just randomly loose settings like that.
I'd be more worried about what they did... |
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TU Petrol Engines
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11-04-2018, 03:24 PM |
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Thread: 1.4 Meridian ECU Replacement
Post: RE: 1.4 Meridian ECU Replacement
| I seriously doubt it was the ECU to start with.
You've got a leak from the valve stem seals it says therre which would be most of the issue. |
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TU Petrol Engines
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11-04-2018, 12:24 PM |
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Thread: 306 design "improvements"
Post: RE: 306 design "improvements"
| A drag link cover for the cables through the doors... |
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The Couch
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09-04-2018, 02:13 PM |
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Thread: help tu 1.4
Post: RE: help tu 1.4
| Well, the fact his sensor works out of the car but not in it and that he got it running right until he changed the coolant again leads to the same conclusion - both of you still have air in the system... |
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09-04-2018, 02:12 PM |
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Thread: help tu 1.4
Post: RE: help tu 1.4
| You shouldn't need to rev the engine at all to bleed the top heaters, your bottle is not filled up enough if that's the case, you'll just push the air around the engine.
Also, you need to leave it i... |
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07-04-2018, 07:21 PM |
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Thread: help tu 1.4
Post: RE: help tu 1.4
| Have you bleed the air out of the top of the thermostat housing AND the heater hoses? |
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05-04-2018, 12:04 PM |
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Thread: Really stiff gearstick
Post: RE: Really stiff gearstick
| Wobble will probably mean the engine mounts are shot. |
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Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking
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02-04-2018, 10:07 PM |
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Thread: Should it stay or should it go?
Post: RE: Should it stay or should it go?
| Head gasket on a 1.4 TU is a piece of piss, last time I swapped my head over it took me about an hour and most of that was draining oil/water and setting tappets. |
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The Couch
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16-03-2018, 06:18 PM |
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Thread: Are ditch finders REALLY that bad. (Honest review)
Post: RE: Are ditch finders REALLY that bad. (Honest rev...
| Going off the tyre rating is pretty silly, afaik the wet grip is basically a straight line, warm weather test.
I've had cheap tyres on the old fiat that were fine in a straight line but the minute i... |
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The Couch
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01-03-2018, 05:05 PM |
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Thread: Uprated dampers on standard springs?
Post: RE: Uprated dampers on standard springs?
| They will be fine, they're just OE replacements with a stiffer foot valve. |
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28-02-2018, 02:04 AM |
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Thread: PH2 1.4 TU Engine 306
Post: RE: PH2 1.4 TU Engine 306
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welshpug Wrote: (17-12-2017, 02:13 PM)
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it has AC so probably not.
random to have a top glovebox, rallyetax on that!
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Most of the early 1.4's do. Mine has. |
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