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    Thread: rear caliper
Post: rear caliper

Anyone have a drivers side rear caliper for a hdi for sale, needs to be fairly close to Reading, it's a Y reg if that makes any difference.  Thanks
fgrc76 Misc & Wanted 1 1,252 27-08-2018, 10:02 AM
    Thread: The Pugs coming back on the road! :D
Post: RE: The Pugs coming back on the road! :D

I've just came back as well although in another 306 but basically the same spec, I think you've covered the basics, my old car failed on one of the brakes binding from being sat for 6+ months, it's go...
fgrc76 DW10 HDi section 17 3,206 02-02-2018, 10:24 AM
    Thread: PP2000
Post: PP2000

I've got a engine management light on, and was wondering if there's anyone local to Reading that could help me out, the cars not taxed or insured so this won't be until February
fgrc76 The Couch 0 729 15-01-2018, 10:33 PM
    Thread: Remap
Post: RE: Remap

To be honest I'm pretty useless when it comes to computers, so I might just send the ecu to hdi tuning and buy a new map, just thought it might of been a straight swap so I'd give it a go, cheers for ...
fgrc76 DW10 HDi section 5 1,859 14-01-2018, 07:48 AM
    Thread: Remap
Post: RE: Remap

Cheers, without knowing the ecu from the old car, would that number be on the remap file ? . also where can I download the mpps13 software from
fgrc76 DW10 HDi section 5 1,859 13-01-2018, 10:22 PM
    Thread: Remap
Post: Remap

Just got another 306 estate, would my old saved remap file work on my new car or would the ecu's be different, old car- Y reg hdi estate, new car- Y reg hdi estate ???
fgrc76 DW10 HDi section 5 1,859 13-01-2018, 09:28 PM
    Thread: 306 estate
Post: RE: 306 estate

*************sold************
fgrc76 Cars 3 1,897 06-07-2017, 06:52 PM
    Thread: 306 estate
Post: RE: 306 estate

***************sold**************
fgrc76 Cars 3 1,897 02-07-2017, 04:42 AM
    Thread: 306 estate
Post: 306 estate

*****************sold***************
fgrc76 Cars 3 1,897 30-06-2017, 10:48 PM
    Thread: OREO (bash)
Post: RE: OREO (bash)

You could of had mine last year, I was waiting for you to offer me £100/150 but you never did, I'm glad you didn't as I'm using it again
fgrc76 306 Projects 25 8,838 07-05-2017, 10:14 PM
    Thread: Focus st170
Post: RE: Focus st170

Dum-Dum Wrote: (01-05-2017, 07:28 PM) -- That's alot of car for the money -- Fingers crossed I have someone coming to look at it this afternoon, apart from a tiny bit of bubbling on the d/s front...
fgrc76 Cars 3 1,836 02-05-2017, 11:47 AM
    Thread: Focus st170
Post: RE: Focus st170

Price drop £895 ono
fgrc76 Cars 3 1,836 01-05-2017, 03:00 PM
    Thread: Focus st170
Post: Focus st170

...................SOLD...................
fgrc76 Cars 3 1,836 17-04-2017, 02:25 PM
    Thread: Heater matrix , hdi parts, FMIC kit, boost pipes
Post: RE: Heater matrix , hdi parts, FMIC kit, boost pip...

Doh, I've just got my car back on the road after a year off [hr] Chris_90 Wrote: (14-04-2017, 08:43 PM) -- fgrc76 Wrote: (14-04-2017, 08:37 PM) -- Paul have you still got the fmic kit -- It's sold...
fgrc76 Parts 68 16,590 14-04-2017, 08:50 PM
    Thread: Heater matrix , hdi parts, FMIC kit, boost pipes
Post: RE: Heater matrix , hdi parts, FMIC kit, boost pip...

Paul have you still got the fmic kit
fgrc76 Parts 68 16,590 14-04-2017, 08:37 PM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

Happy days, it passed so now decision time arrggghhhhhh
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 14-04-2017, 11:51 AM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

Fast forward 5 months later, I was let down by the potential buyer and at time I couldn't unseize the capliper, anyway I think I've unseized it and it's booked in for mot at 11.30 today, if it fails t...
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 14-04-2017, 10:03 AM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

Dum-Dum Wrote: (19-11-2016, 06:25 PM) -- Take the caliper off, push the piston back in with water pump pliers or similar and then pump it out a little with the brake pedal. do that a couple of times ...
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 19-11-2016, 06:45 PM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

It failed it's mot but only on OSF brake binding a and a side light which must of blown on the way there, not bad for s car that's been off the road since March, fingers crossed I can fix it
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 19-11-2016, 06:07 PM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

Mattcheese31 Wrote: (18-11-2016, 04:27 PM) -- After seeing the bonnet and such I agree, 2-300 is more like it, I've bought nice 306's for £300 tbh -- True, it has a few other problems like heated s...
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 18-11-2016, 04:54 PM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

I couldn't possibly let it go for those prices, at least if I let it go for 250 I won't feel like I'm ripping anyone off
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 18-11-2016, 04:17 PM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: RE: What's it worth

I'll see if I can post some pictures, £500 would be nice but I was thinking more around £250 [hr] http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/fgrc76/media/20151009_145044.jpg.html [hr] I don't think that worked
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 18-11-2016, 03:51 PM
    Thread: What's it worth
Post: What's it worth

Hopefully it's ok to post this but after some opinions of what it's roughly worth,  306 estate, Y reg, diesel with hdituning stage 1 map, roughly 117k, cat C, mot tomorrow so fingers crossed, it's a ...
fgrc76 The Couch 16 3,570 18-11-2016, 03:34 PM
    Thread: Punto 1.9jtd sporting
Post: RE: Punto 1.9jtd sporting

Try moneysavingexperts forum for the radio code, I'm sure the ford code thread is still on there
fgrc76 The Couch 51 12,831 23-10-2016, 06:23 PM
    Thread: new daily thoughts
Post: RE: new daily thoughts

I've got a 306 hdi estate stage 1, it pretty tatty and could do with a few quid spent on it, but on the whole it's a good workhouse, it's done roughly 117000 and it's a Y reg, make me a offer if your ...
fgrc76 The Couch 18 2,358 05-09-2016, 09:39 AM