May 2002
Just bought a CD player for my Astra, but cant get the old Vauxhall radio out, any ideas anyone? Read more
Can anyone recommend something to spray/paste on to remove carbon from tricky areas (EGR valve!) which won't like scraping?
I have used the time-honoured aluminium scraper for a quarter of a century, on everything from a Puch Maxi moped to a Triumph Bonneville, but some things can't be scraped, I guess.
Rob
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Spray de-coker seems to disolve carbon.
hi,
on an old model corolla gs (y reg) without the optional cd player that would have been fitted next to the cassette player if it had been fitted new...
im thinking of getting one of the original fit CD players from a scrapped example...
does anyone know if it will be a straight fit ? or will some kind of coding be involved ?
if I slide it in and plug it in will it work ? or do I need the original cars code ?
Cheers etc Read more
Unless it's a unique-fit radio you have, then any DIN-E unit should fit. Then it's just a matter of finding a wiring adapter/diagram to connect it.
If you do find an old Toyota unit and it is coded, you'll need the code for the player, not the car.
Andy
I am about to order a 150bhp GTI TDI Golf.
I am really confused re the suspension.
Does it have sports suspension as standard?
Is it the same at the suspension that comes with the sports pack?
Thanks
Peter Read more
Just sat in the back of a 02 Clio 3 door today. There were 4 of us in the car in total, none of us 6 footers. I was astounded at the lack of leg room in the back, and how very uncomfortable it was, (back bench short and shallow, rear head rests stuck into your lower back, hardly any head room).
Granted, the Clio is a small car, and not as new as the spacious Yaris and Jazz etc. However, I'm used to sitting in the back of a mark 2 Polo and Peugeot 106, both of which seem miles more spacious.
Time Renault improved it's act!
Rob E Read more
No comparison I know but about the only thing I've owned
with real room in the rear was a Citroen DS Pallas.
With the red velour seats like a sofa and so much
leg room it was like being at home.
David W
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Yes, and what about the long version of the Traction Avant (Light 15). A mate at school's father had one - I think it was called a big six. You could hold a dance in the back!
Ian Cook
Anyone know where I can get an in-line filter for automatic transmission fluid?
I'm looking for a proper filter, not one of those magnetic things. Read more
Demon Tweeks do an inline filter for an oil line, which would more than suffice for the viscosity and flow rate of ATF through the transmission cooler, but it's one of the Magnox jobs with a magnet in it to catch metallic particals. Not much use really when I need to catch clutch pack material. I found a place on the net that does various transmission collers and take off, so may give them a call oon Monday. Cheers.
My Mother-in-Laws 'N' plate space wagon stopped going mid-week. Garage which now has vehicle (100 miles away from me, so I've not been able to look) says engine turns over, but NO compression showing on any of the cylinders.
I'm puzzled.
Any ideas guys?
Tim Read more
See car-by-car breakdown, non-interference engines are commented on in the individual car descriptions, the only one I can think of is the Mazda MX5 though.
Can anyone please give me a website for a VAG dismantler etc (preferably S Wales)?
I'm looking for a head restraint which can be swivelled forward - such as from a VAG car. The one in my VW Transporter (T4)does not swivel, and with the angle of the backrest my head is a good 5 inches away from the restraint when driving. Not very clever. I've tried filling the gap by lashing something in place, but it's not much use. Better to replace - but not at new prices.
Thanks Read more
There's VW Audi breakers of Melksham in Wiltshire - they do mail order too. I got a decent door handle from them a little while back.
www.vwaudibreakers.co.uk
Tel: 01225 792900 Fax: 01225 708169
Matthew Kelly
No, not that one.
My G registered Audi Quattro 2226cc seems to take too long to start when cold. On first attempt I turn the engine over for about 10 seconds and give up. On second attempt I turn it over for another 10 seconds at which point it fires up. Hot Starting is immediate and problem free. Any ideas anyone?
Also I am aware of there being a 2.2 engine and a 2.3 engine,so which one is mine if it is 2226cc?
Pete. Read more
Pete, the 80s Quattros came in two capacities: yours and the earlier 2144 cc.
Can't comment on the starting problem, but if you don't get joy here you could try the chat room at:
www.quattroownersclub.com
Trooper/Monterey 3.1TD
There are two thingies on the inlet manifold to regulate/recirculate air, both looking similar, both with vacuum pipes attached to them. A piston shaft can be seen to go up and down.
For the third time in a few months one of them seems to be playing up. Piston shaft seen to shoot up and down unevenly. No turbo boost, black smoke out the back, 25% performance. Urgh.
In the absence of a workshop manual, can anyone point me in the direction of a fix on these? My local diesel specialist says that one of them may have carboned up or have a damaged piston. He suggests taking them off and checking for carbonisation/damage.
Anyone been up this learning curve on a similarly-equipped diesel? David W, maybe Citroen do a similar thing with quantities of rubber balls and green oil..Give me back my Viva.
On the previous two occasions a dose of STP diesel treatment seems to have sorted them out, leading to my suspicion of a jammed injector. My diesel man cannot work this out.
Help!
Rob Read more
Tracy,
Is there a lack of power to go with it, and what colour is the smoke? Sooty black or white-ish?
The EGR valves (tecnical term for vacuum thingies) Can be isolated in around ten minutes to rule them out.
Are you anywhere near Birmingham/Wolverhampton? There is an Isuzu independent workshop in The Black Country:- Central Isuzu. 0121 526 6500.
HTH
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The wiring that Vauxhall use doesn't comply exactly with the ISO standard - some of the power connections are different. What you need is a harness adapter which fits between the CD player and the car's wiring so the leads join up properly. You can get them from Halfords for around a tenner.
Andy