Hello All,

We have a 1992 205 1.9TD, owned from new and has done 102K virtually entirely of half mile stop start journeys on a cold engine, so it doen't owe us anything, but . . . Over the last 20 miles or so it has lost most of its power. It now idles extremely roughly, has poor acceleration with no noticeable turbo boost at all and won't rev past approx 3,500 revs in any gear even first. Its not massively smoky but there is certainly significantly more smoke than it has previously produced. I thought there was possibly a squeak from the injector pump, but this could be a red herring. I suspect having read the 'Sharan TD - turbo sticking?' (A different Graham, not me!) thread that the turbo has probably had enough, but would appreciate any other advice/experience befroe I start pulling it apart.

Thanks,
Graham W Read more

We haven't had one of these before, but I was expecting it to be intended for sticking inside the glass. Not so! It is a normal peel-off-the-back sticker, so where should one, er, put it? Presumably it has some value, so sticking it anywhere outside is asking for it to be nicked, but it ain't designed for fixing inside...

(It also has the strange message 'do not affix to paintwork' - I'm baffled!) Read more

Got my new 01 plate Shogun 3.2 Ddi at last, and what a great machine it is too, if anyone wants any info on them please just ask, but I can tell you now, it is much much better than the previous shape in my opinion.
Anyhow, after about a week, I consult the Mitsy dealer over a few niggly bits which we all suffer after buying a used car (dont we?) and they were more than happy (as usual) to get the car in and put it right for me. One of the complaints was a very slight brake shudder at high speeds (braking from 70mph), they inform me (after initial inspection) that they want it back to skim the discs next week. So it is going in, now after reading a previous thread I am a little concerned about getting this job done, should it not have new discs? I did ask this at the time and they said that Mitsubishi insist the discs are skimmed first before replacement, they said this is what they have to do for warrenty reasons (would not have thought discs were covered under warrenty).
I then went onto ask about the change of pads at the same time, the service receptionist said that they would only replace the pads if they were low, now I would have thought they would have to be changed?? They then stated that if the pads had to be changed cos they were low, I would have to pay for the pads as it's a servicable item, I accept that, but surely if the car is new to me from the dealer and has low pads..... is the ball not in their court to foot the bill?? This was just the service receptionist that stated this, If I kicked up I guess a manager may say different?
Few questions for you?
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I need the documentation for Solex 2E2 carburettor that equippes the 1.8l VW Scirocco EX engine. I want to clean my carburettor but I won't do it in a "open_it_and_wonder_how_to_put_it_all_together_again" manner.
Please, somebody that has an electronic version of the Solex documentation, share it with me.

dan.
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I was 30 last week and my parents got me one of those driving days in a box things. The question I have is which would be most interesting/enjoyable.

Driving single seater/formula 1st

Lotus handling experience- driving a Proton wira followed by an Elise.

Caterham 7. Blasting round in a caterham.

Rally school type course. Sounds like driving a souped up astra round a gravel course.

Anyone done anything similar? Which would you go for?

James S Read more