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bigfella2

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  1. A 1.4 tu engine is gonna feel pretty flat and gutless, the turbo diesels will feel quite torquey compared to the petrol but will still be relatively breathless. But I'd still stick with petrol for its simplicity, unless your doing alot of miles.
  2. Early, until fairly recently the 1.4 petrol fiorino, Nemo etc road used the PSA 8v tu engine and ma gearbox, so if it suddenly went bang it wouldn't be difficult or expensive to repair, atleast in the UK. I don't know how many tu engined cars are where you are. The 1.4 hdi would be second, again loads of cars used that engine, seems to be moderately reliable. 1.3 hdi is the fiat or vauxhall cdti, that are garbage. Avoid. Not sure if that's what you were asking, my brain shut down after half of your first post .
  3. I didn't even know they did a phase 3 mk1. Just assumed it was phase 1 or 2.
  4. I think it a phase 2 MK1 that is, looks great, where did they all disappear to?
  5. I thought Halfords batteries were made by yuasa maybe @cobblerscan tell us as he had a stint there. Not convinced it's necessarily the battery at fault here, if the battery has been changed and not coded to the car then it won't charge it properly. Hence some of the problems here. But @JJ0063never answered the question above to say if the battery fitted to the car had been coded?
  6. Apologies if anyone has mentioned this. What a honey the Asia Rocsta Sold here between between 94 and 97 using Mazda 1.8 petrol and 2.2 derv engine, built in Korea. These were sold via Kia dealers. Another looker the Asia Retona followed, sold '98 onwards but was later badged as Kia and allegedly used the same platform as the early kia Sportage convertible. Again using copies of Mazda's engines.
  7. You can do an actuator test on vcds, that should show it move it's full range, you can can hear the exhaust change when you do it, but not sure if it's any benefit for you. I can't remember how you do it as I have been VAG free for a couple of years but plenty of guides out there.
  8. I wouldn't worry too much about using regular mini calipers, metro turbo calipers might be a bit overkill with this, it looks very light.
  9. I've got a hooky, but full version of vcds if you've only got the basic version, but I also need some keys doing for a clio so could kill two birds with one stone.
  10. I decided to sell the C3 on gumtree as there wasn't a huge amount of interest on here, and come across this stroker, initial hopes were high as could string atleast two words together, that soon went to shit
  11. Wuvvum I would deffo Invest in a half decent proper brake spanner for this kind of work, using a regular spanner as you've seen just rounds stuff off most of the time. But as you've found if the pipe and the union are seized you just can't win. No posh spanner will fix that.
  12. Just double check the panel when the rear bumper is off, only say that as front wings are different depending on whether metal bumper or plastic bumper, wonder if the rear is same, but its a result for the repair panel as they are not exactly easy to obtain. I particularly like the label 'no more available '.
  13. The 096 AGM 760EN, is that what it says on the battery or is that what it says on vcds? Because you will have to code any new battery, but who's to say it's a replacement battery but never been coded so still has the info stored via vcds of the original battery.
  14. You can't test a battery with a multimeter, it needs to be load tested or tested with battery analyser.
  15. Is it solid underneath, the sills and floor plans can go crusty on these, beautiful looking cars though.
  16. Don't most moderns cycle the glow plugs when you open the door or unlock it, so you don't have to wait for the glow plug to go out? But I would be surprised if they function in this weather. Would a bad tank of diesel do this or water in the filter? My knowledge finished when they went from PD to CR's. Thats when I stopped buying vag shite, thank Christ. I had this on a caddy when the torsion value was out, but it's not really applicable to this.
  17. As mentioned above by @cobblersi would double check the timing. The only other thing I can hazard a guess at is the head gasket, is it the correct one for your car, is it a 2.9 gasket on a 2.8 or visa versa. Different thicknesses??
  18. Yes I thought the same, but it looks like there is not much room between caliper and disc so unlikely. Unless pads are wrong or defective.
  19. You did look at it before you bought it right Max? I can't really take piss though as I've just bought this honey, when was the last time you saw a phase 1 Citroen ax gt? Deffo a 20 footer, she ain't pretty and it stinks inside.
  20. When the masses were fitting three spokes to run of the mill scorts and fezzies, ford made them standard, check out the Fiesta RS turbo.
  21. You must have a massive pair of bollox to buy a 996 from an auction. Respect.
  22. I can't stop thinking we need a 'Communal Renaultsport thread' or 'Communal Clio sport thread' or summat similar. Looks like a great find sporty shite.
  23. Bloody hell mine never goes above 31mpg, I might pick your brains at some point on the steering angle sensor, mine only triggers the lights after about 3-4 minutes of driving straight on a motorway for example.
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