Project Take Five: sounding better

[Guest Hooli]

I'd sort the vacuum pipes before worrying about the codes. If it thinks it's getting more boost than it is then it'll be overfueling.

[Ghosty]

I'd sort the vacuum pipes before worrying about the codes. If it thinks it's getting more boost than it is then it'll be overfueling.

The codes aren't of concern as the LAMBDA SOND light comes on and off erratically. Vac is of much more concern as I'm very aware they're fucked (as is the PCV system).

[Ghosty]

Vac line to the wastegate replaced. 

 

An hell of a lot more pull, and whistly noises on overrun.

 

That certainly wasn't working properly.

 

What will a service and PCV flush do?

 

[Guest Hooli]

Told you it should be difficult not to speed in this.

[Ghosty]

Tidy. Not many face-lift models on an L reg

 

The V5 came today, and I found out why. 

 

Date of first registration 28/2/94. One day later and it'd be on an M!

[Lacquer Peel]

It'd still be on an L in March 1994.

[Eddie Honda]

Twice yearly registrations came to be in 1999.

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/car-registration-changes-postponed-1239953.html

[Guest Hooli]

Kids these days eh?

[bangernomics]

It'd still be on an L in March 1994.

Hated August and the midnight deliveries for idiots.

[beko1987]

Wow think of the fun we could have had on the way to shitefest 18 if you had this then! My mpg wouldn't have been 57...

[Ghosty]

And mine wouldn't have been mid 40s!

 

 

A little more work today - still waiting on the head gasket for the Civic to be delivered, so with nothing to do I got an expansion tank from ECP as the price difference between it and the internet was minor. You can see where the old one had failed, along with the return pipe being holed as well. Both have been replaced.

 

While I was at it I did some more OBD1 button pressing trickery and reset the service light.

[Ghosty]

Expansion tank replacement yielded no difference. In fact if anything it matters worse, it'd empty the tank in 10 miles (it probably uses more coolant than fuel). No overheating though, and the area around the tank is piss wet so I doubt HGF (famous last words).

We suspected the replacement return hose wasn't fitting well and/or needs better clamps.

Checked it today after a short run and the bottom of the tank was all wet - no evidence of a leak from the return line, but lifting the tank out (it just slots into the inner wing) revealed the bottom of it was soaked. The hose clamp was loose. Wonder if that'll solve it. If not I'll have to look into the return hose again.

Next ports of call are the O2 sensor and a PCV service, as well as some new numberplates.

[Guest Hooli]

I hate it when numberplates go porous & let the coolant out...