artdjones Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Radio Codes. I've just managed to buy back my mighty Citroen ZX that's been through a couple of owners on here in last few months. Whilst google is my friend I can't seem to find the correct radio code procedure. I think I've the correct code which I can tease into it using presets. But can't remember which button confirms the code Ta.The top of the big square button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo3002 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 anyone help with what cheapie diagnotic reader will work on a 51 plate kango diesel van , needs a dash light turning off mate has bought an ebay one and no workie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 The top of the big square button.Bollox. I thought it was that one. Just got to find the correct no for it v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpi_matrix Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Bollox. I thought it was that one. Just got to find the correct no for it v Can you not get any radio on it at all? I typed in the code using buttons 1234, and then used 5 to enter. This got me the radio stations, but it had that intermitant beeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philibusmo Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'm having a bit of a war trying to get a VW Golf MK4 1.6 8v to run nicely. It keeps running very slightly lumpy at a slow constant speed (eg 30mph) but is fine accelerating, idling or cruising at 60mph it will sometimes throw an eml with the code P0130 which is for the pre-cat oxygen sensor. I've been working on the assumption that this is a symptom of the problem rather than the cause as it's also previously given a code for running too rich. It was running really badly but changing the crank sensor got it running reasonably and got rid of a code.More often than not I just get the code for the O2 sensor and not the one for running rich. So far as well as the crank sensor it's had the timing belt changed as it was due for replacement and timed up correctly with new tensioner and water pump, all 4 spark plugs and the injector rail and coil pack as I had spares sat around but to no avail. I'm going to take the MAF out and clean it but does anyone else have any other ideas? Should I just change the O2 sensor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philibusmo Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Just took it out to get a kebab and it ran with only a minor miss there but ran horribly on the way back, low on power and jolty and anything. I forgot to mention that it's an auto if that makes any difference. On another note, does anyone have the Haynes manual for a Citroen Xsara? I'm about to do the timing belt on a 1.6 8v and want to have info on timing marks and the tensioner to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 whats the best way to introduce new technology like a Smart phone to your other half with out causing a divorce ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 What glue would you use to re-attach a bit of broken 1985 Honda Vision plastic bodywork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 whats the best way to introduce new technology like a Smart phone to your other half with out causing a divorce ?Get someone else to do it. stephen01, inconsistant and MikeR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 whats the best way to introduce new technology like a Smart phone to your other half with out causing a divorce ?Make her think its her idea? stephen01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Clutch - they eat them(Aygos question from earlier) And, after more research, water pumps apparently. Given this one has an advisory for front subframe corrosion it's a swerve. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 whats the best way to introduce new technology like a Smart phone to your other half with out causing a divorce ? Lube, oh not introduce that way sorry.... cobblers, mercrocker, adw1977 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 If you were needing to be welding your Triumph Acclaim's chassis legs back into existence what sort of thickness of sheet steel would likely be required? We're talking early 80s Japanese design here so panel skins are like tinfoil but I suspect the chassis to be slightly thicker, like two layers of tinfoil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Nice thick patches mean you can concentrate the welding heat on the patch so you don't blow holes in the original tin foil. Using this method got some MOT patches arc welded onto a BX when my old mig died on the day before the MOT. captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Depends how complex the shapes might be too....thicker steel is harder to bend and fold neatly. I would suggest 1.2mm as a reasonable compromise. captain_70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 whats the best way to introduce new technology like a Smart phone to your other half with out causing a divorce ? Explain how handy smart phones are for secretive gambling or on-the-bog porn viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I watched the, admittedly comedic, Bodgitt n Leggit Utoob = Fiesta front wbearing/pressing out & in. Now, when they pressed the hub out of the bearing, it 'pongedd' and half the inner race jammed on the hub >> yes it always happens as the inner half is being pulled out of the goosed bearing. However, more concerning, he pressed the new bearing in using a socket resting on the inner race (not how I thought you should = with an old bearing shell on the very outer race) Is this shite working and might damage the bearing/fails/noisy.. ?? https://youtu.be/yDBMYGxz-YI TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 ^^^ Sure sign of someone not understanding what they are doing. Incompetance. tooSavvy, Sigmund Fraud and dave21478 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'm having a bit of a war trying to get a VW Golf MK4 1.6 8v to run nicely. It keeps running very slightly lumpy at a slow constant speed (eg 30mph) but is fine accelerating, idling or cruising at 60mph it will sometimes throw an eml with the code P0130 which is for the pre-cat oxygen sensor. I've been working on the assumption that this is a symptom of the problem rather than the cause as it's also previously given a code for running too rich. It was running really badly but changing the crank sensor got it running reasonably and got rid of a code.More often than not I just get the code for the O2 sensor and not the one for running rich. So far as well as the crank sensor it's had the timing belt changed as it was due for replacement and timed up correctly with new tensioner and water pump, all 4 spark plugs and the injector rail and coil pack as I had spares sat around but to no avail. I'm going to take the MAF out and clean it but does anyone else have any other ideas? Should I just change the O2 sensor?Is this one of the engines that like to have the throttle body cleaned and reset at regular intervals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Just taxed the Micra as was due end of month and just wanted it done, how long before it shows online?Pretty much straight away certainly overnight in my experience. Edit can you tax again this early in the month? It used to be after the 15th? HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I could have put this in the grumpy thread, but I do have two questions relating to our journey home from Brighton this morning.On the A27 from Beddingham roundabout to Polegate we followed a BMW X5 on 67 plate and it didn’t go over 40mph the whole way and the road in front was clear as far as could be seen. Road is single carriageway and NSL (60mph). Unfortunately there were no gaps in oncoming traffic to allow Mrs Concern to overtake in the Moodus despite it sporting a healthy 105bhp so we had to sit behind it. So question no one is, would this fail the driving test for not keeping up with the traffic?Second question is when following the said huge, new BMW, it dodged all over the road in order to miss any irregularity in the road surface, not just pot holes, but any dents and surface imperfections that you get everywhere. So second question is do these behemoths really ride so bad that the driver need to drive all over the road to miss any road surface less than billiard table smooth? TLDR; Q1, Would it be a failed driving test for doing 40mph on a NSL road?Q2; Does a 67 plate BMW X5 ride so badly that it justifies driving around every slight imperfection in the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1) Requirement was to be to demonstrate you could drive at speed anything over 50 would do and you would be instructed to do so by the tester (usually on a dual carriageway).There's no minimum speed limit and doing 40 would not seem to be unduly slow, the NSL isn't a target and shouldn't be treated as such. 2) quite possibly, have you seen the amount of camber on the rear wheels on X5 type things? They would make an aircooled dubber jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 OK, pre-cat and pre-hardened valve seat fuggers......Who knows about Lead Replacement Jizz? Been using Castrol Valvemaster Plus since it came out/became necessary* but its now NLA. My question is what to use instead? I am aware that there is evidence to suggest none needed but I want to continue because I am a superstitious old bastard. Back when all the unleaded hoo-hah began with regard to old motors we were advised not to mix types of LRP additive. In other words - the chemical composition should be the same if it became necessary to switch brands.... Now its all gone a bit quiet and FBHVC website doesn't seem to address the issue. Tried the AA techy helpline thing but that was vaguer than a worn-out Cambridge steering box. I know the Castrol jungle-juice was potassium-based so it should* be a simple matter of finding another. Except no manufacturer's website seems to give the info I need.... Anybody know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I suspect it's more a case of don't mix them in the same tankful rather than never mix them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 That would seem to be more logical but something in the back of my mind reckoned otherwise - to do with deposits reacting or summat....Probably just run a clean tankful through with straight unleaded and take a chance. Lots of this stuff does turn out to be merely theoretical anyhoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Citroen trim level question. Where does a BX19TRI 122 fall in the range? How rare is A/C in a BX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 https://www.bxclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15986#top High judging by this post. TZI is top IIRC? IIRC a/c is rare. MorrisItalSLX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Additional BX questions: Are glass sunroofs rare? Are they a factory fit item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 OK, pre-cat and pre-hardened valve seat fuggers......Who knows about Lead Replacement Jizz? Been using Castrol Valvemaster Plus since it came out/became necessary* but its now NLA. My question is what to use instead? I am aware that there is evidence to suggest none needed but I want to continue because I am a superstitious old bastard. Back when all the unleaded hoo-hah began with regard to old motors we were advised not to mix types of LRP additive. In other words - the chemical composition should be the same if it became necessary to switch brands.... Now its all gone a bit quiet and FBHVC website doesn't seem to address the issue. Tried the AA techy helpline thing but that was vaguer than a worn-out Cambridge steering box. I know the Castrol jungle-juice was potassium-based so it should* be a simple matter of finding another. Except no manufacturer's website seems to give the info I need.... Anybody know?We're running a flashlube system on LPG converted vehicles, seems to work as the lexus has turned 100k on gas without valve problems (touch wood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 How suitable are 106s for large men? I have driven one before and remember the offset pedals but I think I got used to it.TUD w/Bosch pump yes pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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