tommytwo Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 The ignition leads on my Rover 820 are the originals, 27 years old and the car has covered 150k miles. So I thought it would be a good idea to replace them. Found a set of Mafco leads on Ebay which claim to be OEM, and they were delivered today. As I have had dud components delivered before. I decided to test them for resistance and see how they compared with the old leads before fitting them. I have a digital meter and an analog meter. The resistance of the new leads is infinite.No electrical signal gets through from one end of the lead to the other. All the leads, the king lead and the four plug leads are the same. They all read zero. Am I missing something here? (Apart from a decent set of leads?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 The ignition leads on my Rover 820 are the originals, 27 years old and the car has covered 150k miles. So I thought it would be a good idea to replace them. Found a set of Mafco leads on Ebay which claim to be OEM, and they were delivered today. As I have had dud components delivered before. I decided to test them for resistance and see how they compared with the old leads before fitting them. I have a digital meter and an analog meter. The resistance of the new leads is infinite.No electrical signal gets through from one end of the lead to the other. All the leads, the king lead and the four plug leads are the same. They all read zero. Am I missing something here? (Apart from a decent set of leads?) What do the original leads read? I've never tried testing leads with a meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Just fit the King lead and see if it fires up.If yes, which it will then fit the rest and leave them for 27 years. Bobthebeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 The ignition leads on my Rover 820 are the originals, 27 years old and the car has covered 150k miles. So I thought it would be a good idea to replace them. Found a set of Mafco leads on Ebay which claim to be OEM, and they were delivered today. As I have had dud components delivered before. I decided to test them for resistance and see how they compared with the old leads before fitting them. I have a digital meter and an analog meter. The resistance of the new leads is infinite.No electrical signal gets through from one end of the lead to the other. All the leads, the king lead and the four plug leads are the same. They all read zero. Am I missing something here? (Apart from a decent set of leads?)If they read zero then they are fine if they read 1 then it is open circuit. Test you meter by touching the 2 probes together and it should then read zero, but with them apart it will read 1 or something like that. Mally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytwo Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 My digital meter reads 1 when I do not touch the leads together. Touching the leads together, it reads 0.003 due to the resistance in the meter leads. Testing the ignition leads, it reads 1. So I reckon all the ignition leads are open circuit! As for leaving it for another 27 years, I doubt that I will be here then. I will try just swapping the king lead before I send them back. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Are they carbon cored as opposed to copper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 My digital meter reads 1 when I do not touch the leads together. Touching the leads together, it reads 0.003 due to the resistance in the meter leads. Testing the ignition leads, it reads 1. So I reckon all the ignition leads are open circuit! What scale are you set on? Supressed leads can have resistances in the Mega-ohm range, which is not a problem as of course the ignition pulse may be many kV, but is uA, so the resistance of the leads can be high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoman Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 How may posts do i need on Autoshite, before i can make a thread in the For Sale section?I cant seem to find this answer anywhere else on the forum???Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 How may posts do i need on Autoshite, before i can make a thread in the For Sale section?I cant seem to find this answer anywhere else on the forum???Cheers. No specific number so go ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 There isn't a for sale forum. Car and car stuff goes here. Non car stuff in the open forum. Both forums have a for sale thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 How may posts do i need on Autoshite, before i can make a thread in the For Sale section?I cant seem to find this answer anywhere else on the forum???Cheers. There isn't a section as such, just tag the new topic when you post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoman Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Tickman, The Moog and Hooli, thanks for your help. I guess i was being a dumbass, cause i was going to the For Sale section(at the top of the forum) to try to post a thread, but couldnt see anything, like start new thread here.So i just need to start a new thread in the forum, and tag it for sale, then it automatically goes in the For Sale section.Cheers. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Tickman, The Moog and Hooli, thanks for your help. I guess i was being a dumbass, cause i was going to the For Sale section(at the top of the forum) to try to post a thread, but couldnt see anything, like start new thread here.So i just need to start a new thread in the forum, and tag it for sale, then it automatically goes in the For Sale section.Cheers. There is no for sale section.They are just tagged threads in the forum.Clicking the link at the top of the page just selects all the topics with that tag. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytwo Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Talbot said: "What scale are you set on? Suppressed leads can have resistances in the Mega-ohm range, which is not a problem as of course the ignition pulse may be many kV, but is uA, so the resistance of the leads can be high" I did wonder about suppressed leads, as I have no experience with them. The leads are definitely not copper cored and the packaging tells me that they are suppressed leads. So this may well be the reason I cant get a meter reading. Will try tomorrow to swap the King lead and take things from there. If the engine runs OK, I will swap the rest over. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volvoman Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 There is no for sale section.They are just tagged threads in the forum.Clicking the link at the top of the page just selects all the topics with that tag. Cheers, I cracked it soon after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Tickman, The Moog and Hooli, thanks for your help. I guess i was being a dumbass, cause i was going to the For Sale section(at the top of the forum) to try to post a thread, but couldnt see anything, like start new thread here.So i just need to start a new thread in the forum, and tag it for sale, then it automatically goes in the For Sale section.Cheers.If you edit the first post in the thread you can add the for sale tag to that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippy Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I need to replace the brake pads on the wifes 2011 mini, do I need any special tools or to be able to plug in. I dont usually work on anything modern and I have lots of tools but not for this modern electronic age shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I need to replace the brake pads on the wifes 2011 mini, do I need any special tools or to be able to plug in. I dont usually work on anything modern and I have lots of tools but not for this modern electronic age shite. Unless it requires a code reader to remove a low pad sensor warning, it should be a case on most moderns of swapping the pads over as any other car. Have a look first as you might need weird spanners or sockets for star head bolts or something equally stupid. Dippy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Is this any help, Dippy? https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MINI_R56/R56-BRAKES-Front_Brake_Pad_Replacement/R56-BRAKES-Front_Brake_Pad_Replacement.htm Dippy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I need to replace the brake pads on the wifes 2011 mini, do I need any special tools or to be able to plug in.I dont usually work on anything modern and I have lots of tools but not for this modern electronic age shite.You may need a tool to wind the pistons back in, never worked on a bini but lots of moderns need one. You can get away with it with a pair of needle nosed pliers though but it’s a ballache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Got some Ford Recaro seats, that have been sitting in a Slightly damp council garage.They've gone a tad frilly (some sore of soft mould) What is the best way of cleaning this off, and ensuring it doesn't return ? As I don't wish to become I'll, once I've fitted them to the 110. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Two questions: First, can the first post of a thread be edited using tapatalk to change the title? Chuck uses tapatalk on her phone and couldn't figure it out. Secondly, Xantia handbrake. Should the upside down J move back to a released position, like it was spring loaded, or does it just sit there without tension on it? Even without the cable in the slot it just sits there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Bit of a long shot this but the collective wisdom of the AS massive has surprised me many times in the past, so... Saab 9-3 floppytop (old shape) - driving on the dual carriageway, on what is an unusually blustery day, at anything above about 65 I was getting a loud whistling noise from somewhere round the top of the windscreen - it wasn't a "normal" wind-related whistle, it sounded more like somebody playing a single note on an oboe or something. I assumed the air must be getting in through the seal somehow and then something inside the latching mechanism was acting as a reed, but when I stopped to check I couldn't see any obvious gaps. I bought a roll of tape anyway and taped all along the front of the hood where it seals to the top of the windscreen, but that made no difference at all - my monotonous oboeist was still there, It's definitely floppytop related though because as soon as the catches are released even slightly, the noise disappears. Strangely, operating the screen wash also mutes it temporarily. As the tree said to the lumberjack, I haven't got a fucking clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Got some Ford Recaro seats, that have been sitting in a Slightly damp council garage.They've gone a tad frilly (some sore of soft mould) What is the best way of cleaning this off, and ensuring it doesn't return ? As I don't wish to become I'll, once I've fitted them to the 110.Use a spray bottle with white vinegar to wet the mouldy areas,leave for a minute,then wipe the mould off. Minimad5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 First, can the first post of a thread be edited using tapatalk to change the title? Chuck uses tapatalk on her phone and couldn't figure it out. No. When I needed to do that mid collection thread I managed to get into the full site on the phone's browser to do it. I'm told the mobile version of this site is quite good now, but I didn't see it as my phone displayed the desktop version. Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Bit of a long shot this but the collective wisdom of the AS massive has surprised me many times in the past, so... Saab 9-3 floppytop (old shape) - driving on the dual carriageway, on what is an unusually blustery day, at anything above about 65 I was getting a loud whistling noise from somewhere round the top of the windscreen - it wasn't a "normal" wind-related whistle, it sounded more like somebody playing a single note on an oboe or something. I assumed the air must be getting in through the seal somehow and then something inside the latching mechanism was acting as a reed, but when I stopped to check I couldn't see any obvious gaps. I bought a roll of tape anyway and taped all along the front of the hood where it seals to the top of the windscreen, but that made no difference at all - my monotonous oboeist was still there, It's definitely floppytop related though because as soon as the catches are released even slightly, the noise disappears. Strangely, operating the screen wash also mutes it temporarily. As the tree said to the lumberjack, I haven't got a fucking clue. Top of the side windows? releasing the roof catches would affect that gap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Use a spray bottle with white vinegar to wet the mouldy areas,leave for a minute,then wipe the mould off.Thanks.Shall give that a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 How may posts do i need on Autoshite, before i can make a thread in the For Sale section?I cant seem to find this answer anywhere else on the forum???Cheers.You are never allowed to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Top of the side windows? releasing the roof catches would affect that gap too.Alas no - buzzing some / all of the side windows up and down made no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Is there an easy way to do change of address with the DVLA, or do i need to fill in each one of these and post them off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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