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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:57 am |
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Get this
The other day i got a puncture on my 16v 19
Only bought the car in jan always had dogy shuddering breaks somthing witch ive been meaning to sort out (money problems)
I thought it was the back disks that were causing it as they covered in thick rust and pads were low.....
when i finaly got the front wheel off wot (I mean what really) a misson that was locking wheel nuts an no key smacking a 19mm socket on the side of the road about 20 times .
the fron disk just span freely on the hub i couldnt belive it there was no securing bolts holding it on just held in place by wheel nuts..
yet another thing ive found that the retard owner before me has done
aswell as putting a dodgy flame kit on it an cranking the air intake up so its throwing loadsa feul down it wot (I mean what really) a bastard it only does 18- 20 per gallon
NEED TO GET IT SORTED wot (I mean what really) A MISSON!!!!!!! |
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Chris H
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:11 am |
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erm thats not a problem in any shape or form.
also its the wheel bolts that take the brakign force, do you really think 2 T40 small screws can take the forces involved in slowing a ton of metal from high speed?
cranking the air intake up? what does that mean? |
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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:36 am |
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So not putting those nuts in wudnt cause any shuddering or anything seems strange just seems a bit dodgy thats all. obviously the nuts wudnt do mutch under braking and the wheel nuts do the job.Do you think its wise to stick some in anyway?
i dont really no wot (I mean what really) he das done with the air intake i put that because he has messed aound with the idle srews and its around that area. I dont profess to no much about cars but i no that its not meant to be doing 18 to the gallon and it stinks of fuel loads and is running rich. wot (I mean what really) cud i do about this? Its got a crappy induction kit on it ive been trying to get hold off an airbox for it hoping to save sum mpg that way. is it worth putting a decent indution kit on it?? I have to do somthing about it tho costing me the earth any ideas? its like the blind leading the blind at the mo |
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Chris H
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:38 am |
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what screws? theres 2 on it, the top one in the tube should be screwed right in.
The other is to adjust the throttle stop.
it probably needs a new CTS on it as I get 50mpg out of mine on the motorway |
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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:42 am |
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why the hell are all my posts getting (wot (I mean what really) i mean really) in them im not putting this in any of them even thouh it is true lol |
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Chris H
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:46 am |
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because you can't say what like a proper person thats why |
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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:46 am |
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Nice were do i get one of them from?
mine barely gets above 20 wud that be the only problem ??
also got oil on the plugs
wot (I mean what really) do u recon head gasket? |
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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:50 am |
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ha ha
yes my grammer is shite im crap at typing one finger job
mobile phone language too much texting dont use predictive |
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Chris H
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:53 am |
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oil on the plugs, you mean from the top? am cover needs tigthened or the gaskets gone hard and leaking.
CTS is about 12 quid form gsf. |
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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:13 am |
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Do you think that it will be the CTS causing the bad mpg?
you get double the mpg on the motoway than i get just normal driving what a saving for the sake of 12quid. jackpot
spot on for that chris |
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Chris H
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:15 am |
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CTS is the most common problem. Its probably original and if the coolant is shit brown then its probably corroded right away to nothing |
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WILFRED
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:19 am |
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proper shitty brown colour seems to lose coolant aswell
Il look into getting a CTS cheers mate |
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