Alfashark

This reminds me I must go and retrieve the ones I have on display at Classic Flyers, since those ungrateful arseholes haven't met their end of the bargain for those of us who pitched in a lot of time and effort to get that place from a pipe dream, to a working, functional museum.

Very! When it was in getting a DSG service I said "What do you know about DPFs?", knowing that mine's getting tired. His reply was that they'd never fitted a replacement one in 10 years due to the price - Near on $4k. They remove the unit, which appears to be about 4" diameter and cut it open. Gut it and then weld in a section of 2.5" pipe between the inlet and outlet flange, then zap the unit back up and reinstall. Once the heat shield is back in place, there's no way to see their work.

14 - No, they won't be able to tell there's no DPF in there short of complete disassembly.

Wagon's getting EGR and DPF delete later in the year - 15hp gain straight off the bat from the DPF delete, gets combined with a mild re-map since they're already going to be coding the sensors for soot loading and regen out. All up $1200 and 2hrs for a 40hp increase.

I'd say your battery is rooted. Throw a known-good one at it from another car if you have one handy - if it works, that'll be the problem.

Are they pulsed, or CIS like an old K-Jet setup?

@cletus

The former owners of the ex-Summerfield VRS practically left a jizz stain when they saw the wife's one sporting 99% of a genuine WRC kit and were fizzing at the prospect of taking moulds until they realized out the amount of work involved and the number of replacement parts they'd need for a season.

The museum at Omaka airfield should be able to tell you straight away if you send them pics, as they've got a ground-running condition Bristol Freighter in their possession.

Any markings on them at all? Are they hollow, or do they just have a blind hole at the root end?

Local English tractor and truck Barry has a super tidy, stock as fuck 1.6 Mk1 wagon in a solid blue tone. Not keen on that early front end myself though.

The sister's got a BMW 6-speed auto behind an RV8 in a Skyline, so it's plenty doable.

Bout 40-45kg? My Golf is a fatty at 785kg, but that's because it's got a slushbox. Whip the seats out and collect all the loose change and debris while you're at it.

Thanks! No biggie for me, as I'm replacing the belt anyway but just curious since there's a growing number of electric/electro-hydraulic steering setups now.

Wof-men: Is a cracked serpentine belt a wof failure of it's own accord? Has been crossed as a fail under the Steering Components section, however the car has electro-hydraulic power steering with absolutely no belt or engine connection.

No doubt, but there's issues with the metal in the components too. I wouldn't willingly own a hand grenade like that, but hopefully he avoids any issues.

That and they were just absolute fucking dogs - Of all the Mk2 Fabia RS in the UK, there's less than 10% still rolling around with the engine they left the factory with, and a substantial majority on their 3rd or 4th engine.

Nice work on the shifter! My Audi, although a difference linkage setup, had the same ball/spring/dome setup in the pivot. The ball was effectively gone, leaving the spring to fall to the bottom of the lever with no feel as to exactly where it was or what gear you were in. Added to that the shifter knob was almost flush with the center-tunnel surround as a result. I attacked a yellow poly bush in a lathe to make a ball, fitted that and ended up with a very stiff but rifle-bolt sharp shift - That loosened up to a comfortable level after a few weeks use though.

Remap - It's not a VAG product, so unsure of the usual suspects to deal with down here but give these chaps an email and see what they can do. http://www.quantumtuning.co.nz/car-remap-tuning-remapping.aspx?Make=Hyundai&Range=Sonata

Or just use the remote to switch off the sweeping louvre function? Probably stripped a tooth on the actuator.

@V8Pete How did you find the owner of that plate you bought for the Fez?

Other alternatives which may be a bit easier to source than the A-class would be a 99-07 Skoda Fabia or VW Polo of the same era. The Fabia option is definitely remote reservoir, sitting on the opposite side of the car.

Not extending enough to make contact with the flywheel, or flywheel missing teeth.

Correct, my Superb had all that jazz... As for GT Mechtronix, try emailing them in a week or two. Seems like they have a remote office offsite and one little geezer doing all the leg work at the workshop itself, so he's probably taking a well earned rest.