Technical No air con?
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Technical No air con?
Hydraulic clutch reservoir
Hard to see in the photo
Should be an amber colour
If it's never been changed, it will be dark brown
Not too critical though
Hard to see in the photo
Should be an amber colour
If it's never been changed, it will be dark brown
Not too critical though
No
You have to lift it just under halfway when the struts are fairly new
And just over halfway as it ages
You have to lift it just under halfway when the struts are fairly new
And just over halfway as it ages
It is confusing as the drawing and pictures online are generic 1.1 and 1.2
some cars have a separate coolant expansion tank and some don't as it's been built into the side of the radiator
The vast majority of UK cars don't but there are a few odd exceptions
I guessed that's what you meant
Most FIRE motors have the "sight tube" built into the radiator
The round reservoir is mainly for diesels
The cars with a separate coolant tank have a wider radiator than the early cars with the tank integral with the radiator.
Initially, cars with aircon had the wider radiator, with separate tank, as does my 2006 model. Later, diesels use this radiator too, with or without aircon.
Late 2006, I think, the separate tank was discontinued, but the diesel and aircon models got an integral tank, but with a wide radiator, non-aircon retained the narrower radiator.
To confuse this further, I think the last of the line all got the wider radiator, even without aircon.
Most aftermarket suppliers will show the width, so whatever is fitted, is probably correct, and for replacement, replace with whatever you've got already.
With all the right hoses, any setup could be used, but there's no benefit from an 'upgrade'. The separate tank does seem to make bleeding easier though.
Initially, cars with aircon had the wider radiator, with separate tank, as does my 2006 model. Later, diesels use this radiator too, with or without aircon.
Late 2006, I think, the separate tank was discontinued, but the diesel and aircon models got an integral tank, but with a wide radiator, non-aircon retained the narrower radiator.
To confuse this further, I think the last of the line all got the wider radiator, even without aircon.
Most aftermarket suppliers will show the width, so whatever is fitted, is probably correct, and for replacement, replace with whatever you've got already.
With all the right hoses, any setup could be used, but there's no benefit from an 'upgrade'. The separate tank does seem to make bleeding easier though.
Yep, there's a leak. Sounds like it's pretty close to the back so hopefully a relatively cheap fix. Got it booked in next week for that and an engine diagnostic. It's a shame but I suppose you can't expect perfection for under a grand.
Re the aircon would you service it now or wait for spring?
If you do it yourself the exhaust rear was over £20 about 3 years ago when I did mine
It's fairly easy routing,
No idea how much a garage charges, but most will give a free quote
Here in Crewe select a tyre and F1 seem reliable, but kickfit try up selling unnecessary jobs and quote high but will match any local price
It's fairly easy routing,
No idea how much a garage charges, but most will give a free quote
Here in Crewe select a tyre and F1 seem reliable, but kickfit try up selling unnecessary jobs and quote high but will match any local price
That's a commom point of failure.
Unfortunately on a well rusted system, separating the backbox and centre pipe will be problematic, so you're likely to have to change the lot.
On a 15 yr old car I'd bought for a grand, I wouldn't bother at all.
I wouldn't even do it myself at that price
Nope, I pass yellowston between shavington and Nantwich most weeks
I needed one for an MOT just over a year ago, and the cheapest, nastiest one I could find anywhere that had any stock on the shelf cost me almost £100, just to buy the backbox, and the centre pipe wasn't much less, so not much change out of £200 for a self fitted poor quality exhaust. Had to go to two separate factors and then another trip on the bus to return the backbox for exchange, since whoever welded on the rear hangers burned a hole right through the shell.
But the OEM one lasted 13 years and over 110k, so that kinda made up for it.
If you know you're going to need one and can find something half decent at a reasonable price, buy it while you can.
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Found my old postI needed one for an MOT just over a year ago, and the cheapest, nastiest one I could find anywhere that had any stock on the shelf cost me almost £100, just to buy the backbox, and the centre pipe wasn't much less, so not much change out of £200 for a self fitted poor quality exhaust. Had to go to two separate factors and then another trip on the bus to return the backbox for exchange, since whoever welded on the rear hangers burned a hole right through the shell.
But the OEM one lasted 13 years and over 110k, so that kinda made up for it.
If you know you're going to need one and can find something half decent at a reasonable price, buy it while you can.
The cheap exhaust lasted well
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It's on the other road, next to Baird Foods. Only a yard and a portacabin, nothing fancy.
Another question I've just remembered. Someone on the forum said there's a cup in the dashboard or somewhere that needs emptying to stop the windscreen misting up?
Next to the repair garage that's handy for them
Don't try and remove the cover the plastics clips don't age well and will break
Depends
My car was rarely done
The other half was parked near threes but not under, yearly
My car was rarely done
The other half was parked near threes but not under, yearly
