Recent content by Alex Conway

Suppose you might want to know a bit more, I work for the power unit (engine) half of Mercedes' F1 operation which is called Mercedes AMG HighPerformancePowertrains in Brixworth. We are responsible for the power unit and supply engines to three customer teams; Force India, Williams and Manor...

I was indeed...

The lateral bit of the beam provides roll stiffness. Adding material that is worked when you have relative wheel motion will increase the roll stiffness.

Bit of thread resurrection. What's the best way to drop the tank? Are the visible bolts captive? The one just infront of the driver's side beam pick up is spinning...

Bit of an update on this in case someone stumbles across this in future. I found two bits of loom where it had chaffed through, one under the battery and the other where the second lambda sensor wraps back under the heats shield. I scruffily tapped them both up and didn't have the problem for...

Sorry, I've been out the country. It's running the full sweep

Ok, so after replacing the fuse and the unplugging and replugging the UCH the car fired. The rear wiper is still going so either there is a UCH fault or a short somewhere, in the meantime I've disconnected it. I've just had another 30A ECM fuse go, replaced and everything worked again. Are...

30A ecm fuse blown, still no joy

Hi all, Bit of an urgent one. I was driving along, the dash went Christmas tree and the car cut out. Symptoms, on ignition the engine warning light flashes and the rear wiper moves. Stop, serve and esp lights are all illuminated. The car will crank but not fire. I'd guess it's UCH related as...

It is indeed running low boost but it's on low compression pistons. Throttle by feel and visually was against the stops so really don't think it is the throttle. It feels free with a solid snap to it.

Afternoon gents, Finished the last track day with an issue as ever... Car was idling at 4000rpm with oil out the breather. We'd been holding above 6500rpm down the straights which would help pressurise the crankcase. The breather vents to atmosphere, not into the inlet. Fast forward today...

Castrol SRF, the main difference is that it retains a lot higher wet boiling point making it more forgiving if you don't change it very often. You might be fine though, so see if you get away with it. We ran blue for a long time.

T1Rs are a shocking tyre!

Good combo, we often use it in the winter. If you cook the fluid try to remember when you last changed it as Superblue has a vastly different wet and dry boiling temp.

Open the boot, stand on it and bounce each side. Or better compare to a different one.