Recent content by bowen86

Turns over fine, from both hot and cold. It's never not started. It's just ever so much slower when warm. I can see the previous owner fitted a new (blue plug) TDC sensor.

Fitted a new one when I did the rad and coolant change. It was the same (just over 90) before I replaced the thermostat too. It doesn't fluctuate or anything, I'm OK with it. I just wanted to see if it would fix the slightly lazy hot start.

So close. But not me.

Went for a drive in the Clio last night and.... No change. Needle sits just above 90. It doesn't ever fluctuate and the only real reason I changed it is I read here that a dodgy CTS can cause hot start issues. It's not that my hot starts are THAT bad, it just feels marginally lazier than a...

Little lunchtime job. Fitted a new CTS as the temp needle sits just above half way, even before doing the thermostat and radiator, it's always sat just above. I've noticed that hot starts it doesn't turn over as sweet as it does from a cold start and also MPG hasn't been the best. So...

I found 97 octane on morisons in Caerphilly. Closest I've found to super 99 octane.

Cracking updates as usual. The bed cover finishes it off nicely. Glad I'm not the only one struggling to find super unleaded too.

I'm not a Marvel fan at all, I doubt I could name three films in the series. But I couldn't help but feel like Thanos collecting the infitinity (?) stones placing that number 2 on there. The 1 and 7 won't be long for this world as they're hanging on for dear life.

For an equally small update. My side driver side pillar decal had shed it's number 2. Fortunately @Colin-S was splitting his spare badge and I needed the 2 and others needed the 1 and 7. lb for £(?), the side decal numbers are more valuable than gold.

The collar in the locking wheel nuts had broke so I wanted to fit the standard bolts. I had 3, no idea how I'd lost one, but I had. Put a shoutout on here in the wanted section and @Krarl came up with the goods. Sending me one in the post. Yes, this update is about a wheel bolt.

Not sure how you managed that? Genuinely, what's the hosepipe guide? Also, I had the same with PBS pads. Both track and race (race I assumed would) squealed all the time. I bedded them in, fitted new discs etc still squealed. Good pads though, on a track day. Not for pootling around town.

I was looking at this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315809100951?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jgvchootqq6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=PwveFb_MRTC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY But wasn't sure if there are fakes out there, like there are for VAG sensors. RPD and other...

Thanks both. Just ordered the Febi one from Autodoc.

Addicted to Tasty Classics lately. Videos are long, but interesting and satisfying. Not sure about Garage of Luke. Feels a bit try hard to me?

@hopgop1 did you order the febi one or a different one?