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Typically i was planning to take it to the Nurburgring in 4 weeks.
Got my Compomotive mo6 1880 refurbed in anthracite ready for the trip but was not to be. Took them down to Advance Detail in Leeds to be ceramic coated with Gtechniq crystal serum ultra. I took Jon who owns Advance Detail out in...
The bad
The bad news is that i noted a bit of white smoke on boost out of the exhaust when Shez was giving it some last Sat. Overall the engine is mostly running OK and going well, but still had 10 second misfire from cold and coolant use has not gone away.
It lured me into a false sense of...
The good, the bad and the ugly
The good first.
Took the Kangoo to The Motorist in Leeds for Vanned show last sat. Also took my Extra van and joined by my old Kangoo 172 cup.
Meet up outside my mates house for convoy down.
Random pull in off a19 to ahem water the plants. Random parking looked...
Upstream lambda is in stock megane position just after turbo. Assume last one was genuine, but never say never as bought from ebay. The new one is from a reputable company, again looks to be genuine.
Vband is better if they are the type that have the locating groove. The vband that have no locating groove are ok but not amazing. Also make sure they do not warp when welded on or they can blow.
Silicone will be fine, works better than exhaust paste. I had a slip joint on our megane milltek blow like f**k, used normal clear silicone and no blowing since. High temp not even necessary any general purpose clear will do. Dont use it pre lambda as it can knacker it.
Updates
Kangoo started misfiring from cold last week. Its done it intermittently for a while but just a couple of pops, but had developed into a 5-10 sec misfire and rough idle.
Changed plugs for bcr8es last week and comp tested it, still 160psi per cylinder so all seemed ok. Plugs did not...
Its April 2021, things are moving but its all slow. Weather is starting to pick up, ive got the Megane r26 Kangoo Compact running and road legal, the pressure is off slightly as shaking it down and finishing small jobs before its mapping date in May. Start chipping away at smaller jobs on the...
Used to be a major issue if you mixed synthetic and mineral in the early days but i believe its not too bad now, id never try it though.
My ocd says that in something decent id use same brand and grade exclusively, however if its drinking oil then anything is better than none at all for people...
I would change it myself as could have anything in.
Usually no issues mixing semi/fully synth together regardless of brand and grade though, only have issues mixing synthetic with mineral, but f**k all modern runs mineral so wouldnt be too concerned.
Update
Had to resurrect the old kangoo 172 cup for my mate the other day. Hes neglected the poor thing and its been sat on a drive not used for ages but partly due to the gearbox being a little bit poorly and ive not had time to change it for him.
At mot in January he had a carry on getting it...
Ive had a few stuck injectors giving a misfirey first start on the last couple of first startups after rebuild/long layup. Had to fire carb cleaner through some c20let injectors to get them going while giving the injector 12v to trigger recently, pikey injector clean
Fuel the fire.
So next thing i looked at was the fuel system. Steve had previously mounted the fuel reg on the end of the cam cover, but had decided to move it to another location next to the top engine mount.
Rail with gauge and bosch sensor fitted for fuel pressure.
Reg next to top engine...
I recently refitted the lower bumper tray under the intercooler on the Trophy. Made a fair difference to charge temps as before with the air escaping around the core it was 8-9deg above ambient temp, and now its 5deg above ambient.
Well worth refitting as much ducting as poss as air is lazy...
Updates
Give the orange dci a good clean up. Its been neglected a bit in the cleaning department recently, been used for tip runs and allsorts so was looking a bit sad.
Headlamps needed a polish as had went yellow, good 2 bucket wash, coat of oldskool collinite 476s wax, AG trim gel and...
So where were we.
I recall it was pissy wet March 2021. Interior is done so thats one job off the list. There's f**k loads to to do and im flirting around the engine. Start seeing what will bolt up and what will not.
Steve was planning on using Aem ign1a smart coils. They are a nice bit of kit...
I use a clio v6 remote reservoir on my Trophy. The bottle is an ATE one shared with bmw and angled plastic fittings that fit in the top of the master cylinder joined by rubber brake fluid resistant pipe. The ATE bottle is easily available and renault level sensor fits straight in, however if...
I have a couple that are modified for the task intended :LOL: i needed to take a fuel line fitting off at Efi last week and id forgotten my grinded special and Chris let me use a posh snap on set of low torque spanners for the job. Got me thinking an upgrade might be needed. Ive got a few sets...
Bang on cheers gents. They are one of those tools that you will rarely use, but come in handy for alloy fuel fittings with thin hex on the end. Saves grinding down a spanner😆
How hot is hot regarding coolant temps? What radiator are you running, later style with a handful of larger bars or the oem type with smaller but more bars? The oem style cool better @Adey. has just had similar issues and the oem style rad made a fair difference. Also the ducting to...
Can anybody recommend any low torque slimline spanner sets? I used a snap on one recently to undo a fuel fitting with slim hex nut, was great compared to my angle grinder thinned out spanner. Snap on set is about £400 so id like a cheapo half decent quality set.
Stick it in the garage, damp trap inside, trickle charger or battery negative off, and leave handbrake off..thats all ive done with several cars for years without too many dramas.
Maybe start up once every 3 month and take it for a shot round the block, get it fully warmed up..wouldnt recommend...