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hi all
about a month ago i went down a crater of a pot hole at about 50mph, and damaged the front drivers side tyre.
got the tyre changed the alloy was fine no cracks dents or flat spots and i checked everything over no play or damage to lower ball joint, track rod end,anti roll bar...
i have the k-tec ultra with silencer and k-tec sports cat, great sounding exhaust isn't intrusive on motorway journeys.
good build quality,only problem is they grow when hot (they all do it) and the tailpipes move to the right by a few mm, go's back to normal when cold.
other than that i...
if its just been serviced, could the oil of been mis poured when filling it back up? i done this myself only split a drab but with the heat of the engine and the air rushing through the bay it chucked it everywhere took me ages to clean up.
as for the oil on the floor under the car,when the...
£209 for an mot and full service(oil,oil filter,plugs,air filter,full inspection and checks etc..) imo sounds around about right to me.
£165 for a full service +mot is cheap!!!
until you go back and the bodgers at kwik fit have dreamt up things why your car will not pass the mot
and in...
yep providing it isn't full of grit and crap!
iirc Molybdenum Disulfide Lithium Based grease is the stuff needed and a new clip.
don't over fill the boot either.
true but say you get a 1.2 or 1.4 engine for say £500-£700 if there is no solid proof of the timing belt ,water pump, service etc..being done recently and the labour cost of fitting it.
it wil end up costing a shed load more than a rebuild personally i would have a rebuild!
not in a sense that it will most likely still be 16 valves to replace and a fair few other parts.
correct me if iam wrong but wether its a 2l, 1.6 ,1.4 ,1.2 if it has 16 valves i would say your looking around the same price give or take a couple of quid.
manifolds are spot on as they are leave alone;)
yozza exhaust and decat
matched inlets (do a search)
i dont know what the gains are with cams would say between 8-15 bhp
either leave the standard airbox as it is or you could always put an aftermarket panel filter in or like you said the...