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  1. finch wxm

    Harness / subframe set-up's

    i have the same problem !
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    Urgent 4 point Harness Fitment Help !!!!

    I have some sparco seats , subframes and sidemounts. I also have sparco 4 point harnesses. The problem is i dont know where to bolt my harnesses. I realise the rear of harness needs to be bolted where the rear bench was but where do i bolt the other two parts of the harnesses ? There...
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    Bucket seat & Harness Installation

    Ive installed my Sparco F300 bucket seats, Sparco subframes and side mounts. I have sparco harnesses aswell and there are 3 mounting bolts, one on left hand side of seat, one right hand side of seat and one which needs to be bolted underneath rear seats. There is only one threaded section...
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    Boot Lock Mechanism and rear windscreen wiper

    Managed to sort the rear wiper, traced loom back and noticed some green wires had snapped. still cant get the boot to lock though. I put another bootlock surround and motor on which was 2nd hand of ebay but apparently works so still unsure ! Which part keeps the boot locked ? is it the magnet...
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    Finchspeed 172 PH2 trackday car

    New TDC sensor fitted with new wiring loom. awaiting stock of powerflex anti roll bar bushes before taking to demon tweeks for alignment. Got afew more jobs to get done prior to taking for MOT.
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    Boot Lock Mechanism and rear windscreen wiper

    Just fitted new boot lock motor, connected up and rear windscreen motor. Boot lock is still not locking and rear windscreen wiper is moving ! could this be somthink to do with taking the stalks off ? I have noticed a thin green wire which seems to be disconnected or broke which must be...
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    Engine Mount problem ?

    ive fitted the dogbone bushes and move the engine mount abit more towards the front and seems to have more or less cured it. engine mount was in the fully back position so i dont know if the previous owner had had allok as i bought the car with the knocking on the exhaust
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    Engine Mount problem ?

    Under hard acceleration in 1st and 2nd gear i can hear which i think is possibly the exhaust knocking on the subframe. If driven normally it doesnt happen so im thinking its excess movement. Would i be best buying a KTEC uprated engine mount ? I which one would it be most likely the upper...
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    Drifting + (. )( .)

    What a pair !
  10. finch wxm

    NEW Blue conector TDC wiring

    Biojo LEGEND ! Cheers Pal
  11. finch wxm

    Urgent Help needed Bonnet Stuck shut and wont open !Managed to remove front bumper

    Re: Urgent Help needed Bonnet Stuck shut and wont open !Managed to remove front bumpe Cheers i willgive this a try and seehowi get on
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    Windscreen wiper motor mechanisms Question

    Ive just connected my windscreen washer motor and mechanisms back in place. Ive noticed only two out of the 3 stalks located on the scuttle panel only rotate. Is this correct ? as far as i can see i think only two are driven offthe wiper motor,is the third purely a support or doi have a...
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    NEW Blue conector TDC wiring

    how do you know when its aligned correctly ? i bolted the catch up but obviously when i closed it it wouldnt open, any way of knowing before closing the bonnet completely ? or purely trial and mainly error in my case !
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    NEW Blue conector TDC wiring

    Ha ha good one fred, im an electrical engineer too ! With it being french anythink is possible. Im assuming i just re-wire the same way the old connector is ! I just remember someone saying what they were in a thread so just wanted confirmation ! Any ideas onmybonnet catch, when you pull the...
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    NEW Blue conector TDC wiring

    Can anyone advise of which colours i wire to the exisiting tdc wiring ? i cant find the post where someone said which colours to wire too :clown:
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    Urgent Help needed Bonnet Stuck shut and wont open !Managed to remove front bumper

    Re: Urgent Help needed Bonnet Stuck shut and wont open !Managed to remove front bumpe managed to do it.yeah thats how i normally open it with one person puling on the cable. i just kept waggling up and down on the bonnet and it did open ! i need to have alook why it...
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    Urgent Help needed Bonnet Stuck shut and wont open !Managed to remove front bumper

    Anyone know how i can get the bonnet to unlatch ? Ive been re-fitting bonnet catch and cableive closed it try and it wont open ! I checkedthe cable end was moving when pulling the handleinside but once the bonnet had fully closed it wont release ! imanged toget the bumper of but even...
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    Running rough, then cutting out!

    Try your TDC sensor on top of the gearbox, mine doesnt like low revs and stalls if pulling off at low revs, ive tracked it back to the TDC sensor mate. see if you have black connectors going toi, theres a revised part with a blue connector. a common failure point
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    Finchspeed 172 PH2 trackday car

    I' going to book my car in at Demon Tweeks on friday to have alignment done all round and camber set. i may see if they can fit my polyflex gearbox bushes while its on the ramps
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    Finchspeed 172 PH2 trackday car

    Calipers refurbushed, new brake lines and brembo HC grooved discs all fitted, Just need to bleed the rear ass there is still air in the lines. Car wouldnt start manged to pin point it to the TDC sensor after checking everythinkelse ! i cleaned up the connector blocks and it managed to fire up...
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    Where is the Throttle / Speed sensor on 172 ?

    just removed the TDC sensor and cleaned up the connector block and hey presto its started up ! electrical fault light has gone but service light is on which um assuming is because its sensing the TDC sensor is not functioning correctly as its doesnt like low revs and stalls. New sensor will be...
  22. finch wxm

    Immobiliser fault

    i reckon you need to buy the immobilser bypass kit which plugs into the diagnostic port, think they are £84> it does seem like an immobilser issue from what i hae read
  23. finch wxm

    Where is the Throttle / Speed sensor on 172 ?

    Hi fred its just a standard 53 plate iceburg silver 172 . Its got electrical fault on dash and my diagnostic just gives speed sensor A fault so not totally sure if the means the TDC sensor, i have looked at the TDC sensor and its the old type with the black plug so i recko its the original one...
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    Where is the Throttle / Speed sensor on 172 ?

    the plugs are brand new, the car has been stationary the last year while i i do work on it. it was fine 2 days ago and started. now i have a electrical faullt light on the dash. on my diagnostic machine it says PO500 VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR A . would the TDC sensor cause it not to start then ?
  25. finch wxm

    Where is the Throttle / Speed sensor on 172 ?

    My car wont start, diagnostics are saying speed sensor / throtlle sensor . anyone point me in the right direction
  26. finch wxm

    PO500 Speed Sensor A Fault

    My clio wont start, i have electrical fault code PO500 Speed sensor A. What is this and where in the sensor, would this cause the car not to start ? any advice would be great :approve:
  27. finch wxm

    Clio wont start square icon with a zig zag, what doest this mean ?

    i dont know mate going to ask on here !
  28. finch wxm

    Clio wont start square icon with a zig zag, what doest this mean ?

    checked fuses, disconnected battery for an hour no joy ! just plugged diagnostic into it PO500 SPEED SENSOR A FAULT ? Is this why it wont start or is this a seperate issue ?
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    Immobiliser fault

    i think my problems are similar to this, did you sort it out ?
  30. finch wxm

    Clio wont start square icon with a zig zag, what doest this mean ?

    removed the immobiliser barrel and clicked it bak in but still have the electical fault and it wont start. I also put the windscreen wiper motor and mecahnism back in and the wipers on. Only one of the wiper blades is working, could it be somethink to do with this ? is there fuses i could...
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