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

    i dont know mate going to ask on here !
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    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 ?
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    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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    Clio wont start square icon with a zig zag, what doest this mean ?

    i did take the ring of the ignition barrell, it could be this is not correctly installed, will have a paly and see if this helps. it must be somethink to do with this as its the only thing i have done tonight is took the ignition barrell ring of and put the steering column plastic covers back on
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    Clio wont start square icon with a zig zag, what doest this mean ?

    it was fine last night, i started it up. The car will not start up !
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    Clio wont start square icon with a zig zag, what doest this mean ?

    It was fine last night. just been putting the plastic covers back on around steeing column and now i have this icon and the car wont start. also had the injector rail off last week but re-fitted and it started last week. any ideas people ?
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    WILL SERVICE light stay on wiv air bags disconnected ?

    Ive removed the original seats and installed bucket seats and fitted an omp steering wheel and removed the airbag from passenger dash. Is this why my service light is on or does this mean that i have a sensor fault somewhere else. The car had service light on when i purchased it and i have...
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    Gulf Racing Oil

    got it in my clio but havent done any miles in it yet
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    key fob battery

    i wouldnt have thought so dude aslong as you change it quickly. Mind you being french anythink is possible !
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    Finchspeed 172 PH2 trackday car

    No progress this week, Skint and need new calipers !!!!!!!!!!!
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    172 cup project, ultraleggera content....

    i have some ultraleggras in my bathroom in 16 inch with toyo t1r's waiting to go on, can i have some hero points :approve:
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    Coilovers...

    KW Variant 2 FTW
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