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Genuine parts are still a fair but more and the water pump alone is around £60 (I'd personally only use a genuine water pump). £300 isn't bad IMO with genuine parts but if it's cheap non-type approved bits then yeah it's pricey. Mick

Last one I did was around £300. Not great but not terrible either. Be thankful you've not got a Megane II needing a steering lock module! Mick

Opening the UCH up and looking for faults will give you a better understanding of what has caused it to fail. Age/component failure normally displays no signs of failure but water will leave a ring mark and you may Ben see signs of burnt out tracks on the PCB. Go from there but it's easy stuff...

Passenger side footwell area to the side of the glovebox. Water can ingress for many reasons; poorly replaced windscreen, blocked drain points, modifications to wiring loom grommets, etc If this is the cause rather than age then you must find it and fix the issue first. I like the UCH's...

Agreed but it reinforces my previous comment about people not obeying the law unless a proverbial gun is held to their head. Im not saying I'm perfect but try driving a dCi 80 Megane II... Overtaking is not even possible. I didn't mean that all roads would be electronically governed... I meant...

The UCH is a multifunction unit. It's a microprocessor controlled logic box filled with numerous micro-relays that turn on/off all the things you take for granted such as electric windows (up/down)' central locking (lock/unlock), lighting (side, dipped, main beams, indicators and hazard...

Snakey, that's it yeah but honestly speed recognition is the tip of the iceberg. I'd say in the next 10yrs you won't be able to choose the vehicles maximum speed as it will be legislated and automatically restricted for you (for safety and comfort Europe will claim). It's just typical of the...

Speed limit recognition is already here mate... They can read road signs! It's not a fixed limit (yet) but it honestly won't be long until its software implemented.

What a day we live in where we can't turn a phone off when asked and we have to be made to. I'm sure there's a European law that states intentionally blocking wireless services is illegal... it came up in conversation when some people found there mobiles worked until they entered a specific...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Someone needs a hug

Check the other end of that wire to... It's in that big black plastic box under the bonet hiding in the big white plug.

This is starting to get too gay now... Seriously, this is not how "normal" people live.

Pull each fuse and relay one at a time, note it's location, then clean the connectors on both sides (use an electrical contact cleaner if you can). Corrosion at the 15A and 30A blade fuses and the main power latches can cause a lot of problems often mis-diagnosed as imob faults. Failing wiring...

Radiator, waterpump or thermostat housing areas are the standard 1.2 leaky spots

It's not "normal" no, you *should* be seeing high 90's at WOT and around 6-14% at idle (assuming its a DBW stepper controlled TB). The reading you're seeing doesn't necessarily mean there's a fault though and it's most likely a poor translation from the cars data stream to you reader. So why...

Check the solenoid control wire to the starter motor. This is the normal culprit for non-cranking issues. Mick

Here he is practising at the reunion... "and if you let me, I'm gonna Flip-Reverse iiiit" Damn, he's so "street"

Deffo sounds like someone has tried to hide something in the vehicles history. Daveski had a similar issue with one of his 172's and that had the SMD LED's removed from the PCB of the clockset (so no warning/fault lights)... Soon got it sorted out though for him. If there's a comms issue with...

Not to mention the fact the F4R is a keyless sprocket setup and oil in that area is generally frowned upon.

You may want to check he's not bought the rest of Blazin Squad before you glass him Sy or else his 26 band mates will see you at the crossroads

I know our tCe is annoying at cold, especially at initial throttle application as the revs seem to dip momentarily and then you're off... It only does it once and when cold though. I'm guessing it's map/tb related as I've never really looked in to it. Mick

Damaged inlet plenum causing an inlet leak? Needs looking at Dan tbh Which plug blew? Mick

It'll be either a wiring fault somewhere in the engine bay loom or, most likely, a faulty UCH. I've had a couple of Billibongs before do this and both needed new UCH's in the end. Mick

Just don't let me order 50 boneless wins before my burger!!!

Seriously, top effort lads... the van is full of Epic!

I was gonna suggest the timing was wrong but if you're sure it's the lead :) Regarding the oil, you may need to trace the wire from the sensor back thru to the clock set. I'm betting there's an error somewhere and the clock set is in open circuit meaning the light is on. Prob the same with...

I an actually do the 10th as well - so, we good?

It's a genuine <40k lump then that's a shame. You will pay £400 for a semi decent lump or £200 for a smoking high miler. Deffo worth belts if the person buying it is in it for the love rather than cash. I'll drop him a pm Mick

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Good job cos the wife's been furniture shopping today and we are skint!

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Tony, I'm coming tooled up so I'm "race support" lol... No bill though