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oil light on at 75mph = too late, engine already up the swanny

1.2 16v's do leak from the pump, even when the pump isn't very old. it's an hour and a half tops to change.

I think the marelli ECU is locked down with regards to software access, and the dash isn't accessible for other ECU's to control either. I would be looking at Race Technology dash's, Stack are nice but IMO they've been overtaken.

Always prefered the ph1 on the whole, but I got a ph2 becuase it came up. Glad I did really as the interior is so much nicer, and I've no intention of stripping it so I have the right variant for me. Something very raw and appealing about a ph1 though

Nothing but Jenvey for me. The KTR direct to head throttles are made by Jenvey and are a fair improvement over the bolt together modular kits. Injector position and angle is optomised, and fitting is a whole lot easier due to simplicity. As a guideline, I would charge £2700 for a drive in drive...

Only ever seen SMI

don't worry about booking a later ferry, just turn up early and you'll almost always get on

no not really, but it's been seen before

look for splits or melted sections of the vacuum hose (it gets close to the exhaust manifold) Also, there's a 1 way valve which could be clogged up

I agree, yes it's a bit flat, but it's just fun and a lovely mix of high speed and quite techincal. The MX5 is FAST, Joe had a supercharged mk1 before it which was a work of art

chunks missing from where? doesn't sound good. pic would help make a judgement call

Such a composed car! Amazing the difference a set of camber bolts made since last time

checkedand the XE isn't ready yet :(

should have them but they rattle like hell and look terrible

standard right hand thread

you would need to replace the inlet cam too. Honestly the standard dephaser is pretty decent as long as you change the oil regularly for good quality stuff

you honestly won't need verniers unless you plan to go very very far with tuning, infact retrofitting vvt from a 197 would give you more benefit as you could control the timing completely rather than have it fixed. This would need an aftermarket ECU though, and a cam angle sensor adding. I've...

12k/12 months go hand in hand. anywhere saying 5 years will be a misprint. If someone is unsure when it's been done, I just look for cracking of the rubber

no, if you pull the solenoid out, you will notice where the plug sticks out the body of the solenoid there is some movement. I've seen oil weep out of there

I've sealed up a couple of solenoids round the plug too. If the plug moves in the body is has leak potential. Unusual, but there's no harm in it as you have it apart.

the VVT solenoid seal is £8.11

it's a £1200 car. Just have the VIC done and have it checked over. It's probably been written off as it's such low value rather than anything serious

shells are the same, 1.2's are very different engines to the 1.4 and 1.6 which are versions of the same thing. Engine, box, ECU loom and UCH are the biggest parts. You'll find small things as you go along I'm sure. Most 1.2's are electric PAS so you'd need to adapt the aux belt setup with no...

the best bit is, Tony didn't even know this was going up ahahahaa

1.5 inches? was the hub nut even there?

lesson to learn there is don't try to diagnose over the internet ;) Have it looked at

is that Stuey, as in Stuey69?

no, it wont

all 172's have the shorter 4-1 manifold. The 182 manifold is MUCH easier to get to for this. I wouldn't want to do a 172 without a ramp, it's enough of an arse with one

hahaha, text and everything