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is it a big thing to repair burn? expensive/time?

possible, but the temp sensor is conected to the pressure sensor in some way isnt it? so if the temps working (which it is) then the pressure should work shouldnt it?

what does it mean when the oil pressure dial doesnt move? im pretty sure its working because it moves a slight bit sometimes (i mean like 1 notch) but surley thats not right?

yeah but sooooo impatient its not funny! :( yeah i know how expensive they are, although ive just seen how much tax is!! :O bugger me!

so it sounds like a no no then. :( i was thinking about taking a mech friend of mine with me when i go look at it. i've just looked at autotrader and there are 2 really nice examples near me, but both over £1000, and i cant stretch to that. :( prob this month about £800 max if i wait another...

i know its a bit of a worry isnt it! yeah thats quite possibly it :D stupid me! basically what im saying is there's no service history for it! :)

yeah but i bet he wants a nice tidy price for it too! :) money is the big issue at the min! i reckon i get away with paying under £675 for this car ive seen, where as all the other are like £1000 + for something that has 85k + mileage. it does have the V5 just not the log book. i had it...

i wouldnt say its a chavs car ( i hate chavs!! ), he sounds all right the lad when i've spoken to him on the fone its just the fact that this valver is in my price range and its got low mileage.

i've found a valver for sale locally(ish) and would just like everyone else's opinion on it. its a mk1 J reg (91), blue, 66k on the clock, no log book, only mods are some neon’s underneath (those are coming straight off though! :) ), a pipercross kit on the engine and a momo steering wheel...

thanks for the reply swervin :) just out of interest, what are cv gaitors? also does anyone else have anyting they'd check for? what millage do the belts need doing?

hopefully i'll be going looking at mk1 valver some time this week and was wondering what i need to be looking for in terms bodywork / engine etc. so far on my list:- rear arches (rust) sun roof (leaking) is there anything else i should be looking out for?

is it better to have an older car (say 91/92ish) but with lower milage (lets say under 80k?) or a newer car (95 onwards?) but with higher milage (90k onwards)? basically im looking for a mk1 valver, but the only ones in my price range seem to have astronomical miles on them, one i saw had got...

why are they so different from alloys and what makes turbines so special?

Thanks for the awesome post FM :D it's gonna take a while to digest it all! lol i've got a few questions if you dont mind:- - compressor (what hp/ltr? ive heard that nothing less than 3hp / 25ltr> can you recommend any?) -some tak rags (what are these for?) -5l panel wipe (for cleaning...

i've decided i dont want to use cans of spray paint anymore, and want to get some kind of gun/compressor setup. only problem is i have no idea what equipment i need and there's so much different choice out there. i dont want anything to hardcore because it probably wont get used that much...

anyone else?

yeah i know its a good price, its a mech friend who'll do it as a foreniger. :) anyone else have any idea of what would be involved?

as some of u know i've blown my head gasket and now steam pours out my exhaust. :( the engine is a 1.4e (j reg rt) and has done about 87k(ish) i've been quoted about £150 to have it fixed (includes all fluids and all belts changed as well, also head skimming i think) but ive seen winston has...

nice one matt (fan of hill power by any chance :D ) i've mailed them for a price list.

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=182 answers on a postcard :) sounds mighty impresive though..... "It works by firstly bleeding off a small amount of air at tick-over which improves emissions without affecting smooth running, secondly at medium revs it oscillates, creating...

lunner - thanks for the reply, but why the water pump?! matt - i was thinking about maybe sticking a 1.8 valver lump in to it, but then someone pointed out about the ecu, gears, breaks etc also, do u work with j4nned over in accy? generaly, what do people think of the price quoted?

ive been quoted £200 off a mech friend of mine to have a new head gasket, head skimmed (i think it was that) new fan belt & new timing belt all fitted + oil change & wanter/anti freeze done. does that sound ok? i also enqured as to wether a new engine would be better/cheaper and he asked has...

u cant miss it mate, its a big square thing in the middle of the exhaust system in the middle of the car it may have a kind of mesh heat shield over it (mine was rusted away in the middle :D )

oil level is good, apart from the oil leak

thanks TF, the only reason i lost sight of everyone is because of the amount of steam it was blowing. im 99% sure it was steam. also, dont know if it makes any diff, but it has had a slow oil leak from somewhere in the engine for the past 6 months or so, every morning there's a few more...

ah yeah, great point, forgot about the GB/ECU etc

money's 2 tight to mention :( + i quite fancy sticking a valver engine into an old 5 door rt *looks for the maniac smiley*

if ur offering where u bassed and what kind of engine? would a valver lump fit in it? also, can someone give me a quick description of what a head gasket does pls :)

is that in reply to the temp bit i posted :) to be honest, it never runs over 1/4 way on the gauge, its got an open pipper cross with a cold feed straight to it. i never get any hot air anymore :(