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    Silver 182 on the M5

    Saw it Monday night near Bridgewater. I was in the LY R26. Looked great, sounded fantastic too!
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    Jumpy cruise control

    I've recently fitted cruise control to my 172. It works, but is very jumpy. It does not cruise smoothly at all, and occasionally cuts out. The same goes for the speed limiter If you change the dash display away from the set screen, it keeps coming back and the speed flashes occasionally Any...
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    Removing cam pulleys

    How would I go about removing camshaft pulleys, with no cambelt fitted and no pulley locking tools? Any secret methods? The engine is on a stand, so access is good. Buzz gun wouldn't have them off, probably due to a weak compressor Cheers
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    Cambelt change with the engine already removed

    just wondering if anyone has had this done, or any specialists on here who have done it, could give a rough idea on how much they've paid/charged for the job? obviously parts are still the same, but i imagine labour is reduced greatly cheers
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    MOT centre wrecked my car

    i took my car to its MOT yesterday, and they managed to set it on fire! they claimed they were warming it up for the emissions test, when some of the bulkhead sound deadening supposedly melted onto the exhaust manifold. they hosed it down and put the fire out, but not without causing some...
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    Cat inefficiency warning light

    about 6 months ago i had the EML come on. fairly certain it was code p0420, which is catalyst system efficiency below threshold ( i turned the light off, and it has not come on again since. is it likely to be a worn cat, or just a false reading? i would have expected the code to come back if...
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    Some french cars you may all be interested in

    Just got home from Lloret De Mar, where it turned out there was the Lloret De Mar classic car rally. a large collection of air cooled porsches, mk1 golfs, lancias, escorts, MGs, BMWs etc. along with that, some fantastic french cars! A very nice Renault 5 Alpine An unusual Citroen Visa GTI...
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    Anyone got a spare injector?

    bit of a long shot i know, but does anyone in the exeter area have a spare 172 injector? if i could get a new one this evening it would save me having to cycle in to work for the next couple of days!
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    Tech question on shock absorbers

    Technically im talking about aircraft undercarriages here, but the principle is the same i have a practice question for an exam tomorrow. the question asks what the function of the oil in a shock absorber is. is it to damp the rebound, or absorb the landing shock? the mock exam answer sheet is...
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    What am I missing?

    im trying to convert from V Maxx coilovers to cup shocks and eibach springs. ive bought 2 spring pans, and the 2 large rubber top mounts. ive already got ktec top mounts, but they dont seem to want to work together properly i assume there should be a large washer and nut holding the large...
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    V Maxx Rear Shock Top Mount Rubber Bushes

    i seem to be getting knocking from the rear suspension on my car, and on inspection im really not happy with the rear top mount bushes. there was a rear strut brace fitted which has not done the bushes any good at all im assuming the V Maxx bushes are different to the originals? where could i...
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