Recent content by smokey

if the cable was stretched it'd move the biting point down not up so i'd think it'd be a problem with yer pressure plate or maybe the release bearing! was that ever changed? also the pedal in the car might have bent but i doubt the clutch fork in the box would have but again the pedal bending...

I'll send ya a pm there in a min baz prob be next weekend before i'd get up to ya tho!!

been busy with my glanza and new arrivals the last month or so and aint had time to look at the micra but wanna sort it and drive it for a while so anyone able to look at it for me at all please? i make lovely tea and theres lots of biscuits in the house!! might even do a sandwich or 2!

ha this thread reminded me of the time i put the 17 on my k10 s/t didn't roll with it on it!!

any more suggestions for me baz? or ya wanna come look at it maybe?

swapped the pink and green and it seems to drive better but low down it doesn't seem to want to pull very well!! sayin that it will pull a ton in 4th handy enough but just does nothin in 5th the green and white swap it just didn't wanna drive at all!!

i've checked them again and they seem to be grand! any chance you've a pic of where you think its wrong and I'll check? even which colour pipe on the diagram?

vaccum pipes are all 100% now but i still have a problem! seems to be overboostin on the supercharger!! any suggestions please!!

how much in euros for the brakes stuff the drilled and grooved discs and the pads and that?? also need an outer cv or l/h shaft how much?

i couldn't imagine using 0w 40 I'd use 10w or 15w 40

in your favour tho they do look fairly spotless so ya should get a good price for them

they do make all afterarket alloys universal but you've got genuine vw alloys and they're made specifically for vw's so that's where your problem is!!

it's all been replaced with silicone hoses before i got it and I'm 98% sure they're all goin to the right places!! how would i go about testing solenoids?? baz is there anyone in ireland I could bring it to or are we on our own with these??

off topic reply to off topic reply I've only had it a couple of weeks and aint really drove it outside of the town so prob wasn't me but previous owner was all over the place in it so ya never know!! it's not exactly mint but is tidy enough and will be a lot tidier when i get it drivin...

say for arguments sake i went through all them (most of em anyway) is there anything else I should try?