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Thanks, car does still pulse from 1.2k to 2.5k now but doesn't get up to 3k anymore. Got the temp sensor today although will have to wait for the weekend now to fit it. will give me an excuse to try to find where a little trickle of coolant leaks out of the front of the radiator somewhere too unless...

Checked over air pipes, found a scale like crack / pertrusion in the back of the maf case from something. Has been patched over with a puncture repair and gaffer tape. Wasn't sure about whether the ribs on the air hose to throttle body so put a load of bycicle glue in all the cracks there to see if ...

Thanks,
got 2nd 12 hour shift day tomorrow so will have to wait until Tuesday..... Got a temp sender reserved for Wednesday at my local GSF with rediculous 80% discount just in case. They are like carpet shops those places.

will take all the air pipes off and have a proper look. Isn't there a test you can do with your hand over the oil filler cap? If there is no suction then there is a vacuum leak, or has somebody just made that up...... >Think is something to do with the camshaft area breather hose to throttle body on...

Pretty sure hoses are all fine, not sure about induction that's a pipe that goes before the air filter isn't it? Also, sometimes when ignition first goes on, the rev counter pulses to about 2.5k then back to zero before the engine goes on. Sometimes it wants to idle at 3k, sometimes will pulse betwe...

Hi folks, Well, after getting my car back from the garage after the engine wouldnt rev enough at idle for the shit to move below 2.5k, now it pulses on idle at between 1.2 and 2.5k revs!!! Not only that, but sometimes it idles slowly from whatever revs i pull the clutch out from up to 3k revs at jun...

Not sure if it helps but on mine (heater resistor was kaput but still got fan speeds 3 and 4) the actual on-off wheel went stiff on setting 3 once and as I pushed it down, (not too hard but enough to notice a bit of extra resistance from the notch) the heater completely stopped working and all I did...

Got the car back finally. Got a new distributor, plug leads and 02 sensor which has sorted it out. No more hesitation at getting above idle and having absolutely no power until 3k revs, then getting all at once. In other news, why are maf sensors so expensive? The car runs fine when driving now but ...

The EML bulb does work, it just doesn't light up when the car cuts out. Has a brand new icv, the garage said they were going to check the timing today (i'm assuming the cam sensor will get looked at too here if they have an oscilloscope thingy) as well as the exhaust, they said the 02 sensor might b...

Looked up the symptoms of cam sensor fault on the web yesterday and so think it could even be that.

Is in the garage now, the mechanic thinks it's sucked a bit of shit in from the petrol tank or it could be the throttle position sensor or something. When I ring to check up on it tomorrow, will ask to get the cat in the boot fitted. All I know is it's a good job I'm not going on holiday at the end ...

Bought my current car to have the Aircon and ended up selling the green car to put towards a deposit on a house as was a little short. Would have kept it and had 2 cars as was working for a company using pool vans you had to pick up from the workshop which they didn't like you driving at weekends if...

Well, changed the fuel filter, didn't take the Pump out but got somebody to listen to it while the engine was cutting out but it was still giving a constant tone. The old fuel filter was fine. Wiring to pump was 12.4v. Car seems worse for some reason now. Ticks over mostly ok, still splutters a bit ...

Thanks, didn't think of that, I have a spare cat too. Have had a look for vaccum leaks (car ticks over o.k most the time) and can't find any and put a new egr valve on and it has also had a new maf sensor in the last few months (cheap one off eBay). Have also read some old posts saying to check the ...

Oh, and if it helps diagnose the problem a little better, I seem to get more power at 2.5k revs but the car won't go higher than 4.5k.
Weird or what?

Hi guys, On idle my car kind of keeps cutting out and then back in again and while driving it does it too. At junctions I have to keep my foot down to get enough revs to move, making me look like an idiot and while driving along have to keep my Foot down to stop slowing down too much up hills and th...

I heard the high octane fuels are 15% bio ethanol which burns hotter than normal petrol. Usually fuel is 3% bio ethanol if I remember correctly but different fuel companies like to tweak their fuel about differently to eachother anyway. Best fuel for older cars (from before the days of bio fuel) wou...

Nice.

Robsey wrote:An interesting odometer and trip meter combination.

Wow, I think my car passed that mileage 20 years ago
Ha ha.

Thanks, have been waiting to do that for ages. I read about your car, it has gone further than the moon.

Was wondering how much your cars cost to keep on the road? I use mechanics generally at £45 an hour with VAT added on everything so this could be why i'm finding repairs a bit expensive. That's why I don't have an old Renault, the thing would hardly be out of the garage. Just spent £550 having an al...

Seemed to remember there being a thread for odometer photos after reading this one a short while back. Maybe someone could kick one off? Anyway, my car reached a point yesterday where it can almost count to ten; https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1868/30293994378_9120e86c17.jpg 20180819_200202 by terry_...

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Great, you are a star, will be happy to have all the bulbs working again.

And I can P.M for information on this 'anti-theft module' ?

Still couldn't get my hand up enough to pull the cable off but did manage to twist the instrument panel enough to get out the bulb. Thanks Robsey for letting me know the alternator bulb is a different size, here it is with the bulb I got in the post; https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1816/28830889507_f...

Thanks, Wasn't sure whether the cable needed to twist off or there was some extra clips somewhere other than the one in the photo. Would have replaced all the bulbs seeing as i'm getting to them anyway but at £2.50 each this would be quite expensive plus there isn't a lot of stock out there. Shame I...