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    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Got cat and lambda sensor for £40 delivered and bought new inlet manifold gasket aswel. Will clean the icv and throttle boddies. Surely take the results down a good bit. Just hope they go down enought...
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 09-06-2013, 06:41 PM
    Thread: Ph3 moonstone bits!
Post: RE: Ph3 moonstone bits!

It's 5 door but side skirts still be same. Where posted to?
Billyjames1987 Misc & Wanted 7 1,656 08-06-2013, 10:40 AM
    Thread: Emissions fail for my gti6
Post: Emissions fail for my gti6

Here is my emissions fail results Co level at o rpm = 3.62% vol fail Hc level at 0 rpm = 237 ppm fail Co2 level at 0 rpm = 9.41% vol 02 level at 0 rpm = 4.83% vol Lambda at 0 rpm = 1.12 fail O...
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 1 1,091 08-06-2013, 10:39 AM
    Thread: Ph3 moonstone bits!
Post: RE: Ph3 moonstone bits!

I know someone breaking a moonstone hdi. He would have everything you needed
Billyjames1987 Misc & Wanted 7 1,656 08-06-2013, 10:35 AM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Here is my emissions fail results Co level at o rpm = 3.62% vol fail Hc level at 0 rpm = 237 ppm fail Co2 level at 0 rpm = 9.41% vol 02 level at 0 rpm = 4.83% vol Lambda at 0 rpm = 1.12 f...
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 08-06-2013, 09:36 AM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

My friend is a mechanic. He fixes up old cars and he said he pretty sure it cat due to how bad if failed emissions test
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 08-06-2013, 08:28 AM
    Thread: What to look for...
Post: RE: What to look for...

Wouldn't worry to much about lowering it until you have drove it. BMW coupes are very low as standard aswel. I lowered my 318is and regretted it as couldn't get over speed bumps without scrapping them...
Billyjames1987 The Couch 13 2,477 07-06-2013, 10:38 PM
    Thread: What to look for...
Post: RE: What to look for...

Spend the money on an LSD :D . Will give you more fun than any amount of bhp will
Billyjames1987 The Couch 13 2,477 07-06-2013, 10:31 PM
    Thread: What to look for...
Post: RE: What to look for...

On a 325 you be needing a set of 17-19s but better to be 235 on back and 225 on front. Big arches to fill on BMW lol [hr] Remap is a waste of time on a BMW. Ecu is already well tuned by BMW so be luck...
Billyjames1987 The Couch 13 2,477 07-06-2013, 10:22 PM
    Thread: Looking for colour coded blaze front bumper, gti6 cat and lambda sensor ASAP
Post: Looking for colour coded blaze front bumper, gti6 ...

Would need to be local to aberdeenshire or willing to post. Cheers
Billyjames1987 Misc & Wanted 0 823 07-06-2013, 10:19 PM
    Thread: What to look for...
Post: RE: What to look for...

Previous owner of 3 BMWs all e36, had 2 318is and a 328is and all of them had problems with the actual climate control unit which is not a good thing to find cheap and BMW say it costs £600 from them ...
Billyjames1987 The Couch 13 2,477 07-06-2013, 10:12 PM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Well car won't be moving again until it welded. Just need to source a cat and lambda sensor
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 07-06-2013, 10:04 PM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Yes. How you guess that
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 07-06-2013, 09:41 PM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Well failed quite badly. Need some welding, new cat, new lambda sensor, airbag light, inner cv boot and a few bulbs
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 07-06-2013, 09:01 PM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Well will find out tomorrow if it failed or not
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 06-06-2013, 07:30 PM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

Airbag light is on because car was involved in accident with previous owner
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 06-06-2013, 08:40 AM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: RE: 6 in for mot

I know airbag lights a fail nowadays but I know a car sparky that can make it work ;) for £80.
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 05-06-2013, 08:58 PM
    Thread: 6 in for mot
Post: 6 in for mot

My 6 is away in for mot. I know ill need the airbag light sorted which I know can be a pain. But I also has a slight leak in my inlet manifold gasket. Does anyone know if it will fail mot for that as ...
Billyjames1987 XU Petrol Engines 31 7,711 05-06-2013, 07:57 PM
    Thread: New gti6 owner
Post: RE: New gti6 owner

I did have a d-turbo for a brief spell in my younger days. Was a good little car. Loving the 6 tho. Great fun to drive and pretty quick aswell. Mines has been cammed and chipped apparently the seller ...
Billyjames1987 Newbies 11 1,973 05-06-2013, 07:52 PM
    Thread: fit like fae banff or hello from NE Scotland
Post: RE: fit like fae banff or hello from NE Scotland

Nae bad like. Did you over see a blue corrado g60 driving about turra?
Billyjames1987 Newbies 21 4,331 31-05-2013, 12:26 PM
    Thread: New gti6 owner
Post: RE: New gti6 owner

My gti6
Billyjames1987 Newbies 11 1,973 30-05-2013, 08:05 PM
    Thread: fit like fae banff or hello from NE Scotland
Post: RE: fit like fae banff or hello from NE Scotland

Nice rallye. I'm fae turra and a newbie to. Got a blaze gti6. It's in need of a bit of work but still runs sound
Billyjames1987 Newbies 21 4,331 30-05-2013, 05:28 PM
    Thread: New gti6 owner
Post: New gti6 owner

Just bought my first gti6 and loving it. It does require a bit of work to be made perfect but perfectly driveable. I was a bit worried about buying with them only being 167bhp standard as I was used t...
Billyjames1987 Newbies 11 1,973 30-05-2013, 12:18 PM