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Thread: Hi guys, another Argie down here
Post: RE: Hi guys, another Argie down here
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Redordead89 Wrote: (19-05-2016, 10:43 PM)
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insomaniac45 Wrote: (12-05-2016, 02:53 PM)
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Wow,. i have never personally seen a 306 booty :)
looks wierd, but kind like a modern 309 :) i loved th... |
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24-05-2016, 05:30 AM |
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Thread: Aircon going crazy
Post: RE: Aircon going crazy
| Update: It's still doing it. It got a light rain yesterday, I turned on the AC for a couple of minutes, then back off but it kept on going all the way home. Today it still engages as soon as I start t... |
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19-05-2016, 04:13 PM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: RE: 1.8 engine MPG
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adam b Wrote: (16-05-2016, 09:40 PM)
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Caliper sticking slightly?
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No sticking, though the brake pedal whistles a little if pressed hard enough. |
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17-05-2016, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: Fuel pump 1.8L engine
Post: Fuel pump 1.8L engine
| Hey guys, today I was running a scan with the PP2000, no errors so far, but something caught my eye. The fuel ramp pressure seems a bit low, reading 0450 mb (is that mili bar?) on idle and falling bel... |
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16-05-2016, 06:18 PM |
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Thread: Aircon going crazy
Post: RE: Aircon going crazy
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insomaniac45 Wrote: (16-05-2016, 06:03 PM)
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why not wash the car????? that will simulate the rain will it not lol
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That wouldn't be bad at all lol it needs a shower anyway the poor girl |
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16-05-2016, 06:11 PM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: RE: 1.8 MPG
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Niall Wrote: (12-05-2016, 09:13 PM)
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If you have PP2000 then that will give you the reading from the ecu temp sensor (the green one) so yeah will diagnose that hopefully :)
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16-05-2016, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Aircon going crazy
Post: RE: Aircon going crazy
| Well today I could finally check that plug. I found it, quite dirty inside so I guess it could it. I cleaned it and sealed it, so now I need some rain to check if it worked! That may take a while, tho... |
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16-05-2016, 05:59 PM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: RE: 1.8 MPG
| Great, I'll have to take out my old laptop to connect it and see what comes out! Thanks again, I'll post results |
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13-05-2016, 03:32 AM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: RE: 1.8 MPG
| Well I didn't know that, really interesting, is there any way to check it? What about PP2000? Which sensor is that temp informed from?
Mine is china blue as well! A pity we didn't see even one gti-6 ... |
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12-05-2016, 09:04 PM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: RE: 1.8 MPG
| Interesting. As for the coolant temp indicator, I never noticed a change in it's behavior, so I guess the sensor shouldn't be bad. But the lambda... Never got check engine, but could it be slightly fa... |
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12-05-2016, 08:07 PM |
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Thread: Aircon going crazy
Post: RE: Aircon going crazy
| Thanks! I'll give it a look asap
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Toms306 Wrote: (12-05-2016, 07:26 PM)
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There must be water getting into a plug somewhere and shorting it. I haven't seen this exact problem before though!
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12-05-2016, 07:59 PM |
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Thread: Hi guys, another Argie down here
Post: RE: Hi guys, another Argie down here
| Yes, I know what you mean. The same happened here but more recently. Petrol was really cheap until the late 80's. Then it started to go up. And now, when oil goes down worldwide, it's still growing. S... |
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12-05-2016, 07:32 PM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: RE: 1.8 MPG
| LOL now I see the "scam" title! Noo I'd probably have burnt it or something if I got that figures!
It's normally 100% town, so yes, though it always hit me as too low. |
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12-05-2016, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Aircon going crazy
Post: RE: Aircon going crazy
| So you say I'd rather have it working all day? lol, thats a good one. The problem down here is we need it for the summers, 36ºC + 90% RH it's something you don't want, but you get it. Luckily we're he... |
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12-05-2016, 06:40 PM |
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Thread: Hi guys, another Argie down here
Post: RE: Hi guys, another Argie down here
| Yes, I guess you turned into hatchbacks more than we did, or maybe before, because it may be happening here slowly now. We probably have more "inertia" for that kind of things, the Ford Falcon (big 50... |
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12-05-2016, 03:50 PM |
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Thread: 1.8 engine MPG
Post: 1.8 engine MPG
| Hi guys, I have a 1.8L 8v... Anyone with this engine, any MPG for reference? I usually do short-bad traffic-urban-drives but isn't 22-23 MPG a bit too poor? I always expected around 25-26. On motorway... |
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12-05-2016, 03:31 PM |
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Thread: Aircon going crazy
Post: Aircon going crazy
| Hi everyone, I have a 1.8 liter 8v petrol version (Argentinean version), and I'm getting this funny fault, I was wandering if it ever happened to you. The aircon works great, that's not exactly the pr... |
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12-05-2016, 03:17 PM |
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Thread: Hi guys, another Argie down here
Post: RE: Hi guys, another Argie down here
| Thanks guys, glad you liked it, the idea is to keep it as original as possible, as it is quite new for a car that age. Of course taking really good care of it.
I can see why it looks weird to you, on... |
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12-05-2016, 03:10 PM |
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Thread: Hi guys, another Argie down here
Post: Hi guys, another Argie down here
| Hi there, my name is Andres, and I'm from Argentina. As I see I'm not the first one from my country arround here. I've got a 306 that's been in the family since new and it's now got 53.000 km (36.000 ... |
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