2.2HDi coupe

[Jonny b]

Probably for the best lol so you keeping this one then?

[Dum-Dum]

yeah, buying a house so wont have the money to keep switching cars.

[Jonny b]

I know! You told me! Ha ha senile dementia working early or are you just getting old lol

[Dum-Dum]

I must of caught it off you.

[Jonny b]

Ha ha probably!

[Dum-Dum]

Does anyone know how to turn off the hazard warning lights coming on under braking cos it's getting really annoyingly having to keep turning them off on a hoon.

[Jonny81191]

Pull the fuse?

[Jonny b]

It's warning people of an impending oil slick!! Kind of like an Irish bond car

There's a slick but ill warn ya!

[Dum-Dum]

Helpful lads, cheers.

[C2K]

Mates xsara used to do this on track days he had to pull the fuse to stop it.

[Jonny81191]

Brake less?

[Dum-Dum]

18s are on!!!!! No pictures as its too dark.

Right PITA doing it in the dark. Had an issue with wheel bolts being too long to go all the way into the spacers and having to find 16 M14 washers.

Got the bits to fix my oil leak now too

[C.A.R.]

Please don't tell me your spacers are separated from the hub on washers?! As that's how it reads...

Look forward to seeing the pictures.

[devils_fuel]

love to see the wheels Chris, will make the car look

[Arron]

No Chris it will be spacer > bolt with washers on the bolt. I have washers on my bolts, not for that reason tho!!! Pics needed!

[Dum-Dum]

Fixed my oil leak today woop!!!!!

Found out i have a PAS leak. Need the high pressure pipe that runs across the back of the rack but cant find it on service box.

Please don't tell me your spacers are separated from the hub on washers?! As that's how it reads...

Look forward to seeing the pictures.

Nah the washers are next to the standard washers under the head of the bolt ie between the wheel and the bolt head.

Im not that bad lol.

love to see the wheels Chris, will make the car look

Cheers mate, she looks beautiful.

No Chris it will be spacer > bolt with washers on the bolt. I have washers on my bolts, not for that reason tho!!! Pics needed!

Yep, thats it. shes looking good. Ill post pics when I get to work.

[Dum-Dum]

So here's a couple of pics.

   
   

[Jonny b]

Looks good bud!! Desperately needs lowering though

[devils_fuel]

+ 1 on what the old geezer said

Oh hello jonnykins

[Jonny b]

Ha ha alright bud!

[ozonehostile]

Loads better

[Dum-Dum]

Really cant wait for coilovers now. Could really do with new pads and discs all round first though.

[declantg]

Really cant wait for coilovers now. Could really do with new pads and discs all round first though.

f*ck that, get it slammed and use cats eyes to slow down

[Jonny b]

Ha ha I would! Say brakes>coilovers

[strictly_perv]

Looks miles better! There's a coupe pin' at the silver lake scrap yard incase you need any bits

[Arron]

Just needs lows and its there. Looks sweet. Can you take them plastic strips off the sides or are they like 306 and clipped on

[devils_fuel]

Ha ha alright bud!

Hello fella how's things?

Got a real soft spot for these but I can't have one because of the family...oh and the g/f is blind when reversing lol

[Jonny b]

Ha ha alright bud!

Hello fella how's things?

Got a real soft spot for these but I can't have one because of the family...oh and the g/f is blind when reversing lol

Yeh good thanks? You and yours ok? You could get one as a 2nd car lol

[devils_fuel]

Yeah things are better now the airbag light is not in the MOT lol

I'd love a 2nd car but a) can't afford 2 insurances of over 700 each and b)our new house is street parking so no space

[Dum-Dum]

Fixed my oil leak today woop!!!!!

Found out i have a PAS leak. Need the high pressure pipe that runs across the back of the rack but cant find it on service box.

Right annoyingly I hadn't fixed the oil leak, id replaced the low pressure turbo pipe as id thought if it was the high pressure there would be a f*ck tonne more oil but it turns out it is defo the high pressure so I've ordered one of them now.

Also the high pressure steering pipe that was leaking is actually a part of the rack you cant order separately so went to the scrappers, got another, put new o rings on it and fitted and think its still leaking. f*ck!

Looks miles better! There's a coupe pin' at the silver lake scrap yard incase you need any bits

Is it a V6 as the one in my local scrappers has just gone and I really want the strut brace.

There's a silver 205GTi 1.6 in the scrappers near me, it has the full body kit (but the front is f*cked) and red carpet that is now a bit damp. Anything you want?

Just needs lows and its there. Looks sweet. Can you take them plastic strips off the sides or are they like 306 and clipped on

I've checked and they're definitely pinned but I'd love to have them removed.





Anyway



Today's work has involved removing all the standard vacuum lines and working out what was leaking and causing my over boost issue and thus limp mode.

It looks like the pipe that went onto the actuator for the swirl flaps as that was split, the pipe to the turbo actuator as that had gone brittle and split in about 4 places where it had got too hot, one of the air dossers, the electro valve for the turbo actuator and the vacuum tank which had obviously split and been poorly repaired at some point.

Anyway instead of 5 solenoids and a vac tank I now run vac straight to a solenoid for the turbo actuator and thats it.

   
   
   

f*ck me its quick now, feels to of added 10bhp and alot better response and theres no limp mode.

Only slight issue is that the vac tank appears to of been quite important for the brake servo lol so that'll take a bit of getting used to.

I really need to sort out a FMIC as without air dossers its sucking hot air through the fast warm up pipe thing. Also I don't know if the swirl flaps are sitting open or closed and the car is a bit smokier now so I'm gonna try cable tying the actuator rod to see if that'll get more air in.