This bit confuses people. I wasnt talking about the CO trim, thats the one you set with the pot. If you are measuring the FRONT two pins, you are measuring the airflow signal, which you CANNOT adjust - its just what the Flow Meter puts out. and it should rise directly with increased airflow...

The ECU defaults to 2.5V for the CO trim, if the MAF is giving no readings. The Britpart MAF is probably junk (seems to be par for the course, with Britpart!). If you unplug the MAF, you'll get the same reading. Plug in the OLD MAF, that *might* still work. Put a digital multimeter set to DC...

That can be just a belt. I had a ****ty Dayco one make that noise on my V8 DIsco 1. it can also be an idler or bearing, as mentioned above. Easier to start with the cheap checks first though! CAREFULLY hold a candle onto both sides of the belt (so they eat into the wax a bit and coat the belt)...

They'll have a much higher sidewall - probably ruining the gearing if nothing else! They'll be 8.4% taller - you may find that makes the car feel sluggish and screws the economy. I wouldn't go there, personally.

Mine is a fairly late 96/97. Clean out all the idle bypass path around the screw and the whole way through. I used a foaming intake cleaner and some long cable ties afterwards to poke through. It's gets gummed up. Make sure you have no vacuum leaks. set the timing (I use 10BTDC). Clean the...

I much prefer Timeserts, especially for anything that I want to remove the bolt from occasionally. They involve a slightly larger hole, but have a solid insert, that doesn't try to expend like coil type inserts can try to do. They work WAY better in aircooled heads, so should be even better in...

Looks like it's been used as a submarine!

Caramel wheel, like used for vinyl signwriting removal?

Get your story stuck on the car in vinyl lettering and push it to a car park outside the dealership. ;)

Most of the Morons won't notice. Have you SEEN the people they give licences to nowadays???

Have any of these (so-called) mechanics done any logging to see what changes when the car stops? Does the engine stop like the ignition is turned off (dash lights etc off too?) or more like it's stalled (dash lights on etc). Do the injectors stop but the ECU remains alive? Do other items turn...

Just FYI (to avoid confusion); that IS cranking, but not starting. It appears to have no compression, so I suspect that "metallic noise" was probably valves crashing into pistons - maybe the timing chain broke?

Plenty of people in the US use Rustoleum with a roller.

Do you mean for a roughish/easy job? I've used Rustoleum 2X aerosols on a few things. There was an orange that matched my 72 VW really well, and I recently painted my Disco bonnet with Hunter Green. They're cheap per can ( here in NZ anyway, NZ$13), cover well (1 can did the bonnet and a few...

Is it eating it's own oil through the breather system? Does it have heaps of blowby from being worn out? - if it's runs away, it can destroy itself! If it's running on it's own oil, none of the speed control mechanisms apply and it will just rev to whatever it can get too, which may be well...

"Don't lowball me. I know what I got!" "It ran when parked. Just needs a battery." "I'm going to restore it."

Well. I have contacts... I was a Wurth rep, pushing 20 years ago (I'm getting old!) and my brother in law still is one here in NZ... so I can get "special" pricing. But it does go a long way! It works well on plenty of stuff. Even shoes - it lasted a few years on :D

Wurth Bumper dye. lasts years and has a nice dull/matt finish.

Are the Tyres front and rear quite differently worn??? or different sizes?

Wot? No pictures? :cool: I cut my thumb through to the tendon one day, fitting a towbar. Of course I had to finish the install before I drove in to get it looked at ;) I did the sensible thing though. Tied a rag around it and wrapped it in insulation tape o_O I can post a piccie :D