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There are certain situations where you may get a stronger repair these days using this to secure a metal plate to the existing rotten chassis. Hard to reach areas are a perfect example. I've welded rotten cars for a few years now and prefer to build up a seam weld from many spot welds so for...

What I can't see, I can't fail :lol If it's lashed with waxoyl or underseal all I would be doing is using the corrosion inspection tool to hit it and make sure the repair is secure and continuous from the original body to the plate all around... if you could even discern this. Testers cannot...

Congrats on the pass. Genuine Nissan Boots are of considerably better quality than the aftermarket ones but I agree that the price isn't justified. On a £ per year value they're probably about right! Genuine boot will last >10yrs and cost big bucks eg the £100 you were quoted, aftermarket will...

If the pressure switch is accessible then unplug it. If it is a 2 pin then bridge the connectors on the harness side with a split pin, if 3 wires then look at the wiring diagram and bridge the power and signal wires. See if the compressor clutch then kicks in and you will have confirmed low gas...

Thanks for the tip. I know I definitely have those tools in my home box as i'm unfortunately a mechanic for my sins :lol I didn't look too closely before but did you need to remove the torsion bars to do the job? The thing I was most concerned about was the possibility of seized metal tubes...

I'm expecting my compression rod bushes tomorrow so it looks like they sold 2 sets this week :lol I ordered 2 of the washers not for the purpose of using them as intended on the outer sides of the bushes but to replace the rotten ones on the leading edges of the rod carriers both sides. I'm...

If it's a P-Code then: P0146 = Heated Oxygen Sensor #3, Bank 1, No activity detected

Good chassis, derivative of the RNN14 Pulsar GTI-R and same chassis as the B13 model 100NX. Tail happy when driven hard in to corners. Chassis is good for many hundreds of horsepower. I've had a number of N14 Sunny GTI's (150bhp stock) and have had a B13 100NX for 9yrs and now running nearly...

Bleed nipples are very difficult to remove once snapped. If you try to use an easy out and that snaps it's pretty much game over. If you try to drill out the snapped nipple then keeping the drill central is very difficult and you generally end up with no threads. I've rebuilt front calipers...

Shining overalls of grease more like! I look forward to Wednesdays, it's the once a week change, I look clean for almost a day :lol

On a diesel I can confirm that 215C is normal having checked on my old Bosch air flow meter and the new genuine Bosch replacement gave exactly the same reading.

If you want me to change the oil outwith work it will save you about £48 as they'll probably charge you about £40+ the vat for the hour. I could easily meet you somewhere in Livingston after work to change the oil as it will take all of about 20mins. Just PM me if you want to do this with an...

If Livingston Autoparts is near you, just go in and ask for 3 botttles of 'LS80W901L'. Can't see that setting you back more than £20. 1/2 Drive ratchet to drain and fill but the plugs will probably be brutally tight. Probably already been said but DO NOT drain until you've removed the fill...

Fireboby/Stinka, i've done about 8 thou since I got mine with the noise as well. Two reasons for paying that much for oil were to prolong the life of the 'box and because I was asking more power with a speedchip I wanted to give it the best protection I could. I've had zero problems shifting...

Mine had the death rattle pretty much since I bought it. I figured that £80 of quality gear oil would be a sound investment to try to save having to procure a replacement 'box and change it given how much of a pig of a job it is. I opted for this as I use the lightweight shockproof to good...

This probably isn't too far removed from the SIP unit i've patched your Terrano back together with so far. Are you going for gasless or gas?

If you just want to up the cetane, maybe try this. I was using this on straight Diesel before I turned to veg and decided to keep on using it with the veg/petrol mix to help the Cetane value. It's £12.99 at Halfords for that bottle, or a bit over a tenner with a Halfords Trade card :naughty

If anyone gets stuck that lives close to me, I have the same kit as the AA/RAC plus another different kit as a backup. Only adapters I do not have are for Range Rover/Jaguar and the new Vauxhall design made by McGard.

I would have been interested in the tyres but i'm a bit too far away to collect! Do you have any facilities to organise shipment of these?

Is it possible you have an injector stuck open? These are mechanical not electronic injectors designed to open when a certain pressure is reached and closed again on a return spring. Not necessarily fully open, but enough to: a) bleed fuel in to the cylinder when not intended causing a...