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hiya guys. took the mav out for a run yesterday and it has now developed a wierd fault. when sat at a stand still and the engine running, it seems to wobble the car alot. would this be ht leads/spark plugs or something more sinister? mine is a 2.4 petrol and it only does it when its at idle...

actually, just seen a google image of them so yeah ok, ill get under there asap. why is this by the way?

lol, cos like i know what they look like.

i think a holiday first as i havent been away for 12 years. ill defo come off roading wiv yoo crazy fools though. just not yet. want the mav running sweet before any of that malarky.

sounds like its broken. i believe the fault code that crops up for that is fuc/k3/d. but on a serious note, i am sorry to hear this as i know all to well how frustrating it is when cars break. it dont matter whether you spend £300 or £30000000, all cars are crap and will break eventually. dont...

hiya guys, me and the good wife are doing a 'circuit' so to speak. 1. llangollen 2. horseshoe pass 3. rhyl 4. conwy 5. Betws-y-Coed (swallow falls) 6. snowdonia 7. Portmeirion (im a prisoner fan and have been loads of times) 8. back home to kent. my mrs has never been to wales and its my...

well, just been on the phone and booked the ol mav in for its £100 valet. the interior is in good condition but is uber dirty. the seats have suffered at the hands of 3 kids, 1 childminder (who evidently before getting in the car used to roll around in crap and then would sit down), 1 massive...

lol yeah thats fine. it wont be a spring back one though and will litterally be just a cover. ive found the vinyl badges (ford) for the top and i just need to goto my fabric shop for the leatherette. im going to draw a picture of what it should look like with measurments so people can...

cheers plank. im trying to get it ready for our wales trip in 3 weeks. things that still need doing: 1. get tracking sorted 2. get some more oil in the rear diff 3. new sparks 4. new leads 5. new oil and filter 6. get seats valeted as they are grubbius maximus 7. 2 new tyres 8. new...

do these exist and if so, can someone provide me with a part number so i can get one for my mav? failing that, im going to try and make one myself. cheers, simon

Well it'll be halfords first as I'm a manager there lol.

yeah worth a shot i think. i want to get the bumpers coded at some point. im pleased with how it looks now but i really need new seats as they are plain disgusting. not started on the engine bay yet but i will be buying magnacore leads and some bosch plugs. im also going to try and get hold of a...

lol, sorry zip. no room in that sea of engine to get any decent shots. clivvy, to be honest mate its as easy as you like really. just get some competetion mesh from halfords (or send me a fiver and ill cut some down for you and post it to you) if you have the same grill. ill nip out and take a...

hi guys, as i was off today, i decided to spend some time on the ol mav and refurbed the wheels, sprayed the fog blanks and refurbed the rear badge. i also a couple of days ago meshed the grill to tart it up abit and unleashed my tyre pen on the spare tyre. this is the...

well done that man. ill bookmark this so zippy can look at it when he needs to fix my car next time.

i think its tyres to be honest and i sometimes forget im not in my 170bhp brm now and cant thrash corners with the same disregard in the 4x4. was quite a hairy moment. any guides or links to doing the rear diff oil? cheers, simon p.s, i reckon the new pump zip fitted has increased its...

yup, my inexperience :nenau in the wet with a 4x4 showed its ugly head today and i nearly lost it at a roundabout. back end went one way, i went the other but managed to snap her back in before i turned it into an xbox (360 lol).:lol made me drive very cautiously the rest of the way home. :o...

yeah and i was busy making sure he put my damned fan back on as he wasnt going to it. no time for pics as zip said, and to be honest i was knackered and so was zip, so pics were the last things on our minds.

i am zip thanks very much fella. it was a great drive out aswell. nice scenery and i actually got the mav to do a little bit more than 70 on the way home as there was loads of downhill sections on this big private road i found!!! lol