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 Topic: The "Sexy Beast": GTi 180 Preservation Project |
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VorTechS
Replies: 34
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 Forum: Project Cars Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 1:57 pm Subject: Re: The "Sexy Beast": GTi 180 Preservation Project |
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Nice to see her getting the attention she deserves! It's a shame the house move meant I couldn't keep her. And with Faye's health deteriorating since the move, the only Pug we have left now is the d ... |
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Topic: 55 plate clutch master cylinder |
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VorTechS
Replies: 2
Views: 7106
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:09 am Subject: Re: 55 plate clutch master cylinder |
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Can you not get one from Euro Car Parts?
Had to replace one on the GTi a few years ago and that's where we sourced it from. Admittedly that was in 2018.... |
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Topic: Crankcase breather replacement |
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VorTechS
Replies: 3
Views: 15336
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 10:31 am Subject: Re: Crankcase breather replacement |
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Take a visit down to your local scrappy ... ? |
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Topic: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? |
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VorTechS
Replies: 9
Views: 2114
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Forum: Request a how-to Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 10:27 am Subject: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? |
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Posting the write-up as a HOW-TO would be extremely useful! |
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Topic: Symio: Missus' 1.6 16v CC: el.PAS, cambelt, clutch, and more |
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VorTechS
Replies: 28
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Forum: Project Cars Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:22 pm Subject: Re: Symio: Missus' 1.6 16v CC: el.PAS, cambelt, clutch, and more |
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Good to see! How's the fire-proofing holding up?!?   |
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Topic: Guess who's back, kind of |
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VorTechS
Replies: 10
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Forum: Photoshoot Gallery Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:39 am Subject: Re: Guess who's back, kind of |
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Welcome back (again).
If it is really in that much of a state, mine must be getting somewhere near there as (apart from when I have been working on fixing it) it's been sat around since 2018.
B ... |
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Topic: Project sleeper |
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VorTechS
Replies: 1289
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Forum: Project Cars Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:50 am Subject: Re: Project sleeper |
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It's not surprising how bad the backing shields get, given the amount of crap they have to put up with.
I've never stripped the back wheels down far enough, and it didn't look like the shields were ... |
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Topic: Engine warning light |
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VorTechS
Replies: 2
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:47 am Subject: Re: Engine warning light |
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Whilst it's possible that there might be a real reason for the units not responding to messages from your device (ie they are fundamentally broken), without using the tried-and-tested tools it's impos ... |
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Topic: ESP/ASR light showing dimly |
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VorTechS
Replies: 6
Views: 16322
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:40 am Subject: Re: ESP/ASR light showing dimly |
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[quote="goltho"]The ABS system is not involved in this. It's the ESP/ASR light which is showing. I have ABS but not ESP.[/quote]
Whilst it is probably me getting confused and mis-recalling, I was ... |
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Topic: Pre-wired Morrettes - What's this random wire, an earth? |
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VorTechS
Replies: 3
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:16 am Subject: Re: Pre-wired Morrettes - What's this random wire, an earth? |
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Thanks guys. I have not got round to looking into this again, but I will do! |
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Topic: ESP/ASR light showing dimly |
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VorTechS
Replies: 6
Views: 16322
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:15 am Subject: Re: ESP/ASR light showing dimly |
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Possibly only the early 206's (pre-2000) would have had ABS as an option, anything later is likely to have had it as standard. As you are getting the warning, the car believes you have ABS at least o ... |
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Topic: Pre-wired Morrettes - What's this random wire, an earth? |
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VorTechS
Replies: 3
Views: 16285
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:27 pm Subject: Pre-wired Morrettes - What's this random wire, an earth? |
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Mr's VorTechS managed to bag herself a pair of working Morrettes at a bargain price, and I've gone to wire them in and the dipped beam isn't working.
I'm suspecting it's this random wire which goes ... |
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Topic: We've gone and got another one... £50 SW... |
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VorTechS
Replies: 2
Views: 15387
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:55 am Subject: Re: We've gone and got another one... £50 SW... |
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It seems several of us are prone to such offers. This is the 3rd 206 for £50 in the last 4 or 5 years I know of! |
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Topic: coolant leak |
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VorTechS
Replies: 7
Views: 16623
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:46 am Subject: Re: coolant leak |
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[quote="heave"]I have a 2005 206 1.4 HDI which suddenly started pouring water out from under the engine this afternoon and I think may be the same issue that you have.
I had the "STOP" light flashi ... |
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Topic: 206 1.4i Lost Power Suddenly |
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VorTechS
Replies: 12
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Forum: Solved 206 Problems Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:41 am Subject: Re: 206 1.4i Lost Power Suddenly |
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Sorry! We don't know why the forum went down the other day.... I thought it was because we'd been having problems between the host and Paypal in the past, but turns out not. But we've not been given ... |
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