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delboyt

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  1. was thinking the same steve can these thing's be used on petrol engines as i would like to get more power & economy
  2. check hoses m8 aclean all hose links then start engine move each hose & the connection to see if it's split the reason for running the engine is that you will see the petrol come out the hose if it's split i had it happen sometime back on an 1996 escort it was bloody small split & it gave the same symptons as you are getting
  3. big daddy is it full synthetic or part ? do you have a ford number plese i got a 2.0 petrol ford engine & i need to change the oil soon on her
  4. i got a petrol & has no problems sometime you need to pull it out the hole to allow the build up of vapours to be released as it will cut off the supply lol no dirty replies please
  5. hi peeps i use the search facility on the forum & it's near bloody useless that's why people ask the usual questions on here for the guy's that's on this forum all the time why not make a copy of any decent info they put up & use the old cut"n"paste save info into for instance my documents & you can just add it as needed instead of saying use the search or use the tis disk !! i am not having a go at anyone but it pees me off to se replies on the forum giving useless info the guy just askd for mipg etc of wich is a decent question he should hav asked me dont you think jono80 lol have a good children in-need guys
  6. i got some curved bladed ones
  7. nice to her it's sorted for you my fellow owner enjoy her whist she is going without probs lol
  8. take the car to frauds parts department ask them for touchup paint they will ask the registration & give you the colour name. that's what i done someone said on this forum that there is a label inside the compartment where the jack is stored i could not find it on my gal but it's worth a look m8 this may help you ford tel :- 0117 9089280 ask for the parts dept have ur no plate number handy
  9. a friend has a ford 4000 rds radio with a moble phone added sometime ago he want's to change the redio for a somy head unit any ide on a wireing diagram even for the std ford radio as hes removed all the wires & don't know what goes where now any help would be great guys thank's in advance
  10. not sure wht the next one up are but you defo need to have reinforced tyres due the weight of the car
  11. not worth bothering with mats on ebay atleast the ones i got off there supposed to be top quality but were cheap quality.(you get what you pay for remember) better to to to fords vw or seat dealer they last as long as you keep the car. the last set of fords mats i had was 5 yrs old & looked like they were only just fitted as they keep their shape & pile. there is a company on ebay that's selling 7 made to measure seat covers for
  12. i know m8 i did not take offence it's an ongoing joke and long may it continue i just wish peps would do more searches for info on the dreaded water ingress/swimming pool. but saying that new peps would not know it's been coverd in the past i wish some others would post replies as it seem's it's same faces helping peeps out all the time. i hope your car is going well m8 wont say about mine as that fatal if you get what i'm saying lol
  13. i did put up an apoligy at the end of the note check it masked one or is ur mask on backwards lol
  14. hi again guy's i got the 2.0l when does the power steering belt need changing ?? shes done 78k but we only had her a yr & covrd 8k not sure when the belt was last done it's quiet so far but who know's ? also if i get it done do i need to have anything else done like tensioners etc ? any ide on price whilst i'm here notice the low caps on this time VR6 LOL
  15. LOOK UNDER THE RH SIDE(PASSENGER) BULK HEAD THE USUAL PROBLEM IS A BLOCKED DRAIN HOLE REMOVE A COUPLE OF SCREWS FROM UNDER THE WHEEL ARCH PULL BACK THE PLASTIC LINER & PUT UR HAND UP NEAR TO THE WING INDICATOR & FEEL ABOUT FOR A RUBBER FLAP PULL IT OFF & WATER WILL FLOOD OUT OF IT CLEAR IT WITH UR FINGERS ALL DONE OR YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING REMOVE THE BULK HEAD PLATE THAT RUNS ACROSS THE CAR IT'S UNDER THE WIPER MOTOR YOU WILL SEE 3 SCREWS THAT HOLT IT INPLACE 2 EITHER END & 1 IN THE MIDDLE REMOVE ALL 3 & PULL THE PLAT OFF NOW CLEAR BOTH DRAIN HOLSE EITHER SICE OF THE CAR OH YOU WILL NEED TO PULL OFF THE PLASTIC SHIELD FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT FIRST ONCE YOU HAVE REMOVED THE BULK HEAD PLATE YOU CAN REMOVE THE POLLEN FILTER. SORRY FOR THE CAPITALS M8 I'M ALWAYS GETTING TOLD OFF FOR THEM sorry all you guys !! I HOPE THIS HELPS
  16. report him to trading standards or what ever the tradrs are under to get them to do a full check on his garage. it's others that buy from him that don't know his unchecked cars he sells. it's a matter of time until an accident i recon not your gal of coarse m8
  17. do i need the aero twin ones for my 1997 model ? are'n they all curved one as all the gals windows are curved so i thaught
  18. sorry for the caps yet again 1 day i'll learn
  19. HI TONY I GOT PETROL GALAXY I WANT TO DO AN OIL CHANGE SOON ON HER BUT WANT'S TO KNOW DO I NEED TO PUT HER ON RAMP'S OR CAN I GET THE COVER OFF & THE THE CHANGE WITH HER ON THE GROUND RATHER ON RAMPS? I HAVE DONE OIL CHANGES IN THE PAST BUT NOT ON GALS OR SIMILAR JUST ON STD CARS IF YOU GET WHAT I MEAN
  20. I USE FIRESTONE REINFORCED YOU MUST HAVE REINFORCED ONE'S FITTED DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR AS PREVIOUSLY SAID I HAD 4 FITTED 10 MONTH'S AGO 7 THEY TRANSMIT SOME NOISE ON CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES BUT OTHERWISE THEY ARE GREAT
  21. thank's for the info will try my local bosch place i still need the info on the sizes across the range
  22. can anyone give me the correct info on wiper sizes? i have been told 28" & 26" or both 28" i currently got 2 28" on there i got a 1997 model gal also what is the size for the rear one i want to get this sorted as i'm not sure if the ones on there now are original ford parts as i cannot see any stamps on them any help would be brill to clear this up for all of us also what ones for the 2000-onwards models ? thank's for any help you have
  23. if you have reversing light's fitted i thaught they had to be working ?
  24. ask a fried that's got a gal to use their ecu unit from under the passengr's seat. if it's no diffrence then you have illiminated one option also put the ecu unit in an airing cupboard for 24 hours to make sure it dries out that sometimes works it maybe damp not wet i hope this is of some sort of help make sure the scuttles are clear unscrew the under wheel cover no need to remove it put ur hand up toward the wing indicator & you should feel a rubber flap pop ur fingers into it & clear it do the same on the drivers side but be careful as there are wires on the drivers side
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