stevemac

Supercharged, We sell the SKF (SFK?) bearings too. IMO - the best bearings are made by a German company called FAG. Just a note - I used to suffer regular bearing failure on the NSR wheel. Bearing kits used to last approx 3k. Couldn't work out what was wrong, so I replaced the stub axle - no more problems !

dinkus, There is no torque value for the rear hub nut - the nut should be less than finger tight. When fitting the rear bearing kits, it's essential that grease is "massaged" into the bearing first - with your fingers. Dry or semi-dry bearings will not last very long at all.

MikeVR6, Another oddity into the equation - G60's with ABS have that unit, in your picture, fitted. G60's without ABS don't !! AFAIK - both types of G60 have the same fan & fan motor. Both types also have ambient air temp sensors fitted - the cooling fan on both cars can run-on for some time after use.

Loose rear wheel bearings don't drone - tight ones do & so do knackered ones. PM sent. :wink:

I'd give it a good spray with a hose pipe - spray it into the outlet orifice

If the dash light never comes on - maybe the bulb has blown ?

Fix my indicators :(

Nothing to do with the stalk switch - already tested on another car. Tested indicator relay & wiper relay on another car too - they work okay. Indicators now don't work with the alarm either !! Gonna get my multimeter out tonight & see what the problem is. I suspect it's either a faulty fusebox or part of the circuit is earthing somewhere. Quick question though - the indicator relay (position 6 on the fuse/relay block) is called an "emergency indicator relay" & only has 3 terminals. This is far fewer than I expected. Does the wiper relay or any of the other relays play a part in the operation of the indicators ?

Cheers Steve, I'll try that later this evening. Only doubt I have is that the indicators work perfectly well when arming/disarming the alarm. If there was an earthing problem with one of the indicators, I would expect the fault to be present each time the indicators are used. When I changed the indicator stalk, everything was okay for a few weeks. I'm gonna have a look at the wiring between the stalk switch & fusebox. May also remove the whole fusebox & have a look at that.

My indicators don't work properly :( Replaced indicator stalk, in an effort to cure the problem. Indicators worked okay for a few weeks but then the same problem re-occurred. Blew a fuse the other day. Replaced the fuse & all was okay for a day or two. Changed the relay today - just blew a fuse again ! All of the bulbs are okay. Indicators flash as usual when arming/disarming the alarm. Parking sidelights work okay. It appears that the problem could be with the nearside indicators. Problem starts with that side not working properly & quickly spreads to the offside, then the fuse burns out. Electrical problems aren't one of my strong points - any ideas before I get my multimeter out ??

Remove your front wheels & see if there's any wires attached to your brakepads

ABS light coming on for a few seconds when the ignition is turned on is normal. The car checks the ABS system (light on) & if the system checks out okay, the light goes out again. If the ABS light stays on - there's a problem of some kind.

My G60 has a spare socket in the wiring harness, next to the front ABS sensor on one side of the car. Any ideas what that's for ?

paulim, You have brakepad sensors ? My G60 doesn't & neither of the VR's that I've looked at do either. Maybe they were fitted after a certain model year.

The top spring plate has an angled "bearing seat". May be worth checking that the spring plate is in the correct position & that the bearing is still seated properly. The VR top mounts have very little or no flexibility at all. If seated correctly, they should both be the same height.

Errrrr - yuk. :pukeright: . :lol:

yeah, that's the one

110k on a charger that's never been rebuilt is a LOT of miles. Sounds like your charger could well be the culprit. Hopefully, it won't be completely knackered. Have it checked/rebuilt asap.

Quite correct - also known as the "ambient air temp" sensor.

If you've used standard top mounts, one may be weaker than the other. Were both of them the same make ? Where did you buy them ? My advice would be to upgrade to VR6 top mounts, top spring plates & top mount bearings. Far better design & much more solid.

So long as the width is more or less right - should be able to "make it fit"

Riley, Looks like your tight spot could be the inner of the scrolls in your picture - black mark around the upper edge, close to the seal ?

The cone filter or the metal pipe from the filter to the charger ? I have a cone filter. Blue_Joe has both a cone filter & metal pipe. Main benefit is the extra engine noise when you boot the throttle. Must also fit a heat shield, otherwise the filter just sucks warm air in from the engine bay.

Gearbox off, unfortunately.

Get the "flow" rate checked too