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EAC Plus Gas 25 Litre Dismantling Lubricant. 25 litre liquid Plus Gas £85.31 (£100.24 inc VAT) WIN. 8)

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Had an amusing experience with a lone middle-lane plodder on a near-empty motorway in the evening once. I was in the inside lane at around 70mph, just casually cruising along as I was in no hurry and there were no more than six cars on my side of the motorway. I gradually close on a car (forget what it was) doing about 60-65 in the middle lane, so I indicate in good time, cross to the middle lane, and repeat the same to overtake in the outside lane. Having cleared the car, I indicated and pulled in once to the middle lane, then again into the inside lane, but notice that the car behind is still trolling along the middle lane... :roll: Being a bit curious, I slowed down to about 55 and allowed the mid-lane cruiser to pass me, then repeated my overtaking manouevre at 70 again. Once I was back in the inside lane, I saw the driver indicate and join me. Job done :wink: Not the kindest thing to have done, but they got the point that it's OK to use 'that lane on the left'! :lol:

The hole at the bottom of the rubber surround is the overflow outlet, so if you gush it at the pump it drips down inside the wheel arch and onto the road. If that rubber pipe is blocked, any gush would just sit in the pipe and would expand when it warms up and slosh around the area below the filler neck - I guess the temp of the fuel coming out of an underground tank is a lot cooler than daily ambient, so that could be it... To clear the tube, get a pipecleaner or even some bike gear/brake cable and push the blockage out, then see if it occurs again :wink:

Hi Graham :wave: Do you brim your tank when you fill up? And is the non-return plate (the silver disc that you push the filler nozzle past) working OK? Does it spring closed hard and quick? I'm thinking that the pooling of fuel could be because there's some slopping in the neck that is getting past the plate and just sitting in the fold of the bodywork... :shrug: Handbrake turns or other swift left-handers could be contributing factors when the tank is full! :nuts:

Thanks for your thoughts, they seem to concur with mine. My good lady wife is yet to be convinced, but I think that as winter wheels they are the way forward :salute: Haven't bought them yet - it's Potatoshop trickery above :grin: There's a group buy on (4 for for £145 inc caps etc.) I think through ClubGTi. Will ponder some more :wink:

Hi all :wave: What do you think of these 15" G60 steelies on my C? Corrado G60 on steelies.jpg[/attachment:2gk0odr8] Not sure if I like them better than my BBS rims (OEM)... :scratch:

Hesitancy? :confused4: Will have to look into that. Pretty sure it is the cable though, haven't bothered to tighten it so there may be some play from idle... :shrug: Also need to check my vac/boost pipes and remove the temp sensor as that could be leaking... :roll:

Drop one on you valver then! ;) 8)

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You mean water, right? :shock: :cuckoo: :lol: Seriously, though, good to know you made it back OK, wasn't that bothered about you calling me at 1:30am :wink: Am dying to get back and see if we can crack this particular issue :nuts: Go easy on my C this evening... :camp:

Coolrado has a very valid point as far as G60s are concerned - the only 'approved' plug is the original Bosch platinum single-electrode one. These last for over 50k miles in the PG engine, so are well worth the extra money, but with stock 16Vs being normally aspirated, I don't think those plugs are necessary :shrug: What does ETKA or the owner's manual recommend?

Yeah, if you can work out how I cunningly disabled it! :lol:

Worry not, Google to the rescue - Micheldever Tyre Services 01962 774 437

Yeah, it was definitely a pleasant surprise to see how good it looked :nuts: Given that we were in a hurry to get to London, my beloved suggested that we should only swap front wheels, but I managed to blag something about 'better balance and stability with four matching tyres' :dorky: when it was mainly because it would've looked daft with two Sebrings and two BBS :gag: Vanity 8) Is bad :nono: :lol:

:lol: OK, I get the picture :D :salute: Anyone got a phone number for them?

Where in Micheldever (like what garage)?, not where is Micheldever :wink:

Where in Micheldever? :scratch: £47 is a bargain, although I guess they're only aligning the front wheels :lol:

Well, the amount of drop I had when the coilies were fitted was borderline dodgy as far as wishbone angle is concerned, so any additional drop would've made it much worse. The front tyres were fine when the coilies were fitted, I have some high res pics (taken during fitting) that show plenty of tread... That was mid-June! :| Same rims, same profile tyres (195/50 R15). Loads more tread, obviously, and the raising of the suspension the previous day (when I borrowed boost's wheels) made a HUGE difference to ride stability and comfort :D The new Dunlop rubber has just added back an element of grip that was missing from my slicks, and about 90% as good from boost's tyres.

Just before driving down to London on Friday night, I gave my tyres a quick check as the steering had been a bit vague in the wet. Turned out that was because both front tyres were semi slick :pale: As in totally bald from outer edge to centre, and worn below the legal minimum on the inner half... :confused4: Knowing that the missus would not be happy if we lost our table at the restaurant, I quickly arranged with boost monkey to go over to his place and do a 4-wheel swap as my rears were looking a bit poor and the weather was torrential rain, all night. :clap: Also noticed that my Weitec coilies had settled even lower than intended, so I pushed back up about 4-5 cm each - the tyre wear could well have been toe-out scrubbing and arch rubbing in combination :roll: So I was driving with a higher but much better suspension geometry, and rocking a sweet set of Sebrings for 24 hours with some decent BF Goodrich Profilers 8) _DSC9567.jpg[/attachment:4ryhw2b9] Jon put my slick BBS rims on his ride, and I picked up a set of four Dunlop SP9000s from a tyre dealer while in London on Saturday morning (he only had 4s of Dunlops or Pirellis, so after a quick check on the Forum :salute: I went for the Dunlops). When I returned to Oxford around lunchtime, I had the new tyres in the back (seats down, plenty of room :wink: ) and boost kindly pulled all four BBS off his car and left it on stands/bricks/jacks and his spare tyre :lol: so I could take them directly to my local tyre place for a swapout. Result has been awesome - no more bump steer or 'fighty' steering feedback, the steering is lighter (but still satisfyingly Corrado-heavy) and the grip and handling are awesome again. Chuckability has returned :clap: :norty: :nuts: Reckon that by putting the Weitecs back up a bit, it has put the suspension back into decent geometry and much closer to the wheel alignment that was done when the coilies were fitted :grin: Also fitted a set of EBC Greenstuff pads yesterday while we swapped rims over again, and they seem pretty good so far. Already run them in a bit with progressive gentle braking from 30/40/50/60mph to a crawl, then left-foot-braked along a stretch of 30mph road to get the break-in compound working. Have yet to do an emergency stop, but the pads feel crisp and progressive already, so no worries there. :salute:

It was aligned by Darren at G-Werks, but using more interesting optical equipment than lasers :wink: I now know that the coilies had settled by about 2cm since I had them fitted (measured on the day and then again yesterday), which gradually put the ride height too low for the geometry, it would appear... :roll: Since raising them back up again, they are arguably back within the range of the original alignment, at least that's what my driving experience from the last two days has shown - it's miles better! :D Will keep a close eye on the wear - four new Dunlop SP9000s fitted today. Grip in the wet (lots of that around at the moment) is hard to overcome, the steering is great (feedback without fight), and the ride comfort is far superior to my old semi-slicks :lol:

Those rims on the German car suit it so much better. Still fancy the turbines for my C though, just not in 19"!

I noticed recently that my C's handling in the wet was a little 'wayward', to say the least... :roll: Recently fitted Weitec coilies with a drop, now settled to about 590mm at centre of arch. Given the prospect of having to drive down the M40 to London this evening while the heavens poured down a fortnight's rain, I gave my tyres a quick look. Both fronts were bald from outside edge to centre :pale: No wonder it had been a bit playful in the wet. Any ideas why this should have happened? Looks like there could have been a bit of regular high-speed arch rubbing that could have worn some of the rubber away. Guess that severe toe-out could also have worn the treads flat. Anyway, I had to 'borrow' all four of boost monkey's Sebrings as he still had loads of tread :clap: and in the process of swapping wheels, I raised the coilies by about 50mm at front and 40mm at rear. :salute: Good news is that there was little aquaplaning in the torrential rain on the drive down, no perceivable bump steer, and I didn't end up under an artic's wheels :D I guess I'll have to get the wheels re-aligned as I have changed the ride height. Does anyone know what stock ride height is on a G60? :scratch: I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow when I'm back home. Comments and opinions welcome :wink:

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