paul20v

nice looking golf, sits nice too :clap:

good if it was mine it would have give me something to wack him with :bad-words:

hi i would run 205 50 15s 55 profile is to much if your going low you could always run a 195 50 15

brown is earth so you are spot on :)

sounds to me like your having your plonker pulled (accuse the exspression) there is no way a decent battery should be stuffed after that amount of time , a standard battery only has a duty cycle of around 100 times , but there is no way it should be stuffed in a matter of weeks , as said already buy a decent battery i allways use bosch , varta , or hoppecke there all good standard batterys , or again as said gel or such like i buy very little off halfrauds i have to be mega desperate there over priced and clueless :cuckoo:

OK, "The signal from this sensor is passed to the engine's ECU so that the relevant stoichiometric mixture ratio can be maintained. In reality, the mixture isn't held at one precise ratio, rather it swings from rich to lean across the sensor operating range to give an average mixture which is correct for the catalyst. This operating system is called 'closed loop' because it is a continuous cycle of correction and feed back. The emissions are not controlled by the closed-loop system all the time. Because we need different mixture ratios for cold starting, acceleration and full power, the closed loop system only really operates under idle and light cruise conditions. This point has not been made to the wider public, because it might call into question the effectiveness of the catalytic converter - not what politicians and motor manufactures want at all!" I'm officially sad for typing all of that! :shrug: Haynes - High performance tuning series Engine Management Dave Walker On amazon for about £15. top man ten out of ten for effort , i wont tell if you dont , i knew about the lambda sensor most of them operate between 0 to 1 v and on a graph it goes up and down in a swoop the diagnostic machine shows it on an occiliscope graph , the cat defenately works throughout the range but it seems from what they say it only at its optimum at in 2 places , which would account for a cat test on the mot being carried out at idle and fast idle which is 2500-3000 rpm and to reach that on the spot is very light throttle as we all know , thanks for the book title i will definately get it cheers paul :salute:

You need to get out more! :lol: EDIT: I read they aren't effective at all revs in a book about engine management. I'll dig it out and recheck. I also need to get out more as do a lot of people on here. :grin: your probably right my problem is i eat breath and sleep cars , and its what i do all day for work so i am stuffed really , when you find the book post the name up i will get a copy it sounds intresting in a tech sort of way right up my street :)

you would need more than an idle only remap if you wanted to pass a cat test as the cat test does idle and fast idle which is generally between 2500 - 3000 , and a cat works the whole rev range as i have try d a car at all revs with and without a cat and the cat definately chops co% at all the rev range .

good glad its sorted mate :)

they want to look after them they will become collectors items :grin: i did everything different blades retensioning the spring bending arms etc , rubbish. aero wipers are the dogs danglies :salute:

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm i thought this might be useful for any body with an mot fail issue or just a general mot question ..

i did the tt conversion and thought exactly the same about the cost but now its done how did i manage in the rain before there perfect :)

carry on guys as long as theres no fisty cuffs it makes good reading opinions are what makes us all different right or wrong :salute:

I applaud you for being so forthright. So the question is, is it possible to get a K reg G60 through an emissions test at 0.3% without a CAT! 200ppm should be easy for a G60, mine did 33ppm without a CAT. :) But the CO% was 0.569%. Before CAT removal I got .515 and 25ppm at the same test station at the same time of year on the same equipment. So the CAT was effectively doing nothing that was measurable. sounds like the cats not working , unless you can get the co .3% or below the answer has to be no dare i say althou i have seen cars go through a cat test without one.

Cheers. And what about the sidelight thing, must all cars have sidelights? if you remove the switches and cover the lights so they dont work you need nothing not even brake lights, you can take your windscreen out to then you dont need wipers or washers it might not be legal but it will pass a test just to upset you today :bad-words: if the car was first used before 1 January 1936 then stop lamp are not needed anything after that stop lamps are needed to pass. yes you can pass with no sidelights front or rear but for day time use only :norty: ps asda have humble pie buy one get one free :roll: Stop lamps are not a legal requirement if the vehicle is fitted with neither front nor rear position lamps etc. (see 1.1), sorry mate your turn you can have my free pie from asda :D yes i should have mentioned daytime use only and a vt32 should be issued 1.1This inspection applies to: all vehicles, except those which either have no front or rear position lamps or have such lamps permanently disconnected, painted over or masked that are . only used during daylight hours, and . not used at times of seriously reduced visibility. If this situation occurs, the vehicle presenter should be issued with a VT32 (advisory notice) recording the above.

LOL, so just to clarify again, I have a G60 with a massive crack in the windscreen - other than the crack I think it'll pass it's MOT, so if I remove the screen it'll pass without one? as said yes it will pass , but the screen being bonded gives the shell some more structural strength but i would not have thought it would bend out of shape or anything , i have drivin a car without a screen but dont do it without glasses on it makes your eyes water like a pig :D

very nice and have to love the gt3 :notworthy:

the analyzers do have the info/details for cars 92 up to 95 (with lasts years update) and its the emission data book number 13 as of august 2007. hi i have some humble pie to get :nuts: my emissions machine is pc based and has a software glitch not alowing me to access the details for cars although the relevant updates have been installed so my 92> 1/8/95 info is misleading so please ignore it to the point , if your details are available the test will be a 0.3% co , they still stand at 3.5% if your details are not in the machine a few cars are not but the corrado is , so i am know looking like a ratty plum and the suppliers of my less than 12mnths old analyzer have had the brunt of my anger so apologies to all for my inaccuracy if anyone knows where i can get some humble pie , and if its available in various flavours would be much appreciated cheers :grin:

no car needs a cat for test as long as it falls into the limits ,any age Cheers. And what about the sidelight thing, must all cars have sidelights? if you remove the switches and cover the lights so they dont work you need nothing not even brake lights, you can take your windscreen out to then you dont need wipers or washers it might not be legal but it will pass a test Interesting :eek: So from that I assume that you dont need a windscreen to pass an MOT? no windscreen needed for test

Cheers. And what about the sidelight thing, must all cars have sidelights? if you remove the switches and cover the lights so they dont work you need nothing not even brake lights, you can take your windscreen out to then you dont need wipers or washers it might not be legal but it will pass a test

no car needs a cat for test as long as it falls into the limits ,any age

the analyzers do have the info/details for cars 92 up to 95 (with lasts years update) and its the emission data book number 13 as of august 2007.

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hi how do you mean the lambda will compensate for it, lambda is only a measurement of oxygen in the exhaust system. The lambda sensor over-rides all other sensor in the engine system, it is the 'daddy sensor'. The exhaust measuring point for the G60 CO setting is in the exhaust manifold and as such is upstream of the lambda probe. Yes, lambda is only a measure of oxygen in the system but the oxygen remaining in the system is a by-product of the fuelling of the car, decided by the ECU which in turn receives its information from the lambda probe. The oxygen sensor is the ultimate decider of the final emissions but i have to disagree its the daddy , if this was the case the car would not run without one , even with a perfect oxy sensor things like ecu temp sender for one can completely bugger an engines fueling up by lying to the ecu and the ecu supplying the wrong amount of fuel depending on what the engine temp actually is , but there is one thing i will say we were all a lot better off with a standard electronic ignition , and k jetronic mmm happy days . :salute: