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MarkFoster

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  1. Yep, I definitely agree with the other guys - the gold works really well on a green car. Get on with it!
  2. There are some on the bay at the moment - search for corrado heater controls and tick used. Think they're being sold by one of the, how should I put it, more controversial sellers on here though... £75....
  3. Good work, there's an impressive amount of effort clearly gone into your car! How did you do the 'extended runners'? Are they a modded side skirt bought from Reiger or similar? Mark
  4. ^^^ That's a good point actually, I have, on occasion been known to check the time...!
  5. Oil temp for me - not much you can really do about fuel costs so I just find watching the mpg depressing! Mark
  6. Do you need to have any sort of engine work done to the car to be able to run the bio fuel?
  7. Had the same with mine - definitely the caliper binding. Mine needed a replacement as it was ancient, disc was wasted too, but you may get away with a refurb if you can spend the time...
  8. Well done Jim! If the same had happened to me and there'd been a brick to hand I'm not sure I'd have had the restraint not to have used the brick in an entirely different capacity... :roll:
  9. Completely agree with the other guys, excellent progress and really like the colour scheme you've gone with on the engine. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your engine paint - is it the VHT type? I've only ever seen engine paint in black, silver and red....
  10. Just had mine done at 97k - apparently the guides were worn but not outrageously so. No noticeable noise but done anyway as they were 16 years old. Mark
  11. Spoke to Amber this afternoon and was told that these had arrived and were being posted out today :D
  12. Just read through the entire build thread and it's a real credit to you. Congratulations, you must be chuffed with how it's turning out and well done for sticking with it and not cutting corners. Mark
  13. Lee said to me it would be around 4 weeks...
  14. They certainly are!! ....Need to start saving up :D I'll have a good look at the cable again, it does seem to click in fairly positively but there's obviously something not right. I've not had chance to 'test' things properly since I took it all out and cleaned and dried it so fingers crossed that may have resolved things. Will let you guys know... M
  15. Ah, sorry - missed your note that you were asking for a valver..... My problem was with a VR. Having said that though, it was the connection to the sensor just after the air box so it may be worth checking that on your car. Make sure the cable is properly engaged, and also try checking there isn't any water that's got in behind the plug as that was the problem with mine. Mark
  16. Yup, same problem with mine - turned out to be the maf cable...
  17. Best to phone Lee at Amber Performance - he confirmed to me the final price with clips would be £229.74, so I would think you 'd be looking at around £205 for hoses only. Give Lee a call and get involved :D M.
  18. Right, thought I'd better bring a bit of closure to this so that it helps any future searches. First off, big thanks to Kev Haywire for helping me out and reading the car's fault codes (and for the spin in his VRT - awesome piece of kit!). Following advice from some of the kind folk of the forum, I was following the view that the ECU needed resetting and mentioned this in a conversation with Si over at Strictly Dubs (booking car in for MoT) but he felt this was unlikely and much more likely to be a coil pack/ HT lead/ MAF issue.... Anyway, with this in mind, I had a quick rumage under the bonnet one last time before heading to Kev's, and found a slightly loose HT lead and then noticed the MAF cable wasn't actually properly clipped in. The car drove perfectly to Kev's, so feeling a bit of a prat I confessed to Kev that it looked like loose cables had been the culprit - a quick scan of the faults seemed to back this up and following a reset and drive round the block all was well in the world once more and I was a very happy chappy! After a complimentary trip in the Haywire-World-Reverser (I so need a turbo!!!), I headed home with a smile on my face and, to celebrate, gave the old girl a good boot as I pulled onto the A12. This did not go down well at all. As I lurched into a layby and stalled I was contemplating whether it would be more satisfying to burn the car or watch in plumet off the cliffs at Walton, when I thought I'd just check the cables again and sure enough the MAF cable had unclipped. Back in the car, and everyone's happy again. For 10 mins. Next layby, bonnet up, clip cable back in, oh happy days!! After 3 stops (it's a 20 minute journey!) I arrived back and started taking things apart. The cable has a damaged cover on it and apparently some water had got down and made it's way into the MAF connector - I'm not sure if it was shorting out or if it was heat doing it, but the cable kept popping itself off as soon as the revs built up a bit. So, some temporary electricians tape and a thorough drying of the MAF connector and I seem to have gotten to the bottom of things. Think'll I'll be adding a new MAF cable to the to do list when Strictly tackle the chains and MoT..... M.
  19. I've sent my details thro too, apparently we're up to 6 now and Lee said to me a couple more and we're on for the 30% discount :clap: Lee confirmed that the final cost of a VR6 kit with the clips and all VAT and P&P costs will be £229.74 which sounds good to me - he's placing the order next week so there's still time to get involved guys if you get a move on. Mark
  20. I think I'll call Lee tomorrow and see where he thinks the final costs are heading and make a decision based on that.... Hopefully he's in a good mood! M
  21. ....but is that price dependent on 10 purchases? What will the price be if we end up with less than 10? :shrug: Sorry for giving you the run around Dan but it's important we're all clear where we stand - your efforts are appreciated! Mark
  22. I live in Hackney, near Victoria Park, but keep the car near Colchester in Essex. Thanks very much for the offer though Hasan, it's much appreciated. Mark
  23. Yep, that's what I tried today. It did seem to go better initially but after running through the driving sequence several times (well for 20 mins or so) the car started playing up again. I think VAG-com is my only friend now ... :(
  24. Ahhh, point taken.... Will have to find a way to get the codes read. Thanks anyway guys M
  25. Unfortunately I don't have VAG-Com which obviously doesn't help... I have no problem with a little hypothesising in lieu of hard facts from my fellow Radoites though....
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