Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
they are also like rocking horse shite, lol, Rare, good luck matey
No they're not! I bought a load of spares from a bloke for a tenner: exhaust manifold, fuel rail, injectors, AFM...
Just hunt around on Mig and ebay and ask if anyone's got anything gathering dust.
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Tom N
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ive found a few but none have any with the same part number (0280217106)
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Joff
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It might not even be the AFM...
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Tom N
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i know
its currently not my friend at all
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Adam_B
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do you know anybody else with a red top? if so just go and swap air flow meters, ive done this a few time to find the cause of problems
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by t-gangsta
i know
its currently not my friend at all
It's a nice club to be in though 
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J100RSA
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i have a spare afm come over and see me u can try it
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Tom N
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fitted new afm today and it flies!!!
much better
only prob now is that it over heats in traffic and starts steaming. i have been told that i need a new thermostat housing which is really cheap.
does anyone think this will solve the problem?
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myke
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good that you got it running better now.
where is the steam coming from?
that would be a good thing to check before randomly replacing the stat housing.
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Tom N
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its coming from under the bonnet obviously but i dont know where
i will check next time it happens but a stat housing only costs 75p at autovaux.
it only happens when in traffic and the temp gauge just rises to 98/100.
ive taken to turning the engine off now in heavy traffic!!
[Edited on 07-12-2004 by t-gangsta]
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myke
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75p i reckon is probably for the hi=ousing bolts. i doubt they could even make the housing that cheap.
run it outside your house at fast idle with the bonnet up. you'll soon see where the steam is coming from.
keep bottles of water in the car with you till it's sorted.
is the fan coming on ok?
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Tom N
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i dont know, thats a good point.
i have bottles of water tho 
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deanmcreynolds26
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or keep ur heaters on hot to bring the temperature down as well 
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and-m
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This conversion sounds like a total botch. Why werent the basics swapped?
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Greasemonkey
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Er id be a bit worried if the cars losing water, have ya checked for mayo under oil cap etc
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