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    700newtons

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    I remember spinning mine before assembling the engine during the build. It did spin very freely. I would have thought that 18k miles was tiny compared to the expected lifespan, even if you have been caning it around Curborough! 

    I'd have a chat with Caterham themselves. You probably have the highest mileage 160 out there, and they could be interested in having a look (before the rest of us show up with the same problem!).

    N 

    700newtons

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    Hi all

    I've been out a few times on shortish trips over the winter - when the sun is out it's hard to resist. The car is doing very well, with no issues at all.

    I've got a FIA rollbar on order, as I want to do more trackdays this year. I've got one at Goodwood coming up in Feb. And I've also copied Martin's excellent idea of making a phone mount using the two tonneau popper bases on the top of the scuttle - very tidy. 

    One thing that surprises me is that there aren't more 160s out there (or at least, on here). I wonder how many have been sold in the UK.

    Best to all, and see you when the salt is gone!

    Ned

    stallard68

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    Welcome hampster, and I hope you can get the car fixed asap and get on the road.

    Despite the appearance, under the bonnet is very modern technology. Have you tried hooking up an ODB2 to the engine management computer? There's a small port by your right knee (possibly covered by a large circular rubber grommet). That should give a readout of any errors the ECU has spotted.

    Best thing, of course, is to get Caterham to fix it, and honour the fact that you bought it from them (regardless of subsequent changes).

    Post some pics of the car if you have a minute?

    Ned

    NedK

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    Hi Peter

    I'm off to Ally Pally on Sunday, for the Classic and Sports Car show. I was thinking of dropping into Hyde Park to see the send-off..

    The dials and GPS etc are really easy. You can get a very cheap OBD2 sensor from eBay, which plugs into the multi-connector by your right knee (behind the big rubber IVA grommet unless you've removed it!).

    This talks to lots of phone apps (I use one called Torque), and send the engine data straight to the phone, along with GPS data. On the Goodwood track, I put this into a PC add called RaceRender (free unless you want a fancier version), and this ties the video, the OBD2 datra, and the GPS data altogether into one. You can even add a different soundtrack, multi camera angles etc etc etc...!

    Took a few minutes' thought to work it all out, but it's very useful.

    All the best

    Ned

    700newtons

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    Finally on the road today! I got the V5 in the morning post, rushed around to the local garage to get the plates, then down to Crawley.

    Unfortunately there is a new paint blemish due to something dripping on the nose cone in their garage... they are going to fix it, though.

    Then the drive home. Amazingly fun to drive, isn't it!? The M25 was not pleasant, but every other mile was accompanied by a huge grin.

    Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

    Ned

    700newtons

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    I would definitely have been up for it.

    But sadly my IVA retest is on Friday, so the car is not yet on the road.

    The first IVA test failed on two things:

    - fuse blown on windscreen wipers. This is something I'd asked Caterham to fix, as it had already happened to me

    - L-R brake balance on the front was 'unacceptable'. Nobody seemed to know what this meant, but hopefully CC have gone over it again and fixed it ready for Friday

    So fingers crossed....! And have a great run out without me!

    Ned

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