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For all those who have a Starcom or Autocom Intercom System I have found this site. I've never used them, but could be handy if you need spares.

https://www.earshotcommunications.co.uk/shop/product/starcom-digital-motorbike-intercom/

My brother in law runs a "Back Street Garage" catering for all types of cars which I use for what I call general servicing and MOTs.  Anything I would consider Caterham specific, Set up, Geometry etc, then I go to Caterham specialists.  I used to go to James Whiting before he retired and now have used Sevens and Classics who sorted a a persistant misfire for me.

After a suggestion on here I replaced the halogen bulbs in my 7 to the uprated Phillips ones, what a difference! So I would suggest trying that before you lash out on new headlights.

The car has a standard Caterham ECU which, as I understand it, is locked. I don't want to re map anything, just to see if there are fault codes in there to explain my previous engine issue. 

Found it!  As Gary said, under dashboard, hanging from the loom, between the steering column and side of car. Every day a school day.

Many thanks.  Looks like I'll be upside down in the car tomorrow morning to try and find it. Had an intermittent engine issue which mysteriously cleared itself after I waggled a few wires and connectors. My Brother in Law who runs his own garage suggested he plugged his code reader in to see what had happened, I didn't think the car had a Port, hence my question. 

Stupid question time. 2005, K Series VVC SV. Would it be fitted with an OBD11 port and if so, where is it. Thanks in advance. 

Before you do something as drastic as buying four new wheels and tyres, is there any way you can try a ZZS on your car. I understand that although the section is now '50' as opposed to '45' the shape of the tyre is different and may well fit. 

I fitted a Mechanical Oil Gauge after having two failed senders. Think Automotive supplied all the bits including the Gauge for the same price as a new Electrical Sender. As for a possible Oil leak, the hose from engine to gauge is braided, with a plastic sleeve around any potential chafe point and with brass connectors. The chances of all that spraying hot oil is remote in my view. 

Perhaps it's just me, but why are you doing it?  Seems a hell of a faff for something which, if it was in a Tintop, wouldn't get touched for years. If there isn't a drain plug, then BMW don't expect it to be drained. 

So it would seem, I cut and pasted the above from Google. 

A few years ago, a former L7C member from Alberta ran a couple of tours for Caterham owners on the W Coast and invited members from the UK to join.  I think about 6 cars were shipped and I think all was absolutely splendid and they all had a jolly time!  One of the queries raised before they went was about the quality of fuel in the U.S.  I didn't know, but apparently there is a difference in how the fuel is rated, the following may help, in any case I think your fuel is the same as ours.

Europe vs the States

In Europe, gas stations describe different types of gasoline based on their RON rating. It is typical to have 100, 99, 98, 97 or 95 RON with prices varying accordingly. In the States the descriptions look a lot like RON, but they are not.

Pump gas

In the United States gas stations describe the types of gasoline based on the Pump Octane Number (PON). That number is the average between RON and MON. This causes many problems.

If a fuel is 98 RON then it will be 93 PON -> 93 PUMP
If a fuel is 95 RON and 87 MON then it will be 91 PON -> 91 PUMP

Brian

Have to say that I use a Full Hood too. I have heard all the arguments for Half Hood, but it boils down to I don't like getting wet, and more importantly, neither does her indoors. Have never had an issue putting it up, frame straps are adjusted to right tension, it's easy. What ever floats your boat at end of day. 

I have a Smartbox 6s from these people:

https://www.workshopplus.co.uk

It's the size of a paperback book, charge it up every three months or so depending on use, will start cars up to 6.5 litre Petrol or 3.5l diesel so made short work of my daughters 1.6 Astra. Comes with cables for phone charging as well as crocodiles for car.

Brilliant piece of kit.

I went through a couple of senders in a relatively short space of time before I bowed to the collective knowledge on here and went mechanical. No further issues. I got my set up from Think Automotive who sent me everything I needed, gauge, capillaries and connectors,  for the price of one sender. This was for a K Series before you ask. 

I think you have answered your own question.  You say it's undergeared for the power so even if you had 300bhp, with that gearing, the car wouldn't go much above what it does. No doubt the acceleration would be blistering.  Change the diff to a 3.62 or lower and the top speed will go up, but acceleration times will drop, your choice.

For the benefit of anyone else who had never seen the word ‘tergiversating’ before. Tergiversate means to equivocate using subterfuge, or to obfuscate in a deliberate manner, or to evade. 

The question of whether your road car is safe should be addressed to Caterham Cars. The issue here is whether a decision taken some years ago Re rollbars and track days is still valid. It would appear to be so. End of. 

I've got one of these:

https://www.workshopplus.co.uk/jump-starters?brandId=0&subGroupId=0

it will start anything including diesels up to 3.5 litre, petrol 6.5 litre.  Saw it in action when my daughter's car had flat battery and a chap from a local garage stopped to give us a hand and have used it myself. Charge it up every three months and I use it to charge my IPad when out and about. About the size of a paperback book. Fantastic bit of kit. 

Impressive load of greenery in front passenger seat.  

You may be asking the impossible of the battery if you are leaving the car for several weeks without driving and no other charging source. The standard Banner is quite a small battery compared to those fitted to a 'normal' car which may be able to cope with long periods of inactivity. I should add that Banners also don't fare well if they are flattened on a regular basis inasmuch as they don't hold a charge.

My first impression on reading this would be to check your temperature gauge was in fact operating correctly as the senders are notoriously unreliable. It is after that when you need to go deeper into the problem. 

Don't take this as absolute gospel but, as I understand it, because of the shape of the tank you will always have a few litres in there which you will not be able to use.

The obvious answer to this is that those wheels ( plus tyres) are too big for the car. 16 inch wheels are not particularly recommended in any case. 

Cateham need to come up with a larger car/tank, an extra few inches at the back wont even notice.

They have, it's called a SV