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Oops, forgot to say.... it's SV. Cheers A

Looking to buy an aeroscreen with or without mirrors...... Thank you.....

Errmmmm, not too many people like OOga horn, but I love it.... Loud Legal and FUN.... 😬

Jez, Not sure how to tie the zip tie around the bottle.... Can you send a pic please Thank you.... A

i like the principle but would the mirror view be restricted by the rear wing? Edited by - Glasgow on 8 Apr 2011 20:05:02

Bad plumber......

Yesterday during a blat, my washer bottle jumped off her hanger and released herself free onto the motorway.... Anyone has similar experience - nothing in the search archive. Any suggestions about a new one, should I buy it from cc or there is a better one. Any advice about a good way for hanging the washer tight...?

Guys, Please execuse my ignorance.... My understanding is - and please correct me if i am wrong - if the car is running fine and the oil level is not low pressure reading problems are due to either faulty sender or faulty gauge...... So, if there is no problem in the car and the oil level is ok, do we need to bother about oil pressure?! Many of modern cars don't have oil pressure gauge....

Elie, if your repair is a bit thick you could sand it down with 1500 grade, then 2000 grade and then machine polisch the repaired area for a better finish. The previous owner has done some touch up on the nose cone.... they are too thick... would your above advice be still applicable if the touch up is few months/years old..... I don't have machine polish, any alternativeS? Thanks

Didn't drill a hole.... happy to do it but, A. Where is stat located.. B. Any guide about how and where the hole should be...

what should be the engine temp during the bleeding? Is it safe to open the rad bleeding point or detach the heater hose while engine is hot? In my car the heater inlet hose is higher than the rad. I don't have a bleeding t, would jacking the rear of the car give any benefit? Thank you

******* WHAT AN EVENING ********* Coolant arrived yesterday. So, here we go - time to start the work.... have been reading about bleeding and problem that could be encountered. Drained the old coolant, car jacked high, filled slowly with garden hose.Turned the engine on idle, everything seems fine, temp gradually reached 80, then 5 minutes later, temp about 88 fan on. Waited till engine cold then drained the water. Only get about 3 litres. SO, HERE I STARTED TO DO THINGS WRONG..... ☹️ I decided to release the lower hose attached to the rad. this drained another litre - total 4 litres drained now. Still not the quoted 5.1L bearing in mind I had a full expansion tank. As I bought a ready made coolant not a concentrate, I thought I better get rid of all the water. So here we go, heater inlet (upper) hose released and gave it a blow.... silly I know, but now I got 5 litres drained... now decided to do a test trial before using my coolant. System filled slowly through the expansion tank, about 4.75L used but forgot to fill the upper heater hose. Engine on, temp quickly reached 80, ☹️then creeping us and reached 100, fan not working. Bottom of rad and lower hose attached to rad freezing cold. Trieddtm do the massage but to be honest not sure how to do it. By this time it was already after midnight... went bed upset [ :(] this morning I topped up through the upper heater hose, turned the engine on, bottom of rad and lower hose eventually got hot and temp gradually reached 80-85 and fan working fine. So, THE QUESTION IS: is that it, job done and ready to put the coolant same way? My concern is the lower hose attached to the rad is NOT as hot as the upper hose.... is this normal or it means there is still air that may lead to air block later? I am driving the car this morning to see how it will do.... Edited by - Glasgow on 1 Apr 2011 09:50:16

On my "to do list" is Racetech Convex mirrors (Like Andy's ones).... I will also buy extra pairs of mounts to be used on the doors as well.... When driving with doors, the mirrors will be fitted on the doors (doors look cool when both widely opened 😬 ..) When going doorles, mirrors will be on the stachion... Edited by - Glasgow on 30 Mar 2011 19:04:06

Comma coolant orderd online and hopefuly will receive it tomorrow Found this information.... Does any one follow these 19 steps... especially Step 9 (radiotor cleaning fluid)? here A

My car is yellow as well. It is 53 reg... Is it only one standard yellow colour in caterham? OK, is it 51U, 51L or 59L...?

I hope it is not just a connection between two short hoses....

Just a straight joiner

Opinions vary about tap/distilled water - what about just using ready mix coolant? Would be interesting to see if there is any information available how the coolants' companies dilute the concentrate to be a ready mix, do they use tap or distilled water Yes, Bricol... There are two clips on the hose at the plastic tube. One of them was loose and I tightened them now...... Anyone could please tell what the function of the plastic tube is?

Oil is definitely clear... No myonaise in cam cover or the water bottle.... Errmm, i have never had a coolant/antifreeze on my hand, but, the leaked water feels like "diluted" washing liquid so you may be right it may be becuase just beacuse of the coolant... And thanks for the advice regarding the tap water.... A

I think i found where the leak is comming from..... There is a hose between the engine and the heater. There is a connection in the hose where there is a 2 inches black hard plastic tube. This connection is loose and leaking what looked like "Thick" water or "thin" oil...!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/53629241@N02/5571020756/. (The yellow arrows show the hose and the red arrow points to where the plastic tube is connected in the hose (not clearly seen in the pic as i couldnt get the camera in). I take it this hose takes water to or from the heater. But not sure what this plastic tube does? And, is it ok for the leaked fluid to look like thin oil? Cheers A

Thank you SM25 & Chris.... Last time I checked the coolant level was in November when I took the nose cone off to install Ooga horn... 😬 Drove the car quite a few times since (lets say about 600-900 miles).... I saw no signs of leak today, but will check it again tomorrow... ☹️ After flushing the system with tap water, do I need to run the engine with the water in it until it is hot, drain water, wait until engine is cold then repeat the same for another couple of time? (read something about this) Before I fill the system with the coolant, do I need to use diluted water to "clean" the tap water (may be I'm too particular because it is my first 7..!) How many coolant litres would K engine, 1.8, Xpower take? Is 5 litres enough? Thank you... Ahmed

Decided to take the nose off today, I discovered there is no coolant in the plastic bottle... ☹️ I am not sure what type of coolant/antifreeze the prevoius owner used and when it was last replaced. Done some search in the earlier threads and google, but getting too technichal and some "scary" information about mixing up different types of coolants..... I think it is wise to replace the coolant/antifreeze not just top up..... She is Roadsport-Xpower 1.8L, K series. It has an aluminium radiator (Not totally sure but looks like an aluminium to me...). Caterham website sells Comma Coolant XStream premixed but out of stock. Went to Comma website but found different types: G30, 40, 48 and 05, premixed and concentrate.... Halfords also has different products..... I would value your views about the suitable coolant/antifreeze for K engines. Any advice about emptying the coolant and flushing out the engine? Regards Ahmed

If you get stuck, Plastic funnel is your friend....... 😬

SM25, If I was starting from scratch I would just buy the AutoCom kit with the speakers and mic boom designed to go inside a helmet, and buy Peltor Optime III ear defenders from Arco and fit the bits into them OK, Optime 3 from Arco..... Which AutoCom you recommend and from where? Thank you A

Perfect excuse to go aeroscreen and half doors IMHO Sorry for a "numpty" question.... why people use half doors? Full door protect against elements and if you want fun, go for no doors....