Guy Lowe

Thanks to all of you for your help, had the flange checked and its perfect so I rang Roger King to order a set of copper gaskets and guess what, he has run out. Good news is he should have them in again in a couple of week's time, so I am going to leave the car in the garage until I can get a set. Hope the weather is c++p for the next 2 weeks! Guy Lowe

Can anybody let me know if they have any experience of the side mirrors marketed by Seven Accessories, good or bad? Thanks Guy Lowe

Thanks Chris I have been looking at the Roger King Ad, they are about twice the price but worth it if they cure the problem. Guy Lowe

I have recently bought a 1700 XF Super Sprint and after only 300 miles the centre exhaust manifold gasket is blowing. The car has a 4-1 exhaust fitted which (looking through the receipts) was supplied by Caterham in November 2001 together with new gaskets (P/No:5043068 + 69). Again looking through the receipts I found a Caterham invoice for another set of the same gaskets dated June 02, the car has only done 800 (ish) miles since the new exhaust was fitted. I have removed the exhaust and both the head and the flanges look okay but the centre gasket has blown at the top between the two ports. The gasket looks like a standard Ford part ( it's oval and does not have a "centre" between No 2 +3 ports). Can anyone tell me if the cause is the wrong gaskets having been fitted for use with the 4-1 and If so which should be used, if not what is the likly cause? One thing I (as a novice) found strange is that the complete exhaust only has one mounting bracket, at the tail pipe by the rear wheel arch is this correct? Thanks Guy Lowe

I brought mine from Caterham (part No:WD01) and they were already formed/bent at the bottom. They are an improvement but mine tend to flap about a bit at low speeds. Guy Lowe I could always go faster? Edited by - Guy Lowe on 2 Jan 2003 22:32:14

YW Sin Oh ☹️ that's not good news Guy Lowe

YW Sin Before you go to all that trouble, why not conduct a manual pressure test by fiting a pressure gauge directly to block in place of the sender unit. Guy Lowe

YW Sin No you don't need to use any silicon sealant, however I presume the sender unit is the standard ford unit on the 1.7 X Flow with the VDO gauge? 135BHP X Flow

I have the same problem, I just ignore it that's until one day when it dosn't move, then the car will stop! 135BHP X Flow

Seriously, how do you get the rivet heads out?