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alexf2828

I think garages now are more inclined just to do MOT's rather than work-its a lot easier to charge someone Â£45 to put chalk marks on & fail a car on loads of things than it is to do work-easy money rules at the end of the day

alexf2828

if its got aircon I would use the higher rated one,I think aircon and non aircon are different mountings anyway,think thats the only difference

alexf2828

diff bearings-mine went at 96k

alexf2828

cost me Â£1500 for semi-sequential gas injection on T reg 620ti,tartarini system,turbo is no problem with gas injection,price differential between LPG and petrol is set to decrease by 1p a litre until 2007,LPG at morrisons/asda is still 30p a litre,getting on for a third of the price of petrol at so...

alexf2828

mine also seems to run well on LPG, had it converted 5 months ago so far so good,bit lumpier than petrol but power is just as good as on petrol

alexf2828

front discs are a pig to change so preferably get one with good front discs! mine has 93k,no major probs yet,watch for shot gearbox bearings and any other expensive noises

alexf2828

I found the best way to do discs was to split all 3 ball joints,undo abs reluctor and associated bolts and completely remove front leg from car,then loosen the 4 disc retaining bolts,place between two planks of wood and belt hub bearing apart with suitable socket on back of splined bit,I found no ma...

alexf2828

that doesnt sound like a bad deal,we bought a H reg cavalier with 100 odd on clock for Â£350 (but I knew the owner) and it has just gone through an MOT needing only Â£50 worth of work (CV joint gaiter)

alexf2828

remember though the engine might still be ok at high miles but the rest of the car will need work-shockers,discs,cv's brakes etc so low/average mileage is best

alexf2828

I once bought a D reg cavalier 1.3 for Â£80,was one of the best cars I ever had! only failed on two things on MOT and needed a bit of TLC to keep it running but used to get us to blackpool and back (180miles round trip) every other week!

alexf2828

go for lowest mileage and best condition for ur budget and u should b ok

alexf2828

well done,lets hope it lasts u for a bit and gets through another MOT

alexf2828

yeah probably,guilty of cutting a timing belt cover in half in my past,not to worry gud luck with it glad it seems to run anyway!

alexf2828

the main thing is to mark the position of the camwheel up on cover or something when engine is at TDC compression stroke BEFORE u take belt off/anything else,then u know it will go back together with the right cam/valve timing.Maybe a bit late for this now,hope u havent moved cam/hope there is somet...

alexf2828

thats ok so long as something doesnt drop in there and makes it jump a tooth,a stone from the road for example

alexf2828

I wouldn't have cut the timing cover in half,they are sometimes hard to get hold of,yes haynes manuals are crap and dont give u the proper information,had that experience b4.Best way is to look on net,someone will have done it with photos,for my 620ti someone on here has full photos of a HG change w...

alexf2828

the main downside to tom tom ive heard of is its bulkiness/weight,difficult to take with u,and screen can get mucky/difficult to read in sunlight

alexf2828

prefer the idea of an "all in one" device rather than having to use external PC heard of problems with these "freezing" etc

alexf2828

halfrauds have the icn 610 for 400 quid,might go have a look,wonder if they price match if I can get it cheaper? shame u cant hire these things to try em out

alexf2828

yes ive just heard/looked at the navman,the tom tom go is said to be too big and bulky to carry with u but the navman is a lot lighter/compact,fed up with using maps!

alexf2828

Been reading some reviews of portable navigation units, tom tom go seems to fair pretty well and is about Â£400,has anyone any experience of portable satnav units that stick on windscreen/dashboard?

alexf2828

basically u have an emulator that fools the petrol ecu into thinking the injectors are connected when they've been disconnected,the gas ecu only needs battery and rpm signal to work,has its own MAP sensor etc,it then has to be mapped with all its own settings etc,so its basically a completely separa...

alexf2828

probably because LPG uses its own ECU hence no boost cut

alexf2828

they did actually describe it saying that gas can be a bit "savage",the idle is good its just when u feather the accelerator in traffic/low speeds that the power comes in with a bit of a jerk(no big deal really),apart from that the power is very good when u floor it,will let the system bed in proper...

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spare wheel well is taken up with tank,tank takes about 45litres of LPG with 20% space left for gas expansion,range probably 200-250 miles depending on type of driving(not confirmed this yet),will get some photos done,the installation looks very professional with two banks of injectors bolted to top...

alexf2828

yes it has a lower calorific value than petrol,but can take much more compression/advanced timing

alexf2828

It is possible to get more power out of lpg than petrol with the right engine/compression ratio/timing because of its super high octane rating.

alexf2828

Its not really a power gain,the only reason it has more power is because my petrol system has some fault,on a car that was working 100% on petrol u would lose power on LPG,but not much

alexf2828

does not smell of gas at all BTW

alexf2828

conversion set me back Â£1475,managed to get it VAT free! (being cheeky works wonders) worked out it could save that amount in as little as 15000 miles,have started really driving and enjoying the car now because Im not worried about fuel bills,will soon clock up the payback mileage

alexf2828

Its different to petrol,bit more "savage" as the gas installer described it,but they said I have more power on gas than petrol on rolling road because petrol system was below par,it basically goes like fook on gas on motorway but throttle is a little jerky at low speeds.System is good for 300bhp and...

alexf2828

Just had 620TI converted to LPG ,bit lumpy at low speeds but on motorway/open road runs superb,system is tartarini fitted by autogas 2000 at thirsk n.yorks,31.2p per litre here I come!

alexf2828

can u get a cold chisel in there? worked on my rounded off alternator bolts,make a groove and belt it in loosening direction

alexf2828

Looks like they have removed top inlet manifold gasket though,so u will prob need a new one of those as well

alexf2828

Done 3 HG's, tools=socket set,screwrivers,torque wrench, camlocking tool I found not necessary just mark the cams up, prob need new cambelt+headbolts as well,may get away with reusing exhaust manifold gasket,inlet manifold gasket doesnt need removing by looks of things

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