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Interested in the disks and de-cat pipe depending on delivery costs to London.

Thanks.

You could always pop into Think Automotive. Not to far from where you live at all. The guys there were really helpful when I got stuck with pipe work for oil lines.
 
Also, I think you get MRC club discount there too. Oh and they are open on a Saturday till about 1pm.

We got there a bit early for the aftenoon track session and watched the Vauxhalls for a bit, looked like they were all having a very good time, especially whom ever was in the white Corsa (well it looked like a corsa but went like a little rocket)!

I don\'t suppose you still have the folloing kicking around?
 
* The two hooks on the rar hatch that the parcel shelf string go on to.
* Drivers side door lock cable
* Drivers side knee rest
* Waste gate and turbo control solenoids (the two on the front of the UIM)
 
Thanks.

Spotted 4 very nice looking FDs there .. anyone here?
 

 
Just thought I\'d say Hi.
 
:WaveBye

I was looking in the manual today just to make sure i replced the coolant properly and it reffers to the tank under the driver side head light as the cooant reservoir.
 
I pulled the pipe out of thecoolant reservoir and it\'s quite long and goes straight to the bottom of the tank, and the manual says make sure that the level in that tank is full.
 
So I\'m curious to how the system is confgued

Can someone please explain how the coolant in the coolant reservoir gets taken into the AST? I replaced the coolant today and noticd that there is only one hose going to the reservoir and it\'s at the top.
 
So I was just wondering how the cooling system gets the coolant from the reservior. I assume it get\'s siphoned out but what causes the siphoning?
 
Thanks.

To be honest I never even considered the turbo pre-control solenoid ...  better go and pick up another one to see if that makes a difference Atleast it\'s a hell of a lot easier to change that than the ones under manifold.

I\'ve been suffering from no boost and now intermittent 2nd turbo for over a year now and I think I\'ve narrowed it down to Charge Controll Solenoid, which is the one that needs to deal with +ve boost. I changed it for a second hand one and now i have boost on the second turbo but only if i accelerate from 1500rpm(ish) with no gear changes.
 
Any way ... I\'m going to buy a new one from Mazda but after looking the parts number list for engine components (I can\'t find the link at the moment, it was in a recent thread to do with service manuals, I\'d really appreciate it if someone can find the link for it :chat ) there are 2 solenoids that has a different part number to the rest.
 
http://www.robrobinette.com/images/hoses.gif
 
I think it\'s C and F on that diagram. The part numbers should confirm this.
 
HTH

I wa just wondering if there is someone/ company in the Harrow area (North West London) that can do a compression test for me. The cars been fine for the 15 months I\'ve owned it but I think it\'s time I got it tested just to see where it\'s at now.
 
I needs a new MOT too so please let me know if there is a sensible MOT station in the area too.
 
It\'s a 1993 FD, pretty standard ... for now
 
Thanks.
Nad

I have a set of recently trimmed red leather seats if you are interested :yes
 
Drop me an e-mail at and I\'ll send some pics.
Sorry but as of 1/3/06 non-members are now not allowed to post their contact details due to a decision made at the AGM by our members unless they are selling in the for sale section.

Also, if you intend to use an air sander on the clear coat make sure there is LOADS of water flowing to the surface or you risk a clump debris really messing up you beautiful paint work :eek

I just bought one of them and was told it was Veilside too.

From past experience these guys have been very good.
 
http://www.felthamtyre.co.uk/
 
Just off the A312 if you are heading towards Feltham.
 
HTH.

Thanks for the replies guys :Thumbs-up
 
Porkifer,
 
According to Maxda a stock FD should see 10psi then 8psi then 10psi. The 8psi is the transition from the 1st turbo to the second turbo. I can\'t remember the exact transition range off the top of my head. IIRC 1bar is 14psi and there are varying opinions on if this is any good for stock turbos/fueling/cooling.
 
Leon,
 
The rats nest in my car looks like it hasn\'t been touched since the day it left the production line. Some of the lines were so hard they just snapped when i tried to move them.
 
I went to my local mazda dealer and according the the manual/parts list the solenoids have different part numbers. I thought they were all the same too. Oh they want £50+vat for each one
 
I\'m going to give some of the tuners a call and see, it\'s a good thing i\'m not in a huge hurry
 
Tharek,
 
I\'ve got 4 spare solenoids and they all pass the Mazda test as specified in the service manuals. But when you test them the way the link says they all stick open for a little then closes or just gets stuck open because the springs in the solenoids have gotten so weak ove the past 14 years. If any of the solenoids still opperate with 14psi running through them, then I\'ll gladly take 2 off you :Thumbs-up
 
Thanks again :Laugh