Alan Clogwyn
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The gaiter covrs the bump stops. They're just tubular or cone shaped lumps of rubber that sit over the damper rod so that f it does travel too far it doesn't bottom out with a bang.
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I always go through this when I buy a car, especially where all the MOT advisory sheets have been conveniently lost! The Civic has a habit of digesting split pins, several MOTs mention missing ones, and I fitted new ones on purchase all round. They've all now vanished again!
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Nice one, that'll do it! Cheers matey!
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Any Celica Gen 5/6 or Rav 4 SXA10/11 will do the job
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Pretty please!?
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I no longer have the EPC so could someone rustle up the part number for the front lower strut mounting bolts and nuts on a gen 5? (The big buggers!)
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that clears that up then. cheers guys
any idea how i would find when milage was changed from km and what it was before it was changed? my speedo has 180 on it. but no km on the inside of the mph and it reads 10mph over upto 40 then 5 mph over after 40. got my mate to check my speed.
That's standard on Toyota speedos, they are all inaccurate as hell
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Not sure I'd want paint stripper anywhere near the brake seals. I sprayed mine in situ earlier in the year without so much as a light sanding, still fine now although it isn't going to last forever obviously!
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Indeed, if it's not too late get yellowstuff - also best when hot, but they heat up much faster, and are far better at all temperatures. I regret not going with what I knew, but I thought to myself I've never tried reds, I wonder what they're like.... and now I know I shan't ever be buying them again!
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Long staright, flat out brake hard and long for a few attempts, go home. Don't sit on brake pedal when stationary. Don't expect to stop on Redstuffs unless they're hot.
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Por15 on the underside and arches, that'll do the job for the rest of the cars life
This. Done once and that's your lot. I've done the rear half of the Civic, just need to do the front when I get the weather again.
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Possibly something to do with where the air feed is taken from?
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Simple (ish) answer. Fuel burnt is a function of engine revs and throttle position.
For a fixed throttle position (eg full throttle/foot hard down) 6k revs will use twice as much petrol as 3k revs. The problem is there is no way of accurately judging part throttle openings and any given cruising speed will involve different amounts of throttle in different gears.
For these reasons there is no chance of calculating expected mpg.
However, the rules for maximising mpg are fairly straightforward.
For any cruising speed of 30 mph and above, top gear will give the best economy.
Hard acceleration WILL use more fuel. Try keeping the revs under 3k for normal driving.
Try to read the traffic ahead. If the car ahead of you slows right down to turn off at a junction, you have to slow down and then accelerate again, costing you fuel. But if you can anticipate his move and back off just slightly at an earlier point, you can make room for him to make his manoeuvre without having to slow down to his speed.
Nail on head. Get a manifold vac gauge, it's what newer cars use for their MPG meters. Higher vaccum = less fuel eing used.
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I know a whgile back Weitec suspension was all the rage on here - so how has it proved for those that did fit it?
Only asking because yesterday I was tasked with fitting a Weitec kit to a mates Leon, he bought it secondhand but it was only a month old if that (everything looked pristine apart from a couple of fitting marks) BUT the rear shocks were well and tuly goosed!
Didn't fit the rears, but am kind of worried how long the fronts are actually going to last!
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I would want to get it done ASAP, don't want oil getting on the cambelt!
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Give yourself one of these boy
Last step of changing the coolant would be bleeding it !
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Don't clamp your hoses, it;s the best way going to make them fall apart and fail.
Use the free and safe option - old tub under the banjo to catch the spill, you're only looking at a 100ml or so, hardly a major leak!
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Falken Ziex ZE912
Make and Model plus size of Tyre: Falken Ziex ZE912 195/50 R15
Celica owned: Civic COupe EJ8
Type of driving: A + B road abuse
Type of driver: Get there as fast as possible
Miles covered so far and wear rate: 5-6k Fronts worn out
Dry use: Good. Sticks to the road well but not the ultimate in grip. Have never had any pant wetting moments approaching bends too fast, tyres have always held up admirably.
Wet use: Very good with standing water even down to the wear markers. Damp roads handling is even better than dry IMO but really wet is slightly worse, not so much cornering but traction and braking seem to be affected more.
Snow / Ice use: Didn't really get to find out. They do NOT LIKE GRITTED DRY ROADS at all though.
Noise: Average, They don't squeal like piggies when cornering hard or under braking. Rolling noise, hard to say I have a loud exhaust.
Overall opinion / comments / strengths / weaknesses:
A Good all round tyre. Cornering performance remains consistent throughout most driving conditions, in the wet braking tends to suffer a little bit but not massively. Performance remains cosnistent evn to the last mile. Even when my fronts were down to slicks they would still handle standing water and damp roads with ease, but traction and braking had definitely taken a hit.
Worn the fronts out in 5kish, but I do have neg ative camber and tracking was miles out - that said wear was more even than expected. I have replaced with the same again.
Sidewalls are quite soft so a comfortable tyre.
Price paid and from where: £55 a corner from ebay tyre dealer based in Warrington. Fitted locally.
Rating out of 10: 8/10 Consistent and moderately priced, I have replaced with the same again.
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Are the tyres on the rights sides?
Plus you should have sorted the tracking out 1.5 years ago .
This.
My 1st Celica handled awfully after fitting a new tyre. Turned out it was on the wrong way round and i'd never noticed!
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Dude, don't worry, no Celica speedo is remotely accurate anyway! 205/50 16 is standard for Gen 7 wheels, that's plenty good enough!
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205/45/16 is quite a harsh ride IMO, but doesn't look too bad at all, especially if lowered.
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On a sidenot, how the hell is that pissy little ensemble supposed to stiffen the car up in any way shape or form?
option 1) Grind the weld off, nig nut and bolt to replace.
option 2) Send the bugger back and try and get another.
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It is a shame, but look on the bright side, the misfortune of these cars goes to keep others on the road - a lot of the GT4 parts in the Brown Celica came from the Whitchurch scrappy.
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The fluid will have been screenwash. Inner wing may not be so badly mangled, worth ripping the outer off and having a look for sure.
smaller rims = cheap tyres appears to be a myth
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I've been running ZE912s in 195/55 R15 on the Civic, If I swap to 50 profile the price goes down £13 a corner
Great tyres but since they only last 9 months on the front it gets expensive.