_Chris_

There's a reason cars are often refered to as she. I have the same nonsense from Ezzy, the others are fine.

I had issues on my Sisters Micra after about 5 years, it turned to varnish and kept gumming float valve shut then gummed up pump and carn jets. That would have been E5. E10 goes stale quicker but not that much quicker.

http://www.gt4dc.co.uk/info/howto/ecu/ecu_error_codes.htm

First step check fault codes, no special tools needed. Guide on gt4dc how to guides. Cap failure in gen 6 is still rare, I'd be looking at the more obvious first. See what the fault codes show. Check for spark while turning over.

The tarmac or the wheel ? I'll keep the wheels to use on autotests until the tyres are worn out. The shame is that those wheels really suited Ezzy. I have a similar set but silve currently on my SS1. I'll probably get them refurbed and painted white as replacements. They are 16" so will be a bit less likely to sustain such damage as the tyres are higher profile.

It's a bit straighter now after a few blows with a big hammer. Will be driving home on it tomorrow. Did quite a big tour yesterday down to Macinlyth via the nice road by Corris, up to Betws-y-coed where there loads of police chasing someone on foot, 2 attempts at the B road where the pothole was. First time it was closed, second time it's been resurfaced and the pothole filled in. At least the council acted quickly. Ran fine apart from being a bit bumpy between 40 and 50 like an unbalanced wheel. B4391

Thanks for the link. Very helpful but sadly the wheel is beyond repair.

Are they based in N wales ? Unfortunately I can't get mail order to a holiday park.

Posted in General chat as it's more likely to be seen. I'm away in North Wales for the rest of the week after the Celica event over the weekend. I hit a big pothole yesterday which has buckled a wheel badly. The only spare I have is the standard skinny tyre which is a different diameter to the others by quite a bit. The size currently on is 215/40 - 17 so looking for a pair with similar diameter or a whole set. If anyone in the area has any wheels to sell or lend please drop me a PM.

If your driving is fairly consistent then it's worth trying a tankful of each. In Theory E5 will have slightly more calorific value than E10 (about 2%) plus a higher RON which allows slightly more ignition advance and hence more power/ecconomy but only on cars mapped for higher RON (JDM imports) in parts of the map where 95RON will cause knock retard - usually full throttle lower RPM. Against this, E10 will run slightly weaker on open loop parts of the map (high throttle) which should increase ecconomy slightly. I was always under the impression that tesco 99 gained the extra RON from Ethanol while Vpower was pure petrol, but this is only rumour. Personally, I've never noticed any differences between any fuels. Driving technique and road conditions make far more difference than the fuel.

So a gen 7 ?

What model / year ? Does the noise happen as you turn the steering (even stopped) ? OR is it as continuous as you go along with the steering to the right ? Power steering usually has an idle up valve which lets a bit more air through while the steering is under load.

6 years ago.

I had to change insurer last Autumn as REIS stopped doing their multicar policies and reverted back to their core competition car policies. I looked at a few and ended up with Flux who came up with a reasonable price overall for everyday car, camper and a few Celicas.

I'm happy for anything of mine to go on there.