[Garages in the South and/or members help]

Ah he did mention a gt4 tomorrow! Brakes? Thanks again tho. My new favored garage

[Garages in the South and/or members help]

pretty much fixed nasty noise is gone, was a connecting pipe from ps pump vibrating

now just a feint rattle left

thanks for the reccomendation

[Garages in the South and/or members help]

"Jack with the sh!tty blue Nova" should do it

Dunno if the other guys who work there will know it so well but Craig will as he MOTs it

thanks, craig is looking over the car around 3pm

[Garages in the South and/or members help]

Post up a video of the noise

Ill give it a go. Only does it under load so will try n grab a mate

[Garages in the South and/or members help]

Mate of mine, Craig, owns CWF Poulten on Weston Grove Road in Woolston and looks after all my cars. If they're local to you it might be worth dropping by or giving them a call to see if they can help.

sweet thanks mate, will give them a bell thats very close to me. who shall i say sent me? will they know you as razorjack?

thanks again

[Garages in the South and/or members help]

thanks matt, i do know reworx, mapped my 200sx a while ago... they are a bit far to drive the car as it stands at the moment, but will bear in mind. really coudl do with some local second opinions, gut tells me its water pump, but before i rip it out i wanna get it looked at.

thing is car was perfect, no noises etc before the aux belt snapped due to wear and tear and the tensioner failing. that wrapped itself round the PS pump, bending the axle which i have replaced with a refurbed PS pump, but still got a very odd noise under load from 1-3k, soemthing unhappy under strain... so alternator, water pump and or main crank pulley are all thats left... had a thought it maybe the chain, but took out the tensioner that was ok i think, and the chain does have a small amount of play, can move it up and down between the pulleys, but cant see how its linked to the aux belt snapping...

any other thoughts and help much appreciated guys n girls... cars off the road, just in time for me 30th lol

Paul

[Garages in the South and/or members help]

Morning all,

Ongoign saga with my car post aux belt and tensioner fail, need ot get some other opinions on what could be wrong still, I was wondering if anyone in the Southampton area with engine experience (cars a 2zzge but prob isnt an engine model specific prob) would be able to lend an ear to help diagnose and/or anyone know a good mechanic/garage in the local area. Ideally I would want to take it to Se7en, but cant drive it that far at present

Thanks

Paul

[Android OBD II Scanner]

Any updates?

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bluetooth-Scannner-O...c#ht_4346wt_905

interesting.. was it one of these?

[Tyre reviews]

NANKANG NS2 205/50/16

Make and Model plus size of Tyre: Nankang NS2 205/50/16

Celica owned: Gen 5 ST182 with Gen 7 alloys

Type of driving: 50/50 motorway/urban

Type of driver: Usually refined, occasional right foot thumper

Miles covered so far and wear rate: 200 miles; as new! (will update after 3k)

Dry use: Only have them on the front, but superb grip in corners and under acceleration... very close to T1Rs... When rears wear out, will replace with these.

Wet use: As above, good grip in the wet, much better than the Fate0 AR550s I had before

Snow / Ice use: Not tested

Noise: Can't hear them at all

Overall opinion / comments / strengths / weaknesses: Excellent price, near T1R levels of grip, would liek them all round at some point. A friend has them on his HSV GTS (600bhp) and they keep that 2 ton beast stuck on the track, and, unlike T1Rs, withstand the occasional burnout.

Price paid and from where:£112ish for two fully fitted at a Hutfileds Car Centre, Botley. A mytyres.co.uk fitter

Rating out of 10: 9/10