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    2006 CN1 N22A1 to 2006 CL7 with K20Z2 engine swap

    Chin up, dude. What matters is you and that you're alive and okay. It's just a lump of metal and glass like every other one, and a bit of paperwork. You've said you don't want to repair it so move on. The 8th Gen is a better car in many, many respects. You will love it.
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    Help! Nasty vibration through steering at 60mph

    If it is the gearbox then it might be a lot cheaper to buy a second hand replacement from eBay for £100 and get your regular mechanic to fit it.
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    Help! Nasty vibration through steering at 60mph

    The first tyre place balanced two wheels, but the second tyre place still put 25-50g on all four wheels. Did the first tyre place really get the balancing so wrong on two wheels? If not then is the balancing still wrong now? The mechanic was right all along about the intermediate shaft being...
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    Lower timing belt cover

    You could ask one of the breakers on eBay if they have one...
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    Knocking from Rear of Tourer

    If you get hold of the ARB drop links when the car is on the ground and pull them, if they've worn out you'll feel a bit of movement. It's really easy to shear the heads off the ARB D link bolts. I heated mine first with a Rothenberger plumber's torch and they came out fine then.
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    Lower timing belt cover

    There are still aftermarket belt kits available on eBay. I think the Gates ones are well regarded.
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    HELP - Brake Master Cylinder spares NOT available

    Did you see the Herth & Buss one? For VIN nos from 6C200001...
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    Castrol Magnatec 5W-30 and 10W-40 no good at all for K20A6?

    I think oil has a shelf life of 5 years. A few people on the forum use Exol https://www.lubetechshop.co.uk/
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    HELP - Brake Master Cylinder spares NOT available

    Aftermarket seal kit ...
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    HELP - Brake Master Cylinder spares NOT available

    New TRW one here...
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    HELP - Brake Master Cylinder spares NOT available

    If you search on eBay for Acura TSX parts from the USA you can sometimes get lucky. Don't know if this helps? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131566770430
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    Oil Change - Exol

    Used it for about 15 years! No problems and saved a bundle.
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    2.4 Tourer Front Brakes

    I read somewhere the 7th Gen brakes are made by ATE so I bought a set of theirs once or twice...
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    Battery / Electrical problem that has me stumpted

    eBay is good for used parts.
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