Recent content by Sphinx_T

Hi hughezee, I've seen your messages...all 6 of them lol In reply, the replacement pipe was made up by a hydraulic hose company called Pirtek. I took the whole piece to them and they cut the rusted section out the spliced in this new piece.

Hi all, I have a quick question; As per the ***le, I have a 6th gen 2.0i coupe with warped front discs so...are the front discs the unique to the coupe? (2.0 and V6 variant) OR are they the same as the saloon? It has twin pot front calipers (one large and one small piston) so I'm starting to...

Yeah I replaced those a few months ago too! But I'm going to check them again (maybe take them off completely and take the car for a spin and see if there are any noises) Regarding the lower ball joints; yes I took the whole knuckle out and did it on a bench. Actually I took the shock/spring out...

Thanks for all the replies, here's an update on the situation: I looked high and low and found the following: You can buy just the upper ball joint in a 'decent' brand like Delphi to use in the original arm but I couldn't find anywhere that sold the two bushes for it; which will no doubt be...

Hi All, Got a question I'm hoping one of you can help me with; My front end is knocking something awful and I've narrowed it down to the upper ball joints in the upper arms. Does anyone know if you can just replace the ball joint? Looks like it's held in with a circlip. OR do you need to...

Thanks Andy. I'll elaborate on the drama that was Friday. I should start by saying that I was working this weekend so needed a car, and the Volvo's MOT ran out earlier today. Failing was not an option. The MOT was booked for 4pm and I wanted to get the tracking done beforehand as I'd done it by...

We'll it passed the MOT after an extremely stressful hour leading up to it.

I agree with what others have said about the battery but if it's not that, check the fuel pump relay as it's a common fault.

Update time: It's 99% back together :) I had to put more back together in order to run/test it than I initially thought, so it was nerve racking checking for leaks! Thankfully everything seems to be holding. The new piece of pipe obviously isn't factory and sits up against the chassis leg...

As others have said, fuel lines are a likely culprit. Check the ones under the car by the brake pipes for rust/leaks also worth checking the tank itself, but that's worst case.

Cheers guys. I'm mid way through refitting it all this weekend. Going to fit enough to make it run and check for leaks (hope to christ there aren't any!) Then hopefully get it Mot'd.

Thanks Brian. I don't mean to sound 'off' but this is how i tackle any job on a car. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right etc. I won't see any of this back when I come to sell it (which won't be very long now) but I feel better knowing that the next owner shouldn't have anything to worry...

Update time. Everything has been cleaned and painted. In this case, I used 1 coat of Po15 (as I've been really impressed with the stuff) and then one spray coat of tough satin black (as it's cheaper than the Po15!). Here's the repaired pipe: As the original bracket could no longer be...

Cheers guys :) Little update; the pipe that's burst is £219 from the dealer...if you can get it (I was told it was unavailable), so I'm having it repaired. Also, the smaller simpler pipe is £29 from the dealer which I think is a bit of a con for such a simple thing, so I'm having a new one made...

Hello all, as some may know, I've recently posted questions about PAS fluid and lines. This is all because one of my pipes has rusted and started the leak :( Before we get into that, a little pic of a job I did a few weeks ago; the sunroof drain tubes had leaked previously and warped the...