Recent content by Troy McClure

Same happened to the heat shield on my 2009 Tourer. Advice from MOT guy was rip it off and chuck it - the back box doesn't get that warm anyway.

The legal limit for my 2009 Accord was 1.5. After EGR and DPF removal I asked to see the smoke test results at the next MOT and it had sailed through with 0.3. It had done around 200K miles at the time. My wife's Mazda 6 struggled to pass despite being older until I found a sticker by the...

Finally got round to changing the H1 headlight bulbs on my 2013 2.2 i-DTEC. Kept finding posts on forums suggesting you have to take the bumper off to change the bulbs which seemed ridiculous. I'm pleased to report that you don't have to. For the passenger side: No access from inside the...

You know those are aircon service valves, right?

I had similar with my 2009 8th Gen. Check your passenger window is working and the passenger side mirror folds in (if you have folding mirrors). All three rely on the PCB in the passenger door where the window switches are. Cleaning up all the contacts on that board including the tracks from the...

Scuttle off for me - good opportunity to clean out the crud underneath. Take a couple of photos so you can see which bits of trim go over and under the other - you'll need to remove (or loosen) the trim down the wings/fenders first, at least on the 8th Gen. My washer jets weren't working...

Resurrecting old thread. Wrt to washer jets not working correctly (pump and hose fine), they appear to have a non return valve in them that jams up. Replacement £5 a pair ones on ebay don't have the non return bit so with nothing to lose I drilled through mine with a 2.5mm drill bit from the...

Update (I posted this in another thread too): I disconnected and reconnected the battery at 1am earlier this year when the issue first arose. Noticed mid August that it seemed to be right to the second (where it had been drifting a few seconds a week), but the date shows today as 29th March...

I disconnected and reconnected the battery at 1am earlier this year when the issue first arose. Noticed mid August that it seemed to be right to the second (where it had been drifting a few seconds a week), but the date shows today as 29th March 2003 in 'GPS information' of the hidden menu...

Found an official pic in the Workshop Manual - it shows the wear indicator in the calliper overhaul diagram, strangely not mentioned in the pad inspection and replacement section. Thanks again Stelllamon.

Yep, 5 digits. Each number leads to the letters C - O - D - E and then (hopefully) music on the fifth. If you haven't got a code, get the serial number by turning the radio off, then hold 1 and 6 while you turn it on. I used freecarradiocodes.com and entered my serial number, got the code an...

Thanks. :)

It can only go on the inside - it's on the pad with the clip that goes inside the piston. Question is, should it be top or bottom as you look at the caliper - they're left and right handed presumably for a reason but will fit on either side of the car.

Just fitted front brake pads and discs on my 2009 Accord Tourer 2.2 iDTEC 150hp (single pot, 296mm discs). The two pads that clip inside the calliper pistons appear to be handed - there's a wear indicator (or are they anti-squeal springs?) on one side of the inner edge. Can anyone confirm...