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    I'm baaack..04 reg 2.0 sport cat question.

    Hey all I've not been on here since I sold my white 6th gen a while back.. Ok so I pick up the above car and am fully aware that due to the high value of the cats they are common for theft (£450 offered by a cat scrapper in mcr) so I'm going to stop this happening to me by having mine removed, I...
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    Some cat help identification please.

    Hi guys I'm selling my car tomorrow but the guy wants to make sure it has the original cat as he is going to race the car so so that he doesn't try it on and tell me it's not original to get it cheaper how can I identify myself that it has the original as I'm sure he will think he has me by the...
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    What's the length of a 1.8 catalytic converter

    As above I'm looking to do away with the cat due to the fact a fair few have been stolen not far from me so if I get rid of mine now and put one there that clearly doesn't look oem I will save myself the hassle of having to replace the various bits that get damamaged if it gets stolen.
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    Pas & alternator belt question.

    Ok so I put a shorter non air-con model belt on as after changing the aux belts I was getting squeal on start up from cold for a second or 2 then when I put the air-con on it would squeal it's ***s off and possibly would only go away when warm. First thing is with no belt on the air-con...
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    Does your dash clock stay on when you lock the car?

    Hi guys & girls. Can someone check for me and let me know if when you lock your car or switch off the ignition does your dash clock stay on or does it go off with the ignition? I'm trying to wire in a clock from the same year 2.0 but can only get a live that doesn't save the time.
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    7 gen wing mirrors on a 6 gen.

    Ok so I can't find any white 6 gen mirrors although I guess there are plenty of white 7 gen so my question is will 7 ones fit straight onto a 6?
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    Clutch bite point.

    Ok so this has probably been covered somewhere but my clutch bite point is about 2/3 way up the pedal and I wanted to lower it abit so it's bites further down. Did I read right that on the clutch pedal you remove a locking pin and wind the rod? Which way do I wind and what should I be looking for?
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    Possible aircon squeal

    Ok so a wise decision has been made to keep the accord as its reliable and running good but...... I replaced both auxiliary belts and had no squeal before that at all, both belts were gates belts purchased off eBay. When I turned the air-con on it would squeal loudly for around 10seconds then be...
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    1.8 starter motor issue.

    Ok so a few weeks ago I came to start my car and after investigating several options of what the problem might be it turns out that the starter motor was stuck so after a tap with a hammer the car started up right away. Today it did it again and after a tap with the hammer she started up. When...
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    One for the electrical gurus.

    Ok it's been a while since I've posted but here I am with a problem. I got a dash clock from a 2000 accord 2.0 and thought with the original plug that I would be able to tap into the stereo wires but apart from sussing out that the pink wire on the clock plug is the power wire and the black one...
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    Rear window winder handle problem.

    Hey guys, right so my problem is this. My drivers rear manual window has always been a little stiff going down the first half inch then fine after that but today my nieces bf who is a little larger than myself went to put the window down but just got a crunch noise and the window didn't move...
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    Sportex back boxes on ebay worth the price?

    Are the very expensive back box exhaust on eBay worth the high price? The one that I guess is the most popular is obviously the most expensive at £190 and yes it's a direct fit and I'm probably saving £50 over buying one and getting it fitted...
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    HELP please guys. Oil consumption

    Hey all. Right so the car I bought a 1.8 2001 reg. It hadn't had an oil change for 2 years and had 5w30 in it, I changed the oil a few weeks ago at 103k and put castrol edge 5w40 in bearing in mind it's had 5w30 all its life and now just checked the oil at 104800 and it's just above the minimum...
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    Procedure for changing clutch & ps fluid.

    As above is there a certain procedure for the above. Clutch for instance pump the pedal a few times then hold it down open the nipple let the fluid out shut the nipple pump the pedal and so forth till fish fluid come thru?
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    Another oil query.

    Ok so is castrol edge 5w30 fully synthetic going to be ok for my 2001 reg 1.8i VTEC with 103k on the clock. The mate I bought it off had the oil changed 9k ago but that was 2years ago and it was with 5w30 also.
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    Weird idle after cleaning throttle body.

    Ok so I cleaned my throttle body today and now when I put the clutch down it will sit just above 1000 revs then drop down to just above 500. Where as before I cleaned the throttle body it was fine and would drop straight down when the clutch was pressed. I did use a fair bit of brake cleaner in...
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    Will these fit my 2001 accord 1.8

    Are these wheels a direct fit for my car. I've currently got steelies and would like the alloys in the link. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162440730052
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    Which locking wheel nuts & which pcd wheels.

    Ok so I'm going to be buying some Honda alloy wheels. Firstly is the pcd of 114.3 correct and what I need and secondly which locking wheel nut I.e flat seat or tapered plus what size? I will be buying Honda alloys not aftermarket jobbies. Cheers all.
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    Seems i have a whiney gearbox.

    Ok so I've recently purchased a 2001 1.8I vtech s and seem to have a whiny gearbox more so in reverse. Would a change of fluid cure it and if so how much and what grade?
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