[Briskoda Weekly Photo Competition - w/c 15th March]

Lovely photo Big Gray -where was it taken?

IIRC somewhere between Leek and Buxton looking back towards Manchester.

[Cadwell Park 8/4/10]

No its not you, deleted the wrong bit. Sorted now.

[Cadwell Park 8/4/10]

Just booked a track day @ Cadwell park, a sessioned day aimed at novices (those who've done less than 3). Fingers crossed for the weather.

Linky

Anybody else up for this?

Graham

[Is your car on StreetView?]

Mines there outside work, must of been a Saturday cos I'm the only one there.

[Briskoda Weekly Photo Competition - w/c 15th March]

[Suspension alignment after fitting a new gearbox mount?]

A new mount shouldn't have affected the steering geo. Any movement of the box it changed will be taken up by the inner CV joint. It might be a bit of a daft question but are the tyre pressures all OK?

Graham

[Legh Arms Thurs 18th March]

I might be running a bit late but should be able to make it.

1) Jaymd

2) Smiffy 3 f's jnr (Phil)

3) yashicamat

4) Danroly

5) Big Gray

[Fabia vRS seat cover removal]

Excellent, I'll bookmark this for when I replace the base on mine this summer.

[vRS Front Bumper Questions]

Sorry, RS fogs are the same right through. But they are different to elegance ones.

[vRS Front Bumper Questions]

Yes RS fog lamps & surrounds are different.

Looking good in that colour btw.

[Got a Big problem with the Blue Bullet]

Had a look on ETOS, the throttle valve adapter is bolted to the underside of the intake manifold. I guess the control module is bolted to the side of it.

[anyone know if 1.4 TDi has dual mass flywheel?]

They have become more common due to tougher emissions regs from the EU. To get the CO2 down manufactures are having to use thinner long life type oils in the engines, this in turn causes more vibrations transferred to the car. As a result manufacturers like LUK & Sachs have developed DMF's to reduce them. They not perfect by a long way, but should improve in years to come.

Graham

[Misfire at WOT]

Air flow does look abit low especially for a mapped engine, but as rk696 said it shouldn't be causing a misfire. Could be a blocked/ faulty injector or problem with the fuel rail.

[Coilover Adjustment]

if thats to low you've wasted your time n effort...

The more I keep looking at it, the more I keep thinking your right.

[Coilover Adjustment]

Thanks for the replies, I wasn't going to lift it that much maybe 10mm on the front. It doesn't help that I forgot to tighten up the rear undertray screws, they went missing on the way home, so its now dragging over every speed hump & making me more than a bit worried for the sump.

[Coilover Adjustment]

Has anybody got any tips for adjusting ride height on coilovers.

Fitted a set of AP's yesterday, they looked alright just after it came off the ramp bit I think its looking a little too low now its settled over night.

Thanks

[anyone know if 1.4 TDi has dual mass flywheel?]

IIRC all the 1.9tdi engines in the fabia MK1 & 2 have DMF's. Failures are quite common, but a lot depends on driving style. I've seen DMF's last a few thousand miles, and others last well into the 100K mark.

Graham

[anyone know if 1.4 TDi has dual mass flywheel?]

Nope they have a solid flywheel. They have a separate balance shaft for damping because they are only 3 cylinder.

Graham

[North west meet]

7.30 till closing

Don't you mean till they kick us out.

[Help regarding measuring blocks]

Have a look in steering assist, block 44. Group 2 is steering angle value . Group 1 is Pas pump values. Assuming its' the same as the Fabia.

Graham

[Brake Pedal Switch]

Not exactly a guide for the pedal switch ( here ), follow it up to 9 where it shows both clutch pedal switch. The brake pedal removal is the same as. HTH

Graham

[getting to the fuse box]

No need to take the entire dash out, you can get a bit more access if you drop the lower part of the dash, the bit with the light switch/can holder and the panel round the pedals. HTH.

[Sedbergh Meet]

1. chrisw880 - Sat/Sun

2. sharkrider - Sat/Sun

3. SmogMonster - Sun

4. HBomb + MattyD - Sun

5. GSPK - Sun

More than likely be working the Saturday so another vote for Sunday from me.

[Awesome Rr Day: Saturday 23Rd Jan 2010]

1) VRSETS ----- Fabia vRS 1.9TDI -- 142bhp / 259ft lbs

2) chrisw880 --- Fabia 1.9TDi -------- 121bhp / 217 lb/ft

3) Sharkrider --- Grande punto -------- 158bhp / 314 lb/ft

4) rk696 ----------MK1 Octy vRS -------- 206bhp / 236 lb/ft

5) rk696's Mate- Focus TDI ------------- 95bhp / 160ish lb/ft

6) Neo_VR ------ Eunos 1.8 --------------125bhp / 108lb/ft

7) Harry_vRS----Octavia vRS Mk2-------348bhp / 354lbft

8) r200ti------Rover 214i-------------------213bhp/232lbft -- breathing mods, std boost

9) Babs ----- Golf VR6 ------ 186bhp / 180lbs-ft

10) GSPK---- Fabia vRS----168bhp / 330lb/ft

[EGR Valve Issues - 1.2 HTP]

The 1.2 3 cyl engine in all the VAG range have problems with the EGR valves, I've seen them blow the core plug out and smash the egr valve housing. IIRC its something to the with the settings in the ECU which causes them to run too hot. I think there is a software update that can be applied by a dealer.

Graham