Louisking1

Well folks been awhile just recently purchased a fab vrs complety stock but have a few electrical issues. Drivers indicators not working one in the headlight front fender and rear tail light not working. Also central locking not working car won’t lock with key or lock button inside the car. Checked the wires at the door check strap there all ok any ideas guys fault codes below

Will give that ago funny enough I have had another issue noticed it when I first got it when the fuel level gets low around 55 miles left basically when the light comes on the fuel needle goes abit mad on cluster moves up and down while beeping. But stops and Dosent do it if u keep it topped up with diesel lol might be a pump issue aswell will give it a gd once over soon

Might have to check the battery to with it being the first initial start of the day it’s struggling then it’s fine for the rest of the day. the alternator would be giving it the juice that would be needed during the first start up and giving it the extra volts it’s needed. For the rest of the day just another thought I’m thinking lol

I replaced the timing belt myself few month ago now and was checked on vcds torsion values set to 0.0 and when reved it goes to -0.6

yeah thinking that to it might not be glow plugs if it was it would be doing every start not just the first start of the day

I’ll get the multi meter out and test them cheers I’m sort of thinking now if it was glow plugs it would be doing it every time but only does it first start up me thinks it might not be glow plugs now lol

It smokes the odd time when first start up whitish black smoke lol

Have a 2005 fab Vrs which is struggling to start first thing takes a few cranks to start after that it’s fine doesn’t sound lumpy or anything. Starts on the button after the first start ie when warm or a few mins later after turning car off from first start any ideas folks glow plugs?

New air intake fitted today from darkside developments 😊 Recently refurbed alloys looking well with hankook Ventus v12 evo2 wraped on them. Alloys aren’t 100% Perfect due to them being corroded quite badly before them being done but a lot better than they where

It alive and well 😍

Thanks just making sure think it’s just the vac box plug connection is Different isn’t it

Just wondering does anyone know if the vacuum connectors and hoses r the same on asz/blt engine broke one of hoses just need the connector and hoses but can only find asz ones for sale

Few follow up photos on more bits that have been done and lovely new parts that have arrived 😊

Was looking back on ur photos looking at the rear b14 springs wondering do I have my springs upside down ? Having them ur way they don’t sit on the coupler to well

Fitted rear powerflex bushing recently but noticed there’s a gap as shown in photo seen other images and the gap is closer if not sitting flush to bush tried to bend it in closer but no joy anyone else’s rear bushes like this

I’ve fitted powerflex ones today no twisting but notice the the outer wall side r bent outward so going to have bend them back somehow u can see the differences between the first photo and second photo think that’s y the strongflexs where twisting lol. Orange clamp pic is a mate of mine who has same car had no problems other two photos is my car

Yeah I’ve ordered some powerflex bushes instead even when beam is out and the yellows ones fully seated they don’t stick out like the purple ones. I think there just duds/pants lol was thinking of fitting them same way as the purple ones but don’t no. Before installing beam bushes r flush but when fitting one side then moving onto the other they slide out and the same when inching both sides together

I’ve had two Fabia vrs in past years but moved onto a polo gt tdi pd130 recently which has same chassis etc. I’ve recently got strongflex rear axle bushes for it but they seem to be sliding when installing each side as shown in images but i know powerflex bushes r fitted the opposite way I’m just wondering maybe that strongflex have got there pic diagram wrong of installing bushes because I’ve fitted and refitted beam multiple times now and same outcome bushes sliding out. The photo of the powerflex bush installed is a mate of mine who installed the bush as shown in the diagram he was giving from them with bush being pressed in towards fuel tank and face of the bush facing outside of the car. My strongflex bushes r fitted to what strongflex says to do it but I’m having no joy with them

Cleanest bumblebee around lol some job it is mate well done