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i use to use retreads on my 16v golf years ago they have to meet safety standards they land jumbo jets on retreads so they must be ok i never had any problems years ago with retreads and use to drive car reasonably hard they wore out quite quickly but you get what you pay for! have you had a look at blackcircles and my tyres for a decent price as your size tyre should be around £45/50 for new

check the wiring plug at the pump as had some break the wiring the sensors are in/on the pump 1 is at the tail end of the pump 2 is at the top they need to be working to start and run engine

you can adapt out the seatbelt warning the seat belt stalk is the culprit as ive coded out a couple now

400nm torque seems a little high for a standard car a 1.9 150bhp pd engine develops 320nm standard it should say the spec in the owners manual

look at miltek as not noisy but sound throaty good quality and fit well

as above its a belt

i allways use VW quantum longlife 111 in this type engine its 50 700 5w30 for longlife servicing if you change the interval to yearly 10k then i would use VW quantum platinum 5w40 this is suitable for all pd engines

it depends whats wrong if it the centrals electrics module then they arent cheap to buy/fit/code you need someone with a vcds to check this fault as you can energise the horn etc using output tests to check cem

its a sach based assy so i fitted a sach dual mass as well the clutch is a little heavier but you expect this as the clamping force is a lot greater

ive done a few in most cases it does the turbo as well

check helix clutches in banbury i fitted one to the other halfs seat cupra 150 remapped and its excellent

these engine take at least 4.0 ltrs

ze912 on leon and they are brilliant for price last and grip good fk952 on evo so far good grip wet and dry havnt been on long enough to comment about wear the ze914 as said are meant to be slightly better in wet

ive got nankang on my van and they are pants allright they have lasted ok but wet grip poor and wear on outer edges a car i had before had nexen and they didnt last

is the car smoking under load? check for boost leaks from pipes check the turbo actuator to see if jammed i would suspect variable veins seized rather than n75 check the vacuum hoses that go to n75 and turbo

part is about £65 labour i think is about 2 hrs

check for air leaks look at the vacuum pipes under inlet manifold

its not just BMW THE AUDI AND VOLVO posse are the same these days

i agree got recommended them by my mate with a gtr my evo will probably go to them

depends on how long light as been on and when it happened? 2 choices chain driven pump this will mean new pump balance shaft assy minimum if it hasnt done engine the other has a allen key drive for pump which snaps the last 10-15mm off of it this will req pump and drive minimum both senarios may req turbo if engine ok

check for codes check boost using vagcom/vcds check boost pipes for leakage

dont fit them! they are a good tyre for grip etc but are as soft as butter try falken452 they seem to last longer with just as good grip

i would suspect the breather on front of cylinder head common these throw up codes for lambda and evap

get scan if genuine factory sensors it will tell you which one is faulty

i look after several cars that were serviced at northampton lion garage and they seem ok 1issue that did arrise on one car is that they didnt change the water pump when doing a cambelt change and it seized up 5000mls after but 16mths later the customer wasnt asked if they wanted a water pump at change and was quoted a strong price for just a belt change