ghosti big belly

oh dear. hope you have a bit of time on your hands, as my list goes on a bit Mk1 ford escort (1st car, Rolled and written off) Ford capri Triumph acclaim (finished in hearing aid beige) Skoda estelle 120 ( and i still came back for more) Morris marina (bought for £50 sold for £350) Mini van (ex electric board) VW derby (polo with a boot) Mk4 Escort Vauxhall cavalier Mk2 Ford orion 1.6 ghia i (got stolen thankfully) Vauxhall nova (another £50 special) Rover 620 Ford fiesta (Given to me as an MOT failure Lasted for ages) Ford sierra sapphire ( inflation made this one £80 but with mot) Renault savannah (Dont remind me about this heap) Alfa romeo 165 (taxed and tested for £50 siezed engine turned out to be stuck starter pinion) Ford mondeo mk 5 escort mk3 astra Ford maverick (2.4 petrol still 26mpg on a good day) Ford focus estate Mk1 Octavia 1.9 tdi (Current car) My favourites.... well, i wish i still had my 1st car, and i wish i still had my sierra sapphire, but for economy alone, the octy wins hands down

Hi there folks. I am stuck, ignorant, puddled, or whatever else you like to call me. I really want some alloy wheels for my mk 1 octy tdi. Nothing HUGE or fancy, in fact i would be over the moon with some 15"s The thing is, i dont know what to look for in terms of Offset, PCD etc etc. Please can someone advise in plain simple language, that even i can understand. Thanks for putting up with my ridiculous question.

they really are not that bad to do yourself. 2hours should see it completed if you are handy with some spanners and a jack. worst bit is setting the cam

Greetings folks. this is my first post on here, but i have been reading stuff for quite a while. I now find myself with a bit of a problem... I am a bit of a narna, because after changing my timing belt, i neglected to secure the hard plastic intercooler pipe which passes the front of the timing cover. Upon driving the car, the turbo pressure forced the pipe onto the power steering pulley, and rubbed a glorious hole in it. I now need a new/ replacement part but have not managed to find an exact part number match. My engine is a totally standard 1.9tdi with the AGR code, and the part numbers i have retrieved are as follows:- ZSB 1J0 145 762 P PA6 -GF 15> 1J0 145 770 J SB6 There is a gent on ebay with part no 1J0 145 762 AM, and although the picture looks identical, both he and myself are not certain that it will fit. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated, but before i go, if i was to need a new turbo at a later date, what would be the benefit of going BIGGER, and what else apart from a turbo would i need. Thanks all, even if you only learn from my mistakes. ha ha