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    Ryan's Black Magic MK1 vRS

    in Fabia Projects

    Posted

    Haven't been on here in a while. Since my last update the only thing to have changes is a LCR front splitter. I will get some photos when she is clean.

    The garage also sorted the loss of power which turned out to be the MAF sensor, and it's been alright since then. Apart from the boost pipe popping of on the Cumbria Run at the weekend.

    Loss of power

    in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)

    Posted

    The car lost power again today, after running for around an hour, I had the cruise control on and the car started loosing power on a steep hill. Pulled over and switched Thr car off and it was back to normal. Again, no warning lights or and indication as to why.

    Ryan's Black Magic MK1 vRS

    in Fabia Projects

    Posted

    I had a go at fitting the tint film to the headlights:

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    Looks really stealthy in the pictures but I made an awful job of applying it. It also looked brown in the sunlight, so it was ripped of the same day.

    Finally got out with the camera and got some better quallity pictures, im no pro mind:

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    MPG/Miles to a Tank

    in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)

    Posted

    Hello there!

    I've now filled my vRS up a number of times and I can't seem to get any more than 460 miles till the fuel light coming on. Weather this is all motorway driving at 70mph for a full tank or it be mostly short town journeys. I'm returning between 48-52 mpg per tank. I just feel that it should be returning a little more.

    I always use Shell fuel, and have tried using additives such as red-ex. The car is totallly standard performance wise.

    Are these figures similar to what you're getting?

    The most unreliable car you've owned?

    in General Automotive Chat

    Posted

    1. 2001 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi - Parents bought the car new, never skipped a beat in 7 years. I got it when I passed my test in 2008 with 35,000 miles and it would just randomly cut out. Had it 18 months and Vauxhall and various auto electricians couldn't fault it. Never really ventured out of town incase it did cut out.

    2. 2005 Ford Fiesta Zetec S TDCi - Bought it at 4 years old with 58,000 miles. Day after getting it home it wouldn't start. The fuel pump had failed. 5 days later the fuel rail failed. Had a spring snap as I was hoovering the car out. When it rained it would put the car into limp mode. Turbo failed at 84,000 miles. The exhaust snapped on the M6 200 miles from home. Alternator failed. Fuel leak from one of the fuel rails. Injector seals had to be replaced. Clutch started slipping at 103,000 miles. I also got intouch with the Dealer which done the servicing before I owned the car and they replaced the AC Pump, Injectors and ECU. Safe to say the new owner shouldn't have any faults as there is only the Starter motor to replace! The annoying thing was, it was properly serviced and always looked after, just the fact it is a French unit. Still absoloutley love the car though!

    3. 2001 Kia Shuma 1.6 SX - We bought this to take part in a banger rally across Europe. Paid £150 for it with 10 months MOT. Racked up 4,000 miles in 10 days, the car never missed a beat. Didn't use a drop of oil or overheat. It sat flat out on the Autobahn for 2 hours and that didn't phase it one bit. Was a shame to scrap it.

    4. Skoda Fabia vRS - I had the car 3 weeks and it lost power and started making a rattling noise on the motorway. No one can fault it, and it's never done it since. The cruise control is a little tempremental. Otherwise its all good.

    Ryan's Black Magic MK1 vRS

    in Fabia Projects

    Posted

    With the nice weather I decided to give the standard wheels a clean up. They had some very stubborn brake dust stuck to them. The method I used was: Washed with Megs wheel cleaner, Tar removed, clayed, polished with SRP then a few coats of Poorboys Wheel sealant to keep that brake dust away.

    Before:

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    Tardis working wonders:

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    50/50:

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    Clean:

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    As the Fiesta was sitting unused on the driveway, I swapped the silvertech indicator bulbs over:

    Before:

    http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/ryanwalterszetecs/Black%20Magic%20Fabia%20vRS/IMAG0738.jpg

    After:

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    Something I've wanted to do since purchasing the car was to spray the grill. Left the spraying to my old man, as his is pretty good with a rattle can:

    http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/ryanwalterszetecs/Black%20Magic%20Fabia%20vRS/IMAG0740.jpg

    I was originally wanting to get the wheels refurbished before fitting them but I don't really have the spare money sitting around. Got them fitted on my day off last week, I'm really pleased with them on. Look a lot better than the previous wheels:

    http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/ryanwalterszetecs/Black%20Magic%20Fabia%20vRS/IMAG0742.jpg

    Took a trip up to my local Skoda dealership and got some plates made up. The 'Car Deal Center' looked a little low rent IMO and I'm not a fan of GB plates either. Managed to wangle a tax disc holder too:

    http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/ryanwalterszetecs/Black%20Magic%20Fabia%20vRS/IMAG0743.jpg

    Thats all for now. Will hopefully get hold of some headlight tinting film and get them some over the next few weeks.

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