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Subject: Fuel tank Question: hi wizard you know of any places or websites i can get a chrome fuel tank, fuel pump, etc to mount in the boot of my R5 cheers Answer: most fuel pumps are aluminium cased...so u can polish this! the metal tanks are available thru demone tweeks and places like that. im sure forge or bailey make em too. |
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Subject: T28/T3 Question: What modification, if any would need to be made to the exhaust manifold. Would any modifiaction need to be made to the downpipe??? Cheers Wizard Answer: no modification is needed to the downpipe or manifold, as the stud pattern should be the same as a 5's! |
| ID: 4152 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Suspension Question: Hi, Yesterday on the motorway my accelerator cable snapped luckily the RAC man repaired it with a connector. I was wondering if you could advise the following. Would you buy a renault throttle cable for £18 or europarts one for £13 i assume they are the same length i.e better quality? which one? Also my steering is making a grinding type of noise when i turn, its not coming back i have to pull it back towards the middle?? I am having the car in a garage on Saturday so i am getting the following track rod ends europarts £9.5 renault £15. Top strut bearing renault £15 europarts £8.99. Steering UJ europarts £11.52. Would u suggest going for renault parts or are Europarts goods enough?? Also can you suggest any other bits i may need regarding the problem described as i can take parts back if not needed. Respect... Sat Answer: im sure Europarts bits are fine. alot of reno stuff is over priced anyway. i can't suggest any other bits to try though. sounds like u got all bases covered. |
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Subject: tryres Question: yea my 5 bin eatin tryres alive and it pulls every way possible i know the tracking needs doing but i dont think that will help much my mate said get the camber angles adjusted or something is that correct??? if its not the tracking how will i get her to drive in a straight line again??? Answer: if your car is lowered then it will pull everywhere. ur mate is correct in saying that u need to get the camber sorted else it will keep happening. BUT GET YOUR TRACKING DONE FIRST just incase. |
| ID: 4154 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Damn battery! Question: Hey Wiz! I have had problems with my 5's battery recently. The car is used daily. The AA say the alternator is fine (13.8v) and the place where I got the battery from say the battery is fine. The battery just seems to 'die' after a while. What could it be? Perc fan maybe? Anyway, I am gonna fit a voltage gauge to monitor the voltage now. I guess that's fairly straight forward to fit? Any other bright ideas? Cheers. Gooner. Answer: if you have an immobiliser and alarm fitted these drain the battery constantly. |
| ID: 4155 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: turbo actuator pipe Question: hi wiz,today i warmed the car up and revin it gently,everything seemed fine, i opened the bonnet up and noticed the actuator pipe became disconnected,so i put it back on and it was still revin the same no problem, what would happen if i carried on driving with this pipe disconnected? any reason why it could of been blown off by turbo pressure or something? thanx Answer: yeah turbo pressure could of blown it off.....BUT!!!- if it stays off then you get the max boost the turbo can produce, and feck yer car in the process. |
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Subject: Cutting out Question: Wiz, car keeps cutting out on motorway/long journeys driving along then feck all and dash lights come a couple of turns then go's again could it be fuel pump or dizzy? Answer: check your ignition switch is ok, and that your main +ve feed from the battery that is stuck to the bulkhead wall next to the turbo cross over pipe is actually not touchig the exhaust or manifold!!!! |
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Subject: Max size Intercooler Question: Hi, I have the opportunity to lay my hands on a large grill mounted intercooler and just wanted to check if it's worth it, the core size is 615mmx300mmx68mm and end to end its 800mm. Will this be to large? Answer: only way to really tell is take off the bumper and grill and stick it in the gap, then put all the parts back on and see if it catches. |
| ID: 4158 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Blowing Up Question: I dont know if you were familiar with the problems that Topo had with his 6 before he sold it, but now i have, and inherited the said problem. Basically the engine was rebuilt and shortly after there was a nasty knocking from the bottom end. Now when i bought the car i knew there was this problem but i never assumed there would be this many *lol* I've got the engine out and took the head off and the crank wouldn't move at all even with loads of effort, so i removed the pistons one by one, and no1 piston was seriously damaged on the sides, like it had been hitting each side of the liner (the liner was very scored) the other pistons and liners seemed ok apart from no3 when i pulled it out, the ring came out in two pieces  Now there is a question here somewhere i promise, what would cause this to happen so soon after a rebuild, could it be that the head is so overskimmed? its 72mm Any help would be appreciated Answer: the head is getting a little thin, i ran 72.5mm for a year and it was ok..just about. from the sounds of it the piston crown has become too hot and expanded in the bore, and 'wiped' the rings out down the liner, hence scoring it. this could be caused by a number of reasons, besides too hot an inlet charge, and too much boost, too much advance and too much compression. my advice is get a 'fatter' head  replace the scored liners and pistons, with new or 2nd hand(re-honed and with new rings) then see what happens. hope fully all should be ok.
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| ID: 4159 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Part number for side skirt clips Question: Does anybody know what the part number for the side skirt clips of a phase 2 R5 GTT is ? Answer: 7703 080 051 |
| ID: 4160 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: torsion bars Question: hello again, Tried doing the bars with a bolt and spacer but it just grinds the bolt thread. do I need a particular kind of bolt? Thanks Answer: a stronger bolt perhaps? - look at the top of the bolt and it'll tell you the tensile rating of it. then get one with a higher rating. usually labelled 8.8 , then 10.9 then 12.9 or summat like that. |
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Subject: tryes Question: yea but i dont think she is lowered i do have koni adjustable but there only adjusted in stiffness???? or am i wrong?? ps should it fail its mot if the brake compensater at the rear is siezed, and if the i put 15"" wheels on the 2 front rub on the arches on full lock is that a fail??? Answer: koni adjustables are not hight adjustable only stiffness brake compensator on rear if seized can fail if the tester is having a bad day some wd40 and a bit of wiggling sould sort that out though  :wheels rubbing on the arch is a fail borrow some 13"" wheels
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| ID: 4162 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: oil pot Question: could you please tell me the purpose of the oil pot and can i remove it Answer: the oil pot? - do you mean the oil breather pot next to the waterpump? it seperates the oily vapour from the sump. it lets the oil drip back down and the gases escape elsewhere. |
| ID: 4163 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Max intercooler size Question: Hi, Again, about my last question I didn't mean problems as to the size to fit it! That’s not a problem; I was referring to problems with over cooling etc...Anyway, the core size is 615mmx300mmx68mm sorry if I didn't make it clear in the last question... Thanks Answer: overcooling, aha...well...thats easy... fit it, and if it does start to overcool the inlet charge (unlikely but it can happen) then just cover a bit of the intercooler with a plate of some description, so the air cant cool the bit its covering. eventually u will reach a happy medium. |
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Subject: more problems!! Question: Hi wiz my car has uprated head gasket an only about a month ago a new turbo, i was at bb tuning an got a re built carb an alloy lobster last week it was runnin perfect for about 4 days an now its smoking on tick over an whilst driving too i think its white smoke, it also runs extreamly lumpy an stalls alot. cheers dan Answer: sounds like head gasket has gone...do a compression check to confirm. then ask BB what they think caused it and see what they say. |
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Subject: gauges Question: http://www.rtoc.org/boards/thread.asp?ShowType=1&SortColumn=1&SortOrder=2&TimePeriod=1&BoardID=0&TopicID=29118 sorry if someones already answered it lol  Answer: pah! |
| ID: 4166 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: aint boosting properly Question: hi wiz,running my engine in and everytime i put my foot down to get a bit of boost i get this ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............... which gets louder the quicker i go and when i take my foot off the accelerator the dump valve goes off as usual, i think it could either be the turbo is knackered(no black smoke appears at any time) or a turbo leak somewhere. any ideas thanks Answer: yeah it'll be a boost leak. better get looking mate
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Subject: GTT engine swap into R9 with F series engine Question: is there any compatibility issues with installing a used GTT engine into the 1987 R9 GTA wich originally had a F3R from Laguna. This is basicly a R9 GTX with slight engine bore and stroke changes for Amercian market. My main concern is keeping my quick ratio power steering unit when the F series pump is not compatible with C3J engine belts or mounts. What about fuel pressure and engine wirring harness. MY R9 GTA uses 14.5 psi fuel pump with the Bendix single point TBI injection. Answer: you may have to ditch the power steering as it really is gonna be a bstard of a job to keep it. you can probably use the original harness, and just select certain things the c1j lump needs....such as the alt connections and the starter connections. the fuel pressure reg will probably have to be changed to a gtt one, and the pump changed to a BMW E30 external one. - 3.5 bar 120 litres an hr. the aei unit runs off a +ve feed and the pick up from the flywheel..... i reckon it wouldnt be that hard.... |
| ID: 4168 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Turning up the Boost in R21 vol2 Question: Cheers Wiz, Thanx for Your advices allready. You said that I can take away the amal valve, but what do I do with the pipes ? What that Amal valve does in first place ? Has it something to do with the halfing the 1st gear boost pressure ?? And second thing is the bleedvalve, can I just put it same way like in 5GTT ? --> To the actuator pipe ? You said that you have installed two ? I must sound like really ROOKIE Answer: The amal valve is basically an electronic bleed valve controlled by the engine management. It is used to set the boost to the std 13.2psi, and also to limit boost in first gear, and when engine coolant temp is below 50 centigrade (clever, innit?) The pipes from it are nothing more than what you would have from a bleed valve. There is a feed from a boost hose, an outlet to the actuator and an outlet for bled air which feeds back in to the air intake. Basically you can replace the amal valve with a bleed valve, and block off the bled air outlet so it wont suck unfiltered air from behind the filter. It's ok to leave the wiring connector unattached, but make sure it's secure and not hanging off the bottom of the car. Remember not to drive hard when the engine is cold (amal valve or not, warm it up before driving on heavy throttle). Yes, I have 2, one in the engine bay on a set bleed to hold the boost at 1 bar and then one in the car which gives me anything up to 1.5 bar plus. Basically i replaced the amal valve so I control initial boost levels instead of the engine management. |
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Subject: over heating Question: in need of help mate, i took the car out for a quick blast last night, 5 mins after leaving the temp went right to the top and all the water was gone, ive spent all day playing with it and just cant figure it out. there seems to be no leaks and its not loosing water, when the temp starts to rise all the hoses are getting hot especially the top one going to the rad, the only one which is not getting hot at all is the one from the bottom of the rad to the water pump, the fan is also no kicking in so i bypassed that but still the same proplem, ive had the rad out no blockages there, water flows out the bleed screws no broblem, no mayo in oil or water, ive taken the thermastat out of the top hose as well still no joy. any advice would be appreciated thanks Marc. Answer: either youve got the biggest air lock in history in the water system, or you have a leak... maybe the waterpump has broken too, but i find it hard to beleive that its stopped working entirely, as usually the bearings go in em first. perhaps the bottom hose is kinked, this would mean water could pass thru the rad. |
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Subject: engine cleaners Question: can you tell me if the engine treatment chemicals work? Ive heard that they can restore lost power in old engines, ie 10k boost, wynns engine treatment etc. And is it better to get the kind that you add to the petrol or that you spray into the intake while the car is running? Answer: apparently optimax does all this anyway?????? i used to use redex sprayed into the carb and in the fuel too. but now i just clean everything when i rebuild it...*lol* i personally dont think it is that effective in the gtt turbo engine, as u always find carbon build up on the piston crowns. id try it once or twice just to see...then never use it again. |
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Subject: Coolant Question: Hello Wiz. Is it normall to have to to top up the water/coolant every two weeks or so? Or do u think i could have a problem? There is def no water leak and car feels fine. Cheers for any advice Graham Answer: ill give you a clue, there is definately a water leak. No its not normal to keep topping up your water. after getting the car hot, and the water system pressurised, squeeze all hoses, and listen carefully for hissing or bubbling. then id suggest doing up all jubille clips with an extra turn or mending the split/pinhole you find. where else is the water going to go???- besides the H/G..which u assure me aint blown...
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Subject: boost hoses Question: hi wizard ! i have just replaced my standard boost hses with samco ones! from the carb ive got a L shaped hose with a hard pipe down to intercooler but on my standard 1 there is a hose near the carb that comes off it and joins to the bulk head which is hosed to the perc fan do i not need this on any more whats it for? my other hose joind the turbo and intercooler but with no over boost sensor do i not need this either? please help! Answer: you dont need the perc fan link pipe thingy or the over boost sensor. |
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Subject: d valve Question: hi wiz please can u tell me how and where to fit very thin tube from top of valve,where do,s it go?cheers ,warren Answer: cut the pipe from the manifold to the ignition unit, and 'T' into there. |
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Subject: handbreak adjuster Question: Jus fitted 2 new rear calipers and handbreak cables ,only i cant adjust the adjuster to slaken it off so i cant connect the cables 2 the caliper.Adjuster will tighten up though ANY IDEAS Answer: have you cleaned all the grease of it? you will find that you can unscrew it cos it should have two bolts that you can get to with spanners. do u see what i mean? if its seized then u better get heating or WD40'ing it!!! |
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Subject: heater cable Question: when swapping stereo and heater controls around do i need to new cable for the heater cotrols or just one.? if cable is needed where would i get the correct size from.? seems easy enough to do but this is the only thing rackin me brain..? ta very mooch ps, east side izzzz deeee besssssssst  Answer: i heard that you only needed the one new cable. which u could get off another heater control unit.... i.e another 5 from a scrappy. |
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Subject: wireing Question: where can i get a full wireing diagram from Answer: with great difficulty. the blue haynes manual has the ph1 gt turbo stuff in. im not sure if the renault computer has the info in. in which case u may need to get a copy of dialogysis. |
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Subject: raider colour Question: i am planning on sending the raider to the body shop for a full respray the paint on it seams to be a purply blue i rek its std raider blue is this paint more expensive than other paints or not ???? thanks Answer: i dont see why it should be more expensive....the only way really is to ask a few bodyshops!!! |
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Subject: boost pressure Question: i have group a carb and uprated fuel pump what is the most psi i can run on standard turbo? Answer: it depends on what your jets are in the grp A carb. the standard blower can put out about 28psi, but you'd blow up well before then due to overheating of the inlet charge... id stick to 18-20psi |
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Subject: perc fan Question: hi me and my brother just got a r5 gt turbo. it didnt have perc fan bought one put it in dont work it aint got heat shield or sensor and only one wire into carb sensor its been altered how can i sort it many thanks ps all wires are red Answer: simple: dont put a perc fan on it. if u are going to modify the car then chances are u wont need one. |