| ID: 4864 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: solenoid problems Question: hi ive fitted a solenoid to my five to one side of tailgate but the solenoid is not powerfull enough to release catch but works when rubber sill is take off around the boot i need the rubber sill to keep out water any ideas. Answer: adjust the striker that is attached to the boot. or get a stronger solenoid, or one with more movement. |
| ID: 4865 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: shit shity bang bang 3 Question: Hi, wiz with reference with my other questions about my 5 not ideling properly all is solved, BUT! ar yes always a but with the 5 its only bcoz the guy at the tunning place drilled the idle jet 2 a size of 0.7, is this ok? i got the group A carp of k-tec. is it dodgy by the fact it wouldnt idle properly, also the strange thing is wen i put a brand new jet in the same size that came out b4 we driled it, it dosnt idle again that well?? by drilling the jet wil it corz ne future problems? the cars mixture is spot on a 3.0 an runs a dream AT THE MOMENT! Cheers wiz Answer: if the idle mixture is showing to be fine on the gas analyzer,then i would leave it alone,as it wont cause any problems.. |
| ID: 4866 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: dials Question: hiya i put a whole new dials dash in but the lights on it wont work and the miles bit wont as well. Answer: first check the connections on the back of the dash you plugged in,including the one for the speedo,as its electric also. |
| ID: 4867 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Lancia Kappa Turbo Charger Question: Hi.. Can i fit turbo from lancia kappa, its 2.0 engine, the turbo is T3 inlet, rear housing A/R 57, its T25 turbine i think !!? do you think it would produce boost in the low rpm!! 3000 rpm !? Thnks. Answer: not sure my friend, id take a wild guess and say that it wouldnt produce max boost until after 4000rpm!!! |
| ID: 4868 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: boost guage Question: Ive just bought an after-market boost guage and have it plumbed it into the hose that goes from the bottom of the carb to the ECU. On tickover its reading -10psi which i understand is ok but when i'm actually driving, the needle will never get bove 0 but the standard guage in the dash is still reading nomally and reaching the 'B'. Can you help me out. Cheers. Answer: it sounds like maybe your boost gauge is faulty to me,if its a mocal one,remove it,and take the fitting for the boost pressue off the back of it,and there is a screw in the centre of the hole which registers boost,screw it out quarter of a turn,and try it again.if that doesnt do anything for you,then return it to who u got it from. |
| ID: 4869 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Gasflowing Question: Hello there wise one; who would you recommend to gasflow and match the manifolds on a shiny new virgin head I have. I already have a GT Tuning stage 4 spec head set on the car, and want something better. I'm not doing this on a budget, I just want the best thats out there. Who should I be phoning for a top banana job oh clever one? Cheers in advance, Billy. Answer: flowing the manifolds is always a good idea,as long as its done properly.enlarging the ports massively isnt neccesary,as it wont improve your power massively. there is more to be had from flowing the manifolds out than the head itself... 
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| ID: 4870 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Oil pump Question: hiya my oil pressure gauge read just under three bar when cold and then reads under two and sometimes lower when at optiom temperture. i know it likely to drop because of the oil getting thiner due to the temperture. i believe my oil pump is on its way out. do you? also where can i get a uprated oil pump. cheer mate. rob Answer: if your taking readings from the std gauge,then your best bet would be to get an aftermarket capilary gauge plumbed in.that will tell you more of whats going on if you think its suspect. |
| ID: 4871 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: exhausts sound has gone??? Question: hi, I've got a k-tec side exit exhausts , it was working fine and the sound was really loud. After a while the noise just became less louder and started to decrease. at hi revs it would just crackle to much. I found out dat my exhaust manifold was leaking when i fixed this the sound improved a great deal but two days later it sounds like a granny on wheels. ive taken it back they ve checked the exhaust and manifold and there is nothing wrong with it? please help me cause its really gettin up my nerves guvna. thnks Answer: just check all your exhaust joins, including your ex manifold again!! with the bonnet open, when you start the car is there a mad plume of exhuast smoke rise from the engine area? - if so its got a big leak somewhere! |
| ID: 4873 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: oil pump Question: i have the clio gtt. i dont think its the gauge but i'll look into it. i'm thinking about uprating the oil pump anyway just to be safe. do you know of any tuners which have good performace and reliible oil pumps. thanks again rob. Answer: i heard that BB does a rebuild kit. do not buy under any circumstances the campus pump. it will kill your engine. do not fit any pump that dont look like the original gtt pump! it will remain reliable as long as your engine and oil remain clean! |
| ID: 4874 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: which one??????????????????????? Question: alright mate , i want a fully adjustable suspension kit for my phase 2 ther are loads on the maket .but which are best suited to the 5 ? it will be lowerd about 60mm cheers mate Answer: If money is no object, have a look at Leda. If it is, and you want your car lowered that much, the best 2 options are either Avo or GAZ coilovers. Both seem as good (or bad) as each other. |
| ID: 4875 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Dv Question: Thinking of taking the dump valve off. But thought of one thing, a dumpvalve is used to get rid of excess gass/pressure isn't it?? So by taking the dv off whay will hapen to those, does this then cause waste gate chatter?? Cheers from novice Answer: read http://www.rtoc.org/articles/article.asp?ArticleID=142 |
| ID: 4876 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Gearbox Removal Question: Oh Wizardy wiz wiz, Any tips on the removal of a gearbox without taking the whole engine out. you've probably read my posts about the Clutch woes that i have, and am going to attempt it myself.. so any infor or tips you could provide would be most appreciated regards Answer: taking the engine out and leaving the gearbox in is easier i find. as you only have to undo 1 engine mount. take the rad off, and starter motor off. then bellhousing cover and front steady bar. take all pipes off the starter and the servo hose from back of manifold. also take off accelerator cable. undo turbo cross over pipe from turbo elboow, and undo Y bracket from back of block. take off crank pulley too. then attach engine hoist to correct spots, and a trolley jack to the underside edge of the gearbox closest to the engine. take off the timing sensor! and the bolts attaching the gearbox to the engine!!! there is one under the starter motor!!!!! make sure you remove dowel at the front of the engine/gearbox. then start to hoist engine out, should come out at an angle, continue to raise gearbox via jack. at a certain gearbox angle you can then just lift engine straight upwards. if it helps remove the one engine mount and put loosely attach back to subframe, for when you put it together. you may wanna remove the dowel at the back of the gearbox too, it is under where the start used to be. put it back in when the engine back connected with the box. thats all i can think of off the top of my head! you dont have to drain the oil of the engine ot gearbox, feck with driveshafts or anything! |
| ID: 4877 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: perc fan probs Question: Dear wizard, my perc fan seems to choose when it wants to work and when it doesn't. I think this maybe to do with a faulty carb sensor (don't have a turbo sensor) as when the sensor cables are joined it works fine, problem is it somestimes operates while the engine is running?? can u help me please? Answer: its supposed to work intermittently! when the engine is on or off, the perc fan will work! the sensor is temperature activated and it just opens or closes an internal contact, which starts or stops the motor, according to how hot the carb base is! |
| ID: 4878 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: discount Question: Alrite Chief, ive got an easy 1 for you, how much discount do we got from g.s.f. Cheers Answer: 10% discount mate, must bring the card in though. any problems let me know. 
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| ID: 4879 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: smoke Question: just finished full rebuild smoke's a little on tick over and loads ov smoke on boost white/blue smoke any ideas ????? Answer: the turbo is fecked. |
| ID: 4880 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: intermittent backfiring/spluttering Question: Hi Wiz, been running the engine in and all has been well until yesterday. I went to start it up and it was spluttering, not holding revs and backfiring. this continued for about 3 mins then suddenly went away. Drove for another 20 mins with no problems. Then today, started up fine but after about 10 mins driving it suddenly started happening again. It might sound stupid but when it suddenly started running ok the first time it was at the bottom of a steep hill coming from work. When it started spluttering etc. today it was at exactly the same place!? Probably just coincidence but thought I best emntion it anyway. Answer: check your timing sensor wire. a steep hill means that loose wires can swing backwards and touch things like hot manifolds and short out. |
| ID: 4881 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Bumberling brakes Question: Hey When i brake down from high speeds og a loong brake. The ""brake effect"" gets worse and worse the longer it takes and i can feel like a ""bumbeling"" in my brake pedal? When i then hold stil for some min there is nothing until the next loong brake? Answer: sounds like you are boiling your brake fluid! maybe you should try some DOT 5.1 fluid (after draining your system). |
| ID: 4882 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: can Question: hello wiz I got a T3 turbo and the actuator is set to 10psi, I got a bleedvalve on it and when I fully open the bleedvalve I can't get more then 15psi, normally it should boost til 20psi or more, even when I take the bleedvalve of the hoses, so the outlets are open it still leaves me at 15psi, also it idles very bad, reving from dead - 3000revs, I checked my dumpvalve, aei hoses, aei itself, no leaks in boostcircuit, carb is fine (tried it on other car) fuelpump is ok, fuelfilter is ok, sparks are ok, iginition leads are new, ditributorcap and rotor is new, tdc sensor is new :-( I'm really desparate now, hope u can help me out, I'm gonna get out me exhaust manifold , was thinking it would be split, thanks mate Answer: check you valve clearances, you may have a bent pushrod or two  could also be massive back pressure if something has been pushed up you exhaust.... are you sure the actuator bracket is still firmly attached to the compressor housing!!!- ive had several that came loose and gave me 5psi!!!! give it a pull!!! |
| ID: 4883 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: perc fan problem Question: dear wizard, my perc fan keeps operating while the car is running, whats that all about?? Answer: check my last answer
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| ID: 4884 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: gt turbo badge Question: can you tell me the correct colour for the renault 5 gt turbo tailgate badge as i have just got one off a silver 5,it has black writing and im not sure if its suppose to be white or silver.it will be going on to a Tungsten Grey 5.thanks Answer: There's quite a few different coloured badges as std - Red, white, blue, silver, black, to name but a few. Tungy grey usually has a silver/chrome'y 'Renault 5' part of the badge, with a red 'GT Turbo' bit. Like this... www.rtoc.org/members/i/cars/BVZNPFWYIJTRGNVWMPPB.jpg |
| ID: 4885 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Speed Question: Hi Wiz, Just a quicky, ive done my engine up from the bare b******s, everything is uprated, you name ive done it, my car's only running at 10 psi, apart from winding the boost up, is there anything i can do to make my car get 200 bhp, without screwing the engine? Answer: put a decent cam in and run a larger turbo. decent intercooling is neccessary, as well as a freer flowing exhaust. |
| ID: 4886 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Rear dampers Question: Hello your excelence. 1,000,000 apologies if i interupted your meditation. Can you tell me if Pug 205 Gti rear dampers will fit my R5 monaco as my friend has a pair of adjustable ones made by avo that I can gat for free if they fit. They look identical and would really help me out of the lack of modifying money problem I'm in. thank you for your time Oh Great Wizard of knowledge. Answer: Not sure, but it's a good possibility. Best thing to do is see if you're mate will let you borrow one/them, try it for yourself, and if all's well, post about it on the boards as it'll be good feedback for everyone else. |
| ID: 4887 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Just woundering?? Question: Does the rennie 5 have a cold start sensor and if it does where is it located?? Cheers O'great one Answer: i was just wondering, whether you were just woundering, or were you just wandering around the U? the gt turbo has no cold start valve. it has a manual choke instead. |
| ID: 4888 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: 35mm or 40mm offset for 17 Question: Hello! I'm thinking of fitting 17's to my car and it seems that the most common offset to have is 35mm for a Five Turbo with 5mm spacers on the front. If I bought wheels with a 40mm offset would this eliminate the need for the spacers at the front? And if I did do this, would the offset cause any major problems at the back? Thanks! Answer: it depends what width the wheels are. |
| ID: 4889 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: power Question: alright mate wonderd if you can help me out, im wanting more power the engine is in mint condition its got a 2wd cossie iter cooler ,ans thats it really apart from usual full stainless exaust k&n dump valve upraited head gasket in car boost , were do i start ie turbo, carb,cams cheers mate ? Answer: how much money you gotta spend?  most people start with the turbo as its bolt on and the results are immediately noticeable. people who wanna keep their car for along time, tend to put a cam in first. then save for the turbo. |
| ID: 4890 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: system-downpipe flexi joint. Question: Hi,just fitted Magnex exhaust system,but are having trouble getting a good seal at front system to downpipe flexi joint.I'm going to get a new cone shaped gasket on monday is there a set measurement for the two springs which compress the joint.Cheers Dan Answer: some people take the downpipe off the car, and join it to the turbo cross pipe. then put it back on the car. i just tighten the little springs right up! |
| ID: 4891 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: power 2 Question: not sure on money but put it this way im keeping it have spent too much all ready , so were would be the best place to start for more power ? cheers mate Answer: Read the FAQ. If you've already reached that stage, your best bet is to ask on the boards, as my wizardry opinions may be a tad biased |
| ID: 4892 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Wastegate Flutter? Question: Hey Wiz, How can u tell the difference between wastegate flutter and pinking?, When my car boosts it sounds like the CV joints are fallin apart but I dont know much about these turbo's Hope you can help, Thanks Danny Answer: are you sure you front steady bar is attached correctly. pinking dont sound anything at all like 'wastegate chatter'. more likely summat is tinkling as the engine tilts backwards under boost. like the exhaust for example. |
| ID: 4893 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Uprated cam Question: Is there any point of putting an uprated cam into a std engine?? Like a 'Piper.....' If so what would recomend Cheers Wiz Answer: Yep, Piper 285 seems to be a favourite... |
| ID: 4894 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Dump Valve Fitment Question: I'm planing to fit dum valve but not sure to put it in place of pipe going to pressure sensor(and what to do with it) or next ot it? Answer: Put it as near as possible to the carb elbow. The vacuum hose T's into the aei line. |