Bad earth, i had a few the same all i did was remove the earth strap from the battery and body then where it joins the body make it shiney again lol, this worked for my short to ground codes but not saying it'll work for you but worth a try 
My black Stg1 Ibiza Cupra mk3 - Replaced with 330CD
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Thanks I'll have a look at that.
The car is off the road but things are still turning up for it. New TIP and elbow for the filter arrived today from SFS. Decided I wanted to keep the engine bay understated, so went for black instead of the usual red/blue.
Silicone hoses by Nick Berger, on Flickr
The car is off the road but things are still turning up for it. New TIP and elbow for the filter arrived today from SFS. Decided I wanted to keep the engine bay understated, so went for black instead of the usual red/blue.
Silicone hoses by Nick Berger, on Flickr
She runs! Sprayed all the earthing points with WD40 and she started up. Think I have a warped disk though, makes an awful noise as I drive.
Bought this for a tenner. Mk4 golf anni black rearview mirror.
Mk4 golf anni mirror by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Bought this for a tenner. Mk4 golf anni black rearview mirror.
Mk4 golf anni mirror by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Managed to destroy my rear bumper and damage a sideskirt yesterday in the torrential rain. Unfortunately the A12 had a small patch of flooding on it, and with a car next to me and a Range Rover up my backside I had nowhere to go, so feet off the pedals and firm grip of the steering wheel managed to see me through it. Damage is:
Damaged Bumper by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Damaged bumper by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Damaged side skirt by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Difficult to see in the photos, but the bottom of the bumper has ballooned right out, neither the exhaust trim or the towing cover fit. Its also ripped all the mounting points on one side so its pretty much hanging off. Also ripped off the jack point cover from my n/s side skirt and also partially pulled the skirt off. New bumper ordered today from eBay, and I have a spare set of side skirts already. I don't know what the mechanical damage is, but it seems to knock when I turn right now.
Also couple of weeks ago OJ89 wired up my boost gauge for me. Cheers Owen!
Boost gauge wired by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Damaged Bumper by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Damaged bumper by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Damaged side skirt by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Difficult to see in the photos, but the bottom of the bumper has ballooned right out, neither the exhaust trim or the towing cover fit. Its also ripped all the mounting points on one side so its pretty much hanging off. Also ripped off the jack point cover from my n/s side skirt and also partially pulled the skirt off. New bumper ordered today from eBay, and I have a spare set of side skirts already. I don't know what the mechanical damage is, but it seems to knock when I turn right now.
Also couple of weeks ago OJ89 wired up my boost gauge for me. Cheers Owen!
Boost gauge wired by Nick Berger, on Flickr
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Ta for the plug nick. I was going to try and straighten it up, but I had neither the time nor the tools to do it. Next time eh?
As for the puddle, I did the same with mine. Took 2 jacking point covers off, and balooned the bumper out. I'd taken most of the screws out of the arch already, so I could just refix it in one of the leftovers. Gutted for you though, it never rains, but it pours (no pun intended) Is the knocking at full lock? How are your mounts? Sounds ARB area IMO, but you'd need to look at it
As for the puddle, I did the same with mine. Took 2 jacking point covers off, and balooned the bumper out. I'd taken most of the screws out of the arch already, so I could just refix it in one of the leftovers. Gutted for you though, it never rains, but it pours (no pun intended) Is the knocking at full lock? How are your mounts? Sounds ARB area IMO, but you'd need to look at it
Better pics of the damage.
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Untitled by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Probably, but its been damaged since I bought it, so I took this opportunity to buy a new one. Bought a 2nd hand one, still in factory primer.
New bumper by Nick Berger, on Flickr
New bumper by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Decided that if the car is going into the bodyshop for the rear bumper I may as well get all the issues sorted i.e:
Dent and rust on o/s front wing
Heavily chipped n/s wing
Damaged front bumper
Heavily chipped bonnet
Rusty rear arches
Rust on boot
With all these things, it's going to add up to a fair amount so as a temp fix until I get the funds together to sort them all, I decided to cable tie my rear bumper sort of back into shape.
IMG_2528 by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Got new stretch on the front tyres to tuck the tread under the arch. Went for 195/45s.
IMG_2531 by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Whilst fixing the bumper I noticed florescent green fluid dripping off the bottom of the exhaust tips. Any idea what it could be?
IMG_2530 by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Dent and rust on o/s front wing
Heavily chipped n/s wing
Damaged front bumper
Heavily chipped bonnet
Rusty rear arches
Rust on boot
With all these things, it's going to add up to a fair amount so as a temp fix until I get the funds together to sort them all, I decided to cable tie my rear bumper sort of back into shape.
IMG_2528 by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Got new stretch on the front tyres to tuck the tread under the arch. Went for 195/45s.
IMG_2531 by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Whilst fixing the bumper I noticed florescent green fluid dripping off the bottom of the exhaust tips. Any idea what it could be?
IMG_2530 by Nick Berger, on Flickr
Washer fluid? Rear washer going okay still? What colour is the fluid in your reservoir? Only other 'fluid' is petrol, but last time I checked, petrol wasn't fluorescent....
Do the colours match anything in the bay? I'm struggling to think what could get down there. Nothing other than brake fluid, but then you'd likely feel that in the pedal...
I don't think so. Someone on vagingit thought it might be unburnt fuel.
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20mm fronts, 25mm rears. With the stretch on my rears I could get away with 30mm.
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Could be.... but unburnt fuel is pretty bad news too, to get to the exhaust! Got a standard Cat etc on? Had any overfuelling/bad mpg?
Just done a deal on another set of wheels.
9 inches of shininess!
what size tyres you got on there mate to get that nice amount of stretch ?? and you wouldend know what i would need to get the same stretch on 8 inch rims do you??
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