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Looks great, he's a lucky lad, I hope he appreciates both the car and yourself! I've recently acquired an '03, not quite so immaculate tho. It needed 3 new tyres, old ones had lots of tread but very perished, one was 15 years old. I'm sure you know that the timing chain on the early ones can...

Ta for that, buddy. I worry some NOT testers' purpose in life is to get older cars off the road, then again, others are kinder. Still, maybe a potential conflict of interest having a repair place doing an MOT? Congrats for yours passing the test, onward and upward. ????

Thanks for that, all a bit of a palaver, I must say. I was hoping it might be doable via the console in the cabin. While sitting on the comfy seat. But appreciate it, I have a much better idea of what's going on.

(K12 '03 1.0L, 110k miles) So I'm cruising along, engine warm, need to down shift for a turn, into 4th and 3rd is fine, changing to 2nd is not so nice, not crunching but baulkier, stiffer. Double de-clutching makes no difference. I'm reluctant to spend 60-80 bucks on gearbox oil, is there a...

She passed the NCT (MOT to some) today, not a bother! Think I'll treat myself to an OBD2 device, change the oil and filter, maybe wait for warmer weather to do something about the paint that is missing in patches. Oh, and do some rust treatment. Fab. ?

The wheels look good, white valves too!

I've just been quoted €580, that's £480 or so, here in the Emerald Isle for a bog standard 2003 1 Litre K12. Which is 50 bucks more that last year for my 2002 K11. And I probably drove only 500 miles or so in the last year. I'm a bit older than you as well, they say not many companies want to...

Ah, moms can work wonders to protect their babies (of all ages). They might want to murder you, at the same time.

I was thinking of applying Hammerite underbody seal with waxoyl, however I've been re-felting my shed and find I have a good bit of Bostik felt adhesive left over. It's black and gloopy like treakle, and claims to remain flexible, moving with the felt as the temperature changes. So, I'm...

No idea, but I need to check the oil temperature sender located above the oil filter on my 1.0L. Seems they can leak. And I'm going to get a washer for the sump plug when I change the oil, to be on the safe side. Good luck, let us know how you get on.

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Brill, thanks, saved a ton of work! I copied fwd, renamed it as AA INDEX 05K12E so it appears at the top of the list.

Thanks for the reply. The car's pre-history is unknown, there is some evidence of bodgery. Bought from a garage that does water based spraying, when I went to view it the bloke had a power washer at it before I could stop him. There were a few little spots of paint off, but by the time I got it...

What am I seeing here? First pic is a flake of paint, which is a different colour underneath. Does that mean it's top coat and primer combined? Second pic seems to show top coat, some primer and some galvanised metal? So, would etch primer be the best bet? I have some top coat in the correct...

Mayby you are ok for rear speakers, but as you probably know, the wiring for parcel shelf speakers is likely already in place.

Yep, some say I should be banned from the Lidl centre isles. In fact, thanks for reminding me, I might get some Lidl degreaser today. My K11 had back shelf speakers that I replaced with 6x9s which sounded good.

Looking great, do keep an eye on corrosion, it spelled the end of my k11. I wish I had gotten some heat shrink wire wrap in Lidl last week, great stuff and much better than electrical tape. I did pick up a soldering iron tho, I had managed to melt the lead of my previous one too many times.

Pretty comprehensive ok, I wish there was an easy-to-read index...and then maybe made a sticky...