Aside from the sensor failing is it common for the tank to actually spring a leak mine is only on 25K miles after being replaced under warranty but it is getting on for 10 years old now and I am wondering if I should include a replacement tank in my collection of essential spares or just go aluminiu...

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I can fix them :d

How many you "fixed" so far?

You can replace just the tank and reuse the original sensor on some later cars and on others you have to replace the complete tank.

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I booked mine in with Edwards and left it with them after they assured me they could complete the air bag and fuel pump recall, after 2.5 hrs they called and told me to come back and collect my car as they did not have a "Mazda skilled technican" available to complete the work and it would be a furt...

Over the years there has been several back to back tests of panel air filters and in some cases the OE filters flowed more air than the K&N, Pipecross, Cosworth, Green filters etc I also once had a Pipercross in an RS Turbo that the foam started to degrade so I stopped using them, although using foa...

With the OE coolant tank when the sensor fails then a repair is not possible see Coolant sensor

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I had the 6th service (75K miles) completed at Johnsons Mazda of Solihull although the car was only on 21K miles, the service was £297 and I supplied my own spark plugs, they failed to change the rear Diff oil and the Cabin pollen filter but they had tried to charge me for them. I have just decided ...

I had some "Sunny" tyres on an MK1 MX5 I bought and the car just wouldn`t go round corners in the wet without it trying to swop ends these are Chinese tyres - say no more. I agree some budget tyres are reasonably able pottering around town etc but put those same tyres with wear in a sudden downpour ...

The most surprising point of the video? Just how good the Vredstein Vortis are. The most unsurprising point of the video? Just how pants Accelera Phi tyres are :D I merely gave my opinion of why the cheapest Indonesian manufactured tyre by a relatively unknown tyre manufacturer was not as good as t...

Because there is a huge market for cheap round black tyres!

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OK... 2 things, firstly - Google Pixel phones aren't made in America - shocking, right? secondly, Indonesia and India are two different places... I'm just not sure what you're trying to say? The tyre test was interesting but aside from the "Big Boys" basically the Vreds are manufactured by a Europe...

Interestingly Vredestein although manufactured in the Netherlands they are owned by Apollo tyres an Indian company who are the 7th biggest tyre manufacturer, Accelera tyres are Indonesian manufactured supposedly to European standards?

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At the end of the day you get what you pay for 225/45R 18 size - the big boy premium tyres are approx £135, Vredestein £90 and Accelera £45. When I bought my 911 it had new rear Accelera PH1`s I didn`t even wait for them to demonstrate how good/bad they were I replaced them with Bridgestone REO50 N3...

Question - what Euro emissions standard will they force on us when electric vehicles begin to take over as they are bound to find something with the potential to end all life on this planet so motorists will have to pay. (that is assuming we will still have to apply EU standards)

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I now have the airbag recall,I`m reluctant to let a dealer near it again but I`m going to try the dealer at Tamworth this time...cant be much worse. I hope. I am fairly critical of Mazda Dealers with good reason but Johnsons Mazda of Tamworth recently completed the recalls on my car, the fuel pump ...

Have a good look around there is plenty of help and advice about these wonderful super smooth rotary engined sports.

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Armorall are an American company and as such their products are usually without fault, in their market they have to be, it does look like the lamps have been treated before with something so wet n dry and then polish them up again.

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:13 pm

Special map for emissions test?

Does that mean a lower emissions map if possible would reduce my Band M charge of £570 pa Road tax?

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In the right hands a tin of P38 and a few sheets of wet n dry paper can really work wonders, agreed the roof may need a few spot welds then its Halfords for a couple of Galaxy Grey rattle cans and its sorted.

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Then after you have made a cake mold - time for something else to do with it.

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If genuine and they claim to have tuned 1000`s of cars where is the proof, where are the graphs with preferably independently tested results. A BMW 535 review claims 272 bhp increased to 333 bhp, Superchips arguably one of the leading tuners claim their re-map gives 319 bhp with power curve graph. *...

Just read through some of their testimonials they were all very obscure then got to a BMW 116d review.

Stock 118hp, 263nm
Stage 1 199hp, 419nm

So 81hp & 156nm increase.

I didn`t bother reading any further.

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In theory when your car passes its MOT it is deemed to be roadworthy at the point of testing after that the owner is responsible for any faults. I once had a cars lights checked for the MOT and whilst we stood there a headlight glass went tinkle and lumps of glass fell on the floor the MOT tester pa...

Hi again, Thanks for all the great feedback, feel really welcome! Well, since I only bought it 2 days ago, it'll need an oil change as well as plugs which I'll do this Saturday. Cheers, Jeags Besides the plugs make sure the ignition coils and plug leads are in good condition a misfire can go unnoti...

Just had its 18th MOT at 21 years old with no advisories - just shows a little TLC here and there helps.

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Its a cracking colour but would look better with Bronze alloys IMHO.

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