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- Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:49 pm
- Forum: The Other Car..
- Topic: Pauline's '99 Skoda Octavia SLX 1.8 20V
- Replies: 13
- Views: 323
Re: Pauline's '99 Skoda Octavia SLX 1.8 20V
I just happened to look down below the reservoir, as I was refitting the cap, and noticed the vacuum pipe connected to the power assistance servo. Now, one of the first things I'd done before I taken anything apart was to perform a static servo function test. Foot on the brake pedal, with engine off...
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Other Car..
- Topic: Pauline's '99 Skoda Octavia SLX 1.8 20V
- Replies: 13
- Views: 323
Re: Pauline's '99 Skoda Octavia SLX 1.8 20V
. . . . . . NO BRAKES :shock: :shock: :shock: Seriously, rolling back down the drive out of the garage and didn't have enough brakes to hold the car against the incline and the transmission creep in reverse. :? [-X A few slow circuits around the carpark and there was some braking there but, if anyth...
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Other Car..
- Topic: Pauline's '99 Skoda Octavia SLX 1.8 20V
- Replies: 13
- Views: 323
Re: Pauline's '99 Skoda Octavia SLX 1.8 20V
Brakes update The discs arrived within a couple of days from CarParts4Less, via DHL with full tracking, and no postage charge even though we're in NI =D> 20210409_113529.jpg The pads were coming from the same warehouse, though ordered via EuroCarParts, two days earlier, and took nearly a fortnight ...
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:31 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 54911
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
You missed a bit



- Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:29 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 25317
- Views: 968428
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
We replaced the missing
undertray on the Skoda this morning and I have to admit it was a doddle with the lift, whereas it would have been a total pain without.
Please don't look at that subframe 


- Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:21 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 25317
- Views: 968428
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
@ Malcolm - If ever you fancy a holiday in NI, I can lend you a brush... 

- Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:19 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Electric water pump
- Replies: 10
- Views: 191
Re: Electric water pump
If you want a bit more mid-range/top-end power, join this group buy, quick before it closes
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viewtopic.php?f=144&t=83595
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:18 pm
- Forum: Hello.. I'm new here..
- Topic: Gearbox issue or not ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 349
Re: Gearbox issue or not ?
Driver side = okay
Passenger side = failed
It's common for the right side to fail first due to the heat from the exhaust manifold.
Passenger side = failed
It's common for the right side to fail first due to the heat from the exhaust manifold.
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:51 pm
- Forum: Hello.. I'm new here..
- Topic: Gearbox issue or not ?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 349
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:24 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Electric water pump
- Replies: 10
- Views: 191
Re: Electric water pump
There's no free lunch.
The reduction in parasitic drag from the water pump has got to be replaced by a similar increase in drag from the alternator, to power the pump, unless you're also going to install a dedicated battery system that's charged off-line.
The reduction in parasitic drag from the water pump has got to be replaced by a similar increase in drag from the alternator, to power the pump, unless you're also going to install a dedicated battery system that's charged off-line.
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:11 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Lighter wheels or coilovers for better body/wheel control and damping?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 455
Re: Lighter wheels or coilovers for better body/wheel control and damping?
I justified my aftermarket wheels on the basis that; - I liked them - they're a brand I know and trust (Dotz Touge) - they were (silly) cheap on Gumtree - they're heavier than oem but lighter than OEM wheels with 23mm spacers, though the offset created the same effect. 20180703_105052.jpg Currently ...
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:56 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 54911
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:37 am
- Forum: RX-8s for sale
- Topic: KURO, No.001/500, Sparkling Black, VGC, OIEO £5,000
- Replies: 10
- Views: 580
Re: KURO, No.001/500, Sparkling Black, VGC, OIEO £5,000
viewtopic.php?f=23&t=55487
BigPete (Boston Rotary) has Kuro #2, so I wonder what VIN that is...
BigPete (Boston Rotary) has Kuro #2, so I wonder what VIN that is...
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:07 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Lighter wheels or coilovers for better body/wheel control and damping?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 455
Re: Lighter wheels or coilovers for better body/wheel control and damping?
Again, you need to be careful choosing a Big Brake Kit, as most* are significantly heavier than the OEM brakes, and are more about posing than performance. There are some BBK's that are lighter than OEM, but few of them include dust boots and other considerations that you'd apply to a road car. Some...
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:55 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 25317
- Views: 968428
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I have a heated front screen and have fitted the wiring for two other members that have had screens supplied (special order) by Mazda Rotary Parts.
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:46 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 25317
- Views: 968428
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Don't forget to leave a fuseway and switch location clear for your heated front windscreen upgrade



- Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:44 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Lighter wheels or coilovers for better body/wheel control and damping?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 455
Re: Lighter wheels or coilovers for better body/wheel control and damping?
More info here https://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=82080 and here https://www.rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=58754 Prodrive went for Oz wheels to reduce the unsprung weight, as part of the package for the PZ. The biggest benefit of reduced unsprung weight is in...
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:52 am
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 54911
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Having had to do an emergency procedure on our 22 year old Skoda, as the first car up on our lift, I can confirm that the perspective on rust is scary.
"The 8 doesn't get to go up until the walls are sorted" - apparently
So I won't know just how bad she is for a while.
"The 8 doesn't get to go up until the walls are sorted" - apparently

So I won't know just how bad she is for a while.

- Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:04 pm
- Forum: Buying
- Topic: New owner looking for PZ springs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 400
Re: New owner looking for PZ springs
MOD BIT: Post initially moved to I'm New Here... as first post but then to Buying... as specific request - as originally posted in What have you done to your RX-8 today????, where it would just get buried.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 4:58 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 25317
- Views: 968428
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Vortex generators?
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:01 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 54911
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
It cracked me up ! 

- Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:54 pm
- Forum: Buying
- Topic: 231 alternator
- Replies: 5
- Views: 188
Re: 231 alternator
FYI all the alternators are the same, 192/231/R3, as in "interchangeable".
However, there was a production design change after VIN SE17**-141787, so one from a donor car with a VIN after that should be more reliable.
However, there was a production design change after VIN SE17**-141787, so one from a donor car with a VIN after that should be more reliable.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:53 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
- Replies: 25317
- Views: 968428
Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
That look neat and much easier to access on the move.nightfire10 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:18 pmMoved the edfc out of the glove box and into the front of the stereo!
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You could be starting a trend here...
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Car Projects and Mods
- Topic: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 54911
Re: It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Such repairs can be exhausting



- Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:55 pm
- Forum: RX-8 Discussion
- Topic: Steel wheels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 228
Re: Steel wheels
Might be easier with (most) JDM imports, as the front discs are smaller and they only came with 16" alloys as standard.