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Wow you don't see that very often. Got a pic of the gearbox end? What condition is the sleeve in, in the gearbox bellhousing, that the release bearing slides on? One of my lupos has a stiff and heavy clutch which I've isolated to the gearbox. I'm convinced the sleeve has broken. A job well overdue. I bet you were shocked at how expensive the replacement clutch kit is... For some odd reason Lupo clutch kits are 4x the price of average kits. No idea why. £200 instead of £45.

@Rich , how far r u from this guy?

@Richis right you know. There are very few, if any, super low milage mint Lupos out there. Drain it of all fluids, spray 2 stroke oil in all the pistons and park it in an air controlled bag. It'll be worth loads in a few years.

The way I install dash cams properly is to mount them permanently on the back of the rear view mirror on a block of foam. The cable is usually routed behind the roof trim, mirror mount, sun visor clips and A pillar trim. Then the power is supplied from the loom behind the light switch, which powers on only when ignition is turned on. To,access the light switch loom pull out the light switch- easy- press the knob in then turn anti clockwise the pull it out. Then you can get to the plug and cables. You could feed the wire between the edge of the dash and the A pillar...

Welcome! OMG! Find of the centuary... may we ask which model and what you paid for it? Fabulous for you

@Sausage , not everyone is tech/auto mech savvy and they are completely at the mercy of others to keep their cars on the road. It does make me wonder though, how you get many people who love to own really old classic cars, yet know very little about them. There is definitely some conflict between people's ability and their love for their car. You have to be able to trust someone. And the trouble nowadays is so few people are getting "into" cars because the amount of knowledge needed. In the past ignition systems were mechanical and it was pretty obvious if something went wrong, and how to fix it. Same for fuelling. A car was a simple piece of machinery compared to the spaceships you get now. I also think it's the reason so many new cars are not as reliable as they used to be because the teams that design stuff don't have the "wisdom" that some of us on here have....

Not getting out of warm up program. Temp sensor? Running rich...

Only tip I can offer is... a lot of people who chip cars are cowboys (as in the people you take your car/ECU to). But, one thing they generally are good at is electrical work and are usually quite good at recognising ECU faults. They spend many hours attempting to repair ECUs they've just accidentally broken while trying to change the software- so they don't need to shell out buying a brand new ECU! So IMHO, phone a few local 'tuners' and see what they have to say... Often cheap too. If they sound like dodgy gangstas, they'd be the ones I'd pick. Not sure if they had a scouser accent though. My last thought is, again, it is unlikely to be the ECU at fault.

You can do it in place. the model number is on the back usually.

Just thought - RAB has a 1.2 A2. Did they make a manual version RAB? The ECU from that would be plug and play?

Try swapping out the regulator brush assembly... quick easy job. Sounds like the brushes have worn out.

Yeah, you need to install a RKE system. There's a how-to on here somewhere...

Yeah you can as far as I know. I can't find the one I bought online, but I just googled and this came up. There are a few variations, so read the small print. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01LY35WB9/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new Oh, and you need a GPS antenna for the sat nav which plugs into the back. I fitted mine inside the instrument cluster as close to the windscreen as poss, just under the binacle cover. They're about £5 on fleabay.

Yeah, i fitted one to my loop. Got it for £150, incl disc and code. But I'll be honest and say that the navigation system isn't that good. It often takes you on wierd routes. But the sound system is good and you can connect an emulator to the multichanger port to allow USB and memory sticks to be used for mp3 tracks. And it matches the rest of the dash perfectly...

Where did you find that?! You lucky thing and you probably only paid £100 for it...

That'll be the supercharger? Centre bearing maybe. Or a loose hose which is throbbing as the air pulses out of the exit port. Not sure you can get the seals anymore. It was tricky finding them a few years ago when i rebuilt one.

That's a bit rare. so not really a basic 1.8 8 valve lock it. Put an alarm in it. Disable it. Track it. Remove the steering wheel. B'stards who take my cars...

LHD, with that ever so annoying self regulating wax stat choke assembly... but working I'd imagine if it's yours? I'm still hunting the elusive chrome edition countryman. There's one in Austria, but they want too much. And before registering it here, I'll do a professional RHD conversion. And fit AC. All OEM extras.

What is it? Standard or (yawn...) modded?

Welcome to CL! It's all about lack of space when doing a clutch. What were the symptoms?

does it change with load? change while cornering left or right, and/or, on or off load. noisy while freewheeling or only under load? in any gear? louder with speed? does the pitch change with speed? is it still there if you match engine output to drag (in gear but transmission not being pushed or pulled)? There when braking?

Biodiesel is not veggie oil (SVO). Basically the oil portion of straight veggie oil is only about 80% (from memory). The rest is made up of glycerols, fatty acids, protiens, sugars and aromas. Veggie oil diesters, or biodiesels are purified SVO, with only the oil component remaining. All the non combustible products have been removed. The problem is that when you have a hot engine, the non-combustible portion of the SVO gets slowly cooked inside the injector and then turns into a plastic like substance. With newer diesel injectors that use tiny holes instead of a jet, they get clogged with this sticky stuff- game over. That's why most dual fuel systems need to have a purge before you switch off the engine so that no SVO is left in the injection system. Usually starting the changover about 3-5 minutes before parking up.

Oh, just had a thought... SVO clogs the cat. It's the glycerols that cause the problems. Ah unless you're going down the route of diesters? I've helped a few people do SVO dual tank conversions. Small extra tank for regular diesel and main tank for veggie oil. Thermostatic changeover control and press button purge, which automatically clears whne you switch off. Tell us more about your plans... unusual mods are always interesting.

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