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I just tried to "Like This" on someones post, and I get the error message "You have reached your quota of positive votes for the day", despite never having liked anyones posts before.

It's still there?

The registration document was changed to Renault 30TX coup since the Countach is a coup and the 30TX is a salon, so i assume the identity is under the pre 78 MOT requirement, is that right? It should say on the reg document when the vehicle was first used, even though the data was changed in 1990. If the original registration date is pre August 1978 then you don't need another mirror. If you feel it looks better without then you could argue the toss with the MOT tester if it comes down to that. As said though, it's gonna be a nightmare to drive with such poor visibility so might be an idea to fit them anyway.

Both tools are available from Machine mart. Puller is here... And caliper tool is here.. When using the puller, apply some tension to puller on the wipers, and then a sharp tap on the top of the spindle to shock the wipers off the spline. Job sorted.

Tony, it says in the advert that the car was built in 1990. But if it's based on a Renault 30 TX then they were manufactured between 1975 and 1984. If the base car was pre 1978 then it only needs one mirror in either the interior, the drivers side (door or wing) or the passenger side (again door or wing). I can see it has an interior mirror which would satisfy the MOT requirements for a pre 1978 car. Post 1978 it only needs one more mirror, either drivers or passenger side.

Essential for removing stuck windscreen wipers. And the requisite tool for caliper rewinds.

Oil filter is a canister type. Unscrew the lid off the canister, pull the old one out, drop the new one in, and refit the lid. None of this rolling about on the floor with oil running down your sleeves. As regards service costs, like said, 18k miles is the norm. It's also the same pollen & air filter on the petrol & diesel, oil filters cost about the same, and fuel filter is about the only thing which needs replacing more often. No spark plugs to worry about though, or coil packs, or HT leads. Plus 50mpg versus 30mpg.

Yep, they get done regularly on my motors. Costs me about £50 to do the whole lot and oil. Daft not to.

Nope, they're always like that. This is the one off my last car, same engine, same mileage, and same full dealer service history. Besides, a leaking injector would put fuel into the oil, not the other way round.

Did a service on the TDI this week, despite it having full service history and serviced 7k miles ago by VW. Pollen filter full of leaves (as they usually are), air filter not too bad, oil and diesel filter... Guess which is which?

It's a Chevrolet. I'm surprised there isn't more damage.

I think you are referring to Le Mans? 1999: IIRC that was Mark Webber driving It was Peter Dumbreck in that particular accident. Mark Webber flipped his similar car twice that year at Le Mans, once in qualifying and again in the warm up session. Following Peter Dumbrecks one Mercedes pulled tout of the race. Dumbreck survived and walked away though.

Cheers. Thanks for that.

That looks very acceptable. How long can you record on (say) a 32gig card without overwriting, and how long does battery last?

Is that the 6 wheeler conversion or the 8 wheeler conversion?

I am lost for words.

Personally I don't reckon on engine flushing in general use. Regular oil changes with good oil is better than cleaning out the crap from cheap oil. But in your case where there's evidence of some issues I'd say probably not a bad idea.

As said then, drop the oil and refill with 5w 30.

I'm willing to believe that 5w 30 is correct if someone more knowledgeable says so (ChannelZ) so don't take my recommendation of 5w 40 too seriously. That would be a good middle ground choice for me but if 5w 30 is what should be used then run with that. On a side note, SEAT dealers are notorious for not knowing (or caring) what oil goes in a customers engine as long as it's cheap. I'm not saying Vauxhall are the same, but just because they use 10w 40 it doesn't mean that's correct. Also, oils of the same grade can be thicker or thinner depending on manufacturer so Vauxhalls oil might keep the oil light off even though it's the same spec as the stuff you used. Maybe a call to Opie on the phone would be a help. Link. Either way, good luck with the oil change.

Although a quick Google implies that up to 2001 should be 10w 40 and after that should be 5w 30. As is usual with oil specs, so many people speak knowledgeably on the subject when all they know is what the local garage put in their engine at the last service. I've litle knowledge of Vauxhall specs I'm afraid, but personally I'd run with a good quality 5w 40 oil if there was any doubt. 10w 40 is just too thick for me.

Mobil all the way for me. There's nothing better for an engine than the best oil you can give it. As said, sump off to check the oil pick up pipe. However, I think the filter on those engines is a paper element type which drops into the housing, correct? Are you sure all the o rings were fitted / changed correctly when you fitted it? Also, just checked the Vauxhall section of Opie oils and they recommend 5w 40 for your engine. Where did you get the 10w 40 recommendation from? Not sure if Opie have it correct or not, but usually they're spot on.

Although Castrol is crap, it's the correct spec so I doubt that's the problem. However, I've heard of faulty (or even incorrect) oil filters causing this very problem, so personally I'd double check the part number for your engine, buy another filter, and swap it over to make sure. Cheapest option. After that I'd suspect possibly the oil pick up pipe in the sump blocked (or partially) and not enough oil being supplied at tickover to the pressure switch.

I reckon they're sitting in traffic without the handbrake on and foot off all pedals, just sitting. See when the car starts to move it's very slow for a second, then shoots off under hard acceleration, I think the driver dabbed the brake pedal but hit the accelerator instead and when the car started to move floored the brake pedal to stop it, again hitting the accelerator. Panic sets in and the brain tells the foot that it has to step on the brakes hard, but hasn't realised that the foot's on the wrong pedal. There's many stories over here of people driving into shops etc (all automatics and generally oldies driving), and it happened once at a local show I was at where a woman took off across the showfield in her car, went for a good couple of hundred yards, and stuffed the wall. General excuse is "The car just took off and wouldn't stop, no matter how hard I pressed the brake." So simple user error in this instance, except it was caught on camera.

I just don't know what they thought they were going to achieve by doing that anyway?

Cheers mate.