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    Best ways to clean dirty engine parts?

    back in the day Freon r12 was the best parts cleaner know to man, something to do with ozone layer or something. I like caustic soda in 205 litre drum, leave parts to soak over night then cleen off the next day, just don't make the brew to strong, or leave aluminium parts longer than 24 hrs or...
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    low dust brake pad option if anyone knows of brand and number

    sd1 alloy wheels I don't see dust shields working as it like putting a band aid on an arterial bleed
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    low dust brake pad option if anyone knows of brand and number

    hi I have recently got my p6 on the road after a few trial and tribulations, now my problem is the front brake pads that are trw produce a hell of a lot of brake dust, with in 200km my tyres and front wheels are black.( white walled tyres) me personally, I hate brake dust, especially on my...
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    bw 65 kick down cable

    bw 65 kick down cable, mine has melted the nylon inner due to a small fire on the way home last night, i was wondering if anyone knows where to get one would be very much appreciated thank in advanceds
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    looking for a fuel pipe that joins the 2 carbs

    i was wanting it to look pretty :P. if anyone has a spare one and if they are willing to sell i am looking to buy. they just look so much tidier than rubber hose and fittings everywhere.
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    looking for a fuel pipe that joins the 2 carbs

    anyone know where to get the fuel pipe that joins the 2 hif6 carbs, the one im am after has a fuel inlet and a return fitting. or does anyone know where to buy the fittings from i have been to 4 hy shops and none have fitting that match as they no longer supply brass fittings with imperial threads.
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    anyone having issues with jrwadhams websie or is it just me?

    as the question is stated, im having issues as the site keep returning error 404, is any one else having this issue? or am i special :P it been doing it for a few days now
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    Battery Trickle Charger

    a smart charger such as a ctek would be a better option. as the turn them self's off when when the battery is charged, and when the voltage drops it will recharge the battery.
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    DE DION to Elbow threads

    if you get really stuck you could always use a helicoil, and by the time you get to the last few you will be getting realy good at it. :D
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    diff oil specs??? oil question

    yes it does have a breather an has been cleaned as part of the rebuild. thanks for your input :)
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    diff oil specs??? oil question

    thanks for the reply cheers craig
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    diff oil specs??? oil question

    hi there i was wondering if you can use gl5 80/90 in the rear diif. i read some where a while back that you can only use gl4 80/90 the problem is i cant remember where. i was wondering if the reason for that was if the oil and original seals are incompatible?? or is the diff sensitive to the oil...
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    new front disc suppliers

    if you do find out i would be interested in knowing where to get them too. as i am rebuilding the brakes my self.
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    diff spacer sleeves who knew??

    any one else notice these are being made now? or am i looking at the wrong produce, a bit pricey thou http://www.jrwadhams.co.uk/browse-p6-ca ... pacer.html
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    lifter preload anyone know

    thanks for that. all shimmed up and all good now thanks
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    lifter preload anyone know

    the problem is that it has a camshaft that i cant identify, its newish as in not worn. specs unknown and i am no camshaft guru i just want to do the job correctly as i dont want to be pulling it apart again if you know what i mean, i have spent the time measuring every thing else, i may was well...
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    lifter preload anyone know

    im going to ask a very condensed question. hi i was wondering what is the setting for lifter preload, as i will be putting my new valve train together this weekend and i dont have a workshop manual as of yet to check. if anyone does know a quick reply would be helpfull, cheers craig
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    trying to find heater box controls clips

    it is the small piece of cast alloy that bolts to the arm and attaches to the spline, im not sure if thats a very good description so i apologize now
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    Heater hoses - where to find

    i ordered from scotts and received mackay heater hoses,
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    Heater hoses - where to find

    yea i brought some a few weeks ago, they are mackay heater hose so quality isnt a problem (made in Australia)
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    trying to loacate rear diff axel shaft collers

    that will be the one i am looking for, looks like i will have to reuse it if they are that rear, i haven't removed the diff yet, but was looking for them so when it came out i could simply replace them. when resealing the diff. looks like i will have to be really careful.
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    trying to find heater box controls clips

    where are heater box clip brought from? i guess this explains why my vent control flopped around. if anyone has any spare or knows where to get them from i would appreciated it as i am looking to put the heater box back in
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    trying to loacate rear diff axel shaft collers

    trying to find a place to order rear diff side shaft collars so i can replace the leaking diff seals, if anyone knows of a place they can be ordered from it would be greatly appreciated, i have tryed scouring the internet but have had no success by the way im in Perth Australia thanks for any...
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    hello new to here

    yea it was on gum tree
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    hello new to here

    great we are part way there, i was wondering if the acr alternator that was fitted factory was internall reg or external reg. and the acr number was it a acr17 or acr18n or another number that i dont know about? thanks craig
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