Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:26:13 -0200 From: "Mike P in Brazil" <stickitnopsamranus.com> Subject: Re: Couple of C900 Questions..
"**-**" <m.faulksnopsamternet.com> wrote in message news:bt2g1v$2l190$1nopsam99813.news.uni-berlin.de... > > "Mike P" <stickitnopsamranus.com> wrote in message > news:bsuso5$1j3g6$1nopsam63316.news.uni-berlin.de... > > Hope you had a good xmas, and happy New Year to you all.. > > Hi, only just got back on the group. > > > > > I have a couple of C900 related questions.. > > > > 1. How easy is it to change the Drivers side electric mirror assembly? > > Someone arsehole has smashed it to pieces - the entire thing, not just the > > glass. These are the sort of jos that look easy to me, then I make > something > > worse. > > Easy, prise the two plastic lugs out on the panel on the interior size. > Remove panel. Undo the two torx bolts whilst supporting mirror. Remove, > unplug bullet plug as you remove. Plug new mirror in, fit against door and > re-fit screws and cover. BTW I've got a spare mirror, I'll plug it onto mine > and make sure its okay, £15 okay if it is? > > > > > 2. Tappety noise when under load. This noise happened after a 2 hour high > > speed run (90+mph) It now "taps" a lot on starting from cold, and > quietens > > down when warm. It only happens when the engine is under load and doesn't > > happen at tickover when warm. There's no apparent loss of performance - > > well, I put one of Matt's APC units on a couple of days ago and it works a > > treat.. > > Glad your happy with it, dropped you a mail back eariler today with some > bits and bobs to check, further to that Grunff's sugestion of checking the > tappets is a good one. Interesting it happened after a sustained high speed > run, its unusual for a tappet to go like that usualy its gradualy over a few > thousand miles. Have you tried the stethoscope/screwdriver approach to try > and pin point it? Certainly a slight leak from the manifold could sound like > you describe, manifold-turbo gasket is a good suspect, if you've done any > mileage with a leak there should be a touch of carbon around the leak which > will help you pin point it. > > Cheers > Matt I'll check it all out once I get back home in a month. It's nice here, sat on the beach, 33C, loads of women wearing very little to ogle... fantastic!! Bring on the beers, BBQ and Caipiras.. take care all Mike