cavmad
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That's always the problem with VWs. I ran a lowered Passat for a while which was a hateful car. Everywhere I went some 'VDUB' anorak started boring the tits off me about them.
Tell you what though they'd soon disappear when I told them how shit the car was and that I'd never have another.
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DaveyLC
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There is some official independant report somewhere (published circa. 2003/4) that showed it couldnt hold the quoted viscosity at the upper thermal threshold, I just had a frantic search on 'the internet'...
You could see it for yourself too, if you drained magnatec from a warm engine it was like piss water.
They 'may' have improved it these days but I never, ever, ever, ever buy castrol.
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3CorsaMeal
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i'm 100% going to repeat that to other people now
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Jake
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3cm is no good at trolling other forums he tried and failed on the corrado forum. ive seen it first hand
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3CorsaMeal
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=398352
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Jake
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are you thunderpants?
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3CorsaMeal
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might be
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Fonz
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i have a 1985 1.0 standard (complete with 26 years worth of rust) Nova....photos in my garage....but i still manage to get a wave ever so often when i am out in it.
I often wave at MX5 drrivers if they seem the type, Mk1 and 2, Mk3 drivers don't react
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Joe
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You do seem the type though.
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Ojc
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Ian
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Thread about front spacers, I replied to tell the guy they're altering the offset, someone else replied to tell me that they move the hub.
[Edited on 26-10-2011 by Ian]
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stuartmitchell
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Ojc
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Thread about front spacers, I replied to tell the guy they're altering the offset, someone else replied to tell me that they move the hub.
[Edited on 26-10-2011 by Ian]
cool im going to log in there right now to take the piss, cant wait
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Steve
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oh btw thats the same bloke that tried saying that a locally earthed racing battery would have problems charging and starting and said you must run a seperate earth right to the front of the car aswell as the live
http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?f=138&t=14026
basically a clueless twat
[Edited on 26-10-2011 by Steve]
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Steve
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quote:
Just to add fuel to the fire............ "you do need to run the earth forward" as well...
I have/did relocated my battery into the boot of my Classic Saab 900 Turbo years ago and never ever had a problem with starting/charging...and the Saab was a bigger/older car
if you only earth the battery in the boot you will have problems with bad/slow starting and charging..
and this was the information from mechanics with donkey years of experiance working on all sort of cars
but at the end of the day its up to you either do it right or bodge it
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
There is some official independant report somewhere (published circa. 2003/4) that showed it couldnt hold the quoted viscosity at the upper thermal threshold, I just had a frantic search on 'the internet'...
You could see it for yourself too, if you drained magnatec from a warm engine it was like piss water.
They 'may' have improved it these days but I never, ever, ever, ever buy castrol.
Surely if that first paragraph is true the problem will have been addressed, if not straight away then in the following six years?
it's quite ironic that you're doing what this thread is actually about - go down to a track day and I bet you'll find someone who's using Castrol of some sort. Monitor their oil temp/ pressure and I'd put money on it that it would be the same as someone using something of the same grade, different/ 'better' brand. I know that you're not claiming that it wouldn't work as oil should normally work but just because it can't hold viscosity at the maximum tested temperature doesn't mean that it's shit. You'd need to see the actual results obviously but what if the 'upper thermal threshold' was 300degrees, and it was purely a test for a test's sake?
Stuff like that just annoys me. I've been using castrol GTX and magnatec for the last 3 years of driving and in that time have had absolutely no problems at all with oil being too thin. I've had the head/ rockers off two different XEs and the cam lobes always look in average condition for their age, as they should - my point being, I'll always take tried and tested over something that I've read.
just to say, I'm not saying that you yourself are talking shite. Just that the fact that it's sold as lubricant for your engine and the fact that it's got a fairly good rep built up over years and years would mean that I would, shock horror, ignore the internet's advice there. I'd be very interested to see the report though and find out who it was written/ comissioned by...!
[Edited on 26-10-2011 by alan-g-w]
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
go down to a track day and I bet you'll find someone who's using Castrol of some sort.
yeah me
and i agree it sounds like internet scare mongering
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Jake
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lovely piece of writing
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mwg
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The internet has a lot to answer for.
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alan-g-w
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Davey seems a pretty smart guy with these sort of things so I'm still very much open to the fact he could have a point
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Steve
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*usually smart
this is the same guy that says the russian guy is firing BB guns dont forget
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mwg
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You been watching any of those new videos FPS Russia has put up recently?
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John
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If Davey has posted it I'd go with the opposite.
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Jake
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steve are you signing up to s2k forum or what
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