<![CDATA[JapCarForum - Non Jap Cars]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:51:52 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Vauxhall Mokka - Advice?]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=15653 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:33:42 +0000 Sparkystav]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=15653
Initially she liked the Nissan Juke but although they look nice there is sweet fa Room inside them!

Ive tried tempting her up to a Nissan Quashqai but they apparently are too big.

The happy medium in terms of exterior size and interior space appears to be a Mokka. Not japanese i know but Happy wife, happy life......

Anyone else got ones and anything to look out for?

cheers]]>
Initially she liked the Nissan Juke but although they look nice there is sweet fa Room inside them!

Ive tried tempting her up to a Nissan Quashqai but they apparently are too big.

The happy medium in terms of exterior size and interior space appears to be a Mokka. Not japanese i know but Happy wife, happy life......

Anyone else got ones and anything to look out for?

cheers]]> <![CDATA[Whoops, I've gone German!]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=14914 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 07:34:56 +0000 toxo]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=14914
So after a bit of hunting I found this advert:

Quote:2003 (53) BMW 330Ci M SPORT

2 Door High Spec Convertible With 6 Manual Gear Box

Vehicle Specification

TOP SPEC EXAMPLE - FULL UP TO DATE SERVICE HISTORY - 2 FORMER KEEPERS FROM NEW - LAST OWNER SINCE 2010 - LOW VOSA VERIFIED MILES - NEXT MOT DUE 01/07/2015 - 6 SPEED MANUAL GEAR CHANGER - 5 SERVICE STAMPS IN THE BOOK (LAST SERVICED @ 64,458 MILES) - REVISED FACE LIFT MODEL - UP GRADED HARMAN KARDON SOUND SYSTEM - FINISHED IN METALLIC SAPPHIRE GREY WITH ELECTRIC BLACK POWER HOOD - FULL BLACK ELECTRIC MEMORY ADJUST SPORTS LEATHER INTERIOR - FULL COLOUR SCREEN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - TV - BLUETOOTH - REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING - 2 KEYS - AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS - MULTI FUNCTIONAL SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL - 231 BHP - TRIP COMPUTER - REAR HEATED GLASS SCREEN - RAIN SENSITIVE WIPERS - CRUISE CONTROL - CD MULTI CHANGER - SPORTS SUSPENSION - PART DISTANCE CONTROL - LOW TAX BAND MODEL - PAS - MAINTAINED REGARDLESS OF COST - ALL USER MANUALS AND HANDBOOKS PRESENT - A VERY RARE LOW MILEAGE CONVERTIBLE

[Image: 01-ebayAdvert.jpg]

I only have the one photo saved from the advert but there were loads. It looked in ace condition so I went and test drove it, and paid the cash there and then. SO MANY TOYS! I mean who needs a TV tuner in a car?!

After having it a few days some problems came to light. Some of these were the car being incorrectly advertised (it didn't have Bluetooth and just had the Harmon Kardon trim rather than having the upgraded stereo) but my largest issue was with the roof hydraulics leaking. A big argument ensued between me and the dealer, involving angry phonecalls and letters via recorded delivery. Annoyingly you can't just take a car back and get a refund by UK law, you have to give the supplier the chance to fix the problem first. Eventually he had my car for a few days and the roof was fixed. I'd knocked him down by quite a lot from the initial price so I wasn't really that fussed about the Bluetooth and HK stereo, but I used them as leverage during the process. So by November I had a car that worked well that I quite liked.

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After driving it around for a few months I'd got to know the car quite well and was getting to grips with its faults. It drove terribly (mostly due to 4 mismatched budget tyres) and used oil. If you ask most 330 owners they will tell you the engines use oil, and BMW subscribe to the "anything less than 1L every 1000 miles isn't a problem" school of thought, the same as Toyota. However asking a few more people in the know highlighted a couple of things that can cause heavy oil consumption, so I concentrated on the chief one of these, the CCV valve.

The CCV is a clever version of a catch can or PCV system. Breather hoses connect to it and it connects to the intake manifold to pull oil vapour out of the crank case, separate the oil via a vortex system (the bit that fails) and then put the oil back in the sump and the air back into the intake. There's a rubber diaphragm in the valve which after 10+ years has gone brittle and split, and so have all the breather hoses! As it's under the intake manifold and a LOT had to be removed, I gave it to a garage to do along with the oil service to keep the stamps in the book. CCV and associated hoses replaced, oil consumption fixed!

That brings us to March last year - those of you who know me know that I love a road trip round Europe and a mate of mine organised one for his birthday. We checked out France, Luxembourg, Germany, Holland and Belgium over 4 days. I updated the satnav to the latest discs (which also updated the stereo's software/firmware) and customised a few things like the startup logo and speed camera alerts.

New plates required for the trip:

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The luggage space isn't bad for a soft top:

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Those are decent sized cases under the black plastic panel. The panel can be folded up out of the way to give you full boot space, but then you can't retract the roof. The roof sits in that space when it's down.

I had some interesting company, more Germans!

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The SL55 AMG had a smaller supercharger and a remap, left me standing with my puny 240bhp! The 6 series did too, it's a 645 grand tourer, when the guy filled it up it had a range of over 1000 miles yet was still faster than my car...

It looks pretty good rolling, love those rear lights!

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Ultimately it looks best with the roof off though (bear optional)

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So after a bit of hunting I found this advert:

Quote:2003 (53) BMW 330Ci M SPORT

2 Door High Spec Convertible With 6 Manual Gear Box

Vehicle Specification

TOP SPEC EXAMPLE - FULL UP TO DATE SERVICE HISTORY - 2 FORMER KEEPERS FROM NEW - LAST OWNER SINCE 2010 - LOW VOSA VERIFIED MILES - NEXT MOT DUE 01/07/2015 - 6 SPEED MANUAL GEAR CHANGER - 5 SERVICE STAMPS IN THE BOOK (LAST SERVICED @ 64,458 MILES) - REVISED FACE LIFT MODEL - UP GRADED HARMAN KARDON SOUND SYSTEM - FINISHED IN METALLIC SAPPHIRE GREY WITH ELECTRIC BLACK POWER HOOD - FULL BLACK ELECTRIC MEMORY ADJUST SPORTS LEATHER INTERIOR - FULL COLOUR SCREEN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - TV - BLUETOOTH - REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING - 2 KEYS - AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS - MULTI FUNCTIONAL SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL - 231 BHP - TRIP COMPUTER - REAR HEATED GLASS SCREEN - RAIN SENSITIVE WIPERS - CRUISE CONTROL - CD MULTI CHANGER - SPORTS SUSPENSION - PART DISTANCE CONTROL - LOW TAX BAND MODEL - PAS - MAINTAINED REGARDLESS OF COST - ALL USER MANUALS AND HANDBOOKS PRESENT - A VERY RARE LOW MILEAGE CONVERTIBLE

[Image: 01-ebayAdvert.jpg]

I only have the one photo saved from the advert but there were loads. It looked in ace condition so I went and test drove it, and paid the cash there and then. SO MANY TOYS! I mean who needs a TV tuner in a car?!

After having it a few days some problems came to light. Some of these were the car being incorrectly advertised (it didn't have Bluetooth and just had the Harmon Kardon trim rather than having the upgraded stereo) but my largest issue was with the roof hydraulics leaking. A big argument ensued between me and the dealer, involving angry phonecalls and letters via recorded delivery. Annoyingly you can't just take a car back and get a refund by UK law, you have to give the supplier the chance to fix the problem first. Eventually he had my car for a few days and the roof was fixed. I'd knocked him down by quite a lot from the initial price so I wasn't really that fussed about the Bluetooth and HK stereo, but I used them as leverage during the process. So by November I had a car that worked well that I quite liked.

[Image: IMG_20150610_140516.jpg]

[Image: IMG_20150610_140535.jpg]

After driving it around for a few months I'd got to know the car quite well and was getting to grips with its faults. It drove terribly (mostly due to 4 mismatched budget tyres) and used oil. If you ask most 330 owners they will tell you the engines use oil, and BMW subscribe to the "anything less than 1L every 1000 miles isn't a problem" school of thought, the same as Toyota. However asking a few more people in the know highlighted a couple of things that can cause heavy oil consumption, so I concentrated on the chief one of these, the CCV valve.

The CCV is a clever version of a catch can or PCV system. Breather hoses connect to it and it connects to the intake manifold to pull oil vapour out of the crank case, separate the oil via a vortex system (the bit that fails) and then put the oil back in the sump and the air back into the intake. There's a rubber diaphragm in the valve which after 10+ years has gone brittle and split, and so have all the breather hoses! As it's under the intake manifold and a LOT had to be removed, I gave it to a garage to do along with the oil service to keep the stamps in the book. CCV and associated hoses replaced, oil consumption fixed!

That brings us to March last year - those of you who know me know that I love a road trip round Europe and a mate of mine organised one for his birthday. We checked out France, Luxembourg, Germany, Holland and Belgium over 4 days. I updated the satnav to the latest discs (which also updated the stereo's software/firmware) and customised a few things like the startup logo and speed camera alerts.

New plates required for the trip:

[Image: IMG_20150321_140245.jpg]

[Image: IMG_20150321_140231.jpg]

The luggage space isn't bad for a soft top:

[Image: IMG_20150411_055818.jpg]

Those are decent sized cases under the black plastic panel. The panel can be folded up out of the way to give you full boot space, but then you can't retract the roof. The roof sits in that space when it's down.

I had some interesting company, more Germans!

[Image: IMG_20150411_063454.jpg]

[Image: cars_hotel.jpg]

The SL55 AMG had a smaller supercharger and a remap, left me standing with my puny 240bhp! The 6 series did too, it's a 645 grand tourer, when the guy filled it up it had a range of over 1000 miles yet was still faster than my car...

It looks pretty good rolling, love those rear lights!

[Image: rolex_rolling.jpg]

Ultimately it looks best with the roof off though (bear optional)

[Image: bearintheback.jpg]]]> <![CDATA[Yeeehhhaawww, some American muscle.]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=14900 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:36:32 +0000 jimxms]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=14900
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2008 Corvette C6 with the LS3 engine. It hasn't stayed stock for very long either:

- Pioneer head unit with Carplay
- MGW Short shifter
- Mistral black refurbed wheels with Volk blue lug nuts
- OEM black rear spoiler
- blacked out side lights and front fog lights
- Halltech Killer Bee Ram air intake
- OEM splash guards

Next up on the list is some really sticky summer rubber as the current tyres (Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar) light up with very little provoking.

Then I need to decide whether I want to strap on a supercharger or run 150 shot of nos. I'm leaning towards nos at the mo as I can program where I want that power to come in, whereas the s/c will give more power across the board and make the car even more tricky to keep straight.]]>
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2008 Corvette C6 with the LS3 engine. It hasn't stayed stock for very long either:

- Pioneer head unit with Carplay
- MGW Short shifter
- Mistral black refurbed wheels with Volk blue lug nuts
- OEM black rear spoiler
- blacked out side lights and front fog lights
- Halltech Killer Bee Ram air intake
- OEM splash guards

Next up on the list is some really sticky summer rubber as the current tyres (Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar) light up with very little provoking.

Then I need to decide whether I want to strap on a supercharger or run 150 shot of nos. I'm leaning towards nos at the mo as I can program where I want that power to come in, whereas the s/c will give more power across the board and make the car even more tricky to keep straight.]]> <![CDATA[X5]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13994 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:23:09 +0000 is200turbo]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13994
I'm looking at the 3.0d auto on a 03 plate


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I'm looking at the 3.0d auto on a 03 plate


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk]]> <![CDATA[Seat Ibiza Kanjo Raceshed]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13738 Fri, 27 May 2022 05:57:25 +0000 Curtis]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13738
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[Image: 10450901_770817222971043_1343190971491426508_n.jpg]]]> <![CDATA[E60 530i]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13106 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:20:46 +0000 SHAHZ]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13106
Some low res images from the dealer....

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Picked it up last week, but never took any pics, but just popped out and took a couple so its not as clean as when i picked her up..... had the windows tinted on the weekend too!

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Got some plans to get some bigger wheels, lower it along with a few other bits!]]>
Some low res images from the dealer....

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Picked it up last week, but never took any pics, but just popped out and took a couple so its not as clean as when i picked her up..... had the windows tinted on the weekend too!

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Got some plans to get some bigger wheels, lower it along with a few other bits!]]> <![CDATA[The Ultimate Sleeper!]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13087 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:24:03 +0000 reganlives]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=13087
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default....ryId=28735

Amazing! Cool]]>
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default....ryId=28735

Amazing! Cool]]> <![CDATA[needing help removing X3 rear spoiler]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=12306 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:45:07 +0000 Moley]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=12306 <![CDATA[The Greatest News in the World Ever]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=12026 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:13:55 +0000 Rolex]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=12026
OMFG this is winning on ultimate levels that can not even be measured.]]>
OMFG this is winning on ultimate levels that can not even be measured.]]> <![CDATA[Advice on a Clio issue]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10957 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:44:23 +0000 Rabster]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10957
Shortly after the service we noticed a residue on the floor under the car so back it went turns out a gasket had failed due to the service they have replaced and all is fine no more leaks

However
last night the car sounded rough and was struggling to get up to speed. Now the engine on a clip is normally not to noisy. But now is sounds like a diesel

The aa been out and have said there is nothing wrong but I disagree it almost sounds like a misfire but no error codes to back this up

Any ideas other than take it back and tear them a new one]]>
Shortly after the service we noticed a residue on the floor under the car so back it went turns out a gasket had failed due to the service they have replaced and all is fine no more leaks

However
last night the car sounded rough and was struggling to get up to speed. Now the engine on a clip is normally not to noisy. But now is sounds like a diesel

The aa been out and have said there is nothing wrong but I disagree it almost sounds like a misfire but no error codes to back this up

Any ideas other than take it back and tear them a new one]]> <![CDATA[2004 diesel golf fuel relay switch]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10242 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 09:18:43 +0000 is300_dino]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10242 <![CDATA[Check this fiesta out drifting !]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10158 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:50:34 +0000 mplavery]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10158
Great when it goes into slow mo

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P.s you might want skip to 1.25 as it has a long intro]]>
Great when it goes into slow mo

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P.s you might want skip to 1.25 as it has a long intro]]> <![CDATA[1999 Clio Alize]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10138 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:55:24 +0000 KPARRIS-JONES]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=10138
The dark side of the fleet - my Clio Alize. I have it as the daily for resting the GTi, and recently she has been looking a little shabby.

I'm not really attached to this motor but the interior is pristine and if I have a motor outside my house it better be smart.

So here's the list of small faults:

*Fog light surrounds faded
*Bumper Plastics Faded
*Side Strips faded
*Boot Trim faded
*Door Handles faded
*Hub caps scuffed
*Oil Leak
*Dent behind drivers door
*Scuffs on front bumper
*Dent on O/S Rear Arch

It's all cosmetic tweaks bar the random oil leak.. I hate french cars so **** much.

But here is what I've been doing for this week at least:

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KP]]>
The dark side of the fleet - my Clio Alize. I have it as the daily for resting the GTi, and recently she has been looking a little shabby.

I'm not really attached to this motor but the interior is pristine and if I have a motor outside my house it better be smart.

So here's the list of small faults:

*Fog light surrounds faded
*Bumper Plastics Faded
*Side Strips faded
*Boot Trim faded
*Door Handles faded
*Hub caps scuffed
*Oil Leak
*Dent behind drivers door
*Scuffs on front bumper
*Dent on O/S Rear Arch

It's all cosmetic tweaks bar the random oil leak.. I hate french cars so **** much.

But here is what I've been doing for this week at least:

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KP]]> <![CDATA[The AMG modding begins....]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9812 Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:12:36 +0000 jimxms]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9812
Here's how she was the day I bought here...

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Unfortunately due to transmission issues she had to go back to the dealership for a complete rebuild at a total cost of £2400 (lucky I wasn't paying).

When she came back I treated her to...

- K&N Air Filters
- Complete strip-down clean of intake/manifolds
- Oil and filter change
- Rear diff oil change
- 16 new spark plugs (man that was a tedious job!)
- New supercharger oil
- New valvecover gaskets (one was leaking)
- New supercharger belt and accessory belt

All work was done by me which I'm quite proud of as it's a lot more complex than the 2JZ in my old IS300.


To prevent the intake manifolds from getting gunked up again I fitted two catch cans:

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I also acid bathed the intake manifolds - you can see the colour difference between the supercharger in the middle and the two AMG bits at either side.

Then I fitted some AMG pedals...

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Got rid of the Mercedes emblem that yoofs like to try and pinch...

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And finally fitted a rather nice looking rear spoiler...

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I've also fitted a tracker to the car which can cut the fuel pump if I send it a command via text message Smile



Although I'm going a bit slower with the mods to this car, a few of the things on my list to do which seem worthwhile are...

- Meth injection as the car suffers quite badly from heat soak due to the massive engine and supercharger all crammed in the engine bay.

- Some modifications to the air intake system (larger diameter pipes and air scoops behind the front grille)

-Exhaust headers as the OEM ones are really restrictive and going aftermarket can reease 40whp!

- Magnaflow back boxes for more GRRRRRRR

- CarPC install Wink]]>
Here's how she was the day I bought here...

[Image: JnOXSl.jpg]

[Image: dR44gl.jpg]

Unfortunately due to transmission issues she had to go back to the dealership for a complete rebuild at a total cost of £2400 (lucky I wasn't paying).

When she came back I treated her to...

- K&N Air Filters
- Complete strip-down clean of intake/manifolds
- Oil and filter change
- Rear diff oil change
- 16 new spark plugs (man that was a tedious job!)
- New supercharger oil
- New valvecover gaskets (one was leaking)
- New supercharger belt and accessory belt

All work was done by me which I'm quite proud of as it's a lot more complex than the 2JZ in my old IS300.


To prevent the intake manifolds from getting gunked up again I fitted two catch cans:

[Image: iB4D5l.jpg]

[Image: EQPl4l.jpg]

I also acid bathed the intake manifolds - you can see the colour difference between the supercharger in the middle and the two AMG bits at either side.

Then I fitted some AMG pedals...

[Image: EnXZQl.jpg]

Got rid of the Mercedes emblem that yoofs like to try and pinch...

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And finally fitted a rather nice looking rear spoiler...

[Image: BYvk9l.jpg]

[Image: BqqQil.jpg]

I've also fitted a tracker to the car which can cut the fuel pump if I send it a command via text message Smile



Although I'm going a bit slower with the mods to this car, a few of the things on my list to do which seem worthwhile are...

- Meth injection as the car suffers quite badly from heat soak due to the massive engine and supercharger all crammed in the engine bay.

- Some modifications to the air intake system (larger diameter pipes and air scoops behind the front grille)

-Exhaust headers as the OEM ones are really restrictive and going aftermarket can reease 40whp!

- Magnaflow back boxes for more GRRRRRRR

- CarPC install Wink]]> <![CDATA[BMW X3 Dash warning lights on and speedo not working.]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9688 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:39:47 +0000 Moley]]> https://www.japcarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9688
I was driving it today and the dash warning lights for the 4x4 , abs , handbrake and tyre pressure were all on, all of which were yellow .
Also the speedo was not working but the rev counter was .:thumbdown:

Has anyone any idea what could be wrong and is there a fix for it ?]]>
I was driving it today and the dash warning lights for the 4x4 , abs , handbrake and tyre pressure were all on, all of which were yellow .
Also the speedo was not working but the rev counter was .:thumbdown:

Has anyone any idea what could be wrong and is there a fix for it ?]]>