Recent content by RichC4

I don't jack the car up, just slide under with it on its wheels. Safe as you like. Not sure if clearance is much less on the 200 but it feels like you shouldn't need to lift it that much?

I do u joints on the drive, just slide under and stick the grease pump on.

I'm half tempted to use 0W40 to match my car, but the price puts me off, it would simplify things though.

Did a 3k oil change, greased the prop shafts and air filter. Decided to refit my sump guards then realised why they weren't on. I then remembered that one of the bolts snapped off. Manager to get a nut welded on and got it out though, so not too much drama in the end.

From my manual, some info on speeds you can switch at. For auto gearboxes, use neutral instead of the clutch.

Bit late but welcome back Stu, good to see you round these parts again.

Oil change. Trying to track down the MOT man's "oil leak but not excessive", no joy yet. My heater wasn't working, flushed the matrix, seemed fine, then noticed the heater control valve cable was hanging loose. Connected it up and heat restored. Removed the MAP sensor filter and cleaned it...

I had a quick watch and that looks normal to me - it should go out once oil pressure builds (which takes a few seconds).

Normal temperature for the thermostat opening is 82C which is hot enough to burn you, so the fact that it felt hot is not unusual. If the water pump wasn't circulating I would expect the radiator to be cooler than expected as the heat would not be getting pumped there from the engine.

Rear fog is the thing stuck under the bumper - JDM models don't have a rear fog from the factory (though they do have the switch in the dash).

Not sure how easy these are to source, but if you can get the japanese version of the cluster it is set up for indicators.