Dave1986

im in suffolk mat where abouts are you in essex and do i know you from the SXOC ???? Merlin Yes mate, you probably know me from SXOC! I remember a Merlin :D (vaguely - name rings a few bells!) Drop me a PM :) thought so ! did you have the sill80 with an rb in it ? BLIMEY! Youre proper old school! :o Yeh thats me. THen I had the 'Refresher' S14 and then the S15 which went last week :) Maybe I should put some pics up of the old jallopies.... U had an S15 which went last week I have an Altezza....BUT.... i want an S15.... Get it back :winky: lol

I imported my altezza a year and a half ago and needed an ESVA.... it was a royal pain in the a**e!! In order to comply with the model report EVERY SINGLE PART of the car must be in standard form for the test... which was a bugger as i had Front and Rear ARB's, TRD shocks n springs, Aluminium manifold, exhaust etc etc, even the tyre sizes must be standard sizes... i gathered up a list of standard parts while my car was on its ship on the way over from Japan... The only place in the whole of the UK i found that was willing to do the ESVA without charging me a winning lottery ticket was away down in Bristol After alot of faffing about i went and picked my car up from Liverpool docks and trailored it to Bristol, the guy i had there got it registered, tax'd MOT'd and he got it through the ESVA test for me :) Theres only 1model report im sure so seeing as theres 2 types of ECU if u get the wrong kind 99% of places will fail it, however find some1 nice enuff and they will put a sticker on it so it complys with whats on the model report Your best bet would be to get a car thats 10yrs old or more, that way its nice and simple and would save u a lot of money and messing around Dave!

Thanks guys :) I found this http://www.obd-codes.com/p0340 so ill have a squint over everything 2moro morning and poke some wires and see what i can do

What sorta damage could this cause? My car runs fine but its just seems 2 miss a beat every so often, ill give the garage where i got my cambelt done a buzz in the morning, its just finding some time 2 get there as its about an hour away, would be easier if i was able 2 do it

Update.... Got a shot of a diagnostic machine after work and plugged it in to the tez.... It came up with "P0340 Camshaft Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction " ... Is this an easy fix or am i looking at ££'s? Any help appreciated :)

Iv just checked the 2codes i got which were P0100 which is Mass airflow circuit malfunction and P0110 which is Intake Air Temperature Circuit Malfunction... However both these codes were read while i had my air filter off cleaning the MAF sensor and throttlebody so it seems they dont relate to any problems :S Could it be a coilpack, even though all was well before the cambelt change?

This sounds the same as my Altezza, cambelt and everything else was done last month, when idleing my car sumtimes randomly cuts out... when driving on the motorway its stutters, kinda like it misses a heartbeat, as it miss this beat u feel the car stop/go and the engine light may flash on... Just a quick flash.. Where can i get a list of the diagnostic codes as i know someone with a reader who i can get to read it?

He did seem 2 brake a lot yeah, probably trying 2 avoid the puffs of smoke our friend in the civic infront was puffing out lol I wish i had one of the bulletcams u could strap 2 ur bonnet/roof etc, i reckon u could make a good vid using one of them

Nice mate :) what did u use to record it? Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load! Heres a clip from my passenger seat last night while out on a drive with 2 mates, one in a civic and one in a 350z :)

Failing that, get someone to do a photoshop?

iv only had time to try out the polishing kit on my strut brace so far, used the blue then the pink bars, heres a few pics :)

Cheers dude :) most of its away now but ill get some of that as im drifing again next week

The dish on my wheels were like mirrors when i got them, now there kinda...buggered Wonder if using this kit will make them a bit better or ruin them even more?

I got my mate to order it for me yesterday afternoon while i was at work, he txtd me this morning saying it was here already :D Great service... Ill buy a drill sometime before the holiday monday and give it a bash if i get some time

Thanks mate, im gonna order me one of them tonight or tomorow and make shiney stuff when it comes :)

Do u use the 4"x1" or 4"by1/2" as the link in ur previous topic is half an inch diffrent lol... Every inch counts :D

Cheers dude :)

Whats the best thing to get rubber off paintwork? Got sum tyre on my car from drifting Dont wanna scrape at it and scratch the paint

I like this thread... Where can i buy some goods to make shiney stuff B) I have some wheels that have suffered from the winter so after buying a kit and practiscing on my strut brace etc ill give them a go. What kits/stuff do u guys recomend and costs?

Sorry to hear that mate, not a good thing to happen Maybe an excuse for a big transplant? I just had my cambelt, waterpump, tensioners etc done a few weeks ago.. Now my car has developed an urge to randomly cut out when idling? Or when im driving along the motorway at 70mph its like it tries to stall but then keeps going coz its rolling.. its starting to annoy me, any ideas what can cause this? Im going to reset ECU later 2day and clean MAF sensor!

Does anyone know of anywhere good and/or recommended in SCOTLAND? I called my local Toyota dealer and asked for a price for waterpump, timing belt, tensioner and pulley (is there anything else i need) After being on hold for 5minutes he told me he'd never heard of my car and asked what it looks like.... I told him its looks exactly like a Lexus is200 but has a diffrent engine in it, a beams 2ltr, he spoke to whoever was next to him and came back with "Ah yea i know what kind of car that is, its like an Avensis" :S WTF??? I got prices of him for parts and fitting and it came to around £550, if he has the correct car/parts tht is. Anyone know anywhere in scotland who i can trust to do this job, i want to get it done soon as Thanks in Advance :) Dave

I imported my car through Powervehicles, reason being iv only heard good things about them and iv seen some of the cars they ship over, guy used to live in Scotland aswell so is a pleasure to deal with, all emails were answered promptly, all questions were answered and everything went smoothly from the moment i sent my deposit until the moment i picked up my car (well apart from the slight delay on the boat but we cant predict the weather) I got my ESVA test and the likes done independantly in Bristol, guy who owns the place was also Scottish lol (its a small world) Since i picked up my car over a year ago iv never stopped smiling :D unless the gritter goes past!! I think to import a car just now would cost a helluva lot coz of the gay exchange rates n stuff no?

Yea ill be there mate, grab hold of me and say hi coz im oblivious to people otherwise lol

Cant seem to get it to work, heres the linky

Heres a vid my girl took on her phone of me giving my Banana some stick Please wait a few seconds for Video to Load!