adam1989

ok so ive tried to reset the ecu but cant see anything in there that says EFI or ECTS?? think i need a little help lol does this look normal or is there some missing? edit: ok so i didnt see the diagram inside the lid, how embarrasin lol! i have reset the ecu now and the traction control light isnt flashing anymore! :D

I'll try resetting the ecu tonight then andy thanks for that :) , tfk yeah its when the clutch is released, and i do not know what a bleed nipple is or a slave cylinder or bell housing sorry lol not that good yet! and dont even know how to bleed the brakes! only know a few things but will learn all this in time hopefully! i'll ring up the garage to check if they spotted anything when doing it though or if they checked the fluids and fly wheel just to make sure. the old clutch had started slipping badly thats why i replaced it, but i also drove round for a bit with it like this which i read somewhere can damage the fly wheel? but that doesnt explain why it stopped grinding when it was breaking , the sound is definately not coming from the wheels its coming from the engine some where or under the car at the front! its not terrible at the moment more annoying but i would still like to get what ever it is sorted before it causes any more damage! stevie thanks for those guides will come in usefull, looks like a trip to the breakers soon, have made a list of things i need lol, any ideas on the aerial anyone? can you just buy a new unit and get it fitted or something, and also what about the rear dust plate? thanks again! adam

does anyone know if there is any walk through's on here for changing the rad? suppose i could give it a go! the engine light isnt coming on, and i know this is a thick question lol but how would you reset the ecu? just disconnect the battery for a bit? about the clutch, how would i go about bleeding the hydraulics? its a new clutch so shouldnt that be fine? its hard to explain what it is really, getting it in gear is fine and it engages ok, if i accelerate gently its fine, its when i put my foot down a bit for the first few seconds it grinds and everythihng sort of vibrates!?! if i get the revs up a bit though before changing gear and accelerating then its fine , doesnt improve if its heated up or if i pump the gas a few times though, anyone got any ideas on how i can get a new aerial on then? or will i have to replace the black thing aswell because theres still metal in it so i cant screw a new one in! also if the rear dust plate is damaged or loose is that easy to replace or fix up? im going to get the wheel off in a bit to see if i can see what's wrong with it, thanks for the help everyone! :)

thanks for the replies, it wasnt radweld but something similar , think it was called k seal? the guy in the garage put it in for me as a temporary fix then i forgot about the problem for a while does anyone know how easy / expensive it would be to fit the new rad if i were to get one? will have to get it to a garage to find out the problem with the TRC, would like to start sorting the car myself and learning as i go but think that would be a bit difficult to figure out for me untill i know a bit more! its the drivers door that is missing a pin, there is meant to be one at the top and one at the bottom of the hinge like the others but there is only the top one! andy r - there is a clicking noise coming from it aswell yeah but its mainly a scraping noise as the wheel goes round, wouldnt know where to find the drainage plug have had a look before under the car but could only see the engine floor lol! i'll have another look tonite, if i dont get anywhere though i might take you up on that offer can always do with some tips thanks mate! i was looking into the grinding noise last night aswell and it appears to be happening as soon as i change gear and accelerate - the harder i accelerate the louder it is untill i hit a few revs and the sound goes?? norlec - thanks for that, gives me a bit more confidence to know i could get it all sorted eventually, will need a big bank balance though! you reminded me of more things that are broke lol, i only got one key and the plastic has snapped so need a new one, my aerial is also broke (snapped off inside and dont know how the hell to get another one on as i cant screw it in now!) , the wing mirror and case is smashed, and there is a big scratch down the side. looks like ive got a big project on my hands! oh well, i like a challenge :D

Hi, thanks for the reply, the sound comes from the front of the car when changing gear and sort of vibrates aswell! it may well be the fly wheel, didnt think of that, dont really know my stuff when it comes to cars yet but am learning :) ! , how much am i looking at if it is the fly wheel? also i think it is the dust plate but think it may be loose as when i push it back it stops for a bit then makes a loud panging noise then starts scraping again? the coolant was dripping out of the bottom of the car at the side of the rad, could tell it was definately coolant! It was leaking slightly months ago so i put some of that filler stuff in and it was fine, but mustve finally gone! the strange thing about it is that if i take it easy and fill it up a tiny bit now and then it seems fine again! will get it replaced anyway dont want a replay of what happened last time, when i broke down the engine sounded like a diesel! sounded fine after it was topped up and cooled down again, and drives normally. and its the "TRC OFF" light that keeps flashing on and off, and there is no other lights showing, it only started flashing a few minutes before i broke down! :( also does anyone know of anywhere i would be able to get a new door pin because one is missing from mine for some reason so its a bit wonky when open, thanks for your help! Adam

Hi guys am new here been reading a while but only posted a couple of times! I have a v reg is200, have wanted one of these badly since i was younger and finally got one at the end of last year :) but i am not having much luck with it! the problem is that basically i was conned, since ive had it ive noticed loads of things wrong with it and its starting to take the p$ss now! dont know wether its worth just getting another one! right, well here goes lol : the car was in a crash (front) but has been fixed up badly, looks fine from the outside but there is no headlamp washers, no fog lamp holders to put bulbs in, the covers for inside the wheel arches are missing, inside the engine bay some of the covers have cracked and fallen off, the back wheel makes a scraping noise when i reverse (loose brake plate?) the clutch went (have just replaced it), the radiator is on its way out, the bumper is not bolted in properly as the screws are broke, the motor on the drivers seat is broke, theres a crack on the wind screen, the engine floor looks broken, think you get the picture now lol anyway the main reason why ive posted is because i broke down the other day because there was no coolent left at all, and the traction control light started flashing on and off?!? the coolent was dripping out the bottom of the car so i had to wait for it to cool and topped it up again, the drove it home slowly. the weird thing is since then it seems to be driving normally again, and the coolant hasnt leaked, but the traction control just keeps constantly turning off and on, i wa just wondering if anyone else had experienced this? apart from this the car seems to drive fine apart from a loud grinding noise that i get when i have changed gear, which used to happen but stopped when the clutch was breaking, then started again when the new one was in? i think my money was burning a hole in my pocket and should of checked it over better nstead of being so exited as apparently its had 7 owners before me, the last one was a painter and probably used it as a work horse because there is paint stains in the boot, which is minus a spare wheel i might add :P I know im waffling on a bit now so will stop am just getting annoyed with it now,love it to bits but it needs sorting out! so if anyone can can point me in the right direction with the grinding noise when changing gear, the traction control problem, the back wheel's scraping noise, and whether it would be worth just getting another one it would be much appreciated, also i have been shunted in the rear twice in the last 5 months which has turned out to be a plus i suppose as the back is all shiny and new now apart from a rattle noise when i go over bumps sometimes :D lol i'll shut up now! thanks adam

haha no i didnt mean the top bit was fine as it was, and yeah i know its an intercooler, but havent got the money for that! its sort of the look im going for though, just cant find the right stuff anywhere! im probably going to have one made arnt i ? i take it no one has ever had this before then? cheers, Adam

hi guys, sorry if this is in the wrong section! my is200 will be back from the garage soon after being repaired, and i am going to be modifying it a bit :) i have been looking round for some grilles / mesh to replace the normal one on the front of the car on the bottom section, and would really like to have it as some horizontal metal lines going across rather than the normal crossed ones etc, but cant seem to find any anywhere?? i was just wondering if anyone had ever heard of this, as i think it would look pretty good! would i have to have one custom made? if so does anyone know of anywhere that would do this for me? i hope you understand what i mean lol :D , i have attached a cartoony type pic tht sort of has what i want on it,!! thanks, adam

best for you budget mate; ditch rear 6x9's remove completely. Buy some good fronts and dynamat; the MB Quarts are very good speakers and with the right amount of effort on the doors they will play some good midbass. a good 2 channel amp or 4 channelif you want room to improve.. jbl 75.4 is a good budget amp and so are the hifonics amp a good sub in the right box will work well if you have the ski hatch out and the 6x9's. looking at the budget prob a hifinocs sub and amp. you could get away with a good 4 channel amp to run the fronts and bridge to run the sub: hifonics i use this in the GF megane coupe with a single 12" and front components.. what sub do you have? hi, its this one http://www.motorspeed.co.uk/store_main.asp...product_id=3518 but dont think im going to use that one want to get a bigger more powerful one lol, mite just stick in the old 6 x 9's just for the sake of it, can always take them out, are they difficult to fit/take the old ones out? if they are i wont bother, also sorry for being stupid but is the ski hatch the thing behind the arm rest or summat?? am looking at this sub at the moment, what u reckon? http://www.dvbcaraudio.co.uk/product_info....roducts_id=2988 im not familiar with any of the figures when it comes to these things! i am going to learn though lol, im guessing ill need an amp with that so am looking at the ones in your post, what kind should i be looking for? will be getting some of the dynamat, and hopefully a new headunit with screen, can i chose any or would there be compatability problems? i know im really thick lol sorry, cheers!!

those speakers look good m8, mite give them a go :) is there anyway of getting the back speakers to work properly? the car already had the cd player changed when i got it, would like to either get them working properly or as a last resort change them - is this quite fiddly to do? i think i remember seeing a thread somewhere on here where the seats had to be removed etc , i have already got 6x9's i could use from the old car if i have to though. any ideas on how simple it is to wire the sub? i have been having a look on here but am a bit confused! i wanted to fit som speakers on the passenger doors in the back aswell but think im dreaming there lol, cheers!

ok, thanks for the replies! looks like a carputer is out the window then, but ive decided on getting the speaers sorted instead - im going to leave the ones on the rear shelf cos will probably be too much trouble, but am going to replace all the other ones, and fit a sub in the boot - i have read that i can be quite difficult to get bass into the cabin though?? can anyone recommend a good set of speakers for the front, and what i should be looking for? ill get that sorted then look into the underseat subs and maybe some sort of enclosure for them, get a new head unit and then maybe extend my budget and get the window tinted :winky: , also i did have a look for the led's on here but couldnt seem to find the sizes, but i have found these if they are any good? http://www.flatbatt.co.uk/LED-neon-lightin...d_lighting.html think im going to have fun trying to wire it aswell, if anyone can point me in the right direction and suggest some speakers that are loud it would be much appreciated! :D

hi all, im adam and am new to loc, and i finally have an is200se - which i have wanted for years! but its in the garage at the moment because some **** went into the back of me , anyway i'm looking to install a sound system myself but am a complete amateur when it comes to these things! i want to get some sort of carputer setup with a monitor headunit and replace the front speakers, install underseat subwoofers, and i already have a subwoofer for the back. i was wondering how hard it would be to replace the boot speakers, and if this would be possible to do all this for about £600-£700, or am i being stupid? how hard would it be to wire up the subwoofers etc? the car has already got a sony cd player in it. was wondering if anyone could recomend a good setup for the money i have, and also if anyone knows what size fitting the led's are for the dash so i can change them? sorry for all the questions, would appreciate some help! thanks, adam