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  1. Spark plug
    I had an early 90's 2.9 Granada that hit a bad pothole one morning going to work and had to be towed into work to find the inertia switch had triggered...
  2. Spark plug
    I do. I trained as a mechanic in the 70's
  3. Spark plug
    As you say modern electronics are probly more sophisticated than the 90's cars. I looked in the handbook and can't find anything about this. I was more used to working on cars with points and plugs and carbs. Electronics is over my head.
  4. Spark plug
    I mean the switch that cuts power to the petrol pump in a crash so petrol is not spraying everywhere. where I live there is really bad potholes and im expecting this to trigger the inertia switch and I have no idea where it is. This happened me in my first injection car back in the 90's and had to be towed in to work early one morning only to find this switch had triggered and only needed prest in for the car to start... I think all injection cars have this kind of switch now...
  5. Spark plug
    Do any of you lads know where the Inertia switch is on my IS250? Thanks
  6. Spark plug
    I did away with my pollen filter and my windows clear so much faster. no need for it unless you live in a dusty place...
  7. Spark plug
    Its a real pain I used to be able to suck some out for my lawn mower. I now haf to remember my petrol can or its a 10 mile drive to get some, its worse now this new petrol goes off so quick...
  8. Spark plug
    I removed all the engine bay covers when I got mine and left them off. They don't do anything other than be in the way when you want to do anything...
  9. Spark plug
    Mine was £360 last year. Just got my renewal letter and it's £395 this year...
  10. Spark plug
    Road tax up again. £395 for a year really getting out of hand. Wouldn't mind so much if it was spent on repairing our roads that are in a dreadful state...
  11. Spark plug
    I know the feeling, I'm finding it hard to do my own repairs now but, don't know any local garages I would trust as I've always done my own.
  12. Spark plug
    I fitted a recon which cost just over £300 well over a year ago and have had no problems so far... Brand new Denso £ 180??? Don't think so. Online fake Denso I wouldn't trust anything online. A good quality recon 1 cost me over £300 from Moterfactor.
  13. Spark plug
    Brand new Denso £ 180??? Don't think so. Online fake Denso I wouldn't trust anything online. A good quality recon 1 cost me over £300 from Moterfactor.
  14. Spark plug
    Does our IS250 have Canbus? If so can anyone explain what it is and how it makes them easy to steal...
  15. Spark plug
    After the problems you have had I would buy one from Lexus or the local motor factor, rather than the rubbish you get on Amazon...
  16. Spark plug
    carbon build-up in the cats is what kills them when you do short runs and not warming the engine fully it causes unburnt fuel to reach the cats which causes damage as well. Redx helps to clean the carbon away. I use Redx every couple of months put a full 2 shot bottle in and fill up and go for a good fast run an Italian tuneup as it's called. I get the Redx in Tescos they often have it on offer its dear in other places
  17. Spark plug
    I think mine is original apart from new pipes welded in between the first and second cats. The egg smell is coming from the cats. I run mine on BP Super, use Red-x often, and never get the egg smell... uer
  18. Spark plug
    I put new struts and springs all round on mine over 2 years ago and my tires are wearing evenly across the tread. I think weak springs and struts can affect the chamber angle and cause tires to wear on the inside. She has done 18,000 mile since...
  19. Spark plug
    My first cars were not provided with alarms and fancy electronic locking by the makers you had to fit your own after-market alarms and immobilizers back then. They had simple locks and were easy to steal and the makers didn't want to know. I still use a Disclock on the steering wheel as a visible deterrent...
  20. Spark plug
    Is your auto box still doing well 2 months after flushing? I'm interested if you had any ill effects...
  21. Spark plug
    I mean Volvos and others in the 80's had it on startup. no fancy electronic sensors...
  22. Spark plug
    I think Volvo and some other makers had the right idea, their cars even years ago had side and tail lights come on as soon as they started...
  23. Spark plug
    The ones that come around corners knowing you are coming the other way yet wait for the auto dip to kick in and totally blind me before they dip. I've started keeping my beam on when I see them coming now to see how they like it... Seen that too, behind one that uses DLR at night and has no rear lights. Why car makers thought it was a good idea to not have tail lights on with them is beyond me...
  24. Spark plug
    It seems to be newer cars that have very bright led headlights that blind me on dark b roads. I live in the country and mostly drive on these types of roads. I'm getting to the stage that I hate driving in the dark and it doesn't help that it gets dark at 4 pm here in winter...
  25. Spark plug
    Older is better and less complicated. like normal lights that don't blind everyone coming the other way instead of LEDs that cost an arm and a leg when they blow. I will keep my older one until something serious goes wrong...
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