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Author: sheppy1 - Replies: 39 - Views: 18816
Wrong T Cut
Hey guys,

So I went and bought some t cut to work out some of the small scratches on the car and it seems to have worked well in some areas and highlighted some deeper scratches and chips in other areas (see photo)

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I then realised that I'd used normal t cut when it says on the back you should use metallic t cut for metallic cars...doh! So will this do the car any damage?

Thanks
Author: michaelcngm - Replies: 2 - Views: 2833
TURBO FAILURE, something else wrong
I'm in rather desperate need of ideas! Just before Xmas on a 45-mile return trip, I started to hear the turbo. It wasn't loud, but clearly there unlike normal. At Xmas, we set of on a journey with our fingers crossed, but about 35 miles down the M74, going up an uphill stretch, the turbo gave up completely. We struggled on a bit further, but were soon leaving a smoke trail, and pulled off to get recovered. The car's been in getting the turbo replaced, but the garage doing the work (they're recom
Author: chris87 - Replies: 0 - Views: 1598
Wrong Spark plugs
Hi all,
I am having exactly the same problem with a 2nd hand Astra as in this thread: https://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-Any...t=55576026
The supplied spark plugs actually seem to be not suitable for the 1.4T engine at all. Their part number is 55565219 and they are chopper plus and not iridium.

Now, one of the supplied spark plugs broke and damaged