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I got chance to check the intake system last night. I took the filter housing out and pulled the snorkel out. It didn't take long to see that both the top end, and the bottom end had collapsed in on themselves, almost completely at the top! A quick test without the snorkel ( now binned!) and the who...

Scarey...

I only dare 18 in my bug, though plenty of people retard the hell out of them and head towards 30psi

Lol - I can’t do bar in my head! I only think in psi’s

Most probably bad maintenance. I put some new belts on a few weeks back, and I think the alternator has loosened and allowed a bit of movement - dooooh. There’s also only around 10mm clearance at best, which doesn’t help. But an easy fix :D Wastegate will be a pain. Punctured diaphragm shouldn’t be ...

And a quick ride up the road only gives me around 5psi :-( and that’s without the bleed valve connected. I suspect it would only run 5 or 6psi without the wastegate connected. I’ll check for any inlet restriction next time, but I’m assuming the wastegate is partially open all the time, hence me not ...

Have fun in the sun, My legs got tanned - oiled my head somewhat too My snorkel pipe was so knacked I doubt it much would have got through it at higher revs, fortunately at the time it wasn’t connected to the filter, so if yours is original it’s worth checking. Made of cardboard and wire as I recal...

An interesting read, thanks for finding that. It certainly tells me that I can comfortably aim to be between 9 and 11psi, without worrying. I don't want to be installing an EGT gauge ( despite having one ) as you end up forever watching it! So I'll keep things as near stock as I can. So I'm pretty h...

Yep, it's a good write up is that. Sadly, I don't think its the turbo, or at least the turbine/compressor part. Initially I was concerned as it didn't feel like there was any play in it, but removing my rubber gloves and I can just see about a 1/4 to 1/2 a mill of movement. I can't get my fat finger...

Ta, I'll have a look today.

Haven't noticed any extra noise, its been fairly uneventfully quiet.

My JX was running reasonably until a spirited run out the other day, when I noticed it's occasional drip of oil had become a few drips. It had also lost some power. Over the next few short trips out, only a few miles, the bus got slower and the oil leaks were enough to make rear of the bus look like...

Thanks guys, I'll give it a go this week and report back.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/bazibbo/EAED290E-D79C-483B-A4DB-31258BD3871C_zpsy4yiwse6.png Ta Multisi It's one of these babies. Sadly it's definately remove the runners and weld them to the swivel. I'll brave the drill! I am really looking forward to getting the seat turning. It's going ...

I recently bought a generic seat swivel for my passenger seat. I've got to weld the swivel down to the wheel well and then tack the runners onto the swivel. That's no problem, but getting the seat runners off in the first place certainly is. What's the best way to remove the runners? The thought of ...

Thanks guys, I'm now full of confidence and I'll attack it with gusto this week

I've had a 'clutch judder' since buying my 1.6 diesel T25 last year. It's particularly bad when reversing up an incline, so I'm going to replace engine and gearbox mounts to start with. Though I'm not getting any noticeable movement of the gear stick between changes. Two questions that I can't find ...