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Hi all Due to the fact my R came with very little service history I was contemplating having the timing chain replaced, the car is on 22 thou now and I was wanting to be more safe than sorry, however I adjusted the valve clearances today and I saw that all the timing marks had reasonably clean...

hi all I am going to adjust my valve clearances tomorrow and never having done twin cam ones before i have a question..when the relevant piston is at tdc, are the inlet AND the exhaust done at the same time..i have watched various you tube vids and seen that the timing wheel marks are turned to...

hi all anyone had a fn2 timing chain replaced lately? just wandering on the average cost also does anyone know a good independent in the Wiltshire area competent enough tp do such a job if not it will have to be the stealers thanks

hi all i will be looking to change the timing chain on my R, with the mileage approaching 122000 i feel its time..my question is can the chain be changed with the engine in the car? thanks

Hi all I have just bought a second fn2 R which to be fair is in reasonable nick, it has 125000 on the clock but runs sweet and has reasonable history. the car also came with a good few spare parts including a brand new in box BGA timing chain kit, my question is should I use the kit? I know a...

hi all probably a silly question but are mk8 bonnets interchangeable across the range? I have a type r and need another bonnet which i can get not to far from me but its off a lesser model thanks

hi 1 question..how do all you guys clean the inside of the fn2 windscreen, drivers side? I obviously have fat hands cos I cant get them down between the top of the dash and the screen to reach the bottom is there a top tip?

hi this may sound like a stupid question but will poly anti roll bar bushes help stop the thing from rolling in bends or is this just a type r trait.I have replaced the shocks with new all round and the springs are Tein s tech lowering 20mm rear 15mm front.car just seems to roll into...

hi the p/s powerfold mirror on my fn2 does not work,in fact untill today neither worked so I purchased 2 sod units and fitted them the d/s now works but not the p/s I have swapped over the sod's the d/s still works but not the p/s.Checking the wires there are a blue wire and a red wire going...

does anybody know if the horn is positive or ground activated thanks

hi I've just fitted a jvc double din to my fn2 but the one i ordered didn't come with a harness adaptor so i bought that separate as well as the aerial adaptor now its all in I have no led display for the clock or a/c functions is this correct or do I need another adaptor..seems like Im going...

hi sorry if im in wrong section, when giving my fn2 beans around the lanes on my way home I have a strong burning rubber smell coming into the cabin,driven normally = no smell, at first i thought it was a tyre rubbing on something... thats the sort of smell it is.. the reason i thought this is...

hi I have been given a sportex race tube as a belated birthday gift from my son as the middle section of exhaust is knackered and I have a couple of questions regarding the fitting..firstly the tube is 2.5" in diameter and looks huge does anyone know if it fits the standard cat and back box?both...