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Heating & Cooling / Re: Temp Gauge
Last post by scs -
you can check if the thermostat is opening by feeling the radiator hoses. If the bottom hose is not hot the thermostat is not opening.
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Heating & Cooling / Temp Gauge
Last post by Andyo11 -
Hi, on starting my car the temp gauge slowly goes up to the three quarter mark then hits the warning light and after a while brings the oil alarm on and buzzer ? I’m assuming it’s a real temp as it’s bringing both warning lights on ? I’m thinking of changing the thermostat ? Any ideas ?
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Technical / Re: wheel tire combo
Last post by nadabsardar -
For a genuinely stock-height Mk2, the safe bet most people land on is a 15x7 (ET35–38) or 15x6.5 (ET38) with a 195/50/15 or 185/55/15 tyre that combo clears full lock on stock suspension without touching anything, even with mild wear/flex in the bushings.

If you push to 16x7 ET35 with a 195/45/16, it'll usually still clear stock height on a 3dr, but it gets tighter at full lock/full compression, especially on bumpy roads some guys get away with it clean, others get a light kiss on the inner arch lip under hard compression. Depends a bit on your specific arch (rust repairs, respray thickness etc. all shave a mm or two).

18s are a hard no without lowering and rolling on a Mk2 the arch just isn't tall enough at stock ride height, you'll be into the arch or fender liner every time.

Offset-wise, don't go below ET30 on the front if you're running stock height you'll start fouling the strut/inner arch before the outer.

So realistic ceiling for zero rubbing, zero cutting, stock height: 16x7 ET35 with a 195/45/16, with 15x7 ET35 as the "definitely safe, no drama" option.

On lowering totally fair call at your stage, and for what it's worth a lot of us who've had these cars 20+ years end up back near stock height eventually anyway, it's kinder on the car and you. If you ever do go coilovers just for the adjustability (not to slam it), a 20–25mm drop opens up 16s properly with zero rub margin to spare, and you could even look at 15x8 for a slightly meatier stance without touching the arch.
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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: No warning lights
Last post by Keekster64 -
My starting point would be to use the wiring diagrams in the haynes manual and a multi meter.  That way you can start to check, for example, if the instrument cluster is getting 12volts.  Then start checking the circuits until you can track the faulty component.  A simple initial task, would be to check the fuses aren't blown.