More problems (hesitating again)
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@3fd1c54d32=daniel:
@3fd1c54d32=ukmx3admin:
Most indipendant tyre fitters will supply and fit 2 part worns for £50 for the mx-3. Its an unpopular size which keeps it cheap.
**Have you got a CAT on your car?
If the CAT has collapsed, blocking the exhaust it can also cause the problems your describing.**
thanks admin, i had already thought of that so i got the cat off and loads of the inards fell out so i knocked the rest out with a piece of pipe and a lump hammer lol. so you can rule the CAT out im afraid. I have explored most of the avenues i can think of, so far to no avail.
2 new tyres (part worns) for a whopping £12.50 each and another tenner for fitting, valve and balancing and now i have a NEW problem…
now the tyres were slightly bigger but i am almost 100% sure this will not be the problem (205/60/15's).
since fitting them i have an extremely hard break pedal and the abs is kicking up under light breaking, the breaks are hardly working at all and it feels very dangerous to drive now. is it possible that one of the break pipes has been crimped or perhaps an abs sensor has been knocked. i dont understand how the sensor would make the pedal hard though.... i am scared to drive it. I will get the wheels off again tomorrow and have a look. despite the pedal being hard, if i press it and hold it the pedal goes ALL the way down to the stop. I am confused how a tyre change could have gone so terribly wrong.just incase it gets lost in the thread lol
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Just remember those larger tyres will put your speedo out!!
Also you should not run different tyre sizes front to back either. All 4 tyres should be the same height.
Can't imagine what they could have done to upset your brakes though, best to whip the wheels off and have a good inspection of everything. Also have a look around where they were jacking it from. I've seen some dodgy dealers just throw a jack under a car and jack it from anywhere!!!
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If your CAT was broken up, make surre no bits have gone down the exhaust and blocked it.
Just suggesrions tried swapping temp sensors? O2 sensors? etc
Wish you were local so I could take a look at it myself.
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Just spotted ur in Devon, where abouts r u?
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Im actually in Launceston, Cornwall, the misses set up the page for me lol. the cat was broken from the manifold side so i doubt anything would have gone down into the pipe. I did think about the o2 sensors but didnt have the cash (and still dont really) to buy any. and as it wasn;t throwing up any fault codes didnt think it could have been that.
I have removed the ABS fuse for now to stop the abs kicking in at all as a temporary fix. I dont think the speedo will be too far out as it is only the next size up (he didnt have any 55's :() but i know it will be reading slower on the speedo than i am actually going. also car REALLY didnt want to start this morning and when it did, it stalled. But I am putting that down to me disconnecting the IAC again to stop the "lunging" when i decelerate. thinking about getting rid of the fucking thing and getting another alfa romeo as, believe it or not, i had less hassle pmsl! might go for a V6 this time though :D
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Don't buy an Alfa buy a Mitsi FTO, they are so cheap now days.
I have a Manual GPX MIVEC FTO, its a 2.0 litre V6 kicking out just over 200 BHP. They are awesome cars. I only paid £700 for mine and I love it, comfortable and its damn fast. Not much in it between my FTO and my KLZE either, but the FTO puts it down better and feels more refined. And you have got to love the MIVEC growl (Have to get the MIVEC and have to get MANUAL, the rest are poo).
Im paying £400 insurance 7 yrs no claims, no points, over 25.
What you doing with the MX-3? If its got NO rust inc arches I might be interested if its a pre 94, i'd just stick a KLZE in it.
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I'd just put scrap yard sensors in not buy new ones. I got some in my garage I think, got its a pain living 250 miles from my lockup.
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i took an FTO out for a test drive before i bought my first alfa. wasn't a mivec though, just the 180bhp version on a manual box, and i gotta say, that thing was bloody quick. if the speedo was reading right i was doing 80 in 2nd gear lol. (the bloke came with me and shit himself a bit ;)) and the way it held the road for a fwd car was unreal. I have always wanted an FTO but the imports insurance absolutely cripples me. only 2 yrs no claims over 25. I will put it in perspective
my MX-3 SE is costing me £380 as its a UK car
MX-3 import is all but £800…
I dont know why but i just cant insure imports. maybe because of where i live, maybe because i am just 25 years old but it is too much for me unfortunately.would love a go in your mivec though :twisted:
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Mivec Mirage would be just as quick as an FTO and might be cheaper on insurance for ya? No V6 rumble though!
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3000GT!
Daryl, Im looking at selling my MX3 V6 next year, april time-ish, but its a 98, any interest?
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might have another mx3 lined up now, its a scrapper so it will be cheap. hoping I can make a good one out of the 2. apparently it is very smoky so the engine will be no good, probably valves, but I will try and get mine running as it should be with the rest of the bits. I will try and get it as soon as i can afford it. I am going through a 3rd party, dunno why he cant just give me the bloke number. if or when i do get it i will post up some pics for you guys
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An answer for some similar symptoms as to you Dan:
@c2ff78b40f:
There are two common causes of this issue. First is unmetered air entering through a hole or leak in the air intake system. Inspect the intake piping and all the vaccuum hoses.
Second, and I think probably at least part of your problem is the coolant. The throttle body uses coolant to sense the temperature of the engine to set the idle in cold weather. As the coolant temp increases the throttle body gradually lowers the idle. If the coolant level is low, flow through the TB is intermittent or non-existant. Make sure that the coolant level is right up and that there are no bubbles or leaks in the cooling system. I'll bet $5 this relieves at least some of your symptoms.
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already checked the coolant level unfortunately. perhaps there is a vacuum leak somewhere as it is not as bad once it is warm, giving the pipes time to expand due to the heat transfer, closing up the leak. i guess its possible
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Sorry but only want pre 94's, I like a simple ZE swap.
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I'd throw in some scrapyard coolant sensors. Or test yours if you have a multi meter.
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thats one of the things i dont have and even if i did, i wouldnt have a clue how to set it up pmsl.
P.S mine is an SE so it is obd1 as far as i know ;) lol. looking at maybe just buying an mx6 and be done with the 3
