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ok, another item in the list of "to do " in my new leg.... electric car locks "behavior" has been a bit strange from day one, most of the time only the driver's door would lock-unlock, sometimes the rest of the doors too... car doesnt have the original door lock remote system but has an alarm system with its own remote. yesterday finally switched the aftermarket alarm off and the problem persists even without using the remote, i.e., just using the key the other doors and trunk locks open/close intermittently. before tearing into the drivers door, is there any chance that its only the rod that moves the switch that is not regulated/needs adjustment or better to simply buy a door switch unit and change it? your feedback / experience will be appreciated. TG
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thanks guys will try from another connection still pretty amazing that there are no other options to opposedforces, what did people do before them? for my motorcycle parts i can count on at least half a dozen sites that have free access to full parts catalogs, some go back to 70's stuff cant understand why the auto industry is so different... Tg
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should be quite easy, too lines on cam, one line on crank pulley, just looks like this mechanic didnt even open the manual.... he must have used the little trianlge on the front of the pulley instead of the line at the back of the pulley as he added a bit of white to it and the cams where somehow aligned at that point. that said, never understood what the little triangle was meant to signal.... feel like calling the PO and tell him not to give any work to this guy ever!
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long weekend here, so had time to take care of the usual subby stuff after putting on the car 1500 miles light leak form the oil pump, so off come the parts, used the starter trick to open the pulley bolt, worked a treat even if a a bit scary... well, what do you know.... the mechanic that put the new belt for the PO 20K miles ago had the left cam off by one tooth, guess he totally missed the original mark on the crank pulley because there where all sorts of green and white marker lines al over the pulleys. funny thing is that car was running pretty good other than a slightly lumpy idle. now its simply smoother lets see what it does to the mpg's which werent bad as it was. new pump o-ring went in, new crank seal too as it was bone dry, that part is set. put in there also new cam cover rubber seals as same mechanic simply cut half of the old ones as they must have swelled from the constant oil leak from the steering pump reservoir. now its all dry and tidy and rear diff and G'box got new oil too next in the to do list is the left front CV. might attack it today even.. TG
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the valve thing is interesting... and a bit scary too, but my EJ20 motor has self adjusting valves, so not an issue, hopefully. I do half your mileage (have quite a few motorcycles to ride too ), so it will take me 2 years indeed to get my money back my 1st gen didnt have lpg, but i know how the installation looks like. I will just go to this dealership i really trust and have it done by them. will ask him about the valves issue though tnxs TG
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come mai parli italiano? rverdoold not sure its propane here.. the one i want is GPL, stands for liquid petroleum gas and you can fit a 50L tank instead of the spare wheel as the gas is compressed into liquid state. it costs here 1500 euro but with my mileage i can start saving after two years. the other one here is metan gas but that requires a lot of space in the trunk but saves more money too.
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So here she is... After the wiring harness of my 1st gen 92' SW went up in smoke after 7 years and 80K miles (140K total), found this 2nd gen with just 80K miles and bought it from one VERY carefull owner. PO gave me a 10 page long maintenenace log for the car and its just amazing the amount of stuff he did. clutch, timing belt, ALL THE SHOCKS, all some 15K ago. other goodies included were the original steel rims with new winter tires and the already installed tow hook. still some stuff to sort out like the usual o-ring at the pump leak + one CV joint on the way out + paint retouch in three of the car corners and the dreaded dashboard bulbs. looks like this one is a keeper, so looking now into fitting a liquid gas system which is a common mod in italy. and BTW, just in case you were wondering, giardinetta is the italian term for station wagon