Steve

I believe that pipe is for the exhaust solenoid valve on the tf, I have fitted an alloy inlet manifold on my F and just glued a piece of blank pipe over the end without any problems.

I have used it both before (some time before) and after oil changes and to my ears anyway it did work and was was not detrimental, it was on information from Jon of Rough Luck, he advised its use as a means of cleaning the valve gallery's so co.ing from such a knowledge base I gave it a try

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Just to chip in as I find this of interest, I wouldn't go to the lengths mentioned above, personally I would just get recon spheres from https://hahsltd.co.uk/hydragas-service.html but that is not to say that the idea is not a good one but should some attention be made to the diaphragm and its elasticity as this must have some bearing on the pressure? With just the gas in the cylinder being compressed would this be a more harsh ride ? I am from a electrical electronic backgound so clanky bits are not my bag, so mainly just curiosity. Born in 1957 if that has any relevance :-)

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Get well soon, and take it easy.

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Ha ha comical typo, actually I have a problem with Badgers so no Moles here, maybe I could send some your way.

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JeremyC wrote: wrote:

Thanks chaps, are the Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 not a suitable tyre too? I read plenty of places that they were, having been developed specifically for the MR2.

Im not saying they are not suitable as I don't know, nor am Ia tyre expert, however MG Motors hsve made a statement that the only two tyre manufacturers they recommend are Toyo for their T* range or Falken Z* range, although both have been superseeded now but remain the go to tyres by pretty much all the F/TF owners that I know from the two clubs I belong to, I myself use Toyo Tr1 or T1r cant remember which one is the newest version but over the last 10 years I have not had any issues in "normal driving" although I have been known to push on shall we say
As long as you ensure the side walls are XL especially on the back, and have four wheel alignment (tracking) correct tyre pressure, you have a solid base to start on any further handling issues, my F is 23 years old 90k moles and still on original bushes and no handling issues, for what its worth TF are known to be very sensitive to tyres far more than the F. Good luck with sorting your issues.

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I would change all four tyres for Toyo or Falken before anything, re-check all four corners tracking and try again, if the tyres are not xl side wall that can explain a lot.

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They are identical, post cat is the one prior to the back box (post or after cat) most likely you have an aftermarket cat and just one momentary blip will actvate the engine management lamp, I get the same on a long run (fed up with reseting) so I have a mil eliminator from elise parts to fit. I got a replacement (bosch) Lambda from MGF n TF bitz when I changed the cat.

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Yes they are compatible, obviously you need the associated downpipe I bought a Klarious one, although they seem to be cheap they are decent quality and were oem suppliers in my tenure at Rover Longbridge.

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Cobber wrote: wrote:

If they needed to cut costs they would’ve been better off giving the bean counters the arse than cheapscating the product.
A race to the bottom is never a race you want to win………everyone but bastard bean counters understands that!

Believe me BMW were as bad if not worse, I designed a trscking system to track a vehicle build and store the data on an RF tag, this data stayed with the vehicle from the initial frame build to leaving the gates on a transporter, the dealers would be able to access the data for warranty claims etc, the cost of the RF tag permanently attached to the vehicle (Mini in this case) was 40 pence, it was thrown out due to cost, go figure?

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