mowog73

Thanks David for doing this little test, truly surprising. I'm glad I've always paid the extra for a genuine cap from Rimmer.

Wheel nuts is 75 Nm. 100 Nm is a lot!. There are bolt torque charts on the internet, based on the bolt diameter and the grade of the bolt, helpful if you can't find the torque setting in the workshop manual.

I too have no clue about Australian legality, but I can highly recommend Mike Satur's FCCKit, which I have installed in both of our F's.

Hi David, You're right, glad it happened on the drive, not the motorway. And true, odd failure point.

21 psi when warm? That seems awfully low.

It can still be found, although maybe not in its entirety
web.archive.org/web/20181013163837/https...al.co.uk/index.shtml

Pusb wrote:

Also, I've replaced the coolant cap. However after driving this morning I left the car about 3 hours to cool down, then went to check the coolant level. When I took the cap off the exapansion tank released some pressure. Surely there shouldn't be any pressure in the tank once the engine is cold?

 

Yes, there could still be pressure after 3 hours, probably very little though.

I've installed Mike Satur's FCCKit in both of our Fs.  I installed one in February, 2019 and the other in June, 2019, so two driving seasons so far and my wife and I are very impressed with the ride quality that the coilover kit provides.