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Good mechanic/garage recommendation needed by damrabbit on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:23 pm
As title preferbly dudley/wolverhampton area

Need someone who is good won't rip me off to sort my b series 2.2 out with the egr fault i've cleaned it replaced some vac pipes that looked dodgy and its still the same

Now i'm a bit mechaniccly niave i'm ok if i can unbolt a part then bolt new part on when it comes to fault finding i just rollover and give up to the point where i'm ready to trade her in i had 2 test drives 1 in a range rover :shock: the other in a vitara

But i've decided to stick with her and get it sorted but i want to know its been done and done properly for a fair price it would also benifit me thats its a proper trader 'cause if i get an invoice my company pays for it :)
It was just an old worn out jeep
Rusty old floor boards
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Modifications: AVM manual hubs,265/75 16 Kuhmo M/T's,removed side steps,removed bullbars,added pikey style snorkel,2" suspension lift (cheers Alex),custom roof rack ,Waffle Boards,Hi-Lift Jack,removed rear seats,12,000lb winch,aussie bumper fitted thanks to BRF,Birds nest removed,egr's removed,flappy paddle on exhaust removed (all thanks to A friend) LWB Lights conversion CB with AUX speaker
,32mm wheel spacers

1997 BMW 328i Touring(DEAD)
1993 gas guzzling monster ?
Region: International

Take it to a Diesel Specialist if you dont want to go down the Main Dealer route. They are sometimes a good way of getting a honest diagnosis and they are used to seeing certain type of faults. There are some Mechanics who are good at what they do, but they just dont have the experience of Modern Turbo Type Engines with a complicated Managment System.

As with all these trades people ask around and see if you can find a somebody who can recommend a good one. Then give them a call, I think there is a lot of truth in that saying going by your Gut Feeling !!

Good luck
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So no recommendations on here then :| and asked around even the mot station where she passed today :dance: couldn't recomend anyone so maybe she will be gone then :cry: as soon as i find sommat else
It was just an old worn out jeep
Rusty old floor boards
Hot on my feet

Drive-alan jackson
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damrabbit
aka .. Dave the tree hugger
aka .. Dave the tree hugger
 
Posts: 743
Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:16 pm
Location: Dudley its bostin'
Modifications: AVM manual hubs,265/75 16 Kuhmo M/T's,removed side steps,removed bullbars,added pikey style snorkel,2" suspension lift (cheers Alex),custom roof rack ,Waffle Boards,Hi-Lift Jack,removed rear seats,12,000lb winch,aussie bumper fitted thanks to BRF,Birds nest removed,egr's removed,flappy paddle on exhaust removed (all thanks to A friend) LWB Lights conversion CB with AUX speaker
,32mm wheel spacers

1997 BMW 328i Touring(DEAD)
1993 gas guzzling monster ?
Region: International

Cheer-up damrabbit yours has just passed its MOT :dance: !!

Not sure quite what you are after, have a trawl through This Lot- you just never know what you might find :| :|
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Cheers for that speedbird i had looked through the recommended list but nothing there to help,I am pleased it passed the mot as i didn't think it would.

Its just that it now really getting on my nerves that evertime i get to 50-55 mph the eml light comes and it struggles to go any faster i won't take it to a main dealer as they wouldn't even tell me what the code meant i had to find that out on here they just wanted it in for another 3 hours of diagnostics to find the problem add that to then the time fixing it with price of parts at their prices and as you can see it gets a bit pricey :(
It was just an old worn out jeep
Rusty old floor boards
Hot on my feet

Drive-alan jackson
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damrabbit
aka .. Dave the tree hugger
aka .. Dave the tree hugger
 
Posts: 743
Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:16 pm
Location: Dudley its bostin'
Modifications: AVM manual hubs,265/75 16 Kuhmo M/T's,removed side steps,removed bullbars,added pikey style snorkel,2" suspension lift (cheers Alex),custom roof rack ,Waffle Boards,Hi-Lift Jack,removed rear seats,12,000lb winch,aussie bumper fitted thanks to BRF,Birds nest removed,egr's removed,flappy paddle on exhaust removed (all thanks to A friend) LWB Lights conversion CB with AUX speaker
,32mm wheel spacers

1997 BMW 328i Touring(DEAD)
1993 gas guzzling monster ?
Region: International

Hallo damrabbit

if you are looking for a cheaper way of having the codes read dont for get this - Just Here :roll:
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Region: South East

Cheers for that

but a little good news i chap who does car tuning near me says on bmw's and any v.a.g group car the the egr can be "deleted" from the ecu thus enabling removel if wished he is going to borrow a tech 2 to have a look at mine and then see if its possible with mine so heres hoping :dance:
It was just an old worn out jeep
Rusty old floor boards
Hot on my feet

Drive-alan jackson
User avatar
damrabbit
aka .. Dave the tree hugger
aka .. Dave the tree hugger
 
Posts: 743
Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:16 pm
Location: Dudley its bostin'
Modifications: AVM manual hubs,265/75 16 Kuhmo M/T's,removed side steps,removed bullbars,added pikey style snorkel,2" suspension lift (cheers Alex),custom roof rack ,Waffle Boards,Hi-Lift Jack,removed rear seats,12,000lb winch,aussie bumper fitted thanks to BRF,Birds nest removed,egr's removed,flappy paddle on exhaust removed (all thanks to A friend) LWB Lights conversion CB with AUX speaker
,32mm wheel spacers

1997 BMW 328i Touring(DEAD)
1993 gas guzzling monster ?
Region: International


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