Carver Rapide Water Heater Wiring
Unlike the earlier Carver “Cascade” heaters which had a complicated external controller for the gas side the Rapide simply requires a 12v/GND feed and then has two 12v outputs for …
VW Transporter (T5/T5.1) Steering Rack Replacement
I don’t really do detailed “Tutorials” but after doing the steering rack on my T5 I thought I’d write up a few pointers! It looks like a fairly daunting job …
Protect your Keyless GO Mercedes from Transponder Theft
Not a lot of people realise if you double click the lock button on a Mercedes FBS4 keyfob you temporarily disable the transponder in the fob and as such render …
Smart 453 Transmission Fluid / Oil Change
Drain plug: 8mm Allen KeyFluid: 1.7 Litres of Castrol Transmax Manual FE 75W Remove the intake pipe (flat head or 7mm socket on the jubilee clips) and air filter (T25 …
Smart 453 DCT Transmission / Clutch Deep Dive
I recently purchased 2017 Smart ForTwo with a transmission fault, other than the gearbox issue it was a super clean and tidy car so I decided to take a punt …
Chrysler / US Marine / Mercury Force 90-125hp 2-Stroke CDI Wiring
I bought an old 90s Bayliner that had a Mercury (Force) Sport Jet 90hp engine (0E prefix serial number) and most of the wiring was corroded so I wanted to …
Chrysler Force 70/75/90 Technical Specs
This post is basically going to become my ramblings about the technical details of Chrysler Force engines as and when I work them out so, Enjoy! Cylinder Head Bolt Size: …
Bayliner Reflexx Force 90 Wiring Diagram
I’ve recently acquired a Bayliner Reflexx Jet Boat with a US Marine Force 90 Sport Jet engine as a project, there is limited information available for this boat online so …
VW T5 Transporter Face-Lift Caravelle/Sportline Tail-light Upgrade
While the face-lift (T5.1 2010 onwards) sportline/caravelle taillights literally bolt on to a T5 and plug in the wiring is in-fact different to the earlier T5. Thankfully its a very …
Potential solution to Kia Sportage 7 speed DCT gearbox judder??
This “trick” was used in the past on the earlier Kia Souls that had a DCT gearbox. I have no idea if it forces the gearbox ECU to rediscover the …