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  1. Posted

    Peugeot's have a complex additive system where a measure of ELOYS fluid is injected into the fuel system with every fuel-up. The only problem is that it relies on several components to work properly. And if one fails through age you get no regeneration and a blocked filter.

     

    Plus people don't realise that the additive is used every time you fill up, so if you're one of those who puts in a fiver or tenner every few days you're draining your additive tank rapidly!

     

     

    I never had a clue about this. Where is this additive located? I should really check the levels

  2. Posted

    Not sure if every diesel car is like a LR disco Td5 to re-map.

     

    " The TD5 engine was basically de-tuned by Land Rover to meet various specifications & regulations set out by countries from around the world. With the Standard Defender running from 122 to 127 hp and the Discovery at 139 hp however the engine is capable of producing allot more power. "

     

    If my memory serves we had the EGR removed and mapped from 139hp to around 180 hp. Better on fuel, much better torque and a lot lot nicer to drive. What's not to like about a re-map.

     

    My personal theory over the EGR debacle. The EGR is simply a device that re routes a portion of an engine's exhaust gas back to the engine cylinders to be re-burnt, supposedly to reduce emmissions (slightly). Here is why it's a useless addition. The diesel combustion engine requires little to make it work, CLEAN air and fuel as it is a compression-ignition engine. Why would you hinder it's performance by feeding it mucky air from the engine via the EGR which eventually gums up and restricts performance. That's my theory anyhow.

     

    Angel1.

     

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    Stuffed a bolt in the pipe, jubilee clip round it, job done.

     

    Angel1.

     

    Which raises the question of the DPF filter. If those gasses aren't being fed back into the engine, won't they clog up the DPF quicker?

     

    I'm always careful to use a DPF additive every 3k and Redex every tank anyway but that's because i'm paranoid because a DPF is bloody expensive!

     

    You are right about diesels being under tuned. I'll get roughly a third extra torque just from a stage 1 remap and a few mpg in fuel efficiency. It's win-win if you ask me

  3. Posted

    Doesn't that result in higher exhaust emissions?

     

    A bad remap could result in more unburnt fuel.

     

     

    Which is why i am asking for recommendations. I have found somewhere that specialises in HDI's but it's no where near local.

     

    Right now i am thinking that fitting a blanking plate is the best bet and get the stage 1 remap done.

  4. Posted

    My buddy has an MOT garage, I'll pop up tommorow and pick his brains.

     

    Angel1.

     

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    That's the idea, remove it and blank it off, or take it off, put blanking plate on then re fit the EGR. The blanking plate then stops it working.

     

    Angel1.

     

    And what about the pipes coming off the unit? I've seen a video where the guy just blocked them up, but he didn't go in to any details about if it is safe to do so and if it messes with the cars management system.

  5. Posted

    Have you tried a blanking plate first? Cheap, simple, and easy to reverse.

     

    An EGR delete is only usually done if the DPF is removed. And with the changes to the MOT law I'd strongly recommend leaving it as-is.

     

    I thought that if i fitted a blanking plate, i'd need the EGR deleted as well?

    What's the point of the EGR valve being there if there's a blanking plate in place?

     

    Thanks for the replies guys

  12. Posted

    I'm not posting it for sale here. I seriously doubt anyone on a forum would be interested anyway. However. I have a APC Smart UPS 3000 and i need to get rid of it. Ebay would be the obvious choice but i don't have the time to mess around with packaging this thing off.

    Does anyone know of a dealer that might be interested?

  13. Posted

    Just back from bonnie wee Scotland. Have to say, i'm loving the D3300 so far. I was already starting to think a 50mm could be the wrong choice. Now the 70-300 one has been thrown into the mix i'm starting to think a 35mm prime and the 70-300 might be the way to go. A quick google has the tele lens at £199 so can hopefully get one in a few weeks.

     

    Really appreciate the info peeps

  14. Posted

    I buy nearly all my camera gear used on eBay, and the majority of it from this seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/alldigital0869

     

    I cannot recommend them highly enough.

     

    Thanks. Nothing there for me right now but i'll keep checking.

     

    You can pick one up in jessops for around £140 or sometimes harrisons cameras have second hand ones.

    Prime lenses can be good for learning about composition and it's useful for low light situations with it being 1.8.

    I use the 35mm and 50mm a fair bit.

     

    I think i'll be trying the 50mm f/1.8 prime first. At just over £100 it'd be rude not to. But firstly i have a week in Scotland. It's a pity i'll only have the kit lens but i'll mostly be learning about this little beast anyway.

  17. Posted

    D3200 its great for the money and one of the best entry level DSLR's, the 100D is good light weight camera but the image quality is better on the Nikon.

     

    stay away from the 1200D very old sensor in it with not very good low light performance

     

    Thanks for the reply. I don't suppose you know what the D3300 is like? From what i can gather it is better than anything else in this bracket right now

  18. Posted

    Thanks for the reply. I can pick up a D90 around the £200 Mark off eBay but I'm kinda thinking along the lines of new might be better. What does the D90 offer that the new ones don't? It's been a few years since I did any photography so my knowledge is sketchy.

    The Nikon D3300 seems to be pretty good at this price range.

  19. Posted

    I'm looking to spend approx £300 on a DSLR. I'm not sure of the differences between the canon 100D/1000D and the Nikons in this price range so any advice would be welcome. I'm also considering the pentax K50 but this would be slightly out of my budget really.

     

    Are there any options i'm missing? (not a fan of Sony).

     

    Thanks for the help

  21. Posted

    I have an engineer coming out on Thursday. The only problem is he isn't an engineer at all. He can only sort issues with hardware (which i have already ruled out myself). In which case it becomes a line fault (like i've been telling them since December), and it will need to be escalated (passed on to openreach no doubt).

    All this is exactly what i told them in December and they did nothing. The moment it's fixed i am jumping ship.

     

    Would i be right in thinking a router is either working or it's not working? The guy tried tying me down to a new contract by saying he'd send me a new router because my 12 year old one was degrading... Very dodgy if you ask me.

  22. Posted

    Not being nosy here, but who is your ISP?

     

    Also, how computer literate are you? Just asking so I can see if I can make any suggestions.

     

    AOL (Talk Talk). They aren't much use i'm afraid. I had to explain to tech support that they actually have their own website to see my speed tests. I'm really computer literate.

     

    Plug the router into the test socket behind the faceplate on the master socket.

    Try using one filter then the other using only the cable that came with the router. ( no adapters or extensions )

    http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/view-master.html

     

    It's possible but unlikely that both filters have failed.

    Most supermarkets will probably sell them for a few quid.

     

    If there's no increase in speed, you've isolated your home wiring by using the test socket so any fault is external and you won't get charged.

     

    It's been plugged directly into the test socket for about a year now since i figured out it runs a tad quicker that way. I've swapped out both filters several times and also changed the cables for brand new ones. I didn't realise this ruled out all of the internal wiring. Nice to know!

     

    Good idea scimsfan - it's that early in the morning, I never thought of that.:)

     

    0742Sheff from your initial post, it Sounds like an external fault, but if you can eliminate your internal setup/wiring then they can't charge you.

     

    If you are on a BT phoneline, try dialing 17070, select option 2 and check for any noise - this is best done using a corded phone if possible.

     

    Do the phone test while connected to the test socket if possible.

     

    I am now thinking is is external. It was still borked all morning then mid afternoon it shot back up to it's normal speed until about 2 hours ago when it broke again.

     

    That happened to me several times also in S2 area and was to do with Plusnet.

    Got fed up with their excuses and change ISP and now all is working fine.

    I've contacted Sky and they seem to think they can't get any more speed out of my line but i'm still thinking about switching just for the fact my bill has doubled for absolutely no reason.

     

    Thanks for the replies folks. Much appreciated

  23. Posted

    2 days ago my connection dropped from 6mbps (i'm in s2), to 0.54mbps. It has been fluctuating slightly since but it's very rarely over 1mbps. I've contacted my isp and they say the line is fine (i don't believe this for one second. I've has issues for months now). They are willing to send an engineer out but it's going to cost me nearly £100 if he finds a problem my end. I have replaced all the cables but i am wondering if there is a way i can check my adsl filter. I only have the two of them and swapping them out does nothing.

  24. Posted

    Ping statistics for 92.223.1.92:

    Packets: Sent = 941, Received = 941, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 52ms, Maximum = 669ms, Average = 56ms

    Control-C

    ^C

    Nothing there. The 669ms shot up over 4 pings. No idea why.

     

    Wow's servers cannot be pinged from what i can tell.

     

    ---------- Post added 01-12-2014 at 17:31 ----------

     

    Does this make sense to anyone?

     

    Tracing route to 195-12-232-102.customer.teliacarrier.com [195.12.232.102]

    over a maximum of 30 hops:

     

    1 * * * Request timed out.

    2 24 ms 24 ms 24 ms host-78-145-160-1.as13285.net [78.145.160.1]

    3 25 ms 25 ms 25 ms host-78-151-226-173.as13285.net [78.151.226.173]

    4 26 ms 25 ms 26 ms host-78-151-226-192.as13285.net [78.151.226.192]

    5 34 ms 33 ms 34 ms host-78-144-9-69.as13285.net [78.144.9.69]

    6 33 ms 33 ms 33 ms host-78-144-11-16.as13285.net [78.144.11.16]

    7 33 ms 33 ms 33 ms 195.219.100.77

    8 33 ms 33 ms 34 ms if-3-2.tcore2.LDN-London.as6453.net [80.231.62.73]

    9 * * * Request timed out.

    10 * * * Request timed out.

    11 * * * Request timed out.

    12 * * * Request timed out.

    13 * * * Request timed out.

    14 * * * Request timed out.

    15 * * * Request timed out.

    16 * * * Request timed out.

    17 * * * Request timed out.

    18 * * * Request timed out.

    19 * * * Request timed out.

    20 * * * Request timed out.

    21 * * * Request timed out.

    22 * * * Request timed out.

    23 * * * Request timed out.

    24 * * * Request timed out.

    25 * * * Request timed out.

    26 * * * Request timed out.

    27 * * * Request timed out.

    28 * * * Request timed out.

    29 * * * Request timed out.

    30 * * * Request timed out.

     

    Trace complete.

  25. Posted

    I am yeah. Not played for a while now but still watch Circon and Quickybaby. This wouldn't be an issue if it were WoT. I'd just get a lag spike or whatever. WoW's servers are very picky with stuff like this and the slightest interruption will kick you off. I'm running an extended ping test right now but having to use Cyclone's ip addy above. Every one i try for WoW just times out.

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