ilogikal1

Yay, I contributed something useful for a change. Normal service will now be resumed.

It's to reduce fuel vapour emissions (along with carbon canisters). Most vehicles now run the tank at a negative pressure stop fuel vapour venting to atmosphere since the regulations were changed in 1998 (ish... I think).

A few more pictures here, Will http://public.fotki....ismo-z33-gt300/ Oh and you can actually buy it too... http://www.draganddrift.com/?q=node/31

Chris Knott, Sky, Adrian Flux as mentioned, etc from the forum. Keith Michaels is worth a try too.

Possibly a sticky calliper piston (on the right front), effectively applying the brakes to one corner?

No problem mate.

When you look in your shopping cart, it's on the left hand side opposite the checkout button. Check the "Use Coupon Code" and it'll then give you the option to enter the code. It's before you enter any payment details;

Just in case anyone was thinking of this, there's currently a BOGOF offer on this (until 8.30am on Monday 9th), just add two to your cart and enter the code "CHEMXMAS" to get one of them for free. http://car-chem.com/store/car-care-exterior/Car-Wash-Shampoos/tailormade-by-carchem I've just ordered some and then realised, upon opening this thread to post this, that I've been even less imaginative with the name than even I first thought.

Although I admire your dedication to commit insurance fraud over simply trying elsewhere.

So which one am I then?

The same thing you do with all the other boxes that the postman brings you; build yourself a fort. Depends on the neighbour but in my case, probably rinse the blood splatter off my stuff...

Yep, applying FK as thinly as possible is the trick, once it's applied thinly it's very easy to remove almost regardless of how long you leave it. That said, even when it's over applied, it's still quite easy to remove once it's hazed fully but can be a bit uncooperative if you try to buff off too soon. It is great stuff though.

... On Saturday, I returned to my car (Azure 350Z) to find a much cleaner and much shinier '70 with a personalised plate had been parked up next to mine. Anyone on here?

Yep, mine's done it a few times now. The light will invariably come on just as I pull onto my drive (rather than when I'm approaching the petrol station), it'll still be on next time I start the car (obviously) but 5 minutes of sensible driving later it decides it's found some more petrol in the tank, the light does out and the DTE goes up. Usually come back on again at some point though, unfortunately I occasionally have to put more petrol in to get the light to go out...

Fixed that for you.

It's okay, you're not missing much, there's not really all of this in the box really...

My Xmas box has arrived.

Sorry to hear that. As mentioned, house insurance should cover it but your car insurance also should (depending on your excesses).

Such as? It doesn't have to be a dealer to maintain a warranty these days, if that's what you're suggesting?

I certainly wouldn't do that to mine, I don't like that at all.

Strictly true about the vents, but it won't necessarily decrease under-bonnet temperatures. Air like water always flows downhill. Downhill in terms of air is from a high pressure area to a low pressure area. The area above the bonnet vent is low pressure and this pulls air out of the engine bay. This is not necessarily good. Air is pulled out of the engine bay, no cold air is pulled in through the same gap, and pulling the air out of the engine bay in this area interrupts the air flow as Nissan designed it in through the front/underside of the car. Vents (unless designed specially and very precisely), as with raisers, will stifle the airflow efficiency and actually increase under-bonnet temps.

First batch of Xmas boxes were sent out today, so content reports are bound to follow shortly...

Tada...

Warm it up with your hands and don't let it sit for too long on the paint and Vanilla Ice should still be fine in lower temperatures.

No problem.