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    My R30

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    The R30 was stolen from Werribee Rail Station today - sometime between 7:45am and 1:45pm If you find the little pieces of crap that stole it, save a baseball bat for me! Vehicle details: R30 5-door hatchback, reg FVB534. (NDSOC plate surrounds) Silver, 5sp manual, 15" 5-spoke rims, SAU sticker on rear quarter windows.
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    Have you checked that the alternator is charging correctly? If the regulator in the alternator is not working correctly, the battery will be overcharged and die.
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    It's "x100 mmHg", so the gauge goes from -700mmHg - +700mmHg. 760mmHg = 1 bar = 14.7psi.
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    It's either making 5psi or it's making 7.5 psi - which is it? Please clarify.
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    www.ndsoc.com.au
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    AFAIK, the factory setup is as I described previously. Some people have altered the setup to have a hi/lo setup in addition to the eyeball hi-beam. Maybe a previous owner has grabbed the wire from the high beam (eyeball) light to power the hi bit of the hi/lo setup. Do you have wires to the eyeballs? Alternately, are the globes all ok?
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    In the photo, working from L->R: indicator - park - low beam - high beam. To get high beam to work, you push the indicator stalk forward. If you pull the indicator stalk towards you, you get "high beam flash" / "overtake". (When you switch to high beam, the low beams turn off.)
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    The high oil pressure isn't blowing out the dipstick. That results from blow-by (compressed gasses getting past the rings and pressurising the sump). The high oil pressure is probably from the grade of oil you are using - what oil are you using?
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    My bad (partly). My R30 does, my R32 doesn't.
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    A "few" ? There's hundreds!
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    Forget about the wideband until you actually get the engienrunning - O2 is ignored until constant throttle (cruise) conditions). RBs like LOTS of ignition timing to start - in the order of 40 degrees.
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    Leave wasps alone. They get very narky when you disturb their nest or spray insect spray in their general direction - particularly European wasps. Unlike bees, they can sting multiple times (they don't lose their stinger).
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    You don't need to block anything off. The connection on the passenger-side rocker gets diverted to the catch can and the other catch can fitting feeds back to the inlet of the turbo.
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    I would say the pivot point on the clutch fork has broken. When you press the pedal, the cracks in the fork pivot simply "opens up" and doesn't push the thrust bearing fully onto the pressure plate. Alternatively, the clutch pedal box has broken.
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    A black spark tip usually signifies poor combustion, rather than no combustion. Do you have compression in #5? Poor compression could cause poor combustion of the air/fuel mix. Clean #5 plug, to make sure it will fire correctly (if it's going to fire). Swap #5 coil with another cylinder, and observe which cylinder now has the problem.
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    Pretty much. No. (how are you going to crank the engine otherwise?) No It should be consistent across all cylinders with +/-10% variation (not necessarily 10% of 170)
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    If the light is working, it should come on with all the other warning lights just as you turn the key from ACC to ON (before START).
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    Have become aware of a R30 hatch available for parts. Another car managed to park on top of it!!!! So it's been written off. If you need parts, contact Janet Coleman on 03 9822 3361
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    SEARCH is your friend
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    No wonder it's flooding. It should only be around 39psi.
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    If you can only run 91 fuel, you will need to take some timing out of the maps. Also, what is the setting for timing during start? RBs like a lot, like 40-45 deg. When trying to start after flooding, you need to just keep cranking - could take nearly a minute to clear the excess fuel. The engine won't start like normal.
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    As long as you have treated it well, with regular maintenance, there is no reason why it can't last forever.
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    Word of warning - NEVER start a newly built engine unless you are certain you have oil pressure. Check for oil pressure by cranking only, with spark plugs removed.
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