http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/ en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:11:18 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/images/bluefox/misc/rss.jpg http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/ http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7193-welcome-rousep.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:37:20 GMT *welcome to the site enjoy ure stay* welcome to the site enjoy ure stay ]]> Introduce yourself matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7193-welcome-rousep.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/car-chat/7192-jocelijnes-new-car.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:43:57 GMT Well.. Jocelijne has a new set of wheels... a... Well.. Jocelijne has a new set of wheels...
a W-reg Ford Ka Collection

It's a nice car, drives well.. and it's younger than mine!! :shocked...again:
But 2 cylinders less, and a third of the power (y)







]]> Car Chat McOlaf http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/car-chat/7192-jocelijnes-new-car.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/show-your-motor/7191-new-head-unit.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:26:53 GMT been given a new headunit after helping a friend... been given a new headunit after helping a friend move house this weekend and a few other jobs ..............

Kenwood KDC-W7044U Reviews

]]> Show Your Motor matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/show-your-motor/7191-new-head-unit.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-b/7190-paper-clipped-my-vectra.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:59:01 GMT Hi Guys,

it's been a while..
I was very busy, family sick and so on... so not much time to chat here...

anyway, this morning I have paperclip tested the Vectra.
It came up with 0100 and 0335
I know the 0100 is the MAF sensor, and I just ignore that for now as that has been changed 2 months ago, and I've been driving for a week with the EM light on prior to changing it...

But the second one worries me a bit, and might explain some minor issues I have ( had )

Maybe you've read that my car cuts out every now and then..
Lee first advised me to clean the Idle control valve, and that worked..
Since a week, the EM light comes on for a second or 2, and then goes out again...
This ONLY happens when slowing down for a junction or any other way of slowing down... the light comes on, and as soon as I want to make some speed, the light goes off and everything's fine...
at 1 or 2 occasions the car just died, and started straight away after that...

on 1 occasion the light came on, the car died, and no way I could get it running again... only after a few tries it fired up, and drove like nothing happened... and not in safe mode, but with all the power that is there...

Now I know that P0335 is the Crankshaft Position Sensor.
But, does that explain any of the above issues?

As far as I know, that sensor tells the engine when to fire the plugs...
And if that is true, all of the above makes sense..

Please let me know.. ]]> Vectra B McOlaf http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-b/7190-paper-clipped-my-vectra.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7189-welcome-mikevec150.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:28:36 GMT *hello and welcome to the site * hello and welcome to the site ]]> Introduce yourself matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7189-welcome-mikevec150.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/car-chat/7186-pleased-days-fiddle-ings.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:04:17 GMT Have spent a few more hours giving the car some... Have spent a few more hours giving the car some attention today, had to take the rear bumper off due to it almost being left behind on a farm track in scotland, it had popped out of the clips on the side and refused to go back in.

So while it was off I re glued the mesh in with stickerflex where it had been lifting, and painted the extreme edge where it meets the wheel arch - the sprayer had managed to miss those bits, and repainted the wheel arch part of the bumper itself where stone chips have taken their toll.

Then sorted the omega wiper stalk out while paints and laquers got some drying time.

Finally sorted out the front bumper, nobody ever seems to fasten them into the subframe (including me) but have done it now.

All in all not a bad day. Have had the car just over a year and I'm still finding things to tinker with. ]]> Car Chat ASTOBBS http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/car-chat/7186-pleased-days-fiddle-ings.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/car-chat/7184-bye-bye-vec.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:39:52 GMT going to have to say to the vec as the head... going to have to say to the vec as the head gasket has just given up and engine sized on my way from picking my other half up from work so going to brake her if anybody wants any parts for a pre-face change let me know ]]> Car Chat flatbeat http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/car-chat/7184-bye-bye-vec.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-b/7183-mid-radio-info.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:18:16 GMT Have been doing a little reading on I2C... Have been doing a little reading on I2C communications, and I'm beginning to think this is the protocol used. I'm no electronics wizz, electrics I can do in my sleep, electronics I'm out of my depth very quickly.

Can anybody confirm this?

Also I'm thinking If (and it is if) aftermarket headunits use this protocol to put the info on the front display, then if these wires could be found and tapped, they could possibly be used to drive the mid/tid display aswell.

I know the sony/kenwood ones do all this out of the box, but I'm not desperate to pay that kind of money for less overall functionality than I get at the moment with my tevion unit.

My tevion unit, has unused pins but their support number is duff (not suprisingly) so no chance of getting through to a guy in the know as to what the extra pins are for.

Anyway yeah, any info welcome, I'm playing around with a spare display at the mo, but need to get a head unit to carry on the experiments with. ]]> Vectra B ASTOBBS http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-b/7183-mid-radio-info.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7182-hi-newbie-here.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:48:37 GMT Hi, I'm Ste. Just joined so thought I'd say hi (y) ]]> Introduce yourself Stevo-90 http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7182-hi-newbie-here.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7181-welcome-dfevans.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:39:45 GMT *hello and welcome to the site * hello and welcome to the site ]]> Introduce yourself matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7181-welcome-dfevans.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/coffee-shop/7180-great-news.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:42 GMT Just opened my emails and theres one from... Just opened my emails and theres one from regtransfers

TH10 MAS will be available

We are pleased to inform you that the personal registration TH10 MAS will become available during the week commencing 4th October 2010. We are inviting customers to whom this number may be attractive to place a pre-order.

This is a unique opportunity to acquire this registration at a very special investment price.

From experience, we believe that we will be able to secure this registration mark for you at the highly competitive guide price of £9995. We are confident that this is the lowest price at which a number of this kind can be acquired.

Of course I'd have to buy a new car to put it on, plus this is the guide price not what I would end up paying as its a bidding system ;) ]]> The coffee shop fsurfer http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/coffee-shop/7180-great-news.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-b/7179-v6-missfire-fixed.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:05:32 GMT well borrowed a coil pack of a mate from bolton... well borrowed a coil pack of a mate from bolton told him to join as he has a nice preface gsi lol

well the coil pack werent the problem it was well its a odd one number 5 spark plug none of the plugs were tight but number 5 was burnt out got pics but carnt upload them at the min was amazed how bad it was must have been dying since its last service in feb so now 6 plugs later its running fine ]]> Vectra B matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/vectra-b/7179-v6-missfire-fixed.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7178-welcome-cr1.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:50:30 GMT *hello and welcome to the site:nice:* hello and welcome to the site:nice: ]]> Introduce yourself matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7178-welcome-cr1.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/coffee-shop/7176-looks-like-vec-will.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:46:05 GMT be staying the money i had for a new car is now... be staying the money i had for a new car is now being used for bills and food not impressed the doctor has signed me off for 4 weeks and said there may be a further 3-6 months before i can even get back to work and then i have to inform them of my now disabilty ffs and worse thing is the doc says i need a walking stick wtf :x_x: ]]> The coffee shop matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/coffee-shop/7176-looks-like-vec-will.html http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7175-welcome-daveehall.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:31:33 GMT ello and welcome to the site ello and welcome to the site ]]> Introduce yourself matt-m http://www.vvon.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself/7175-welcome-daveehall.html