Capri Technical Forum:

Hay i forgot to reply to this post till now,
easy know i'm bored in work.
I gave it a go crossing the wires and up the gauge went.
So then i put new connectors on the wires and cleaned it all up and great my gauge now works again.
thanks for the help

cheers capri_turbo

Never thought of that.

Hi there,

I'm looking to decode the vin number from my car but seem as it's a 1980
it has the old style vin number instead of the 17 digit umber used after 1981.
Does anyone here know of a website or somewhere that might be able to help me ?

cheers

OCJ

Thanks Spookie,

I'll be in the breakers this weekend sometime so i'll be sure to pic two of these up and give it a go.

Hi there all, I read somewhere recently but i'm not sure where it was, that if I can get my hands on the plastic mud shields from under the front wings of a sierra that they should fit the capri. Is this true or am I just imagining what I want to hear? Is there any shield out there that would suit? ...

Cheers thev8kid

I'll do that,
I'll have to see if the local auto factors can get me a bearing.
I'll check that breather out to.You learn something new everyday.
Thanks for the info

Thanks csr for the quick reply.
So the bearing and seal are all the one.
I'll get that sorted. Can you tell me if the bearing needs to be put in with a press or could i just do it myself?
Oh and the axle breather, where exactly is that?
sorry for the q's but i'm still new to this capri.
Thanks

Hi gang, Well the mk3 is nearly on the road at long last, but while i was changing the rear brake pads over the weekend i noticed that the back passenger side pads where covered in oil. it's not the cylinder so is the an oil seal behind the hub, behind that plate thats held in with 4 bolts? I've no ...

capri_turbo

I didn't even notice if the temp sensor was working,
I'll have to look the weekend as the car is at my parents home.
Thanks for the tip for checking the gauge, i'll try this.

Thanks spookie,

i'll check that out.
Hopefully thats all it is.

Hi all,
Well I finally got my Login sorted again.
So here's my problem. the fuel gauge has just packed in i've just briefly checked the cabling and it seems alright but i was wondering if anyone here has had a problem with theres?
If so what fixed it?
Any help guys?
Cheers
OCJ