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I would replace with new, especially if one has failed! Cheap from auto doc

Are they new or used? Normal recommendation is to soak in diesel if you can ‘squeeze’ them however tbh you can just fit them and wait for the tapping to stop.

The Clio sold, the new owner is looking to race in a few series this year (RoadSports / BRSCC) so will be good to see how he gets on. Back in December I bought a Lotus Elise S1, I have been looking seriously for about 6 months but tbh I have dreamt of owning one since I was about 12 when...

What oil do you run? Mine is well over 4 when cold and settles to about 1.2 when warm and about 4 when under load @100 deg, assuming the reading is correct yours is technically under min.

Thoughts on your oil pressure? I think we have a very similar oil pressure sensor setup and I see over 4 bar at load (similar temps) I have ported my oil pump however I would still expect at least over 3 bar under load on standard, might be worth inspecting your pump.

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I would measure your cylinders first, I struggled with mine after honing due to them being tapered having used the originals (new rings) I had poor compression / blow by.

Are you sure the starter is actually spinning the flywheel? Ie has the starter solenoid packed in

Hmm, wouldn't worry too much about the knock sensor as that won't stop a start or cause a noise, no other error codes is concerning, faulty crank sensor would stop injection.

Can you plug it into an OBD reader? Anything cheap will likely help you narrow things down, sounds like a vacuum leak but then not starting could be crank sensor or maybe the throttle body (which might be the cause of the chirping noise as well)

Yeah I was thinking about this the other day, would be a challenge to build it for longer races, only thing that puts me off is the requirement for support on pit stops etc.

Bit late on this, few weeks before the final at Silverstone I decided I wanted to fix an oil leak. At first I thought it was from the VVT seal or maybe the bolts but I could see it leaking heavily at the rear of the cam cover, 1 hour later and it looked like this.. You can see the leak was...

Nope just the gasket

Umm yes!

Have you checked the top of the gearbox as when you select 2/4 you could be popping them off slightly.

Sorry missed your other question but PCV on the throttle body is certainly worth cleaning or replacing if required.

Do you have an OBD reader? It might be throttle pedal and/or connections but this will be stored as an error. Another possibility is brake/clutch sensors under the pedals but unlikely.

These cars can ‘kangaroo’ at low revs but this might be your throttle body, I would take it off and give it a clean.

Only one bolt (top right of pic) if you want to remove, use brake cleaner (not water) and tbh it’s a pain to clean and probably not worth it. FYI there is a sequence to torquing the sump back on if you haven’t seen it already.

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