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    MOT fail on binding rear brake... but seems to me to be resistance in gbox/dif.... is this normal?

    That'll be the limited slip differential putting up resistance. You need to jack both sides up at the rear to allow the opposite side to spin a bit and reduce the resistance.
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    3200 GT: Oil pressure + CEL problems

    My experience is that 5 bar is absolutely correct until the oil gets very hot (which takes a lot longer than the water getting getting up to temperature). After this, the pressure will run at 3 bar or so at idle, rising very quickly with engine speed to the fulol 5 bar by about 1,500 rpm. It...
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    3200 GT: Oil pressure + CEL problems

    I've had 3 of these over a period of many years and by a long way the best (most consistent readings - others needed a good rev to give accurate readings once - and only once per journey - the engine got hot) has been the last one (fitted a couple of years ago) which was a unit that David Askew...
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    3200GT Immobiliser - Padlock Light on won't start.

    It's either the aerial (in stock at Eurospares - part no 37340131 for £13.80) or the immobiliser itself (Eurospares won't even quote the cost it's so frightening). Yes - the black plastic bit an RFID chip and as Matt said it is not powered, glue it back in (Araldite or similar) in the same...
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    3200GT Immobiliser - Padlock Light on won't start.

    Of course, the above assumes that the red key can turn the CODE light out. If it does you can also start the car with the red key (but it can't operate the alarm.
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    3200GT Immobiliser - Padlock Light on won't start.

    Stuart, this is the sequence (from the service manual). Read it VERY carefully several times until you are sure you know what to do. Read 1 first etc..
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    3200GT Immobiliser - Padlock Light on won't start.

    Stuart, if you have another key, try that. Additionally if you have the red key, there is a process for repairing all the keys (and it must be ALL of the keys in case one was stolen) with the immobiliser. There is also a 4 digit code for overriding the immobiliser for your car/immobiliser...
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    Anti Roll Bar linkage worn

    Stuart, it's the "drop link" that's worn. I've been through several of these. It's a short link rod between the end of the anti-roll bar and the lower wishbone with a (presumably plasticine) ball joint at either end, with the ball joint area itself shrouded in a (similarly weak) rubber boot...
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    Window drops all the way down

    I agree - when you open the door the window automatically drops until one of the microswitches tells the mechanism that it has dropped the 5mm or so neccessary to drop the window past the door seal. Said microwitch has failed. The microwitch that tells it the bottom has been reached and it...
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    SM PHOTOGRAPHY THREAD

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    Gransport Heater core options?

    This may well not be a heater core leaking issue. Instead it is likely to be the air con evaporator failing to drain properly (blocked drain). When you park up after a run where you used the air con the water that condensed on the evaporator element will pool in the bottom of the HVAC and when...
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    SM PHOTOGRAPHY THREAD

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    Spyder Ready

    Update - after 9 weeks the registration I submitted is finally complete. Don't worry too much about wasted tax though, DVLA did "the right thing" and have set the tax date to 1st July (this month) instead of the 1st June that I had asked for on the V55 form recognizing their own delay.
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    SM PHOTOGRAPHY THREAD

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    Spyder Ready

    "in the process of UK registration"... Be aware, DVLA have a massive backlog due to skeleton staff. I've had a V55 form in with them to register an imported motorcycle for 7 weeks and heard nothing. I did send the form and associated documentation (which can be considered valuable) as...
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    Contactles throttle potentiometer

    Contact Davy83 on this forum, you won't regret it.
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    3200 Rev Counter

    If I'm reading the wiring diagram correctly, then the tachometer is being triggered by a light Blue and Green wire from the injection ECU to the instrument cluster.
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    Location of 3200GT suspension ECU

    Left hand side in the boot behind the trim. If the car was built with a CD changer there will be an access hatch (as per the battery on the other side).
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    3200 Issues after a Lay-Up

    Other suggestions could be (but check throttle first) Air leak around intake manifold Fuel has gone off and possibly even "gummed up" For the "Code" error, try the spare key if you have it, it may be struggling to recognize the immobiliser chip in the primary key. I had a similar problem and...
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    Bonnet stuck shut

    Lozzer, if you peel back the carpet behind the bonnet catch this should reveal the "emergency" bonnet catch which uses a complete alternative cable provided for just such an eventuality. It is a loose cable with a T type pull control. The sleeve is not anchored to the body like the main...