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Interested in a set if this a goes ahead, I also will sort out details later. Thanks, Pete

On behalf of ex club member Chas Guirey. If by chance anyone has one of these for sale, please contact Chas at: - c[dot]guirey[at]imperial[dot]ac[dot]uk Many thanks, Pete

Brian, Brake light received, many thanks. I'm sure it will sit in my garage for many years along with all the other upgrades that I've bought but never seem to get around to fit! Regards, Peter

Email received Brian, I'll send the cheque today 1st class. Many Thanks, Peter

Yes please Brian, YHM

I seem to have this problem every year. Assuming your CAT is working OK, I would suggest the following: - 1) Check/fix any air leaks in the exhaust system. 2) Check/set TPS. 3) Check/balance the rollers. 4) Give car a good thrashing and get it re-tested whilst its still hot. Good luck

Try Phil at Road & Race Transmissions, 01959 525105, Filston Farm, Filston Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5JU

Thanks Steve, mail sent. Regards, Pete

The shoulder webbing on my Luke harnesses had worn and faded due to the lack of the rubber inserts being fitted to the slots in the Tillet seats when car was built (now been sorted). After expecting to be told that the only way to resolve this would be to buy completely new harnesses, I was surprised when Luke said they could replace the faulty webbing. I sent them to Luke on Monday and got them back today (Thursday)!! The repaired items look like brand new; have the new style Caterham logo’s fitted and all for 60 quid including VAT and delivery which I thought was excellent value. Luke’s contact details for anyone interested is here

Thanks for that Phil but I'm afraid it is too small for me so will have to pass. For the benifit of others are you sure it's 'M' size? Unless I have misread the chart on the DT website, 55cm is 'XS' size? Regards, Pete

Phil, I might be interested but am worried it might not fit properly, as I live at the other end of the country and can’t try it for size; I don’t suppose you could measure the circumference of your head at the widest point? Thanks Pete

CageyH, I used high temp silicone AND have a cat fitted, is that bad then 🤔

UPDATE Thanks for all your help and advice; I am now holding an MOT certificate. I would especially like to thank the lads at Robe & Hitchen’s who really went out of their way in helping to get my car legitimately through the MOT emissions test. I am in no way connected to Robe & Hitchen’s and therefore have no hesitation in recommending their excellent services to other Caterham owners. After the initial MOT failure and following your suggestions, I re-sealed the exhaust joints, balanced the roller barrels and adjusted the TPS. Although this did make the difference needed to scrape through, I am now convinced that the map needs some work, but first I’m going to enjoy driving the car for while (it’s been over a year since she’s seen the light of day!). Thanks again, Pete

Thanks for your replies: - @ timbo: The map has not been altered. I’m ashamed to say the car was not used last year due to work commitments but did pass (only just) its first MOT the year before. I have not made any adjustments to the TB’s, but its beginning to look like I might need to. @ Bricol: Thanks for the info, I did not realise that. @ jeremybu: Thanks, I’ll give you a call. @ RJ: It’s an EU2 (I think); it has roller barrels and a MBE ECU (part no. 72908 with 967BC474 software). Any recommendations on where best to get the mapping done? Do you have any details of the wiring for the connector? @ oily: Thanks, I’ll definitely have a look at the roller barrel set up this weekend, I’m sure I’ve got a set of instructions that I got via Blatchat a couple of years ago. Do you have any further info/advice on the adjustable FPR set up? A couple of (well three actually) further questions: - 1) Does anybody know if it is possible to measure the output of the lambda sensor with a multi-meter or scope so that I can see if any alterations to the roller barrel set up make a difference to the lambda value? 2) Could the problem be a leak in exhaust manifold? Has anybody else experienced this? 3) If I do eventually end up going down the re-map route, would it be wise to first fit verniers? Would there be any mileage in changing the MBE for an Emerald unit, I’m thinking along the lines of easier downloading of an ‘MOT Map’ once a year, or is this totally over the top? Thanks again, Pete

My 2002 R300 has just failed its MOT. I’m totally gutted as I was looking forward to driving to Stoneleigh at the weekend. The MOT was done at Robe & Hitchens who are a well respected Caterham friendly garage in Surrey as I’m sure lots of you are aware of. The results of the emissions test were as follows: - Fast Idle Test CO: 0.001% vol (Max limit: 0.3) - PASS HC: 2 ppm vol (Max limit: 200) - PASS Lambda: 1.542 (Max limit:1.09) - FAIL Second Fast Idle Test CO: 0.001% vol - PASS HC: 0 ppm vol - PASS Lambda: 1.257 – FAIL Both Lambda’s were tried and obtained similar results so I’m assuming these are OK. Phil from R&H suggested that re-map may be the only solution. The car is a bog standard R300 and has covered 10K miles. I would really grateful for any advice, suggestions or recommendations on resolving this. Of course one of my biggest problems now is that the car is SORNED and can’t be driven anywhere except for another MOT. Thanks, Pete Edited by - symo on 14 May 2008 06:41:36