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Thanks Ronald, always happy to read about one of my videos helping someone out.😃It appears that the fuel door issue may be systemic as I have also experienced it on my 2017 Cerato/Forte, although not to the same frequency as my wife's car, so I haven't done anything about it. 99% of the time it releases on the first attempt but occasionally it will need two or three. Thanks very much again for watching, I appreciate it.

Hi Brad, it did although I had to jump it again after I stopped 15 minutes later to have a look at a random used car. This was filmed last weekend and I've been driving around since and it's been fine. Ideally however, I'd like to take it onto the motorway for an extended drive to get the battery back to optimal, and next time I store it I'll disconnect the battery.

Yep, it's so much more convenient.

Thanks @juanitabarajas6758, I'm glad it has helped!

Indeed it is, but this country is practically a police state with all of its rules and regs. In NSW it's required annually once the vehicle is more than 5 years old. I find it an inconvenience as it is, and can't imagine owning several cars that you wanted to keep on the road. Thankfully, where I take mine doesn't give me a hard time, and you have 6 months following the inspection to renew your registration. It means that I can return the car to storage and renew it when I'm ready to drive, such as from this weekend. It also means however that the registration renewal date changes each year now. Good to know SA and I understand VIC are more relaxed; only required when you want to buy/sell?

Thanks BullitAutomotive, completely acknowledge that the SharkBite fittings are not as reliable as soldered copper connections. You've prompted an idea to make video updates on these DIY installations, reporting how they've held up over time. Just last weekend, the connector on the right side of the filter housing started to slowly drip from the copper pipe end and I managed to fix it by removing and reinstalling it.

Hi Adam, if you've replaced the bulbs and the reverse lights still don't work chances are it's the reverse light switch. I've put the part details in the description and pinned a comment. Just search for it on eBay and you should have some luck.🙂

Thanks Scott! You're fortunate to have a VRX in black, they're very desirable. Are you referring to the measurement from the wheel centre cap to the top wheel arch? If so I don't have this on hand but can get it for you.

@@billymasonpi thanks boss, so my problem is I’m trying to get back to original ride height but I live in Bolivia (South America) not so easy to find parts for this car and I’m trying to get exact measurements of the front and back coil springs because mine are starting to sag a little more in the front then the back. I mean it’s been 22 years some sagging is expected.

@@scottsoriano4344 No worries at all, I actually have the standard springs in the car at the moment, so if you're able to wait about a week I can get these measurements once I can get over to see the car as it's being stored.

@@billymasonpi thanks boss, much appreciated.

@@scottsoriano4344 Hi Scott, I measured the eyebrow height (wheel arch to wheel centre cap) and on standard springs it is 415mm on the front and 410mm on the rear. Hope this helps!

Thanks very much GForceVRX! That's a good point; I'll check to see if something in there might be causing the issue. A few years back, I blocked off the air inlet under the leaf guard because the recirculating function wasn't effective during bushfire season. I was commuting between the Central Coast and Sydney and smoke was still getting into the cabin.😕

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Thanks AJ-Lawn, that's a great suggestion and will certainly help me get on the road much quicker. I've recently purchased a portable jump starter that I'll be doing a video test on soon, but given the car sits in storage for extended periods I'll seriously consider a trickle charger.

Thanks Djr67, much appreciated, more Magna videos are on the way!

@@billymasonpi awesome, looking forward to seeing them 😉

In the Australia the black Typhoon appeared to be more popular and I had no idea that they even produced a red version!

Thanks very much daneberryman!

G'day Hydro, the distributor cap is numbered, so from the top, going clockwise: 2 1 6 5 4 3. The firing order on each bank is as follow, when standing in front of the car looking at the engine: Rear bank left to right: 1 3 5 Front bank left to right: 2 4 6 Hope this helps!

Hi John, presuming that you're referring to the clips that fasten the boot trim liner then they should simply press in after squeezing them back into their narrower position. The boot lid inner handle has a plastic cover and when flipped open with a small flat head screw driver will expose two Phillips head screws.

Thanks for watching Roylo6804. It’s certainly louder than our previous Veda and perhaps equal to our neighbour’s pump (unsure what it is) which we have not found to be intrusive in the eight years that we have lived here. I think the perception of noise from the pump will depend on how it’s used and where it’s installed. For instance, in our residential setting, where the pump is connected to a rainwater tank, noise levels are not a concern as it operates intermittently when the toilets are flushed, and we will avoid flushing them throughout the night. If I’m going to use the garden nose for an extended period of time, to pressure wash for example, then I’ll switch to town water so that the pump isn’t operating continuously. That all being said, if the pump is installed close to your neighbour's living spaces such as bedrooms or living rooms, even a moderately noisy pump may be disruptive, especially during nighttime.

@@billymasonpi Thank you so much for your reply, the pump that I going to install is very close to one of the bedrooms' window, so the noise level is my main concern, maybe I will try something to cover the pump. anyway, Thank you so much.

@@roylo6804 most welcome!

Thanks for the kind words Matt and good luck getting your TS on the road. I still love driving my Magna for that plenty characterful V6 - difficult to find a new car with one these days which is such a shame.

Where did you buy the part from, thanks Chris

@@christhorn447 Hi Chris, I bought it from this eBay seller: www.ebay.com.au/itm/235024568768?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=XGeFesBrTde&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=qJw62-tyQFS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

You're most welcome The-Cosmic_Hobo.😁 Dealing with the charge vs run time issue was frustrating. I recall repeatedly checking the placement of the AAs in the overly sensitive Arlec charger, ensuring the red lights signaled the batteries were charging, only to return later and discover one or more lights had turned off! Anyway, I'm committed to finding the remote for the black Typhoon and will another video, this time outdoors, where I can push it to its top speed or even a drag race.

It was indeed 8 minutes, i think it even said that somewhere on the box! I had a set of Arlec AAs i used in the tray, but also got two of the yellow 9.6v Metro battery packs for it later on. I remember not buying a new battery the day i got my Scorcher only to find out Metro decided to change the plug so it took the white battery pack instead! I used to use mine at the beach, it ran fine on the hard wet sand and went through the water fine. The book says avoid salt water, and the screws in mine did eventually rust, but it lasted a few years. I used to take it straight up to the taps and wash it all off with fresh water when i ran all the batteries dead. They don't sink even if they sit stopped in the water for a while, there should be a big piece of styrofoam in the rear which you can see if you pull out the skirt. They'll float pretty much indefinately, the only thing that would bring it down is if you hit a wave and either had a lot of water over the top or flipped it over. Pressing the pause button on the top would stop it going under! I just bought two on ebay, i reckon i'll take one to the beach to relive childhood memories 😊

@@CaseTheCorvetteMan Thanks for sharing such a detailed recollection, it sounds like you had some great adventures with it, especially at the beach. When I dissembled them to clean I noticed the little piece of foam and it's good to know that they proved to be more durable that I thought, so I may take one to the beach. My mum managed to find the remote controller for the black one, but my attempt at mending the tears in the skirt was unsucessful, that it only partially lifts and won't move. Not too keen to switch the skirt over from the white one simply to get the black one going I'll see what other options I have first.

@@billymasonpi where are you located? If you can give me a few weeks i may have a spare skirt for you, i'm waiting on all my recent purchases to arrive😁 I'm in QLD. I've just bought 4 originals, 2 Super Typhoons, and a US Typhoon 2 (which appears to be the same as the Super Typhoon, but i'll know more when they're all here)

@@CaseTheCorvetteMan That's very kind thank you, and that will be quite a collection once it arrives! I'm in NSW a couple of hours north of Sydney and more than happy to pay if a spare is available. Thanks again!

@@billymasonpi Let me see what i can come up with for ya, From all i can tell the skirts on the ones i bought are mostly in good shape. Shame you're not up here in QLD mate, would've been great to get a few of us together and go for a blast along the beach, just for old time sake!!

Thanks Michael, much appreciated. Although I'm unfamilar with the i20, and was unable to find any information about the reverse light switch location for them online, I suspect that if it's the 1.4L Gamma engine it will be in a similar location. I'd start by removing the air filter box and perhaps the battery and shining a torch down there as the switches ook generally the same.

Hi Adversity69, try searching on eBay for ‘Magna fog lights’ and you should get some good results. The set on my car I imported from Japan off a Diamante through a website called Jauce.com back in 2015. From memory it was ridiculously cheap at about $8 for the fog lights, but the shipping cost was astronomical. That being said I also imported in the same order, a set of headlights. Overall, however, it ended up being cheaper than buying the headlights and fog lights from an Australian seller. Keep in mind that the bumpers on the TE/TF and TH/TH series are different and therefore the mounting brackets for the fog lights are also different.

@@bens6674 yeah I’m sorry I listened to your video back after and pressing it in does work haha. Was just in a rush at the fuel station so was skipping through without listening properly … very helpful video, thank you

I'm glad to hear SuperTechno111, appreciate the comment!

Exactly.

@@billymasonpi that’s what the alignment shop did with mine. I had the rack straight, but my steering wheel was off about 30°, so they move the tie rods to one side of the rack. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing they’re about a half inch off of equal distance but I don’t know how the inside of a rack works. I don’t know if there’s more pressure on a left-hand turn then a right hand turn now, or vice versa as far as a good firm return to center, it feels like coming out of a left-hand turn the wheel wants to center lot better than coming out of a right hand turn where I end up having to help it get straight, I don’t know if that has anything to do with it or not regardless, it feels good going straight, I wish they would’ve centered it, and then pulled the steering joint off of the spline, straighten my steering wheel out and then dropped it back down on the spine and tighten the clamp

Hi @stopher1971, given the significant off centre positioning of your steering wheel, my recommendation would have been to initially remove and reposition the steering wheel. Adjusting the tie rods to such an extent is likely to impact steering resistance and the return to centre feel. In my video, I demonstrate a minor off centre adjustment that I've performed for many years that have minimal to no effect on steering turn and feel, but it does require precision. Ideally, the shop handling the alignment should ensure the steering wheel is precisely centred before proceeding, eliminating the necessity to adjust the tie rods.

The steering rack itself is off-center so it doesn't really matter. The right side is usually way longer than the left on almost all racks. Also ball joint angle during installation impacts alignment a lot

My pleasure. It sounds like you may have a similar problem to mine and after a couple of months since the installation, I can highly recommend a manual switch solution. Two observations since the installation; 1) Occasionally I'll forget to return the lever to the 9 o'clock position for rainwater after using mains water to, for exampe, refill our pets' water bowls. 2) The Ozito pump is a little louder than the Vida but the beauty of a lever valve to do the switching is that you can essentially choose any pump you like. Overall we're very happy with it and saved about $2,500 over a direct replacement and installation of the previous system.

Thanks hbombeast5274, and a good price that you got there for the muffler. No need to buy new holders if they're in good condition; mine are still the originals and they're fine.

@@billymasonpi cheers yeh Il buy a spare set just in case mines never been changed.. thankyou tho

Thanks AJ-Lawn, the matt finish pillar posts on less expensive cars never seem to hold up to extended Aussie sun, and why I love my Magna's pillarless windows. I understand that my car was on sale for an extended period of time in QLD (I purchased it online) based on the service date by the dealer and when I purchased it, and thus suspect it was parked outside the entire time, most of it over winter thankfully. Perhaps too by the previous owner but I doubt it based on its overall condition. Gratefully, it was the only sun damage and I could mask it at least with these inexpensive covers.

Thanks Jacob, much appreciated.

It certainly can take some elbow grease to loosen those nuts.

Indeed they are, and it's pleasing to see another high mileage and super reliable example still going strong! A design ahead of their time and still timeless to my eyes. I was recently in QLD driving a rental Toyota Yaris Cross (awful thing), and returned home to drive my Magna for a week. What a contrast; smooth, quiet, effortless, stylish, no rattles or squeaks and yet the Magna has almost 600K vs 10K on the Yaris.

Thanks Tim for the feedback. I'm planning to make another video about this using my Magna over Christmas and will keep in mind your suggestion and the others to make it clearer. :)

Hi Gerald, the distributor cap from memory is removed by way of a few philip head screws which will the expose the rotor button that is simply pulled off. There should be a notch to indicate that the new one can only be installed one way.

Thanks LLM, it was easier to get the framing correct in selfie mode but as you see it flipped the video which is unfortunate. I'll avoid doing that again.🙂

There are still some well-preserved examples floating around the web, and I wholeheartedly agree that our car buying preferences have taken a negative turn, along with what passes for motoring journalism these days. Fortunately, we can still purchase and savor the best of Australia's automotive history!