BigNev
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Ah, in that case, they are Princess Engineering Autos, 161 Barlow Road, Levenshulme, Manchester. They've been around a long time, father then son. My garage man, more of a friend, sadly now retired, who I've known for 26 years, knew them from their early days, and used them. They do have a website. I used them on my Renault Master van, when the plastic cam cover cracked and spewed oil, (used to be a common Renault problem). I was nervous about the injectors coming out, but they said "why wouldn't they come out?" Obviously gave me a bit of confidence! They did the job on the day and with no mither. Cheers!
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Hi there! Lancashire is a jolly big County! I'm in Stockport, and luckily we do have one local to us, but that could be a LONG way from the top of Lancashire County. I can offer a suggestion while you speak to any engineering companies nearer to you. The 3.5 fitted to ours is also fitted to a good number of other Toyota and Lexus models, so it is not a rarity in the UK. They would know this. Whilst proper companies for engine work are rarer than they used to be, I would hope you'd find one not a million miles from you. Cheers, Nev
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Or you could call in to a local car spares shop, or autofactors! Perhaps not Halfords. They should be able to supply them. Or certainly a viable replacement. Take some pictures in with you. They might be imports, but they aren't spaceships, they're cars!! Cheers, Nev
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Just occurred to me that my tyres are wider than yours, at 245, (18") so the pounds per square inch support is greater too.
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I just went out to our car, the tyres are 104 load rating! That's 900kg per wheel, a lot more than the 95 at 690kg!
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Good guys, of any trade, are getting rather hard to find!! Always very nice when the experience you had happens!! Cheers, Nev
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Hi there! Many tyres have softer sidewalls than others, and that makes a LOT of difference. Just because it should be fine (95 in the UK says it's good for 690kg per tyre) does not mean it's great. My personal experience over many years and many different vehicles / tyres. I put Bridgestone Touranza on our Subaru, and they were "Extra Load" rated too, but the sidewall was rubbish when compared directly side by side to the "economy" tyres I took off. So much so that a pot hole put 2 slices in one of them, that I am totally confident the others would have survived! After that I ran them at 42 psi instead of 36. Then when I could, I swapped them back to the others, never had another problem. So, currently on our Vellfire, I have those "economy" tyres, Accelera PHi R, (with official A rated grip) and run them 4 psi up on the plate figures. Cheers, Nev
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Hi there! Now THAT stands out in a crowd - NICE!
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The 2 stickers on ours are a warning for the fans, and the pressurised expansion bottle, usual warning not to open hot. It doesn't have a radiator cap on the rad.
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Ah yes, that could be the actual meaning! I'll try to remember to take a look at what ours says tonight!
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Ah, so then, Does the hose from the radiator go to a connection on the expansion tank? And the other hose off the lid of the expansion tank allows extreme excess to drip out to the floor? I'm surmising, but the instructions may mean to remove the radiator cap, to fill the radiator, then put the expansion tank coolant level to the correct point. Unless there's something not shown in those photos at the back of the rad? Because the expansion tank can be OK with a shortage of coolant in the radiator. Anyone else have something I've not thought of? Cheers, Nev
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Hi there! Perhaps a couple of pictures of the label, and the other cap, may help to assist with information! Cheers, Nev
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Yep, I've had a car with those, I think it may have been a 2007 Ford Galaxy, but that would be at least 8 years ago, so I'm not definite. Take one wiper off and go into your local Autofactors, or car spares shop, they will be able to sort you out. If they can't they're total rubbish !!!
