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You're right! The (even older) R12 refrigerant was indeed a vicious ozone depleter and that was the reason it was banned in the early 1990s. It also had the nasty habit of turning to mustard gas if it came into contact with a fire! However, its replacement, R134a, was a terrible greenhouse...

I think the first EPDM-lined brake hoses were tried in the 1950s? Certainly they were common by the 1960s. Without doubt they absorb less water than rubber, but they do still absorb water!

Doesn't the Shadow use the Citroen system with mineral oil in it?

It's every 2 years in my EV. (And the manufacturer is desperate to find something to service - a pollen filter is the only other thing he can sell me)! :ROFLMAO:

Exhaust longevity is as much to do with lower suplphur fuel as anything else. It creates less sulphuric acid.

No, I think even today's are permeable. When do you think this change took place?

More often a sticker these days. It should have "R134a" on it, for a car of that age, and then the weight of gas in the system. They've all been on a new refrigerant with a vastly lower global warming potential than R134a for about 10 years now though. (R1234YF).

But the calipers won't be new and zinc plated any more. Neither will the ends of the pistons where they bear against the back of the pad. Plus, for those that use those horrible stainless guides pressed into the iron caliper, for the pad ears, there is likely to be corrosion under then, making...

Tends to come in through the flexible hoses. They're slightly permeable to water. Also the piston seals which are designed to resist pressure from the inside, but can let a bit past, going the other way.

At one point, I think the Outlander was also a re-badged Peugeot model. (5008, maybe)? Not sure if this one is later than that.

Personally, I'd prefer Option B). The dirtiest, most contaminated fluid in the system is likely to be at the wheel cylinders where all the water gets thrown around. However, I have used both methods in the past, with no ill effects. Some older cars need weight on their back wheels for the...

I agree with Wayners. Assuming you've checked obvious things like fuses, the gas pressure in there is probably too low to allow the pump to cut in. The most likely explanation is gradual loss of gas over time. In particular, if not used regularly, the seals in the compressor can dry out a bit...

Ah, the old Dunlop gauges! For us, it was soot from the inside of any particularly dirty tailpipe, but the effect was the same... The poor unfortunate was then usually sent off on various errands round the company to ensure that the maximum number of people got to see it!

I can remember seeing one, once, as a kid. My parents had a Citroen DS and my dad would swear by on-the-car balancing. The car might have had a slightly bent driveshaft or something, because balancing the wheel off the car was never quite as good. Obviously, it then means you need to mark the...

Er... I'm not? I get new tyres when I need them (which is rather more often than you, because I actually drive my car quite often), I get the wheels balanced, and then there are no vibrations. It's so easy! I did once have a new pair of tyres fitted and they didn't do a very good job of...

I have an alternative hypothesis... You are a very low annual mileage, low speed, largely urban driver, with absolutely no mechanical empathy whatsoever. Indeed, your excessive protestations about how "in-tune" you are with all things engineering, coupled to your lack of willingness to change...

Doesn't really matter "where" - anywhere that causes the wheels to go round and round would do. Speeds? Well it depends on the wheel and how sensitive the driver is. Back in the 1960s when rims and tyres were very narrow, cars were slower, and chassis dynamics weren't up to much, you could...

:rolleyes: He's making the same mistake as you - although at least he acknowledges it! He's trying to statically balance his wheel. Which is fine if you don't want to drive anywhere...

Then crack-on! It's not my car, so I really don't give the proverbial rat's ass! :ROFLMAO: You've posted enough now, for me to know that you're a poor driver with little grasp of engineering principles and a couple of badly maintained, elderly cars, who doesn't drive much. If you feel you...

It won't work. That's what will happen. A wheel and tyre assembly is a 3-D object. A "cylinder", rather than a "disc". Tyre balancers such as you're showing there, will only work for a thin disc. Naturally, I don't expect you to believe me, but that's of little consequence to me. Put a 25...