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Cheers. You're right - symptoms are pointing to just a VCT solenoid, which are about £30 a side.

I'll get both sides done while I'm at it, as I've since discovered that this is a common failure point.

Will just need to get the car transported to the garage and keep my fingers crossed that it is ...

Can't fecking believe this... After all my harping on about how reliable the Mustang is...

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Had just set off for Shuttleworth air museum, and within 30 seconds the car suddenly started running really rough. Coughing and spluttering and loss of ...

So, following on from the Mini's spate of unreliability, where in just the last 6 months, we've had..

-Failed diaphragm
-Failed PCV valve
-Failed VVT solenoids causing vast amounts of oil loss (suspect the garage fucked this up, TBF)
-Cracked oil filter housing, causing the car to dump all its ...

I’ve noticed it’s been harder to find good car parts recently. Usually searching a part number will result in loads of US based choices but not much here. Earlier I was ordering stuff off RockAuto (American seller) and a lot of the stuff in my basket came up with an error that it could not be ...

ZR1X Vs Koenigsegg Jesko

Same, I might pop along. I'm only 20 mins or so from that C&M. Was there not too long ago but it was heaving

That's dreadful. Looks like a crushed paper ball that's been unfolded.. awful.

I actually think it suits the car quite nicely

Haha, that's awesome! Basically what the GT-H was made for. I've not been to the USA, but must be a little surreal doing donuts in the desert, in a Mustang, seemingly in the middle of nowhere

I’ve seen their work online, looks like a good quality no nonsense place, so good to hear from an actual person who’s happy with their work.

They’re someone I’d probably use if I wasn’t so fond of bodging up my own scrap 😄


Well at least you know there's someone you can try should you be so ...

Rich B wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 6:38 pm Yep, i hired a GT-H version back in 2007 - then drove out to the desert to do donuts in it. Lots of fun!

That sounds amazing. Proper American experience

Not long after the sixth generation came out I rented one in Washington, which was brand new developed a serious oil leak after 200 miles, so I took it back and they swapped it for a 5th gen like yours, which I then did about 600 miles in. The 5th gen had so much more character, and aside from ...

It's great. It adds to the novelty and is surprisingly easy to get use to. First few outings were admittedly quite tricky (plus it's a manual) but after that it was plain sailing.

They are cool and I think the S197 version is probably the last muscle-car type Mustang before they evolved into a ...

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While it was on the ramps, it was good to see there was no rust at all. It isn't even undersealed, but I'll do that next year.

Only a few things left to do for now:

Fit new upper diff mount bushing
LSD refresh + 3.73 gears for better ...

That's right - I've basically just replaced the standard cats with custom made sports ones. But coupled with the existing loud system, it's now outrageous. I didn't anticipate it would sound much different, but it really does, and in a bad way.

Hopefully some large resonators will make it ...

Come over the Pennines into the Lake District for the weekend, wasn’t sure what to expect with all the ups and downs but Puma still returned an average of 40mpg, really pleased with that. It’s proving to be the perfect everyday vehicle for me, big enough boot to throw a load of tools in when ...

Any further thoughts on it, Jobbo?

Yeah that sounds good. More like a vocal yet somewhat civilised system, which is what I wanted.

I'm not sure what to do. I suppose I'll speak to the exhaust guy and ask if adding in large resonators either side is the best way to go. I don't think the new sports cats have actually changed much ...

That's right - I've basically just replaced the standard cats with custom made sports ones. But coupled with the existing loud system, it's now outrageous. I didn't anticipate it would sound much different, but it really does, and in a bad way.

Hopefully some large resonators will make it ...

Fucked it. One of the catalytic converters on the Mustang has been damaged for a while and the EML light was on due to the 02 sensor. I decided to replace the cats, and with something slightly better flowing while I'm at it.

The car already had a system that apparently was like straight pipes ...