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5605 Bryan J
bryanjenkin Offline Send Email
Sep 1, 2010
12:58 pm
Hi, My M.go has now covered 1000 miles so i want to do a oil change, Can any one tell me what oil i need to get and where i can buy a oil filter? Also is there...
5606 Blue Raven
james.findla... Offline Send Email
Sep 3, 2010
5:11 pm
All it says is Ceramic 5W40 engine oil, capacity is 0.9 litre. I guess for the filter you would be better off contacting the nearest Microcar dealer....
5607 dkcpgm Offline Sep 3, 2010
6:09 pm
... ***************************************************** Hi Jim, I originally (and dealer) were unsure re engine and gearbox oil. The Microcar service book...
5608 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 3, 2010
10:25 pm
Behind the engine, back left of the air filter, is a thing that looks like a bypass actuator for a turbo, but has a wire going to it insteas of a tube,so it...
5609 Blue Raven
james.findla... Offline Send Email
Sep 3, 2010
11:06 pm
Hi Dave, Just checked the service booklet and it says: engine oil 10W 40SF gearbox EP80-90W Jimmy...
5610 Blue Raven
james.findla... Offline Send Email
Sep 3, 2010
11:11 pm
Hi Dave, If you do get an M-Go let me know what you think about it. Jimmy...
5611 JJ
thermalsoareruk Offline Send Email
Sep 4, 2010
7:19 am
Cutout solenoid to stop the engine from the ignition key. All the best, JJ....
5612 crossland david
bookmark56200 Offline Send Email
Sep 4, 2010
4:48 pm
I will do, Jimmy. I've just been told that about 1 in 20 M.Gos have developed problems with the wiring. An auto electrician reckons this is common with a...
5613 Blue Raven
james.findla... Offline Send Email
Sep 4, 2010
6:23 pm
O'dear that doesn't sound good, concidering the price of the car it should have better quality components in it....
5614 dkcpgm Offline Sep 4, 2010
8:15 pm
... @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Jim - I do run an M.GO. Reference my reply regarding oil - you get two books with the M.GO, one is an...
5615 Blue Raven
james.findla... Offline Send Email
Sep 4, 2010
9:32 pm
Hi Dave, Yes I saw your comments on the elctrical problem and the remedy, I have not check the suspension yet but did manage to bottom it out on a pot hole...
5616 george46810 Offline Send Email Sep 5, 2010
12:57 pm
Hi All Hope someone can supply an answer please, I have had a problem with the fuel shut off on my Axiam 400 Evolution. In as much when turning off with the...
5617 Martin
martin_thorp... Offline Send Email
Sep 5, 2010
3:21 pm
HI George, Sorry I didn't reply sooner to your earlier email - I've been away on holiday and just got back and settled in. You seem to have covered all bases,...
5618 george46810 Offline Send Email Sep 5, 2010
5:14 pm
Hi Martin Thank you for the resonse, I hope you had a good holiday, I think you have covered everything, I certainly is baffling, I had another look this...
5619 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 5, 2010
6:04 pm
Don't know if it's the same as my 500, but mine pushes when on and returns back when off. I know as I just checked after being told what it was. If you had it...
5620 george46810 Offline Send Email Sep 6, 2010
7:11 am
Hi Adam Thank you for the reply, I have now sussed it. ?? On rechecking I have found that there is no power supply to the solenoid, so must now retrace it or...
5621 stevepotts@...
stevepotts... Offline Send Email
Sep 6, 2010
9:39 am
Hi all,just bought my first aixam,a 2003 petrol 500sl with 16000 miles on the clock.I drove it 150 miles home from the sellers house without any problems but...
5622 sidecar_jon Offline Sep 6, 2010
10:38 am
Id say probably ok, mine rattled for years before i replaced the "Orange blocks"...main rattle are usually from the exhaust on mine though...yes it rather is...
5623 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 6, 2010
3:25 pm
Sorry George, no. Aixam service manuals seems to be rare as rocking horse manure, but I think a couple of other posters have got hold of the engine manual (if...
5624 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 6, 2010
3:29 pm
Thanks JJ. Not the sort of solenoid I'm used to but it makes sense now. Slowly working my way through this beastie, it takes me back a bit to my old twin...
5625 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 7, 2010
11:22 am
Not having seen any other Aixams I've not been able to compare, but are you saying it's normal for them to sound like a dishwasher full of teaspoons, 'cos mine...
5626 Steve Box
steve.box73 Offline Send Email
Sep 7, 2010
5:34 pm
hi guys and girls can any one help does any one know the europeean site for microcar mc1 spares I found one but computer crashed and lost the web site was a ...
5627 sidecar_jon Offline Sep 7, 2010
7:16 pm
When my pulley had worn weights it sounded like a ball bearing in a bucket...Mines a diesel and the exhorst often causes many rattles and strange clangs....
5628 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 7, 2010
8:47 pm
On the way home today, my drive belt snapped. Not what I was expecting as the previous owner is adamant they only changed it about 1200 miles ago. I'm going to...
5629 faz ahmed
sam_1155 Offline Send Email
Sep 7, 2010
9:43 pm
Hi dont know the cause but when i had my aixam ,the belt went whilst driving but caused no damage ,it was just simple change of belt belt breaking on aixam...
5630 JJ
thermalsoareruk Offline Send Email
Sep 8, 2010
6:29 am
Hi Adam, a belt should last a LOT longer than that, something has broken it. If you were unlucky it could catch the wiring up near the battery but shouldn't in...
5631 armalite8 Offline Send Email Sep 8, 2010
6:43 am
Thanks JJ & Sam. I'll get the bits in. I was just worried there might be some cataclysmic effect on the gearbox in the same way a cam belt can take out the...
5632 douglas522497 Offline Send Email Sep 10, 2010
7:59 pm
Just a couple of points - the cylindrical metal weights that sit inside the orange blocks should have chamfered edges facing outboard so they don't contact the...
5633 STEVEN POTTS
stevepotts... Offline Send Email
Sep 11, 2010
2:12 am
Thanks for the advice guys. think i will replace red blocks sooner rather than later as the rattle is driving me nuts. [Non-text portions of this message have...
5634 Kim Ryan
kim888uk Offline Send Email
Sep 14, 2010
2:24 pm
Just had the news that the cylinder head gasket has blown on my 2006 A751 Aixam...... this is the model with the Lambda sensor fitted and Im told its...
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