i will be shooting up from southampton to manchester next wednesday to take a look at his car, my question is other than the comp tester, spark plug socket, extention, and snap-on 1/2" drive ratchet.....what else will i need to gain access to the plugs, looks like the is a spark plug cover to remove... is this removed with hex keys or sockets/ring spanner?
i want to travel light, so i want to take just the bare essentials for the comp test.

cheers guys, if any one has seen the car, feel free to comment on it within this thread.
Btw, you can't comment on your own car Blackie!! LOL

As you say you will need a ratchet and extension and whatever size socket fits the plugs (cant remember the size sorry) you will need a torx set to remove the plug cover and to remove the coil packs. (again, cant remember the size)

Southampton to Wigan is quite a trip though. Why not get Blackie to do the compression test. What makes you want to do a compression test anyway, or is that just one of the checks on your list Timing belts will want doing too unless I misread his post, you need to budget 500 quid for that.

10mm for the plugs i think?

Ross

t25 or t15 for spark plug cover IIRC

Excuse my ignorance, but does it have suspect compression then?

I thought it was a Ribe bit? I guess you can use Torx driver though.

You'll need a hex key to get the coils off.

Indeed it is a ribe bit

Thank you Mr Bockers, I thought I was losing the plot...........again

anyone fancy a pint around manchester next wednesday?

well it's rude not to ask!!

They should be Ribe headed screws as well...they are on my Coupe anyway.

A 1/2 drive ratchet seems a bit excessive for removing/fitting sparkplugs.

John

i can fit them myself bud, of course i will be checking more. karl

I assume Blackie is aware you are going to start taking his car apart when you arrive

not at all, just that i always comp test all turbo charged cars that i have intent on buying.
karl

Hey im down the road from blackie if u waana meet up....

sounds good, although i will be viewing the car mid afternoon wednesday? do you know much about his car, looks nice from the pics

I carnt see how this car could disapoint, the money he's spent with me alone looking after it rather than repairing it supports that.

I'd be confident to say its a good one, he's certainly a particular and fussy bugger. (but an ace customer )

yep, i have seen the post's between the two of you guys (blackie & carlt) btw good name you have there carl
nice to see he has taken many pics of the paint work from different angles, hard to tell from pic but the paint work looks good
he's a really patient guy, taxing it for me and insuring it for the day i come up to view it, car seems good, he's an ace guy, his posts back up the care he has put into the car....good ingredients for a car in my book

Thanks chaps for that ..

As i said Karl you only need your comp tester as i have enough tools to sink a small ship..

fantastic, i did post this up before i asked you about the comp test.
thakns for being so good about the px, viewing the car on a day you may be working on, taxing it and mostly.....putting up with all my questions, long emails and now text messages LOL

great guy, will you have intent to buy another coupe in the near future dave?

Well seeing as i off to Oz next year perhaps not ..

I have always had Fiats & Lancias,

Beta coupes (3)
Beta Spyder
Fiat 131 Sport (3)
127 Sport
132
Chroma turbo
Punto
Uno
Delta
Dedra Turbo
Alfa 133 green cloverleaf (shite)
Bravo
Stilo
Thema

But i never had a coop & always wanted one. So i have now

The duke WILL be going to OZ with me & i would love to take a coop over but my money will be better spent on a house & you will get a good coop if you like it..

Plugs are 14mm

i'm sure i'll love it dave.
are you shipping your ducati over in one lump or sending it in two?
i know you can save a fortune by sending a bike in two parts to the other side of the world, as i was considering shipping my zx6r out to the east with me.
you got my text today bud?

cheers for the plug info flanners

err no no txt matey .. just send me a PM..

The dealers has a shippin crate for me to take it...he says its cheaper to send some stuff to abroad than over here
He shipped a duke to Sweden for £300 quid..
We get ripped off as usual...
Just bought a new lid from Germany 10 Euros shipped in 3 days ...awesome