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Do you need to book an appointment to renew a British passport or can you just turn up at the building ?

If you have to book an appointment do you have to do this in person or by phone or Email ?

Thanks.

Book online.

Go to VFS website

Thanks

Do you need to book an appointment to renew a British passport or can you just turn up at the building ?

If you have to book an appointment do you have to do this in person or by phone or Email ?

Thanks.

The difference is only 2.6mmm in diameter basically the same.

1.3mm difference in radius and as that is a thinner tyre it will lose more radius due to load (loaded rolling radius) than the original. They are the same. It's just to get you home.

^^^^^^^ Sorry I got confused.

The above about the signs is when you reach the end of route 9 and need to change to the Bang Na tradt.

The poster meant when you come up the road from HH to go onto route 9 instead of heading into Bangkok.

The man wants to go tool shopping, will some of you stop trying to prevent a man from enjoying this basic human right.

Route 9 goes over the Kanchanaprisek bridge... This. Is a spectacular crossing and rather poorly signed. You need to look for Bang Na or Chonburi (coming from from Hua Him)

There is signs for Chonburi and Bangkok/Bang Na for both the elevated toll road and lower road they are confusing. Follow the signs for the airport to get you on to the elevated toll road. Obviously once on it then ignore the airport signs and head for Chonburi.

It may also be better to stay on the Sukhumvit on Friday afternoon instead of heading for the motorway. They both take a similar time , but if the motorway is busy the Sukhumvit can be quicker.

Remove the spark plugs and see if they are wet and black to se if it is running too rich.

It could be many things, most have been suggested on here. You need to find where it is coming from.

Maybe while the mechanic was working he spilt some petrol or maybe as I said on the previous thread you have an induction leak somewhere in the induction system. Failed fuel injector seals fit in with both problems, give the injectors a wiggle to see if they are loose.

When does the smell occur, where is it coming from, has it just started after previous work ?

Anyway now that everyone has calmed down, have you checked the tyre pressures Claire ?

Oh no of course you're never the one causing confrontation though here you are once again doing so and yet there always seems to be confrontation around your condescending and confrontational posts in EVERY thread you post in whether it's me or someone else, you're just an angel aren't you? Not being a door mat and knowing well what I post about before posting I will ALWAYS challenge people who post negatively against my informative posts based on my empirical experience

Yes fuel injected cars have a throttle body, 8 of them are best , but you will have one.

First of all have you checked the air filter and all pipes related to it from the air inlet to the engine.

It sounds like an air problem to me.As in an air leak, Knackered hose or gasket. Replacing a throttle body would require replacing the gasket. Replacing the gasket more likely did the trick than replacing the throttle body. I suppose it could have corroded and jammed or needed adjusting but...

As said on the other thread leaving a car standing for 5 years in a country with this weather you will have knackered pipes, seals, boots, o rings and gaskets. I imagine the next 6 months you will be chasing your tail finding more and more.

The problem IMO (while I'm completely knackered) is air inlet related due to a failed pipe, seal or gasket. Inlet manifold gasket, throttle body gasket, anything in the air filter system or even fuel injector seals.

You could remove your plugs and see what the condition of them is which may give you a clue.

Oh my car has the same problem, it cuts out for a second or so, it has a habit of doing this when you need to accelerate away from u-turns, but Volvo decided to do this themselves and call it E-drive.

It's Herpes.

On his forearm ?

Ah he's been to that bar in Pattaya.

I'm voting for those micro ants as well who love even a microscopic food source. Are you sitting in places where you have eaten anything even just a few times, even the tiniest of crumbs or liquid can attract them.

As said there are loads in the UK like this. Around the Crawley/Gatwick industrial area there are loads.

Many many Traffic Roundabouts in the UK have Traffic lights.

Its really very common.

What's the point with a roundabout then? That is my question... surely the meaning of having a roundabout is so that the traffic can flow without traffic lights?

Can you imagine Victory Monument roundabout in Bangkok without lights........it has about 8/10 junctions and would be absolute and total chaos

Can't see what's so complicated about this: https://goo.gl/mFYW4o

That is if all (most) people behind the steering wheel actually were thought how to drive in a roundabout.

I assume you mean taught, I don't think Thais are taught how to use roundabouts.

I'm curious, when you posted those 2000GT pictures why did you obscure the registration number, is that a Thaivisa thing?

Just did it as it's not my car. Unfortunately.

Saying that after a google it turns out the 405 clutch is cable operated, not hydraulic. So look for a frayed cable and check to see if the arm is stiff due to rust, maybe even the pedal bearing. Or if the cable is stretching.

Thanks Nelson.

By the way, the mechanic took a look at the timing belt and found it to 'look like brand new', so advised against changing it. In addition, I do feel (now that the shift lever is working fine) that the clutch itself seems quite heavy, and engages too suddenly (rather than smoothly), and a bit too near the floor. I suppose it could be many things, from needing a new clutch or hydraulic cylinders, to needing the clutch fluid 'bled' and replaced. Don't know much about it, but due to this problem the car is pleasant to drive on the highway, but not so pleasant around town in stop-and-go.

If the clutch needs bleeding, you will need to push the pedal a further than normal, it may cause grinding due to not enough movement. If it is very stiff it may have rust on the bearing or cylinders (not that likely) or the spring plate may have aged badly due to being sat for so long or the cylinder seals have failed.

Any car that has sat for a long time is likely to have problems with rubber and plastic parts and parts of steel that need to flex. In Thailand with the weather rubber and plastic suffer anyway, but after sitting for 5 years in this heat rubber parts will be screwed. Seals, tyres, boots, pipes. Plus wiring as well.

The gearbox problem could well be the rubber remote control mounts which I think you said have been replaced, The clutch may well be the cylinder seals. The tyres will really need replacing, but most of all check the steering rack boots and rod end covers, failure of these could well be dangerous. You should check all suspension joint covers.

Also Volvo S60 2.0T - pretty sure these kick out over 200hp but maybe the thai version is different? a 2011-12 year can be had for 800k

That's a couple of years earlier than mine (V60), but the only model available when I got mine officially in Thailand (made in Malaysia) was the 1.6 T e-drive for the V60 or S60. 186 bhp I think it is.

Have you been to Hardware house ?

Beat me to it on factory gear. They are opening a branch in Mega Bang Na sometime soon.

There are plenty of decent tools available at decent tool shops of various brands, you just have to judge the quality yourself.

There's one here if it's any use as an alternative or for values at customs. There was another up last week but seems to have gone. 2.5MB.

https://www.kaidee.com/product-107617423

Someone has told me in the past as posted above that cars need to be road registered, but how do the dragsters do that. I have seen full drag cars here haven't I or am I imagining that ?

The ford discounts are due to the lowered sales due to the economy, the economy is only going to get worse a lot worse. Hang on a bit and there will be more offers coming on many brands.

Oh and of course with ford they have managed to get themselves a worse reputation for after service than they used to have for electrics in the 80's.

Spotted this today.