Car RU-vidr and complete beginner based in the south of Spain. Watch stuff getting repaired and upgraded with detailed and closeup videos. Not a professional but trying to fix things myself! Low budget car maintenance. Learning as I go. New content posted regularly.
All my videos contain the highs and lows of repairing and restoring. If I make mistakes they will be included. It's the only way to learn. Just watch the rear bumper repair videos to see what I mean!
I hope you enjoy the videos and get inspired to try something for yourself.
Thank you for this video, it was really helpful! Although… I’ve now cleared the codes, the warning light is off, but I then drove it in a 70mph road and it still had acceleration issues. I’ve left it to “rest” before I try driving it again later, but it’s a little strange I have no warning lights at all but it’s still struggling…
Thanks. Glad you found it useful. I'm no expert but maybe check the whole air intake system and make sure there are no splits or damage to any of the pipes
@@pauliecabs I went back to the car about 30 mins ago and the warning light was back. I’ve cleaned the sensor again and left it instead of driving it, and I’ll check again in the morning. But thanks, I will try that if it’s not fixed
@@pauliecabs I did that first before seeing your video. Changing the filter changed the error code, which is why I started google-ing the MAF sensor and found your video
This exact thing happened to my car, the area under the cowl , at the base of the windscreen apparently has a tendency to get clogged with debris and leaves in these cars, hence the rain water draining off the windscreen has nowhere to go except into the cabin of the car via the car via the air con ducts which are in the footwells. I didnt bother with a vacuum cleaner, I simply replaced the entire carpet plus the underlay and im glad i did because when I removed the underlay the amount of water I found was the equivalent of about a litre or two. As much as you vacuum the carpet you'll never get all the water out from the underlay, which Im convinced would lead to a permanent damp smell. Hope it worked out for you.
It's crazy that it floods the whole car. We're in the south of Spain so luckily with the high temperatures and the vacuuming it did dry out in the end.
Hi Paul, Thanks for the great video’s étc, do know where the heater blower resistor is located the barchetta please? Cheers dude and keep up the good work étc 👍😃
if your pants are wet, (jogger, go the the beach, work all day and drive your truck home with wet paints) your seat will crack form the hot sun. get a seat cover and that wont happen. save you lots of money.
Still there! I made sure to use 3M. The difficult bit is around the heater controls . I didn't know at the time but you can get new stickers for the heater controls if you cover them.
Im Planing to do the trim pieces of my dash. Have a tan leather Interieur with Black dash and inbetween is a small trim in plain silver. The woodgrain will look more like "grandpa lexus" than the silver but i like the color. Found the 3m foil you used. Good product is necessary with all the different forms and shapes
Hi, could you tell me where you souschef the small buttons? Also what material did you choose for the headliner kit? Im about to undertaken the same job and your video is really useful.
Hi, the headliner was bought from amazon. It was a kit that included the glue. There was 2m of material included. The small buttons were called KIMISS 50. I couldn't find any grey ones so I painted these. All this is from amazon spain. I don't think the kit is available anymore but the buttons as still there. Hope that helps.
Thanks so much for this! I have just discovered a tear in just the same place on my 300SL driver's seat, so very encouraging to see how I can fix it myself!
Danke fürs Zuschauen! Ich freue mich, dass der Inhalt bei anderen Hobbybastlern ankommt. Als leidenschaftlicher Heimwerker teile ich gerne meine Projekte und lerne ständig dazu. Wenn du Tipps oder Vorschläge hast, freue ich mich darauf! Ich spreche leider kein Deutsch, daher habe ich einen Übersetzer benutzt.
Hey Paulie, did you finally get a new bumper? I'm repairing mine but it's very fragile and it'll probably break again soon as the plastic material it's made of is crap.
Hi, I've done one on cleaning the MAF sensor but not specifically on misfiring. I had a quick look on the Fiat forum and and someone said if it happens when you lift off the accelerator it could be the throttle body needs cleaning. Hope that helps
This helped me alot while using my kit. These kits don’t come with really good instructions… & they leave out tons of details… that you went over in this video. Appreciate this 😎👍🏾
Hi! Nice videos? Do you still have it? I had one and got it perfect.. then sold it... I regret it and I'm thinking of buying another. You're getting me interested again. They're great fun and a good future investment (to convince the wife..). Richard
Hi yes, still have it. Will be making more videos again very soon. They are still quite reasonably priced but it's getting harder to pass the emissions test each year. Can't apply for historic status on mine until it's 30 years old which would get around that.
@@pauliecabs Ah happy you still have it! It's a little easier here in Italy. Historic status is after 20 years. I have an Alfa Brera now but that is staying for sure. If I do get one be sure to drive down in yours. I'm in north Italy, 30 mins from Turin. Look forward to your new videos!
Frustrating to change an ABS unit for no reason, but been there many a time too. Do you still have the old ABS unit. If so, I'd be interested in buying the ECU module from it.
The rear brakes were an absolute nightmare! I wish I'd thought to do the pressure test at the start but that's experience for you. I still have the old one but I'm going to hang to it just in case. You could try barchettaparts.com
Hey Paul I have a 5 series and I love wood interiors so much better than bring black or silver I’m thinking of doing this also as it’s a lot cheaper than buying a wood interior. Have you ever considered hydro dipping? Also how is the interior holding up with this wrapping on is it all still ok?
Yes it's still ok. The difficult bit was around the heater controls. I've seen some rings on ebay which fit over the controls and might help with the finish
Run into the same problem. I did wet sanding up to 2000 and polished after. I used a restoration kit and it promised btter result, but noow I cannot get rid off that misty fog. Any advise without using varnish?
@@pauliecabs not against the varnish but I was wondering I made mistakes during the polishing? And how is the durability of the varnish layers? Is it last if not exposed too much of sunlight?
As a engineer i would feed it through the return spring hole.... But i looks like it is possible to make a small bracket to a solenoid so you could make a electric boot release as. Backup
The nut that is holding the light broke on my citigo do I need to replace the whole light as well? When I order a new one from autodoc does it only come with this front part or also the inner part?
Not sure which bit you mean that is broken. Email me a pic if you like. The part that holds the light bulbs is separate to the tail part that I replaced
Was a best seller, so ugly cars must sell good, lol. I've done 190k miles in mine, no real issues, never seen a garage. But I do have a traction control light to get to the bottom of, which is how I came across this.
@@stephenk79-rc1il 'Weak sales due to the “divisive” styling was the reason of its demise, adding the fact that Nissan sold only 10,157 of these babies in 2017-a massive 48% decline from 2016's sales. The Nissan Juke's target market was young, cool, single guys who are looking for a sporty car.' 😎
@@yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy3074 Did it start off in maybe 2011?. Mine is a 2012 diesel model. The marmite nature to its styling was there at the very beginning, but somewhere between 2012 and 2017 it became a best seller in the uk. 2011 till 2019 when that body styled Juke ended was a pretty good run. Not sure of Nissan's target market there, but I see a large amount of them driven by the female gender, which would turn off the car's appeal to young, cool, single guys . To me it was a cheap SUV and it's been really reliable, no major issues, simple in its design, and I find reasonably easy to work on. Personally I love it, and look forward to the next 100k miles in it, though I do expect to be replacing a few items along the way, lol.
when the engine has a problem it puts a code up as a flag and a light on the dash, you then diagnose the problem , put it right and then -- clear all codes before driving the car and not the other way around. as you can see the engine didnt pick up on anything so it was a green light... so to speak.
Me alegro de tu vuelta,Paul. Yo también lo cambié en mi Barchetta y todavía recuerdo lo que me costó aflojar el tornillo de vaciado😓😓😓😓 Podrías poner subtítulos en español? Gracias.
I am up a few hours up the coast from you in Mojacar, I bought my 96 Barchetta last month. 4 new tyres, boot strut, red seatbelts and 3D printed folding roof bracket covers is my expenditure so far. Roof down driving is mandatory, the only issue is the hiss and petrol fumes every time I fill up with petrol, partially solved by fitting a breathable cap. Great fun driving it every day 👍
Another nice job done! Changed the oil last week on my Barchetta, makes a big difference 👍🏻I think gear oil and power steering fluid are often overlooked somehow
You dont need to replace the rubber that is over the gear selector arm. You should replace the arm with the short shifter that is for sale at dsm barchetta it makes the drive even more fun.
I think u could have just squeezed the oil in through those extended nozzles, and u should have taken the fill plug off first !! But glad to see its still on the road ! Why was it covered up ?? I used my Barchetta more in the winter !
