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    checking for error codes

    When I went to check for error codes for some rough idling I used the instructions for using a jumper wire on the ALDL diagnostic terminal. The "service engine soon" light flashed but did not flash code 12 which from the instructions is to indicate that the ECM diagnostics are working. Have I...
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    Hi and low rad fan relay replacement

    It looks like my relays need to be replaced. They have been acting up lately so I found they have been leaking the tar like sealant through the plugs into the wire harness plug. I see the relays are available through Hwystars website but is there a safe way to clean out the plugs on the end...
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    shift problems

    My 87 T type which I bought new has 106,000 klms and has lead a fairly easy life (i.e.; no racing) just some infrequent quick acceleration episodes. It has developed a transmission problem in that it shifts normally out of 1st with normal light throttle but rapidly shifts right into 3rd after...
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    fuel pump problem

    the fuel pump finally gave out in my 87 T type (left me on the side of the road about 1.5 miles from home) I bought the car new and it has 110000 kls on it. I know I shouldn't have left it that long. Anyway I dropped the tank and removed the pump. Went to the local flaps (Lordco) and...
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    What makes one car rarer than another.

    I ordered my car new and because I didn't want black I sat down with the sales man and we put together a dark red regal with options and shown in the picture attached. It has the LC2 engine and the Y56 which is the T package. I have been searching the net to decipher the option list and found...
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    Just an introduction

    I have been lurking around this site for a few years as I own a 87 T type that I bought new and it now has around 90,000 klms on it. I ordered it and as I didn't want a black car I got the T type with T roofs and dark red (almost like dark cherry) and all the stainless trim that the regular...
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