We need a how to section?

[Bailes1992]

Just thinking now, we have a few how to's but they're scattered all over the place.

How about a forum with lots of how to's all in it?


Bailes.

[midsdaz]

That ent a bad idea it is frustrating looking for a post

[steve_earwig]

I reckon most things are copied or moved to the Knowledgebase, if you spot something useful that aint flag it up to us

[Bailes1992]

I know what your saying but we just need a Forum where how to's are. Just howto's nothing else.

We should make the How To's structured in a specific way.

I.e.

What does the guide aim to do? Throttle Position Sensor Replacement
What models of 406 does it apply to? All HDi models
Parts required? New Throttle position sensor - Part Number 16 072 724 80 (Information about part??? I.e. all HDi's have the same TPS etc)
Tools required? 10mm Spanner and a brain...

Then onto the how to (Must include pictures etc?)

We need a nice little database of all the how to's.
Keep the coments open so people can add to the how to etc?

[lozz]

Good idea,


But,
wouidnt that be like having a online Haynes bible?
this forum wouid just go dead, if everythink was all ready served out , (Perhaps)

[steve_earwig]

Questions have been asked, I'll see what the other mods & admin reckon.

[Bailes1992]

Good idea,


But,
wouidnt that be like having a online Haynes bible?
this forum wouid just go dead, if everythink was all ready served out , (Perhaps)

Most other forums have a section like this with no problems what so ever

[steve_earwig]

Most other forums charge for membership before you get to see anything

[lozz]

Yup very true,

you have to pay £10 on some forums,
and most of the how too guides & fotos is done by none Admin, Money for old rope

[rwb]

It's true that gems of wisdom appear mixed up all over the place.
I think a good way of keeping track of it would be to link from the wiki to the relevant pages.

For example, I just started a throttle position sensor page -- feel free to correct it

[FarmerPug]

A how to place would be great, at the moment the search facility is tricky to use, its the same on most forums the search facility is usually useless, its usually better to ask and at least then other members remember the most relevant threads, which is good also because then the solutions can also be up to date as well as include the old way of doing it.
But some sort of organisation to keep how to's and guides easier to find would be good.

[lozz]

ican find stuff on here no probs,

other thing id like to say is, why change things when theres people on here that help people out with instuctions advice,

Jasper5
steve earwig,
doggy
omega,
Waue,
etc etc, theyre knowledge is better than any guides imho

[sirwiggum]

Ideally a section "<howto> related symptoms show up as ...... ".

Though are 406 numbers starting to dwindle? They've been out of production for a few years now, the good ones have been taxiied, some are starting to be considered runabouts at which point a £300 bill will be weighed in.

[Doggy]

Though are 406 numbers starting to dwindle? They've been out of production for a few years now, the good ones have been taxiied, some are starting to be considered runabouts at which point a £300 bill will be weighed in.

My bro's just comtemplating a third MOT for his '98 1.9TD estate, which only cost him £800 with a year's tax to start with. It's the oldest car he's ever owned and he only sticks with it cos it'll run on veg oil. At the mo he's considering another couple of years, (unless he finally builds the shed in which to make bio and someone sells him a cheap 2.2).