Loosen the wheel bolts, jack the car up, remove the wheel bolts fully and... ...remove the wheel. Spray all of the fixings in penetrating lubricant and go have a cup of Bovril. On the top of the knuckle is a Torx 30 screw, remove it. Pull the brake hose grommet from...
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453 Time Change Issue
If you have the R-Link touch-screen stereo and are having issues setting the time, you are in the correct place for a fix. It shows as -:-- on the speedo... ...and --:-- on the touch screen. When you go into the system settings to change the clock manually, you can't....
453 Towing
Where Is The Towing Eye? Open the passenger door and pull back the carpet in the footwell, in the polystyrene footrest block you will see the towing eye. Pull it from the polystyrene block. Where Does It Go? Being Towed Go to the front of the car and look to the left...
453 Traction Control Off
I'm sure most people have tried deactivating the ESP in the same way. Looked on the fuse chart, pulled fuse 15 on the internal fuse box and expected the traction control to be off. Surprise. It doesn't turn it off. You Aren't Pulling The Correct Fuse Unlock the car,...
453 Vent & Ring Removal
Why would you want to remove the vents and the rings? Some people want to fit those over priced crap looking metal vent inserts. Also, people may want to change the colour of the rings. The central vents pull out fairly easily. The side vents are a lot harder to...
453 Wastegate Fault
Pulsing? Lost boost on your 453 turbo or going into safe mode? It's becoming a common issue. This is the turbo on your 453 engine. Highlighted in the photo below is the part causing the issue. The wastegate actuator. The wastegate actuator adjusts the boost by...
453 Wheel Arch Covers
These wheel arch covers come as 8 separate parts that simply stick to the car's panels with supplied tape. All you have to do is clean the panel, peel a small section of the tape back, place it into position, then peel the backing off. There are 4 parts on each side,...
453 Window Regulator
This only relates to the 453 fortwo. Remove the door panel, remove the glass and then look at the bottom of the door. On the bottom of each rail is a Torx bolt, remove both of these. Turn the key to position 1 and lower the window. Obviously the window has been...
453 Windscreen Noise
At the beginning of 2021 I started hearing people complaining about a squealing noise coming from the roof. This noise would disappear if the car slowed down and would often stop if you rolled down a window. Fewer people noticed the water ingress first. This is now...
453 Wiper Blade Change
Purchasing Wipers Only a mad-man would buy wipers from a smart dealer. You can buy perfectly good wipers on Amazon and eBay. These are the ones I bought. Fitting Wipers Pull the wiper arm away from the screen. Where the wiper blade attaches to the arm, you'll notice a...
453 Wiper Mechanism Removal
Remove the bonnet and remove the scuttle panel and scuttle bucket. Underneath the removed scuttle panel and scuttle bucket is the wiper mechanism. Remove the 4x 10mm bolts, lift the assembly from the car and disconnect the electrical connection. Right Hand Drive Left...
453 Wipers Will Not Stop
Wipers Won't Stop & Battery Light On Even when the car is off, the wipers keep going continuously. The only way to stop it seems to be to disconnect the battery. However, as soon as you connect it back up, the wipers start going mad again. If you check the errors...
453 Wishbone Removal
My 2nd ever 453 was a forfour that I bought from Copart. It was lovingly pre-crashed for my entertainment and had 1 glaring issue. The wheel wasn't in the middle of the arch and the tracking was all over the place. Not surprising when you see the wishbone. Hmm, bendy...
454 – Reset The Service Indicator
For ALL 454 Forfour Models Please do not contact me saying they don't work because they do if you do it right. Just doing everything in the right order isn't enough, timing is very important. Distance Or Time? A service is due either after a certain distance or over a...
454 Forfour Alloy Wheels
Width Offset PCD Standard Tyre Size What's this? What's this? What's this? What's this? ForFour Specific Alloys It's worth noting that because the Forfour is based on the new Mitsubishi Colt, the PCD and offset are the same so standard Colt alloys car also be...
454 Forfour Bulb List
Smart Forfour 454 ECE BSN Quantity High Beam H7 499 2 Low Beam H7 499 2 Fog Light H8 TBA 2 Front Side Light W5W 501 2 Side Repeater LEDs x Front Indicator PY21W 581 2 High Level Brake Light W2.3W 284 ? Number Plate W5W 501 2 Interior Light (front) BA9S 433B 1 Interior...
454 Forfour ESP Disable
Background Info Amadeo contacted me to ask if I knew how to disable the ESP on the original Forfour (454). I had a look around, found no info so I referred to the wiring diagrams and came up with an idea. He tried it out and it worked out perfectly. Disabling The ESP...
454 Forfour Front Removal
Take out the indicator units (2 x Torx bolts) they then pop out. Be aware there is a top centre lug and a metal locating pin. Disconnect the bulbs or the connectors. Undo all 10 Torx bolts in the engine bay, some are partially hidden under the rubber seal. Some cars...
454 Forfour Gear Selector Removal
You have the 5 speed manual gear box. Don't tell me, the gear change is stiff right? Time to remove the selector mechanism and get it fixed. Disconnect both battery terminals, earth 1st. Go down between the battery and the air intake and remove the single bolt that...
454 Forfour Inspection Cover
The original Forfour had quite a small engine opening so things like changing the air filter would be tricky. Thankfully, they realised this and made it so the panel at the back of the engine could be removed. This gives you access to more of the engine, the air...