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Normal Mod OBDII Error Codes450 Fortwo451 Fortwo452 Roadster453 Fortwo/Forfour454 Forfour

To help locate problems, the On Board Diagnostic port can allow access to fault codes stored in the ECU. Each code can point towards a problem that the car believes to be a fault.

Premium Mod Official Roadster Leak Guide452 Roadster

Smart admit that the leaks occur on the Roadster, they even have an official document for fixing the leaks. I am glad to say that there is no copyright information on these documents so there seems to be nothing to stop me posting it here.

Normal Mod Oil Adapter Fitting450 Fortwo452 Roadster

The standard oil filter doesn't have anti drain back or a bypass valve, adding an adapter like this allows you to use better quality, cheaper and easy to obtain canister filters.

Premium Mod Oil Catch Tank450 Fortwo451 Fortwo452 Roadster

Catches and condenses the burnt oil vapour from the crank case instead of pumping it into the engine.

Premium Mod Oil Coolers450 Fortwo452 Roadster

Oil cooling is standard in the Roadster so it is a good idea if you have a modified fortwo to consider a form of oil cooler.

Normal Mod Oil Filter Magnets450 Fortwo451 Fortwo452 Roadster453 Fortwo/Forfour454 Forfour

As soon as you mention magnets and cars, people think about fuel magnets and stop listening but this has nothing to do with fuel and is a cheap but valid mod that was missed out during manufacture.

Normal Mod Oil Specifications450 Fortwo451 Fortwo452 Roadster454 Forfour

There seems to be confusion over which oil can be used in the smart, luckily it happens to be very simple and covers all of the smart models.

Normal Mod Oil Sump Pan Testing450 Fortwo452 Roadster

For many years, we (smartmods.co.uk) sold an oil sump with a drain plug for the 450 and Roadster. We bought them from a German manufacturer and they were excellent quality. The drain plug design was unique and allowed all of the oil to be drained from the sump. I'll...

Normal Mod Omnifi Fitting450 Fortwo451 Fortwo452 Roadster

This details the relatively easy task of fitting the excellent Rockford Fosgate Omnifi MP3/WMA music player to your car.

Normal Mod OTVs center console450 Fortwo

I decided to change the way the center console worked – having thought about buying a passenger window kit, i decided to investigate what i could do myself.

Normal Mod P0410 OBD Error451 Fortwo

To conform to strict emissions standards, American 451 fortwos have a secondary mixing valve to quickly bring the CAT up to operating temperature.

Normal Mod P2359 451 CDI Fault451 Fortwo

On the 54bhp Smart Fortwo diesel 451, there was yet another issue that caused safe/limp mode. You'll get the engine warning light come on and the engine will not rev over 3000rpm. If you bring the codes up on an OBD diagnostics reader, you'll probably get P2359 or...