Kane Harrison

Premium Mod 450 Larger Oil Sump Pan450 Fortwo

More Oil, More Better OK, the grammar is terrible but facts are there. The more oil your engine has available, the slower it will degrade. Now, I'm not saying to put more oil in your engine, that'd be terrible. What we need is a bigger sump. Bigger Sump, Bigger Cost?...

Normal Mod 450 Leaks450 Fortwo

A round up of what faults cause water ingress into a 450

Premium Mod 450 Lower Fuse Box Cleaning450 Fortwo

Secondary Fuse Box The 600cc smart fortwo (or city-coupe and city-cabrio as it was called back then) had a ZEE unit under the dash instead of the SAM unit as found on the 700cc fortwo. The ZEE unit didn't have many fuses or relays so smart added an extra fuse and...

Normal Mod 450 Lower Fuse Box Pin Out450 Fortwo

The lower fuse box is ONLY found on the 450 fortwo with the 600cc petrol and 800cc engine built between 1998 and December 2002. It's located under the carpet, under the seat on the nearside of the car. You don't have to remove the seat but it does make things...

Premium Mod 450 OBD Wiring450 Fortwo452 Roadster

Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour

Modules are labeled in the picture.

Premium Mod 450 Oil Pump Removal450 Fortwo

Because the smart is generally hard to work on, it just wouldn't be right if changing the oil pump was an easy task. So it's no surprise to find out that it's a lot of work to get to but very simple to actually change. Remove the air inlet manifold, rocker cover,...

Normal Mod 450 Paddle Shift450 Fortwo451 Fortwo

No two ways about it, paddleshift is cool and there is more than one way to go about it.

Normal Mod 450 Plastic Window Polishing450 Fortwo

The rear side windows on the fortwo 450 are plastic and over time, they are affected by ultraviolet light. I just used T-Cut as it's what I had. Any cutting compound should be fine but you may need to use different grades. Slap it on like you're about to sunbathe on...

Normal Mod 450 Poly Sway Bar Bushes450 Fortwo

SmartMods Poly Bushes Polyurethane is an ideal material for bushes, it is harder than rubber and more weather resistant. The added bonus is that changing the bushes is very easy. These are available on the SmartMods site. Loosen the wheel bolts, jack the front of the...

Premium Mod 450 Power Steering Wiring450 Fortwo

Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour

Modules are labeled in the picture.

Premium Mod 450 Quarter Glass Removal450 Fortwo

Remove the door panel and remove the side window. 2 bolts hold the glass spar to the door. The top bolt is a Torx 30... ...and the lower bolt is a Torx 45. Remove both. Behind the lower bolt is an adjustment wedge. Don't lose it. Lift the glass section up......

Normal Mod 450 Radio Aerial Base450 Fortwo

There's a corrosion weak spot between the aerial (antenna) and the base. It's not unusual for you to get bad radio reception or the aerial thread to snap as you remove it. If it hasn't snapped off, remove the aerial. Open the door and look at the back of the cover...