Front Wheel Alignment If the front of your car doesn't handle as well as it used to. Your front tyres are wearing in a strange way, or your steering wheel isn't straight when the car is going straight, your front wheel alignment is probably out. Ideally, I recommend...
Smartmods
for all your modding needs, recommended by Evilution
Kane Harrison
Fuel Pressure Regulator FPR
The smart runs a 3.8 bar fuel pressure regulator, the injectors can handle more so lets up it a touch and see what happens by adding a Bosch 0280 160 575 4 bar FPR. Bought to our attention in August of 2006 by Christos Kolovos (CKA) on the Maniacs forum.
Fuel Pump Failure
This page covers all ICE cars. It's more generic help and some parts may not relate directly to certain models but it'll give you an idea of where to look and what to try. My Fuel Pump Stopped Working The knee-jerk reaction is to just think that the fuel pump has...
Fuel Saver Magnets
For years now, sites and ebay sellers have enthused about the usefulness and efficiency of their fuel magnets. They often retail for big money plus postage and packing. Time to check them out.
Fuel Saving Techniques
How to make a tank of fuel last longer than normal.
Fumes In The Cabin
Have you ever noticed the smell of exhaust fumes in the cabin when driving? Seems odd if you consider that the engine is behind you and you are moving forwards. The Reason Is Two-Fold When you drive, there is a pocket of low pressure behind the car. This draws air...
Fuse Taps
Fuse Taps Fuse taps are clever pieces of metal and plastic that can turn 1 fuse position on your fuse box into 2 separate fuse positions. They are a good generic way to separately power an additional circuit. Obviously I would never recommend these over the proper...
Fuse Types and Sizes
We all know that fuses have different ratings but on the smart they are also different sizes.
Gas Strut Removal
Remove the gas struts that hold the boot open on all smarts and the bonnet open on a Roadster.
Gear Angle Sensor Testing
This is the gearbox angle sensor. It is used to determine the position of the gear drum when the gear positions are being taught on the Star machine. In every day use, the car does not rely on this sensor to tell the gear position. It has 3 pins in the housing. These...
Gear Knob Removal
How to remove the gearknob
Gear Ratios
Overall gear ratios for Fortwo and Roadster. Thanks to Blackdog for the original ratios and thanks to Bettina from Getrag for supplying the new fortwo ratios and final drive info.
Gearbox Oil & ATF Comparison
I Really Don't Know Why But... There are some normal, intelligent smart owners out there who insist that you can use gear oil in transmissions that are designed and specified to be used with ATF. Apparently the manufacturer of the gear box don't know what's best....
Gearbox Removal
Why remove the gearbox? Maybe you want to change the clutch, maybe your gearbox is fucked.
Generic OBD Code Readers
Cheap OBD Code Readers It's a fairly common phrase to be heard said by a car owner with a problem. "I'll buy a cheap code reader and then..." Let me stop you there. Something is only cheap if it works. £10 might be cheap for a code reader but if all it is good for is...
Getrag Gearbox
Who?, what? and why on earth did they do that?
Glovebox Cooler
Chilled Glovebox Don't you hate it when you put your Mars bar in the glovebox and it's melted when you go to eat it? Personally no, I like it to make as much mess as possible but that doesn't suit everyone. So, how about a chilled glovebox? You only need a smart...
Glow Plug Controller Fault
Symptoms I have had the same email once or twice a year from 450 and 451 CDI owners. "My glow plug light doesn't go out" Normally I recommend replacing the glow plugs and checking the engine earth lead. Normally this fixes it. However, sometimes I get another...
Gluing Rear View Mirror
During the hot summer of 2019, my rear view mirror ejected itself from the windscreen. The old glue had dried hard. I bought this one from Amazon because I'm an impatient arse who refuses to wait. Prime FTW. If you want the same stuff, click this. Firstly, you have to...
Grundig CD Changer Cable
Making Your Own CD Changer Cable Getting a compatible CD Changer for the Grundig stereo is fairly easy as it's the same model used in many Fiats and Lamborghinis. Just do a search for MCD36 for the 6 disc changer. The MCD10 10 disc changer should also work although...