beko1987 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Parked opposite my house this morning. 20171215_134950.jpg Now obviously you wont be able to see it!!See what? Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 See what?See told you. alcyonecorporation and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 New plugs are in. Discovered why I was having trouble getting the plugs out. The bit of rubber from the socket had got stuck on one of the plugs. This took over an HOUR to sort out. Overhead camshafts are a stupid idea. Did it do the trick? You be the judge.https://twitter.com/HubNutVids/status/941686764393070594 Fired up after a few, nervous cranks. The plugs in it had been there for over two years, and have been around Knockhill and done Crail. They were all minging. £78 later and I wept quietly to myself and fitted a nice set of Iridium plugs. I'd say hopefully that's it for a while, but I know it really needs new dampers, new springs and new front brakes... richardthestag, danthecapriman, privatewire and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Good to hear it's running, and it was an easy fix. But £78!! Bet you won't be changing those at every service. cpjitservices 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Good to hear it's running, and it was an easy fix. But £78!! Bet you won't be changing those at every service. Indeed not. Theory is they should last another couple of years at least. New tensioners are silent though, so that's good. danthecapriman and cpjitservices 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Iridium / platinum plugs are good for 60k at least danthecapriman, Sigmund Fraud, They_all_do_that_sir and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Iridium / platinum plugs are good for 60k at least Ah crap. I'd better do 60,000 miles in it to test that then. I can very nearly imagine me doing that, as it is so nice to waft around in. It is bloody enormous though, which is ridiculous given it very often has just me in it. If I could have a car the size and shape of the Honda, but with a more musical engine and much more comfort, I'd have found perfection. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Iridium / platinum plugs are good for 60k at least the spaceship had some this year at 10 years old- tbh the old ones looked good enough to go back in!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Nice. Gingercators begone! loserone, Fat_Pirate, egg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Badger Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 My Lexus RX300 V6 has the plugs changed every 55k, I'd imagine yours are a similar milage. Good work on the tensioner, just looking at a cam belt starts a nervous twitch while I think of the many, many ways I could fuck it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Bring back the gingercators, they are much nicer. Ghosty, Asimo and Rusty_Rocket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 No, they're not. DVee8, richardmorris and jumpingjehovahs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Our MK3 MX5 had Iridium plugs. When they were changed at their allotted interval (I think 72k?) my mechanic remarked that they looked nearly brand new. So much so, he asked if we wanted to change them (I did). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Kinell, £78 ! Is there no ECP or GSF near you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 No, they're not. Oh yes they are! Is it panto season right? DeeJay, dome, Asimo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Kinell, £78 ! Is there no ECP or GSF near you ? Probably not but even if there was why would he want a focus rear wheel bearing ? Cos that’s what you would prob get from those clowns They_all_do_that_sir, The Moog, Supernaut and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Borrowed a mate's pit, which made changing the oil a lot easier. I'm giving it a service over the course of gawd knows how long. Air filter looks alright, spark plugs done, oil and filter done. Fuel filter not yet located, brakes not yet inspected. Transmission fluid looks a nice colour and smells pleasant though. Also wondering if the strange noise it makes under full acceleration is actually the exhaust, with those deleted silencers. I did some testing earlier and can't conclude much other than it sounds awesome... richardthestag, billyboy406v6 and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I always thought it was the exhaust. But Didn't bother to look as it GLF and didn't sound like it was Gunna blow up:) dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 I always thought it was the exhaust. But Didn't bother to look as it GLF and didn't sound like it was Gunna blow up:) I'm just going to tell everyone it's supercharged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I'm just going to tell everyone it's supercharged.Plan. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Aye, my money is still on the exhaust as the source. P.S. Gingercators FTW! Runs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 ADMIRE MY SKILLZ0RZ! Contains many a fail. Steviemillar, johngarty and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 As a facelift w124 mine had clear lenses but still oddly ginger wing repeaters. Gingercators looks odd on the facelift so I fitted clear repeaters. Also bought Philips chromed orange bulbs to get rid of the fried egg look. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Yes, I think a bulb upgrade might be worth it. The rear section has bulbs too, as they're US spec. Tempted to wire them in either as side marker lamps, or as additional indicators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-12496SVB2-12496-SV-Silver-Vision/dp/B00K695OGU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 This morning, I awoke in the dark. It turns out I put on non-matching socks because of this. It is not important. The Lexus started with some uneveness and even a hint of a misfire. I decided to cure it by just ignoring it. This worked. It was VERY damp this morning. Then it was off to Bridgnorth for work. I stopped for fuel in Knighton, because I was feeling reckless. This garage is amazing. That's an Avenger Tiger trying to peer through the steamy windows. I put over £80 of fuel in. DISLIKE. After just 350 miles. That's 25mpg. Drat. Must resist that pedal more often. By the time I reached Bridgnorth, the Lexus was pretty minging. No, it says Yuck. I went shite-seeing. I later saw the Volvo being pushed by several lads. Ace. More shite. Then back home. I LOVE THE NON-GINERCATORS! That's about 130 miles covered today. Conclusions: driving this car down a narrow, Shropshire B road is a lot like threading a fish finger into a Smarties tube. It's messy and best avoided. I'm not sure how I've ended up with two Japanese cars with absolutely terrible handling. Why did I sell the Prelude again? On the plus side, V8. I don't think I'll ever tire of the way this thing deals with overtakes. Stanky, mat_the_cat, DeeJay and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I miss the gingercators. Ghosty, mk2_craig, BeEP and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 I miss the gingercators. Well the bad news is that I really don't. Junkman, They_all_do_that_sir, mercrocker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Naughton motors has been in the same family for decades. The current owner has an Imp fixation. I bought one off him for £90, only around 7 years ago. The story of its collection is in the unusual breakdowns thread... dollywobbler, tooSavvy and Braddon81 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 He's a top bloke, that's for sure. Well worth a nose around. Today, I had to turn this: Into this WITH ONLY ONE BUCKET! danthecapriman, oldcars, Shep Shepherd and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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