Pat Earrings

So here it is, getting two new rear tyres as they were cracked to fuck. Other than a grubby interior it seems really strong mechanically , only 92k miles and really feels healthy. I had one of these a while ago off the forum and forgot how they sounded, smooth but also almost agricultural at the same time. Front bumper needs sorting though, the shitty Perspex grill hasn’t been seated properly and it’s loose, and you can see there’s a small bracket on the front right that’s bent back slightly so the old dear who I bought it off had clearly bumped something. No big deal. Small list of stuff to do, including a full service this weekend and demisting the headlamps etc. After a full wet vac inside it should be a nicer place to be.

Agreed a buy on a spaceship diesel civic. Looks a real good one and in the current market prices, a bit of a bargain. 

Absolutely stunning. My dad had the saloon when I was in year 7, hated it then but my god do I love it now. Superb purchase

28 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

This is all really helpful @RoverFolkUsnever knew it needed tellingtelling had the dpf replaced, I'll check out getting it done @Pat Earringsany chance of popping round sometime and connecting your diags to it?

I could potentially do next weekend as I’m Monday - Friday now. 

Pair of air bags for £75 ordered, have good reviews and UK based company supplying them. Also ordered the pipe and filter from Aerosus for £24. I’ve decided even if the compressor is gone, it’s not the end of the world as it’s all very accessible and easy to get to. Hopefully be able to do it some  point next week. I probably will buy a new one if the old one is gone purely as there’s not too much of a difference, but a second hand OE will do just fine too.

2 hours ago, Ghosty said:

CRX is gone. Thank fuck. 

Now what... 

what actually happened with it that ended up being a nightmare?

1 minute ago, RoverFolkUs said:

It'll burn the compressor out if it doesn't drain the battery first, I've seen it before!

Yup hence why I frantically emptied the boot and pulled the fuse before it had chance to go bonkers. 

26 minutes ago, NorthernMonkey said:

Air bags are nothing to be concerned about…every bus and coach on the road are running them and doing mega mileage. I’d think twice about changing to standard springs. Once replaced, it’ll be fine for many years to come.

I did think that but apparently, it’s a common conversion on the E61 tourers to do. It’s just the cost I suppose but I’ll have to either get it looked at first before I decide which path to go down. Too many variables for me with the compressor and the shitty pipe that BMW made for it too.

EDIT: I should do better research. Bags are not expensive and appears easily doable myself. @NorthernMonkeymate I probably will just replace the bags then! Not as upset now 😂

So in the last two days I had a “self levelling suspension fault” flash up on the E61. Sone research showed I’ve got rear air bags…fuck sake. It went away but then earlier today I noticed the OSR sagging but when I returned it had sorted itself. I was due to see family today so packed stuff in the boot and then popping out to the shop I hear the compressor going off and refusing to turn off. Turns out if a bag is leaking it’ll carry on running until it dies.

I managed to find the fuse for it and pull it so no dead battery. I will be replacing it for a shocks/springs conversion kit on the rear instead, fuck am I messing around doing air bags and stuff. 

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

His 'n' hers

I said when we get much older we will probably be wearing those matching fleece jackets with the massive picture of a wolf on the back.

I am determined to find one at a market and wear it in winter with no regrets!

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

Splashed out buying something off joom app.. took weeks and is umm cheaply made

Plenty of those around Mediterranean countries but surely overkill here?

Excellent pictures Mo, hope you had a great time 👍

3 minutes ago, Rod/b said:

Have we had this mk.1 Sierra 2.3 DIESEL yet?  Appears to have been photographed at FOTU

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255658252008
 

 

Belongs to @rob88h and for sale on this very forum 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175369036149?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=o2ZLvnl9Q5u&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=KCW16zwOSD-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

Escort Cossie around Hemel..he was giving it beans as well…current market values though I’d be hiding it away! 

6 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Fitted a new android head unit to the Merc today

 

And very nice it is too with full wireless android auto and carplay

Then the car decided to treat me to this message

Bah, that'll be an SBC pump rebuild then 😕

Liked for the headunit only. That’s shit about the SBC but fairly certain they can be reset due to the counter inside dependant on the code.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184448584338?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=_xpMR1pWQZC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=KCW16zwOSD-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 

 

Jesus I’ve had to have an in-depth trawl through my memory to recall them all, bearing in mind I’ve been driving for only 13 years, totals 47 cars 😁 I think I’ve done them all as listed below in no real order:

 

‘98 Citroen Saxo 1.1

‘02 Vauxhall Astra 1.6

‘02 Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 DTi

‘00 Citroen Xantia HDi Exclusive

‘95 Mercedes 190E

‘08 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4

‘06 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTI

‘08 Vauxhall Insignia 1.9 CDTI

‘14 Vauxhall Insignia CDTi

‘05 BMW 118i

‘07 BMW 120i

‘03 Audi A3 1.9TDi

‘98 Audi A8 4.2 V8 Quattro

‘02 Audi A4 2.4 V6 Avant

‘03 Audi A6 1.9 TDi

‘02 Lexus LS400

‘08 Ford Mondeo Titanium 2.0 TDCi

‘03 Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia

‘02 Ford Focus ST170

‘94 Toyota Corolla

‘98 Toyota Avensis 2.0 CDX

‘07 BMW 320d SE Saloon

‘06 BMW 320d M Sport Touring

‘97 BMW E39 523i

‘99 BMW E39 528i

‘09 VW Golf 1.9TDi

‘04 VW Bora 1.9TDi

’96 VW Golf 1.6

‘99 Passat Estate 1.9 TDi

‘04 Volvo S60 Diesel

‘06 Subaru Legacy R Spec B

‘02 Lexus IS200 Sportcross

‘03 Lexus RX300

‘04 Toyota Avensis 1.8 vvti 

‘94 Honda Prelude

‘01 Honda Insight

‘09 Honda Civic CDTi

’12 Honda Civic CDTi

‘03 Mercedes E270 CDi

‘08 Mercedes CLS 320CDi

‘05 Mercedes C220CDi Estate

‘10 Audi A6 2.0 TDi

‘04 Saab 9-5

‘04 Saab 9-5 Aero

‘07 Mazda 3 Sport

‘91 Rover 216 GSi

‘07 BMW E60 535D

 

47 minutes ago, cobblers said:

Not to piss on your chips but even the people that do it laugh about how it doesn't make a jot of difference. You'll notice that it's almost exclusively offered by cheapish one-man-band remappers? Well from my understanding, years ago some guy bought a bizarre looking "HHO generator" machine from China and started hooking it up to peoples cars to make him look busy when he was waiting half an hour for the teenage lad in lithuania to email him back the modified map files. He made up a story that it was to decarbonise the engine, but initially the machines were never designed to do anything of the sort (they were supposed to be left permanently attached as part of some tinfoil hat perpetual motion / "run your car on water" scam)

Anyway it seems to have caught on, it's an easy way for a guy to earn another £30 while they're already on your driveway and because most of the time it's done just before a remap, it's impossible for anyone to do a proper like for like comparison of it's results.

It's like when they sell you "fuel system cleaner" when the car goes in for a service at the main dealers. Doesn't do anything, but it "technically" could, and it's impossible to prove either way.

 

True it is hard to quantify the difference with actual figures.
 

It’s something I wanted to try and in all honesty I’m satisfied, only a few quid anyway, not like it was mega expensive. 

Had a full engine carbon clean today. Can thoroughly recommend it. I know there’s some sceptics however it had made a noticeable difference. Low down acceleration is smoother and a lot sharper than before. 

41 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

air con relay? they certainly go wrong on a civic spaceship

Second this. Very common. There’s an uprated relay you can buy direct from Honda, it’s around £40 or so if I remember. Take the relay out and if you shake it and it rattles you’ve got your answer. 

20 hours ago, maxxo said:

drove it in manual mode just now, no change, maybe slightly smoother shifts but they're rarely horrible

drove round with lexia attached today monitoring the temps, 93c was the highest i could get it which is within it's operating range

oil pressure pretty much bang on

so the issues:

2nd gear unlocked, when under load and hot it shudders and surges, like the box is slipping and catching etc

usually above 40, under load accelerating you often lose power, completely, you can only maintain speed, but engine revs rarely increase much but i have noted it slip just slightly during this

backing off sorts it

shifts usually get a bit notchy after that for a while before becoming smooth again whilst 2nd unlocked is still rough

i'm wondering, maybe, just maybe, it's some weird form of engine issue i'm actually having?

but what could cause it? MAF sensor maybe? but no codes at all

surely, if it was slipping enough to start losing speed it would log a fault code

I would have suggested MAF too, but in my experience that disappears when you restart the engine. This fault of yours appears more mechanical, and potentially the early stages of box failure. 

The E60 has had the swirl flaps done today thankfully. Mind at ease and once again I have got to say, Marc’s Independant BMW in Aldridge is brilliant. Well priced and an expert.

Extreme weather calls for extreme measures.

Seeing as I will not be venturing out at all today and the car is parked in direct sunlight, I’ve taken a leaf out of the Mediterranean way and covered the dash in blanket. Also did the same with the interior leather as I don’t want it melting. Yes they are bedsheets that you can see there too.  

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

how bloody much!!!!!!!!

Someone’s actually bought one😂

Having cast aside my annoyance at the windscreen crack to the E60 (new one scheduled for Saturday) I managed to source a proper space saver spare wheel and kit rather than the compressor stuff which never works. £80 and tbh, not bad considering I couldn’t see them cheaper elsewhere.