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  1. https://www.facebook.com/share/Ei5c8SqpPkpvNdEc/?mibextid=79PoIi i see a cross flow and I want to paint it black, no colour any more just aerosol it black…..
  2. The heads are pretty wide as it’s quad cam etc and the glow plugs go through at a funny angle if that makes sense, I used a set of vice grips with the slide hammer attached to pull the glow plugs out after I unscrewed them was proper stressing about snapping one 😳just another quirk of the OM642 i used some inject crack spray but found this didn’t really work any better then wd40
  3. I recall there being a vacuum hose on the M51 that goes from the inlet manifold to the Turbo Wastegate, over time this hose can collapse internally which can significantly reduce performance, when I replaced this hose on mine the difference was night and day. Adjusting the Injector Pump timing to compensate for wear on the timing chain also helps fuel economy and performance and also cures the Hot Start issues M51s can sometimes have
  4. Just behind where the passenger side fog light blank/grill would be is where the transmission cooler lives, Make sure you check it for leaks as it has a hard time as it quite exposed to road crud and the steel pipe fittings cause it to corrode as it’s alloy, I’ve actually seen them corrode to the point where the pipes have actually snapped off with corrosion. Fun fact - you could never spec a p38 diesel auto with fog lights due to the location of the transmission cooler but you can spec them on the manual p38 diesel
  5. My neighbour had an original shape P reg one in that dark green colour they all seemed to be when I moved in my house back in 2005, not often I say this about a car but it was absolutely crap
  6. I can imagine the owner sees that VW derived gearbox as a major talking point with anyone that will or won’t listen Did you know it’s a 5 speed?
  7. You know if you put a ratchet strap around the pack of Slabs they stay together, the pack doesn’t fall apart and there easier to strap down
  8. “Hey man what happened to your Flathead?” ”your mother”!!
  9. I’m going to spend the rest of this week trying to find another one.
  10. I Feel as I’m looking at this picture, she’s going to turn her head or blink her eyes
  11. although it looks bad, I’m actually very happy this came out without snapping off. now to find an M8.1 tap to chase the threads
  12. out shopping at Aldi this morning and found this Subaru Sambar sorry for the crap pic -actually I’m not sorry
  13. Transmission oil warmer in the engine radiator split letting engine coolant into the Transmission
  14. Watching Jeremy Vine, That old Jeffery bloke is pure gold, I think he would have exploded if there hadn’t been an ad break
  15. Forget Security, Verisure really are setting the standard for the quality of acting in their adverts At last there’s a contenter on par with Ocean Finance
  16. According to my wife’s late grandfather who had a fleet of these many years ago, if you over tensioned the ratchet hand brake it would go off with the sound of shotgun when released which apparently used to scare car drivers at the traffic lights
  17. Yeah I stand corrected, don’t know why I just assumed Nitrogen. My sons got a new apprentice working with him at his work, for some reason the new kid thought it would be a good idea to show everyone a video of himself driving with his mates doing balloons while going 120mph plus in a 140I M sport.
  18. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1441706180074884/?mibextid=79PoIi this is the worst thing.
  19. Nitrogen Cartridges, they fill into a balloon so it’s easier to inhale. Saw a Guy tonight with one, looked like he was trying to rip his own face off while sitting at the lights at the wheel of his A Class
  20. Keep seeing more and more people doing gas balloons while driving.
  21. Not sure how true this is but I was told a house with pillars can be classed as a place of worship which means they can pay a lot less council tax ?
  22. The body’s are quite resistant to rust as are the chassis but I’m not sure about being galvanised as I’ve seen a couple with rotten inner sills,
  23. Doctors cars get absolutely thrashed from cold
  24. As appealing as the Renault is, I can’t understand why you would have one over a Chevrolet , Ford, Chrysler or AMC of the same era
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