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The only bit of chrome on the whole bus is on the grille, which is rather incongruous. 

 
 
I had some pssst psst in the shed so had a crack at dechroming the grin. 
 
Oot ya get. 

 
Before. 

 
Add pssst. 

After. 
 

 
 
 
Represent. 

 
RUGGED FINISH 

 

VID_20220522_121335562.mp4 All done. 

 
Probably needs more black now. 
 

One for the true crime fans. Volvo S60 T5 ex police car used in the Raoul Moat police man hunt back in 2010 in the Newcastle area. 
https://www.gumtree.com/p/volvo/2008-volvo-s60-t5-2.4-260bhp-ex-police-manual-/1432728124
 

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/opel-rekord-c-lieferwagen/2108378330-216-4688

On old Mercedes, the front centre armrest is still mounted to the passenger seat which would obviously be the drivers seat on the continent.
For it to be useful when driving alone, the passenger seat really needs to mirror the drivers seat.

This is cool.  I used to have one of these many moons ago and by fuck did it use petrol.
That's okay though as this one doesn't run

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115367668503?hash=item1adc72eb17:g:QgsAAOSw47hia3iT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185414234951?hash=item2b2b8cb347:g:aHMAAOSwV1Bic~uE

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/567014801511874

Ladies and gentlemen....

We're winning again.
I mean sure, I probably shouldn't have used a wooden dowel but faced with a head office situation I can deal with some wood fibres before a good clean.
So the craic is that I used the red screwdriver has a magnet, and I started it off until it wouldn't move anymore. At that point I used the dowel to twist it as much as I could until there was resistance again. So the thread isnt clean, so it needs to be tap n died. Have you a link to those taps @Spurious
At the end, I got a 7mm socket and put the magnet at the top, and unscrewed it till it was out. I didn't celebrate until the broken bolt was a good 6ft away from the car!!!
Calling Toyota tomorrow for more bolts. Going to go to Halfrauds tomorrow for a new torque wrench as well.

Good vid on how to not damage the threads when drilling a bolt out.

Could be wrong but i always assumed diesel when mixed with engine oil would have the effect of thinning the oil in the sump. 

Good vid on how to not damage the threads when drilling a bolt out.

Good vid on how to not damage the threads when drilling a bolt out.

Good vid on how to not damage the threads when drilling a bolt out.

Good vid on how to not damage the threads when drilling a bolt out.

Not on the 1KD it doesn't. It junks the whole lot up, can lead to cracked pistons etc. This isn't great but the alternative is far worse.
Wife has also helpfully came home and isn't at all impressed, moaning at me about the cost of the car and that "you've fucked it" while she has the door open to her car in the pissing rain.
But here's the deal right now, as I think I'm going to have to call it a day shortly, I got the stuck injector out.
Here is the comparison of the one next to it which was fine, and the stuck one. The stuck one is at the bottom.

On closer inspection...

Now these are meant to have seats. The goodish one does, the fucked one doesn't. So either there is no seal on that injector, it's burnt away to hell, or it's still in the engine.

It does, but in the long term the carbon content builds up in the oil and dries up and turns to sludge. It's similar to black death from an injector seal leak but still wet and sludgy and not as solid

Could be wrong but i always assumed diesel when mixed with engine oil would have the effect of thinning the oil in the sump. 

Look at the fucking state of this 190e.
I do not object to the window louvre it is the wet paint look (black dulux?), wrong offset w210 alloys, tinted lenses, DTM back box and dukes of hazard smoke screen shot that grinds my gears. It has (had) 122bhp (34 years ago) not 400 FFS.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/1988-black-mercedes-benz-190-classic-2.0-automatic-with-mot-for-repair-/1431392007
 
 

Look at the fucking state of this 190e.
I do not object to the window louvre it is the wet paint look (black dulux?), wrong offset w210 alloys, tinted lenses, DTM back box and dukes of hazard smoke screen shot that grinds my gears. It has (had) 122bhp (34 years ago) not 400 FFS.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/1988-black-mercedes-benz-190-classic-2.0-automatic-with-mot-for-repair-/1431392007
 
 

Look at the fucking state of this 190e.
I do not object to the window louvre it is the wet paint look (black dulux?), wrong offset w210 alloys, tinted lenses, DTM back box and dukes of hazard smoke screen shot that grinds my gears. It has (had) 122bhp (34 years ago) not 400 FFS.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/1988-black-mercedes-benz-190-classic-2.0-automatic-with-mot-for-repair-/1431392007
 
 

Look at the fucking state of this 190e.
I do not object to the window louvre it is the wet paint look (black dulux?), wrong offset w210 alloys, tinted lenses, DTM back box and dukes of hazard smoke screen shot that grinds my gears. It has (had) 122bhp (34 years ago) not 400 FFS.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/1988-black-mercedes-benz-190-classic-2.0-automatic-with-mot-for-repair-/1431392007
 
 

1991 205 colour line (French limited edition?) CT ok. Petrol. Cantal region (middle of nowhere). Looks clean. 1350 euros.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2153521966.htm
 
 

1981 Renault 18 in the Cantal region with CT ok until 2026. 2000 euros. Looks nice-ish. I am guessing cars are cheaper in the less affluent rural departments of France. Mot and tax free once back in the UK.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2137340519.htm
 

1991 205 colour line (French limited edition?) CT ok. Petrol. Cantal region (middle of nowhere). Looks clean. 1350 euros.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2153521966.htm
 
 

1981 Renault 18 in the Cantal region with CT ok until 2026. 2000 euros. Looks nice-ish. I am guessing cars are cheaper in the less affluent rural departments of France. Mot and tax free once back in the UK.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/2137340519.htm