Jump to content

RoverFolkUs

Full Members
  • Posts

    8,423
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    4

RoverFolkUs last won the day on October 17 2023

RoverFolkUs had the most liked content!

1 Follower

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    South East
  • Interests
    MG/Rover. And most other stuff 80's onwards up till mid 00's bar a few exceptions!

Country

  • Country
    United Kingdom

Recent Profile Visitors

3,793 profile views

RoverFolkUs's Achievements

Rank: Isuzu Florian

Rank: Isuzu Florian (9/12)

14.7k

Reputation

  1. If it helps, I recently ordered from these people on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154878546018 I sent them the reg number (and VIN just in case) and they sent out what I thought was a pretty incredible colour match for a cheap ebay job, £18.99 for both proper sized aerosol cans of base coat and lacquer. Only reason I used them was because my local supplier has gone tits up, used to be nice and simple, call the branch, order the paint, pick up in 24-48 hours, but then they introduced some sort of national call centre to take orders. Said call handlers didn't seem to understand much about paint so I lost faith... ^ I certainly can't tell where the colour blend was - if I hadn't done such a shite rush job with the filler (I wasn't looking for perfection) then it would have been a nice repair. The lacquer they supplied applied nicely with an acceptable finish, and I did it in a fairly cool workshop in December... After a gentle buff I was over the moon with the end result for a cheap ebay rattlecan
  2. I'd just live with that until it got really bad 🤣 Only because I've stung myself in the past and become a victim of sod's law. Had a small crack in a screen many years ago, eventually it bugged me and I got it done. Two weeks later it got a stonechip in nearly the same place. Not as bad as the crack but fecking annoying it happened to the new screen 🤣 - so that is why I don't bother replacing them unless I really have to Try a local private firm. There's one near me (Sussex) that will supply and fit for £2-300 on most older mainstream cars. Even though a Vectra B is getting on a bit now, I can't imagine a screen being too hard to come by and subsequently ramming up the cost
  3. I nearly bought a P reg one of these in Seat Alhambra flavour a couple of years ago, 1.9 TDI, 90bhp (?) Upon asking the seller if he knew whether it needed much for an MOT, I was told to "F.O" ... Glad I swerved that one! 😅 £700 for a guaranteed MOT failure I took that as.. not for me!
  4. Am I the first to point out.... (Saab 9000 @6:05 in case the embed doesn't function as I intended)
  5. Was this the one that wouldn't talk to OBD scanners, if so did it cure that as well, out of interest?
  6. That tool is about as useful as a chocolate teapot 😅 Firstly it's worth getting a £20 code reader as said above That code could be triggered by you unplugging the MAF sensor. The intake air temp sensor is integrated within it. If it's Z16XEP it should have a purge valve: Look around in the engine bay for that, follow any hoses coming from the inlet manifold if you can't find it. That seems to be one of the most common things to cause a fuel trim code (lean only) on Vauxhalls in my experience. There's a diaphragm inside, you can test it by taking it off and trying to blow through and suck at both ends. Should be able to blow through one end, suck through the opposite only. Not blow and suck through both. (Oo'er matron etc.... ) But aside from that, do a fault code scan with a better scanner first The fan relay code is pretty ubiquitous on them. I usually solve* it by putting tape over the spanner light 😂
  7. I've only ever used the powder on dry carpets so I would imagine it's best to at least hoover most of it out before using a wet vac, and perhaps reapply after it's dried On something like this I think it would be very hard to lose money unless it catastrophically blew up or something, I know it's all adding up but you got it very cheap and they do hold their money. Also the benefit that they are desirable to a lot of people so they're easier to buy and sell than something more niche
  8. Popped into a charity shop this afternoon and witnessed a delightful* lady hurling abuse at one of the poor volunteers She'd picked up some pathetic item of bric-a-brac from a 4 for £1 bin, it scanned through the till at 50p so presumably it's 50p each or 4 for £1.. makes sense to me She's not happy that's it's scanned through at 50p "But it says 4 for £1 on the bin" Volunteer - "yes, but you've selected one item so it's 50p" "But 4 for £1 is 25p each, so if I'm having one then it should be 25p" Volunteer - "it's 50p and that's what it's scanned through at, I can't do anything about it I'm afraid" "Well this is ridiculous, what difference does it make to you?" She storms off to the 4 for £1 bin, selects 3 more items at random and takes them to the till again. She quietly, smugly pays her £1 for the 4 items. She snatched them away from the counter, storms out, and chucks the 3 items back in the bin.. Eh, what the actual fuck? 😂 Firstly who goes into a charity shop and quibbles over 25p, and what sort of batshit crazy logic is that? 😂
  9. On the subject of the cigarette smell, I've had pretty good success with neutradol products in the past. Mainly the carpet powder because you can sprinkle it everywhere and leave it for however long you'd like, but also the gel pod things leave a strong, overpowering smell for ages if you use them continuously. I don't mean overpowering in a bad way either, mainly that it seems to override anything else. The one in the green packaging (super fresh) seems to be the best one for it The smell is a bit marmite, I don't mind it but it's quite a "clinical" smell which some people aren't a fan of, so maybe worth trying one of the other fragrances if you aren't keen on those sort of smells
  10. Hopefully she gets caught and the book thrown at her as severely as possible. They are usually quite harsh on new drivers to give them a dose of reality. Absolutely no excuse for any of that, especially the drinking and driving
  11. There seems to be loads of options these days, lots of new companies releasing amateur usage orientated devices Depends on what you're looking to spend and what functions you'd like it to do. If you're after basic engine code reading/clearing then £10-20 would cover it. You can get the slightly more advanced units around £50 but their functionality is still quite limited. If you're wanting basic live data and special functions, as well as read/clear on a few other system then £100-150 would buy you one of the topdon/launch tablets which I would say are perfect for home usage. If you're looking to get more advanced with live data/special functions in other systems then it goes upwards from £200-500 depending on what you need.. In summary, whatever the latest offering from Topdon or Launch in your price range is probably the way to go. There's Kingbolen as well. They're all mostly the same anyway
  12. Ah yes, a strut mate. It's the substitute widow maker in case the scissor jack didn't collapse on you first 😂 Basically it jacks up the strut, compresses the spring in situ which allows you (them) to seperate the shock from the knuckle, push the knuckle out of the way, release the jack and then remove/refit the strut as normal. Then jack it up again when it's time to push it back into the knuckle A clever bit of kit. Moderately dangerous, but saves seperating the lower ball joint and driveshaft where otherwise necessary
  13. Looks like the PSA DV engine which would make it a second gen, so not much more than 10 years old if that!
×
×
  • Create New...