Ratdat Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 It might surprise y'all to learn this, but I worked as a towbar fitter for about 5 years and Scotchlok were the industry standard then. We fitted hundreds of towbars in the time I worked there and NOT ONE ever came back with a bad connection issue. True story. I still don't use them myself though.
Dave_Q Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Checked the calibration of the mileometer with my phone as well. Although the speedo over-reads by 8-10%, the mileometer is pretty freaking accurate, less than 1% discrepancy I'd say. So my MPG is better than I thought, averaging 37+ MPG!!!!! What a car, I love it. Was going to say this is the case, speedos normally over read by about 10% but the odometer should be very accurate.
twosmoke300 Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Scotchlocks are the work of the devil but are meant to be good as they push the insulation back and they are meant to seal up around the conductor. Sometimes called insulation displacement connections. The reality is that they are cheap and nasty and the w shaped blade bit corrodes and spreads into the wiring .I always solder my towbat connections but it's a right twat if you get it wrong.
Pillock Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 I've always found a new scotchlock connection to be OK, but old connections made with them (like on an old car I've bought) to be flaky. I put it down to me being the king of scotchlocks and everyone before me is crap. But perhaps, the different metals causing corrosion is actually the sensible answer. Still shit though.
Richard Posted June 22, 2014 Posted June 22, 2014 Scotchlocks are fine if they are used properly and kept dry, the majority of towbar electric problems are in the screw terminals in the socket or plug. I think "chocolate block" connectors are the work of the devil, and will almost certainly give trouble if they aren't used with ferrules. IDCs are used extensively in Telecommunications and you never hear of connection problems in that industry.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 22, 2014 Author Posted June 22, 2014 IDCs are used extensively in Telecommunications and you never hear of connection problems in that industry.Huh!!! I didnt know that. Next time Orsnge drop my call (i.e. next time i use my mobile probably) i will be cursing 'F**KING SCOTCHLOCKS MAN' Steviemillar 1
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 11, 2014 Author Posted July 11, 2014 Off to France in this tomorrow for a 2-week holiday. Can't wait!!! No RAC cover either!!! What a PLAYA mat_the_cat, Cavcraft, burraston2006 and 6 others 9
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 12, 2014 Author Posted July 12, 2014 I have deliberately left the A at home as i am skint..... Going to look at an interesting shite box on the way back though if it doesn't sell in the meantime!!
retrogeezer Posted July 12, 2014 Posted July 12, 2014 enjoy your hols, new gaff's garden looks MEGA and what the fuck does 'ZAP' do on your radio?
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 12, 2014 Author Posted July 12, 2014 450 miles in a day, averaged 37mpg, what a car the 'zap' function deploys a high energy laser beam which vapourises whatever you point it at retrogeezer, cms206, scruff and 1 other 4
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Including ladies underwear?especially ladies unerwear
Steviemillar Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 450 miles in a day, averaged 37mpg, what a carImpressive
Jim Bell Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Top threading Bol. After threatening to buy one of these for years, I think I'm about ready to copy the cool kid and take the plunge. Ta for the 'review.'
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 17, 2014 Author Posted July 17, 2014 I can't reccomend these cars highly enough, i literally want to enter a lifelong social contract with mine. Here it is basking in the French countryside. cort16, Bucketeer, trigger and 5 others 8
dollywobbler Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 Annoyingly, my neighbour has just traded her Primera in for some MPV thing. I wasn't quick enough!
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 27, 2014 Author Posted July 27, 2014 Driven this 1500 miles over the last fortnight without the slightest hiccup, even fatha ba11s drove it for 6 hours on the return leg and declared it the nicest car he's driven (that's not saying much like). Got from Luxembourg to Wisbech on a tankful as well. Its even up for a bit of gentle green-laning. I say 'not a hiccup' but it did start to hiccup a bit about 10 miles from home on the A50, seemed to temporarily limit itself to 4500rpm for some reason. Not sure what that was about but its not doing it today.... Annoying brickwall, Mr Lobster, Ratdat and 1 other 4
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 28, 2014 Author Posted July 28, 2014 Fatha_ba11s got flashed by a French speed camera within about 20 mins of getting behind the wheel!! Dont think owt will come of it like. beko1987 and jonathan_dyane 2
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 18, 2015 Author Posted April 18, 2015 BUMP FOR A REAL THREAD (I had forgotten about that) The MOT is up on this Primera next week, meaning that i have been driving it for 1 year (minus 3 weeks of Rover 75 propulsion) and I've done 18,000 miles in this £200 scrapyard save. Brilliant!!! I hope the MOT will be a fairly painless experience cos everything is working OK on it and I dont think its got any horrible rot issues lurking, beyond the ones I sorted last year. ONe thing thats not great, is a clicky CV joint. As I drive out of my works car par every night I have to make a sharp right turn so I am reminded EVERY FLIPPING DAY of a job that needs doing on my car. Well today I tackled it!!! Bought a new CV joint from euro car parts, only cost £28 (so probably made of monkey metal) but to be fair to ECP I didnt have to exchange it, they gave me the right one first time. Had to take the driveshaft out but thats not the end of the world. Anyway it was such a beautiful day, how could anyone grumble about fixing motors on a day like today? I am pleased to report that the job went swimmingly and now the clicking noise is gone. I hoovered out the interior as well while I was on making the driving experience 50% more agreeable. Now i feel i will be putting this in for a test at least having made a token effort to prepare it (I looked for rot, knackered bushes and torn CV boots and found none) so fingers crossed for next week. DVee8, RobT, worldofceri and 7 others 10
KruJoe Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Good stuff Mr_B.I saw a green Primera Si at the Morrisons pez station today and thought of this.GLWTMOT
twosmoke300 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Have any of you guys used j and r driveshafts? I've used them a fair bit now and they are so so cheap . 2 year warranty and I haven't had a bad one yet . A cv joint kit for a hilux is a 70 or 80 quid job from the factors but 26 delivered from them . The boots are thick and aren't universal so fit the joints well . Kits come with clips nuts etc . No connection to me just a happy customer
sierraman Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Knocking about round to work and back Mondeo 2.0 does easy 32mpg which isn't too bad. I do about 100 miles a week. A car doing about 50 to the gallon might save me a fiver a week so considering I'd have to get some awful disaster prone deeeesal, I think it does well.
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 22, 2015 Author Posted April 22, 2015 Had the Primera in for an MOT today. Le sigh.....
dollywobbler Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Ha! My 2CV had the advisory "body corroded all over" a good three or four years ago. Are you going to sort it or is it Rovers Only from now on?
Norbert Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Ooh not good, especially as it seems such a cracking car in general. Zealous testing or reasonable comments?
Pillock Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Hang on, that's only advisory - from the Latin "advisory" meaning "ignore and hope nobody finds this thread when you lob it on eBay in 10 months time"
twosmoke300 Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 And hide it when you take it in for the next mot and watch them disappear
UltraWomble Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Le sigh.....Its a 14 year old Nissan, who cares so long as its not in huge great holes.MOT tester eitheri) Being over cautious in this day of litigation culture and drawing your attention to potential issues to look over in the next 12 monthsii) Being a twat because he had a row with the missus this morning
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