Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Andyrew said:

9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

No, but our local garage who changed the clutch were quite worried about it. 

I Can certainly have a nosey at it. Have you seen the area that's crusty?

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

It has worried me enough to ask that you come to the house, as I am not comfortable driving it about any more. Or is it the garage just covering themselves?

[Andyrew]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

It has worried me enough to ask that you come to the house, as I am not comfortable driving it about any more. Or is it the garage just covering 

Are they shite friendly but don't do welding on site? 

Yeah happy to pop over and have a look,  about on Sunday morning?

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, Andyrew said:

Are they shite friendly but don't do welding on site? 

Yeah happy to pop over and have a look,  about on Sunday morning?

I was thinking if you looked at it we could find out if it it was safe to drive to your place or I needed to have it transported. Maybe it does not need doing until after the BL day or maybe its too big a job and I need to find an alternative way to get it repaired. 

Sunday morning is great with me. 

[Andyrew]

Sounds good. Fingers crossed! 

 

[Six-cylinder]

I took the 406 out yesterday to do the chores and managed to photograph the strange message it has been displaying for a few seconds after start up.

 Google translate says it is speaking to me in German, anomaly exhaust gas cleaning! The EML light has always been on so I suppose this fits in.

The cars runs great.

[beko1987]

You know you can change the language right? Hold down whichever button enters the settings then push it until language, then hit the other button to change or similar. 

[Six-cylinder]

4 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

You know you can change the language right? Hold down whichever button enters the settings then push it until language, then hit the other button to change or similar. 

It has never said anything else to me and why German. 

[wuvvum]

Ah, the dreaded PSA "Antipollution Fault".

My Rover 75 suddenly decided to start speaking to me in French one day if that's any consolation.  Only on the display in the clocks though - the main computer screen is still in English.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It has never said anything else to me and why German. 

La technologie créative?

[bub2006]

I dont have dpf issues on the 90 bhp but regarding message,if my fuel flap is open it shows a petrol pump and says overt even though everything else is in English 

[puddlethumper]

47 minutes ago, bub2006 said:

I dont have dpf issues on the 90 bhp but regarding message,if my fuel flap is open it shows a petrol pump and says overt even though everything else is in English 

What you need to do Bub is keep yer flap shut. ?

[beko1987]

Mine never spoke German to me, equally it never threw a fault either. 

Does sound best to ignore it though, who knows what demons you will wake changing it to English... If it's coming up in German you can do a gaelic shrug as you don't understand it and that's problem solved! 

You not got a bottle of Andyrews diesel cleaner in it? I've got one in the xsara

[Talbot]

On 8/25/2020 at 7:26 PM, brownnova said:

I missed out on fish and chips which was not fine! 

Not just fish and chips, but fish and chips delivered by Lancia Trevi.

Which makes them taste better.  Obviously.

[Six-cylinder]

I collected the C15 today with a new MOT.

Some welding was needed, n-s front inner wing and rear bumper mounting. Also the coolant was flushed and a new radiator fan switch fitted.

We have had it since January 2015.

[beko1987]

Ah the winter steed is back! 

[Six-cylinder]

Mrs6C's apple van 

[hairnet]

would fish and chips be required in a fortnight?

or is there a nice chinese that you would like some sustenance from

 

[Talbot]

5 minutes ago, hairnet said:

would fish and chips be required in a fortnight?

or is there a nice chinese that you would like some sustenance from

 

What is the vehicle of delivery?

[beko1987]

50 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Mrs6C's apple van 

No wonder it always needs welding, all that acidic juice rolling around in the back for months at a time! 

Poor xm can get some respite now

[hairnet]

2 minutes ago, Talbot said:

What is the vehicle of delivery?

i dont think 20 fish and chips would fit in the cubby hole on the bike

i saw the fruit box the last time

[Six-cylinder]

26 minutes ago, hairnet said:

i dont think 20 fish and chips would fit in the cubby hole on the bike

i saw the fruit box the last time

Any "Just Eat" driver would manage it!

[purplebargeken]

Yes please to September and fish and chips.

Could do with some happy.

[hairnet]

34 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Any "Just Eat" driver would manage it!

completely no comment

[richardmorris]

On 8/26/2020 at 1:43 PM, wuvvum said:

Ah, the dreaded PSA "Antipollution Fault".

My Rover 75 suddenly decided to start speaking to me in French one day if that's any consolation.  Only on the display in the clocks though - the main computer screen is still in English.

The bing noise and “ anti pollution fault” message on the display of my c5 has left me with long term psychological problems.

[chaseracer]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Any "Just Eat" driver would manage it!

?

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

The bing noise and “ anti pollution fault” message on the display of my c5 has left me with long term psychological problems.

Its just the bing noise in general! When my xm had a hole in a coolant hose it made me twitch badly when it beeped. Same beep was on the washer fluid too, and the low fuel warning. 

When my dad's car shut itself off being self driving in l2 of the m74 in the snow it also beeped alot. Loud, through the sound system beeping. I had flashbacks! 

I don't think my xsara beeps at me thank goodness, the zx certainly didnt

[Ghosty]

4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Any "Just Eat" driver would manage it!

I speak from experience - our bags aren't that big! 

[chaseracer]

What you need for this job is a vanishingly rare Italian car with a Swiss-cheese dashboard.

[Mrs6C]

7 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Mrs6C's apple van 

Van des Pommes, s'il vous plait...