Guest Hooli Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 V8 .....22yr old V8 ...another V8 ....... Yes, that. Edited for what I actually read rantingYoof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Most of my posts need TL:DRing so I do thank you for doing that so succinctly. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 My memories of these from the 70's , was that there were always a couple at every football match you saw on the telly.image.jpegimage.jpeg So maybe DW will be allowed on the touch line at Aberystwyth Rovers next season. Lovely pics, but wrong thread. Sorry, my fault for having so many! NorfolkNWeigh and Slartibartfast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Today in picture form.Reading. Grim. Back home. Less grim. 'Mason' is now over 1000 miles in my ownership, so I've broken that new cambelt in. Set the cruise to 60 on the motorway, with the result that I got back home on half a tank - 260 miles. Leaves me wondering if I could get 500 miles out of one tank... (75 litre capacity). On the downside, there's something that sounds like an exhaust manifold leak. I'll investigate more some other time. Also need to renew filters and fluids. Well, oil. That's a service, right? At one point, I was enjoying the sound of Massive Attack's Protection so much that I refused to stop for a lunch break at my usual haunt. You can't just interrupt good music. Honey Badger, Supernaut, rantingYoof and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 At one point, I was enjoying the sound of Massive Attack's Protection so much that I refused to stop for a lunch break at my usual haunt. You can't just interrupt good music. At one point I had both that and Blue Lines in the CD changer(the right way up ) Both sounded awesome through that stereo. I'd be keen to hear more of how the cambelt change went and what else was found? Any luck with the air leaK? dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Only issue with the cambelt change was a snapped tensioner bolt - and the fact it takes BLOODY AGES. Sorting that snapped bolt out was a right faff, as there's not good enough access to get straight on it with a drill. Somehow, the chap managed to drill it out and tap it - you can't remove that bracket as it seems to be part of the front plate. That was the best part of an hour gone. A puller is necessary to get the crank pulley off, but a breaker bar was sufficient to undo the pulley bolt - there's a quick and easy panel to remove on the bellhousing so you can jam the flywheel. All very easy with the car several feet off the ground of course. This would have been an absolute sod of a job on my driveway. Otherwise, it's just unbolting stuff, and then bolting stuff back on - an awful lot of bolts. The rad can stay in. Lots of bolts were very tough to get out though, suggestion a previous gorilla. SiC, Coprolalia and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Next time I'm up at Brightwells, would you be interested in trying out an LS430 for comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Next time I'm up at Brightwells, would you be interested in trying out an LS430 for comparison? I'd certainly be curious, but despite being on good terms with Brightwells, I'm yet to actually make it there for a sale (I managed one 4x4 sale about five years ago). Always too busy. Plus it's well over an hour away from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 A further video update, as I mark 1000 miles in the Lexus. johngarty, Bobthebeard, SiC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 whats this, dying alternator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 That battery looks a bit on the small side for something with more electrics than Currys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Arse. Engine running or off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Is the battery spewing out the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 That was engine running. I noticed that the wipers seemed slow yesterday. No battery light or anything. Today, the dash is like a Christmas tree and it clearly isn't charging at all. The battery is fine. It has started the engine three times today so far with no issue. Off to the local garage later. I can't get anywhere near the alternator at home. Access seem to be below. Can't get my ramps under due to the length of the nose. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Is the battery spewing out the top? No. That's oil droppage from bolts and tools last week. Pillock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I wonder if they plugged the alternator back in properly when doing the timing belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 I wonder if they plugged the alternator back in properly when doing the timing belt? If they didn't, this battery is bloody ace! It's done over 600 miles since then. Alternator wasn't removed fully, so I don't think the wiring was touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I wonder if they plugged the alternator back in properly when doing the timing belt?Done this myself. Hopefully you are lucky and its something daft. Also seconded on the tiny battery!! Sent from my SM-A510F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 If they didn't, this battery is bloody ace! It's done over 600 miles since then. Alternator wasn't removed fully, so I don't think the wiring was touched. I was thinking it was plugged in enough to work but the clips have popped loose & it's now dropped out. I know I've done it myself when I was sure I'd plugged stuff in properly. Just seems a coincidence shortly after loads of work was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Yes, I agree with that. Off to the local garage in a bit so they can get it on a ramp, drop the undertray and have a nose with it conveniently high in the air. rantingYoof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Nope. Wiring all intact, charging circuit fuse is healthy, output from the alternator pretty much zilch. Guess a new alternator is needed then! Not the best placement really, as it's directly below the PAS pump. So, when that leaks, which it has a little, it drops ATF straight into the alternator. Now, the tensioner and idler for the aux belt are also a bit noisy, especially on first start. This is getting expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Let me and 17-Coffees know what it's like replacing the alternator, please. His one has been on the way out for a while (also seemingly from PAS fluid seepage) and I will no doubt try to get involved in helping (holding tools in the general vicinity). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 "..Now, the tensioner and idler for the aux belt are also a bit noisy, especially on first start. This is getting expensive..." Ahh Haa... My PAS belt whelped like a beaten whippet t'other day... It was a cold night, I had just fired up and the PAS kicked back through the steering wheel like someone was heaving on the front wheels... However... My MOT guys swapped both the WP & PAS last month, I supplied the belts from the factors, so I think they can do me a 'No Charge' NipUp.. keep at it... TS* ..just rang them >> "Nae Praab.. 9AM tmozz" Just while I wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Let me and 17-Coffees know what it's like replacing the alternator, please. His one has been on the way out for a while (also seemingly from PAS fluid seepage) and I will no doubt try to get involved in helping (holding tools in the general vicinity). I can tell you already, it sucks arse. It's right down at the bottom of the engine, so all the access seems to be from below. A friend has a BIG set of ramps, so might have a play with that next week. Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and order a new alternator as well. Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eifion Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Nope. Wiring all intact, charging circuit fuse is healthy, output from the alternator pretty much zilch. Guess a new alternator is needed then! Not the best placement really, as it's directly below the PAS pump. So, when that leaks, which it has a little, it drops ATF straight into the alternator. Now, the tensioner and idler for the aux belt are also a bit noisy, especially on first start. This is getting expensive... See also the V6 XM, which has its hydraulic pump directly above the alternator and which can do the same thing. Ask me how I know... dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 It will be an earth lead. It's always an earth lead. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Ah well. once you’re finished spending money on it, it’ll really be worth owning. A friend of mine (prolific on the barge thread on PH) always used a nightclub analogy about these big cars. “The purchase price is really just the entry cost. The real pain comes with the prices at the bar”. Stick with it - I’m sure you will. Magnificent Rustbucket, Jerzy Woking, alf892 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I'm sure these can't be that expensive to run. It's just a fat Camry! Sort of. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 sure that the alternator is banjaxed, and that its not something like a loose drive belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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