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[Kiltox]

Picked up some new discs and pads for the van this morning - heavy fuckers (305mm discs!) 
 

Hopefully get those on tonight

[vulgalour]

Today has been a good day indeed.  New throttle cables (one to go one and one spare) for the Princess arrived, I got the dressing changed on my foot so I can put shoes on and walk outside and drive.  I also put a biodegreaser through the Rover's coolant system which got a load of horrible gunk out of the expansion bottle and changed the coolant without air locking it.  My back is much improved now I can walk properly too and I'm eager to crack on with giving the Rover a proper clean inside and out to get it prepared for winter.

 

Tomorrow I'm hoping to have time to get to the unit to fit the new throttle cable to the Princess and pump the suspension up another half inch or so to get it sat where it should be now that I've got a new bottle of fluid to do the job.  Nothing doing on the Renault, I'm saving up enough to get it inspected/measured by professionals and while it's in the garage it's not getting any worse.  I suspect if a cheap enough 4 engine appears I'll just buy that and drop it in, I'm not mega fussed about that option, I'm happy enough to just sort out the presumed original lump.

[taxi paul]

Well after last week's shambles that is we buy any car. Today I went to we want your car and got offered £1.200 more than what. So deal done modern and finance now gone. So I celebrated by going to browse a local car dealer of immaculate reputation* and came away with a 51 plate honda 2.0 ltr petrol crv. Got back and my wife said. So you got rid of the car and came back with a car ? Yes dear that's what you do. So my plan of using the crv for winter and the hiace for summer is coming along nicely.

[Bobthebeard]

Well, the MG ZT KV6 goes in for the MOT and four new matching tyres on Friday. Work done so far is new discs and pads all round, new handbrake shoes, belts replaced, oil and filter changed, reversing sensors fitted, new SRS sensors and carpets replaced. The hairpin alloy wheels have been refurbished in black and the brake callipers re done in, err, brake calliper yellow. The rear suspension has been cleaned up and treated with ACF 50 and waxoyl (advisories for corrosion on last few MOT's) The exhaust pipe was rusting and backbox was the wrong type and breaking up internally, now replaced with a stainless steel system from the cat back. Damaged seat bolster repaired and sundry other issues attended to. Osram Nightbreaker bulbs fitted to main and dip headlights and sunroof repaired. The whole underside has been treated with ACF 50/waxoil mix.

 

Can you tell that I love this car?

[vulgalour]

Is that the ex-Chompy/ex-Ramrod/ex-anotherShiter ZT?

[Bobthebeard]

Is that the ex-Chompy/ex-Ramrod/ex-anotherShiter ZT?

Yes...

[vulgalour]

The other shiter was Panhard, wasn't it?  Also, can we has updated pics please, mister?

[drum]

 

That is a fabulous looking marina. Proper owner/user.

I especially like the modifications like the enhanced lighting and modern non-matching wheel trims.

 

I imagine the owner seeing those trims in Lidl and thinking "just what the marina needs".

 

I wonder what the wing mirror is off of?

[dollywobbler]

I think it's the correct mirror, but with some amazing extension piece.

[Tayne]

Well after last week's shambles that is we buy any car. Today I went to we want your car and got offered £1.200 more than what. So deal done modern and finance now gone. So I celebrated by going to browse a local car dealer of immaculate reputation* and came away with a 51 plate honda 2.0 ltr petrol crv. Got back and my wife said. So you got rid of the car and came back with a car ? Yes dear that's what you do. So my plan of using the crv for winter and the hiace for summer is coming along nicely.

Do you mind me asking what car you sold?

[panhard65]

The other shiter was Panhard, wasn't it?  Also, can we has updated pics please, mister?

Yeap I introduced it to the fold. That is one lucky ZT it was so close to the bridge and now it is getting the love that it hasn't seen in years. Well done Mr Beard the bloody thing was fighting me all the time trying to get it back on the road. Now it can relax in a warm bath of waxoyl.

[taxi paul]

I sold my mazda 5 on a 63 plate. 21000 miles we buy any car quoted me 8,900 online and then 7,900 when I got there. We want your car quoted 9,260 online and gave me that price when I got there. A lot easier to deal with has well.

[Ghosty]

...modern non-matching wheel trims.

 

I imagine the owner seeing those trims in Lidl and thinking "just what the marina needs".

 

 

Lidl? The rear one is mid '90s  Escort/Fiesta, front one is Daewoo Lanos.

[Kiltox]

Got half of the brake job done on the Trafic - it doesn't drive as badly with one new and one old disc/pads as I thought it would (at 5mph to move it out of the barn into the yard)

[drum]

Lidl? The rear one is mid '90s  Escort/Fiesta, front one is Daewoo Lanos.

Very modern. Even better.

[reb]

Today I managed to fit 20 dough trays in the 205, they said it couldn't be done! I say it can!

However later it decided going an entire shift without going wrong wasn't on.

 

A correctly sized pinch bolt and yet more gearbox oil got it back on the go. Hopefully that's the end of that saga and something different will go wrong next time.

[scaryoldcortina]

Isn't that the second time the arm has parted company with the hub? I'd be suspecting the pinch joint not the bolt at this point, if it's worn then it won't ever clamp properly.

[reb]

Isn't that the second time the arm has parted company with the hub? I'd be suspecting the pinch joint not the bolt at this point, if it's worn then it won't ever clamp properly.

Both times it's punched a hole through the bolt, as far as we can tell because the bolt was too small so didn't hold it snugly. Comparing it to the other side it definitely was a smaller bolt.

Of course I could be proved wrong, hopefully not while delivering pizza in the middle of one of the busiest shifts ever.

[cobblers]

Those hubs are a bastard for wearing, really common issue. If it's worn then it'll never clamp up right. You can get them repaired somewhere.

[Anthony]

I'm with SOC on this one - I would be amazed if the balljoint hole in the hub isn't ovalled/deformed. Certainly I would check/measure it carefully.

[Asimo]

I wouldn't drive that Peugeot a yard until I knew that hub / track control arm issue was properly sorted. 

[scaryoldcortina]

Both times it's punched a hole through the bolt, as far as we can tell because the bolt was too small so didn't hold it snugly. Comparing it to the other side it definitely was a smaller bolt.

Of course I could be proved wrong, hopefully not while delivering pizza in the middle of one of the busiest shifts ever.

Yeah, that's what happens when it isn't clamping due to wear - the bolt isn't designed to hold it all together, just to clamp the taper shut so the balljoint can rip past it if it isn't seating properly.

[xtriple]

Bloody Kia is beginning to piss me off. Now setting off engine management light when warmed up sat in traffic. Just code PO 300 which is 'random multiple misfires' but today the car didn't misfire! It carried on running perfectly well but the EML was flashing away like a good 'un. MOT is due in a few weeks and I don't suppose it'll pass with the light on will it? Also, there are a variety of rattles and clunks from the front that sound ominous so I am not hopeful for an easy pass!

 

Anyone want a KIA?

[Kiltox]

It will pass with the EML on as long as the emissions are in limits

[scaryoldcortina]

MIL isn't part of the test, it can be on or flashing and it isn't an issue as long as it runs well enough to pass the emission test. Clunking noises from the front however...

[Craig the Princess]

Bloody Kia is beginning to piss me off. Now setting off engine management light when warmed up sat in traffic. Just code PO 300 which is 'random multiple misfires' but today the car didn't misfire! It carried on running perfectly well but the EML was flashing away like a good 'un. MOT is due in a few weeks and I don't suppose it'll pass with the light on will it? Also, there are a variety of rattles and clunks from the front that sound ominous so I am not hopeful for an easy pass!

 

Anyone want a KIA?

How recently has it been serviced? I'm 3/3 in clearing EML warnings with spark plug and air filter changes. One day this won't work but it is a cheap start point.

[xtriple]

Main problem is that I just don't like the car that much! If it was the Bentley or the MX5 it would be being looked at instantly (usually at vast expense) and repaired before it had misfired twice! I just cannot get excited about the Kia and the thought of spending money on it fills me with dread and loathing. This is, I guess, how 'normal' people feel about their cars all the time? The BGD and the MX5 get washed and polished at least once a week (well, maybe not polished    ) but I can't remember the last time I washed the Kia and the back seat is filthy, the car pongs inside something chronic but with the windows down, I don't notice! I think there's a load of stuff in the boot as well but...

 

Nothing against it, just doesn't excite me, or irritate me, or anything. I am indifferent to it and that in itself shocks me!

 

I suppose I will get it repaired and mot'd but I really do not want to spend the money on it. Oh hum...

 

Edit, to answer the above question, it was serviced (badly) a couple of months ago and di have a new air filter but not plugs as they are a bugger to change, inlet manifold has to come off to do the back plugs. I could do it myself and have thought about it...

[vulgalour]

MIL isn't part of the test

Mother In Law shouldn't be part of the test, no.

[scaryoldcortina]

It's a V6 isn't it? Back plugs are fun* to get at!

[scaryoldcortina]

Mother In Law shouldn't be part of the test, no.

Malfuction Indicator Light, cos sometimes it isn't the engine management making it flash...