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[taxi paul]

Went to my local garage today. Asked for a rough price for a celica timing belt , water pump and pulley fitting. After saying he didn't have the tool to do it he reckoned about £300 plus vat. So rang garage where jap bus goes when I put it in for service and mot. He incidentally does all the jap cambelt and stuff. He reckons if I supply the stuff , so gates kit. He will charge about £120.00 . So celica will be going up to wigan for mot and all other jobs. Hopefully in a couple if weeks . 

[00833827]

I can remember when you could regularly see the rear end of escort vans as trailers. Have not seen many lately

[Split_Pin]

Gave the Audi a machine polish and wax this evening, still comes up well.

[dozeydustman]

A train ticket has been booked. A collection caper will be occurring soon.

[Stanky]

1 hour ago, taxi paul said:

Went to my local garage today. Asked for a rough price for a celica timing belt , water pump and pulley fitting. After saying he didn't have the tool to do it he reckoned about £300 plus vat. So rang garage where jap bus goes when I put it in for service and mot. He incidentally does all the jap cambelt and stuff. He reckons if I supply the stuff , so gates kit. He will charge about £120.00 . So celica will be going up to wigan for mot and all other jobs. Hopefully in a couple if weeks . 

Its 100% do-able by an amateur and happy to post you the only tool you need gratis - let me know. Its a very easy job to do assuming its the 1.8 4A-FE. There is a sort of step-by-step on my Celica thread?

[egg]

Weather looks good Split_Pin, howling a gale down here in the South East (well, what us southerners call a gale).

[BL Bloke]

As mentioned in my main thread the Fiesta passed its MOT today. 

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[00833827]

57 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Its 100% do-able by an amateur and happy to post you the only tool you need gratis - let me know. Its a very easy job to do assuming its the 1.8 4A-FE. There is a sort of step-by-step on my Celica thread?

I did the tb and wp in my carina with a 4afe over the summer. Its handy alright / well if i can manage it it must be. Just give urself time. I picked up the belt pump and tensioner over time from ebay. Probably paid 30 quid for it all. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Gave the Audi a machine polish and wax this evening, still comes up well.

 

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

A train ticket has been booked. A collection caper will be occurring soon.

Are these two posts related?

[dozeydustman]

6 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

 

Are these two posts related?

Nope. My new car is much less disappointing

[Kiltox]

10 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

Nope. My new car is much less disappointing

You mean more, right? 

[brownnova]

Less is more...

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, dozeydustman said:

Nope. My new car is much less disappointing

No need man. It's no a bad auld tub. Would love to see what you're getting.

[barefoot]

I took the Porsche to my man with the spanners to investigate a coolant leak, the plan was to collect it in the morning and drop off the Scirocco for an overdue MOT, However whilst he was giving me a lift home in the lovey 307, it started to buck like a wild thing & kept cutting out. So he's away in the Scirocco and has left me the crappy Peugeot. Can't beat a garage with a shite courtesy car!

[stuboy]

Ballcocks.. shalaxy failed mot... awaits call for price to get sorted

[xtriple]

In an effort to stay awake and as the sun has made a very pleasant appearance, I polished the car! Meguirs Ultimate stuff which is so bloody easy to use and looks brilliant instantly. Also did the wheels, inside the bootlid, the fuel flap and the exhausts. Then in a fit of enthusiasm, I made like Picasso and touched up (oo-eer!) all the stone chips on the bonnet. Discovered the touch up kit (three seperate pens no less!) has a fandango little weeny applicator in the top - it took me ages to get the top off (you just pull it seems, how embarrassing!) and then minutes to do the tidiest job I've ever done!

 

[stuboy]

3 hours ago, stuboy said:

Ballcocks.. shalaxy failed mot... awaits call for price to get sorted

£295 inc mot, parts labour..

[bramz7]

Got to drive a Xantia Activa today. Superb. As a bonafide Xantia perv already I was already ready for the experience but wow, unbelievable. The downside of course is that I now sort of want one.

 

I also got to ride as a passenger in a 2CV for about 25 miles. Again, blimey. As someone with a little bit of mechanical sympathy, it went against my entire mindset in the way they have to be driven. Never knew the sound of a screaming flat twin was so addictive though. 

[Supernaut]

4 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

Got to drive a Xantia Activa today. Superb. As a bonafide Xantia perv already I was already ready for the experience but wow, unbelievable. The downside of course is that I now sort of want one.

 

I also got to ride as a passenger in a 2CV for about 25 miles. Again, blimey. As someone with a little bit of mechanical sympathy, it went against my entire mindset in the way they have to be driven. Never knew the sound of a screaming flat twin was so addictive though. 

Last time I drove 320touring's GSA he made me hold onto 2nd gear until 80kph. I winced slightly while doing it, but it did help it get going!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Meanwhile, at Garage Dubois-Loizou...

[Spurious]

Got to drive a Xantia Activa today. Superb. As a bonafide Xantia perv already I was already ready for the experience but wow, unbelievable. The downside of course is that I now sort of want one.
 
I also got to ride as a passenger in a 2CV for about 25 miles. Again, blimey. As someone with a little bit of mechanical sympathy, it went against my entire mindset in the way they have to be driven. Never knew the sound of a screaming flat twin was so addictive though. 

An Activa is like nothing on the road. Ours had the turbo XU10. Not the quickest in a straight line but it was peerless in the corners.

Should have never sold it. Regrets to this day.

Still itching for a go in a 2CV/Dyane.

[barefoot]

27 minutes ago, Spurious said:

Still itching for a go in a 2CV/Dyane.

 

I've had a go in a 2CV...

[Spurious]

I've had a go in a 2CV...

Did you get some sideways lean on?

[Ghosty]

If all goes to plan I might need a car with no MoT moving from London to Manchester next week. 

 

Can anyone assist?

[Kiltox]

@Wingz123

[SiC]

3 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

If all goes to plan I might need a car with no MoT moving from London to Manchester next week. 

 

Can anyone assist?

@worldofceri or @Wingz123

[Spurious]

If all goes to plan I might need a car with no MoT moving from London to Manchester next week. 
 
Can anyone assist?

Without MOT?

[Ghosty]

Yes...

[Spurious]

Yes...

Ah I can't help sorry.

[wuvvum]

Had a poke around under the Maxus earlier and it looks like the CV boot is going to be a right twat to do - the CV joint is recessed into the hub and there isn't enough clearance between joint and hub for a jubilee clip to fit.  There also isn't a handy slot in the hub like there is on the CX to get a pair of CV clip pliers in.  So whichever way I do it the CV joint is going to have to be separated from the hub.  I've done this before obvs, but never on a 3.5-tonne van - I don't think my trolley jack will take kindly to being asked to lift the front end of the Maxus for one thing, and I'm not sure I have a big enough hammer to persuade the hub and driveshaft to part company.  I might have to go against everything I stand for and ask the garage to do it.