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[holbeck]

I collected a car yesterday. The meet was arranged for after work so I decided to stay over. I booked the cheapest accomodation I could find. This turned out to be what seemed to be a Young Offender Institution just off the A14. It WAS cheap so its all good.  I dropped into Gaydon on the way back.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

6 hours ago, artdjones said:

Oh , for the days when BMW styling was conservative but snappy.

Long gone 

[richardmorris]

10 hours ago, xtriple said:

Cheers Jon, just bought you 2 randoms in the raffle for that Laguna   to say 'thank you'!

He was just trying to be nice and you want to buy him a Laguna! 

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/sooty-sweep-soo-mobile-auction-17264554.amp

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just after putting the CX on a transporter to go to Messieurs Dubois et Loizou. Very bad leak from water pump visible; transporter driver thinks he has spotted a split in one of the hoses connected to the pump. Grate.

Never rains but it pours. I bet the hose that's split is one of those that has been unobtainable for years. Wonder if generic hoses are any good?

There is a puddle of what looks like Bailey's Irish Cream on the driveway, but is actually leakage from the cooling system. 

[Lacquer Peel]

Naff BOSS numberplate
 

Eat the rich.

[Split_Pin]

Thought I'd have a look at the Audi's bootlid this morning. It holds water out of the boot area fine but water is getting in and building up behind the inner trim panel. When you open the boot it gushes towards the leading edge and out from 2 gaps between the trim and the bootlid frame, soaking the contents of the boot. I rarely use the boot as it isn't a family car so I haven't investigated it up until now.

However as the Mini is currently withdrawn from service pending parts arrival the Audi is the family car for the weekend which entails shopping and using the boot. Mrs_Pin would not be impressed by what happens as described above.

Unscrewed the trim panel, lots of condensation as expected.

Can't see anywhere obvious that the water is getting in but eh, whats that holding in the brake light bulb bar??

Blue roll. Someone has busted out the screw holes when changing the bulbs. 

A more acceptable* fix of gaffa tape applied, at least it's not flammable.

Some sealant applied around the light on the outside too, in case thats where the water is getting in.

 

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Lacquer Peel said:

On 11/14/2019 at 2:27 PM, richardmorris said:

Naff BOSS numberplate
 

Eat the rich.

Maybe he is works for The Gas Board and is proud of his 2002 NeBOSH qualification.

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Just after putting the CX on a transporter to go to Messieurs Dubois et Loizou. Very bad leak from water pump visible; transporter driver thinks he has spotted a split in one of the hoses connected to the pump. Grate.

Never rains but it pours. I bet the hose that's split is one of those that has been unobtainable for years. Wonder if generic hoses are any good?

There is a puddle of what looks like Bailey's Irish Cream on the driveway, but is actually leakage from the cooling system. 

If your leaky hose still has sufficient integrity to be measured there are several companies that do custom silicone hoses; not cheap but more satisfactory than extra joints, hose clips and a tee piece.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Just after putting the CX on a transporter to go to Messieurs Dubois et Loizou. Very bad leak from water pump visible; transporter driver thinks he has spotted a split in one of the hoses connected to the pump. Grate.

Never rains but it pours. I bet the hose that's split is one of those that has been unobtainable for years. Wonder if generic hoses are any good?

There is a puddle of what looks like Bailey's Irish Cream on the driveway, but is actually leakage from the cooling system. 

Not a good colour for coolant, or anything else really. I assume the leaves were already there and not expelled from the engine bay!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Not a good colour for coolant, or anything else really....

I have sent it off with three bottles of Prestone coolant flush and supplied a new water pump to be fitted.

Wonder what else will go wrong?

[richardmorris]

Plenty of hoses for those with a spare kidney or child to sell.

http://www.cx-basis.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hose

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I have sent it off with three bottles of Prestone coolant flush and supplied a new water pump to be fitted.

Wonder what else will go wrong?

Well that’s tempting fate. Is the de aeration chamber in good nick? 

[320touring]

*checks oil on Clio 172*

*Notices one of the fuel rail retaining bolts is loose*

SIGH

Crash protection off and get all the bolts nipped up. 

In their infinite wisdom, the crash protection bolts on to two separate studs, so has nowt to do with retaining the fuel rail.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Well that’s tempting fate. Is the de aeration chamber in good nick? 

Dunno about that. I'll find out sooner or later. There's probably a reason why it's only done 82000 miles in 31 years....

[Shep Shepherd]

Fun fact: the turbocharger bypass pipe from a Saab 9-5 makes a damn good vacuum cleaner crevice tool. I bet Saab's engineers never envisaged it could be used in such a fashion 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

57 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Plenty of hoses for those with a spare kidney or child to sell.

http://www.cx-basis.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hose

I suspect it would be cheaper to commission Samco to produce a custom hose than buy a NOS one from those profiteers. 

[Bren]

Musty smell in the beemer made me worry water was getting in.

I stripped out the scuttle including the pollen filters - all dry but I rinsed the drains through with hot sospy water anyway.

It must be the mats are damp.

[beko1987]

5 hours ago, Shep Shepherd said:

Fun fact: the turbocharger bypass pipe from a Saab 9-5 makes a damn good vacuum cleaner crevice tool. I bet Saab's engineers never envisaged it could be used in such a fashion 

Nice Miele m9

[Shep Shepherd]

8 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Nice Miele m9

Thanks! It's a 2009 vintage S5211 Red Pearl. A GR11 piece of kit

[richardmorris]

49 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Nice Miele m9

Weirdo

 

[wuvvum]

Another weekend, another shit diesel Hyundai. 

I actually meant to buy this one though.  It's going to take over daily duties from the 75 over the winter.  It's rough as a badger's arse, the clutch is tired, 4th gear synchro is MIA and it has a selection of ABS / traction control related lights on the dash, but it goes, it's decent on fuel, the heater works and my pushbike fits in the back so it meets the Wuvvum WBOD criteria.  

This one also has wood* as well as leather*, for the full luxury* experience.  And it was dirt cheap, and only in Downham Market rather than bastarding Congleton like the Sonata was. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Nice Miele m9

I wonder how he knew that......oh wait,  hang on.....

[SiC]

9 hours ago, 320touring said:

Crash protection off and get all the bolts nipped up. 

Is that what the big alloy cover over the fuel rails+injectors on the F4R and F4P are for? Always wondered!

[HMC]

Saw the D- reg allegro again recently that cheered me up.

 

[320touring]

27 minutes ago, SiC said:

Is that what the big alloy cover over the fuel rails+injectors on the F4R and F4P are for? Always wondered!

Yep. Instead of making a metal fuel rail, they made a plastic one and spent more money making an elaborate bolt on alloy protector cover.

[Yoss]

10 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Plenty of hoses for those with a spare kidney or child to sell.

http://www.cx-basis.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hose

Clicked on the link out of curiosity even though I'm never likely to own a CX (I just covet them from afar) 

Google translate came up with this. 

Well, I thought it was funny. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Clicked on the link out of curiosity even though I'm never likely to own a CX (I just covet them from afar) 

Google translate came up with this. 

Well, I thought it was funny. 

The site does have an English option, so Google translate not needed. All it does is make potential bankruptcy easier to understand.

Still, it could be worse. I could have a Triumph and be a Rimmers customer......

[Bren]

Forces TV has been re running Miami Vice.

It has aged better than a lot of stuff from the 80's

Just watched episode 6 - it had the brilliant track "voices" by Russ Ballard.

[Floatylight]

Smoll FL's C3 has konked out tonight and come up with P0204 and P1336 codes, looks like and injector might have gone down but also looks like the top left engine mount may also have given out, got it running again but no power, also making a nasty squeeling noise from the bell housing area.

Anyone know if injector is likely cause on a TU3 1.4 8v before I get one ordered up..

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