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[paulplom]

Nowt but wilkos finest for this beaut. I swear I heard it sigh as I poured it in

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[paulplom]

2 litres achieved this.
I reckon it needs another 2!

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[Noel Tidybeard]

On 2/20/2020 at 12:17 PM, egg said:

After driving the Mondeo, the Rover rides like a Merc S class ?

FIFY

[paulplom]

Canny difference. All the rattly harshness has gone.

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[BorniteIdentity]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

Canny difference. All the rattly harshness has gone.

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Who'd have thought?!

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

I am a hypocrite, i think jeff amazon will ruin the world, But 4 brand new pirelli 205 55 16 for Euro 46 each delivered next day !. That is less than 40 of your uk pounds each. I can't get decent part worns or linlongs for that here in italy.

 

[Scotball]

I feel like these pictures I took just now are worthy of news 24

seeing this led me down this street to find..

[LightBulbFun]

25 minutes ago, Scotball said:

 

[MarvinsMom]

pictures of that Rover P4 above make me sad.....

[paulplom]

Who'd have thought?!

The oil light came on again while ticking over earlier. I'm hoping to fuck it's not terminal.

I'll put another 2 litres in tomorrow and keep my fingers crossed.

Is this where you normally put sawdust in and lob it in the for sale section? Or is that for big ends? My memory's shocking

 

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[Scotball]

It's been repainted since Alan took a Pic of it in 2018

[Split_Pin]

42 minutes ago, paulplom said:

The oil light came on again while ticking over earlier. I'm hoping to fuck it's not terminal.

I'll put another 2 litres in tomorrow and keep my fingers crossed.

Is this where you normally put sawdust in and lob it in the for sale section? Or is that for big ends? My memory's shocking

 

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Different engine but my R56 needs a close eye kept on the oil. Since I upped the grade from 5/30 to 5/40 the consumption has slowed to about 1cm on the dipstick per week, regardless of whether you do 40 or 400 miles!

 

[gm]

2 hours ago, Scotball said:

I feel like these pictures I took just now are worthy of news 24

seeing this led me down this street to find..

Leith ? 

[Scotball]

19 minutes ago, gm said:

Leith ? 

Yeah. Gordon street. Filled with dodgy backstreet garages that look like you just turn up with some money rolled up and hand it over to fix your shitter, which sounds good to me as my skoda has been in a collision recently.. the big L plates give a hint it wasn't me driving at the time 

 

[gm]

thought it looked familiar, my tame mechanic used to work at s&j motors just round the corner on duke street. He’s since set up on his own out in loanhead, bit of a ball ache to get to but worth it for a trustworthy chap. 
 

(even more of a ball ache now I live down in that england:( ) 

 

[Scotball]

4 minutes ago, gm said:

thought it looked familiar, my tame mechanic used to work at s&j motors just round the corner on duke street. He’s since set up on his own out in loanhead, bit of a ball ache to get to but worth it for a trustworthy chap. 
 

(even more of a ball ache now I live down in that england:( ) 

 

Does he do bodywork repair?

[gm]

more mechanical stuff, builds engines and has a winning car in the bmw compact cup that his son drives. Nice guy, I’ll pm you his details if you like 

[puddlethumper]

On News at 1 the other day there was a piece from Finland where researchers

looked into what brand of car the most inconsiderate drivers drove.

There are three answers and I expect everyone to get them immediately.

[Craig the Princess]

2 minutes ago, puddlethumper said:

There are three answers and I expect everyone to get them immediately.

Riley, Hillman and NSU?

[Saabnut]

Had 2in of snow on Monday that has slowly been melting. Had nearly all gone this morning. When I returned home this afternoon:

 

 

That was supposed to be a photo!

[00833827]

The little jeep went tonight. Did well on it mainly cos i got it for next to nothing. Panic now as we have no car working. Wifes golf i have not got to look at its slave cylinder yet. Plus there is a storm tomoro. Theres a volvo v50 just out of test near me that i like the look of i am going to see tomorrow.

[Angrydicky]

16 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

pictures of that Rover P4 above make me sad.....

Why's that? It looks like someone's just paid for an expensive respray on it, the front end panels are fitted back on and it really looks like it only needs bumpers and grill fitting before it's returned to the owner!

It's parked outside a bodyshop so I don't think it's been abandoned!

[Aston Martin]

7 ratchet spanners £11.49 with free delivery.

 

https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/top-tech-7pc-ratchet-spanner-set-529771371?awc=3997_1582967840_6657f35f87b802e30853855781d01764&utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digidip.net%2F&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=ecp+homepage&utm_content=awin+traffic&utm_campaign=Sub+Networks

[Split_Pin]

15 hours ago, Scotball said:

Yeah. Gordon street. Filled with dodgy backstreet garages that look like you just turn up with some money rolled up and hand it over to fix your shitter, which sounds good to me as my skoda has been in a collision recently.. the big L plates give a hint it wasn't me driving at the time 

 

I keep seeing you on my walk home from work up Dundas Street. Spotted your Felicia right away!  

[MarvinsMom]

2 hours ago, Angrydicky said:

Why's that? It looks like someone's just paid for an expensive respray on it, the front end panels are fitted back on and it really looks like it only needs bumpers and grill fitting before it's returned to the owner!

It's parked outside a bodyshop so I don't think it's been abandoned!

cos i hate to see a P4 in bits.

[egg]

2 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

7 ratchet spanners £11.49 with free delivery.

Thanks. Ordered. Have been after a set of these for a while. Buy through topcashback for hopefully another 5% cashback.

[Lord Sterling]

Went to the council dump the other day and rescued this:

Its a CD30 out of a low spec Vectra or Astra. Don't know if it works.  Might try it in the Vectra or other Vauxhall product to see if it works.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

7 ratchet spanners £11.49 with free delivery

Have ordered, never had any ratchet spanners so these are a cheap way of seeing how useful they are to me. Thanks, AM.

[Agila]

25 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Went to the council dump the other day and rescued this:

Its a CD30 out of a low spec Vectra or Astra. Don't know if it works.  Might try it in the Vectra or other Vauxhall product to see if it works.

Probably won't. I think they have to have the paired screen in the dash.

[Noel Tidybeard]

3 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

7 ratchet spanners £11.49 with free delivery.

 

https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/top-tech-7pc-ratchet-spanner-set-529771371?awc=3997_1582967840_6657f35f87b802e30853855781d01764&utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digidip.net%2F&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=ecp+homepage&utm_content=awin+traffic&utm_campaign=Sub+Networks

ordered- don't need but whatever!