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[Leyland Worldmaster]

6 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

 

Is this a car?  And if so - could you just...you know... use that word instead? 

It's a fairly well established bit of terminology and everyone can then feel reassured that you're not fitting a wiring loom and associated paraphernalia to your wife like an even worse version of the Human Centipede?

OK, I'll answer your questions in a concise manner:

Q1) Yes. 

Q2) No. 

Response to your last statement:

Your opinion of me \Alison has nothing to do with me\Alison. 

And the Cultural Reference you used is lost on me, so I'll carry out some research. 

[Split_Pin]

15 minutes ago, GeordieInExile said:

Chodspeed.

The T5 of multiple shiters passed its MOT last week at the first time of asking. Which is the first time I've ever had that happen!

Excellent  news chap!

[Leyland Worldmaster]

6 minutes ago, SiC said:

I'm very much of the opinion there is no such thing as a End of Life car. A vehicle is capable of continuing to keep going for as long as an owner is prepared to put money into it and fix it when it goes wrong. 

The phrase, "It's Just a £xxxx Car" is complete nonsense. If everyone had that attitude, there would be no such thing as classic cars. 

I completely agree. They sort of become part of the family. 

I bought Alison as a Technically Interesting distraction from losing a very good friend of mine some years ago. 

I've made some very good friends though owning such an unusual car. 

So in a way, we've kept each other going! 

Happy days! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 

[Cord Fourteener]

1 hour ago, WillCarter said:

Is it a B5? If so I used to have one that used to do this randomly. This probably isn't Volkswagen recommended but on the odd occasion that it used to do it, switching it off and back on and revving the shit out of it at a stand still used to clear it. It was a sensor (I can't remember which one, it was about 10 years ago) which used to confuse it self and giving it a load of boot seemed to do the trick. Happened about three times to me and each time this worked. 

That doesn't work for this fault unfortunately. 

[Sunny Jim]

The algorithm selected Hubnut's video about the Primera's cabin filter for me to watch last night. It got me thinking that when I got the BMW the old heater resistor had blown and even after replacing it although the fan blower now works it's still not that powerful. A quick check and sure enough the cabin filter was filthy black and blocked with leaves.

ECP were having a 45% sale for St Patrick's Day so I ordered a new filter online. On the way to pick it up the blower motor suddenly stopped working - arsecake!

I fitted the new cabin filter anyway and set off again with the fan blower still not working and the interior glass rapidly misting up.  About 10 minutes into my journey the fan blower suddenly started working again better than ever and has continued to since - result!

Thanks @dollywobbler, I'd got so caught up in the idea that the problem must lie with the heater resistor that I hadn't thought to check the filter until seeing your video.

[Skizzer]

4 hours ago, Tim_E said:

Nice! What is it??

 

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

It's one of those newfangled chargers that claims to do a bit more than just recharge a battery. Hopefully I'll be able to find out this weekend if it arrives.....

I bought one of those CTEK chargers recently too (actually two, one for each shed).  I can confirm it brought back a battery back from the almost-dead after my previous regular charger of choice had given up on it.

Thinking I might post up a brief review on my YouTube channel, if anyone is interested.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

11 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

.... I might post up a brief review on my YouTube channel, if anyone is interested.

Do so. Would be interesting to have your view.

[Skizzer]

Will do, probably at the weekend.

[Cavcraft]

2 hours ago, Sunny Jim said:

 

ECP were having a 45% sale for St Patrick's Day 

 

ECP are the new MFI, they'd have a sale for the patron saint of fucking bus tickets.

[Borsuq]

Transit's turbo came back after a rebuild yesterday. Didn't expect that job to only cost 75 quid (400 zł). Might be able to get it back on the road today. NTB.

[Split_Pin]

News just in on the Corsa:

Despite a fail I'm bloody delighted with that.

I knew the emissions were going g to fail as it's been sat since November and I didn't have time before starting work to take it a blast.

Number plate light I discovered this morning and I didn't have a bulb to hand/rob.

Drive shaft is a new one on me, it's a Corsa so hopefully get that today.

Under seal probably an arse covering for acknowledging previous repairs. Theres nothing to hide though, the last garage were rather liberal with it though.

Rocker cover oil leak is fixed, just haven't got around to cleaning the residual oil off the engine.

Brakes, again this will be from lack of use.

Hopefully  get it back today and I'm happy that a different garage have pronounced it largely satisfactory.

[Cookiesouwest]

Big thanks to @Jim Bell for the Arnold Clark style stickers.

Just have to buy another 4 cars to use them all

[Split_Pin]

These are especially  great in Scotland where Arnold Clark is everyone's* favourite*

 

[Jim Bell]

28 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said:

Big thanks to @Jim Bell for the Arnold Clark style stickers.

Just have to buy another 4 cars to use them all

Cheers for the advert man, 

Still available and ready to ship TO YOUR DOOR.  

[Cord Fourteener]

10 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

Cheers for the advert man, 

Still available and ready to ship TO YOUR DOOR.  

PM sent

[barefoot]

36 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

Cheers for the advert man, 

Still available and ready to ship TO YOUR DOOR.  

A big thanks from me too.

 

[Cavcraft]

After a fault code reader suggested the key fob was the problem with this shitty Poxwagen Touran,  my mate who does vehicle keys came round yesterday. He said it's the 'ring' on the ignition (or something like that) so he's knocked the immobiliser off and the car actually starts and runs again now. The light flashes but bollocks to that. Two other lights (the skiddy car thing and the steering wheel one) were on but have gone off again now, possibly due to the battery being a bit flat and a reasonable drive out sorting them.

[Tickman]

1 hour ago, Jim Bell said:

Cheers for the advert man, 

Still available and ready to ship TO YOUR DOOR.  

Instead of buying the stickers I just get cars with them already attached, much less hassle.

[Split_Pin]

To sour the previous  good news, the garage aren't interested in fitting a CV joint. I dont have time myself so I'll just have to put the car back in my garage for the time being until I have the time to sort it.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 minute ago, Split_Pin said:

To sour the previous  good news, the garage aren't interested in fitting a CV joint. ...

Is there anything they are actually interested in doing?

[Supernaut]

5 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

To sour the previous  good news, the garage aren't interested in fitting a CV joint. I dont have time myself so I'll just have to put the car back in my garage for the time being until I have the time to sort it.

The fuck?

For a garage, surely a CV joint is a piece of piss. Air tools would make short work of the suspension bolts, swing the hub out of the way, swap over the joint, nip it all back up again.

I did the outer driver's side one on the Saab myself (ok, at the parents' farm) and that took a couple of hours using hand tools and lots of breaks for tea.

[Cavcraft]

Looks like my £85 Chinese motorbike has just passed it's MOT.  It was actually up to just shy of £300 on eBay, but the lady was still happy to sell it for my 'submit offer' that I'd put in near the start.

[Sunny Jim]

Another satisfied customer.  Thanks Jim.

[JMotor]

24 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

To sour the previous  good news, the garage aren't interested in fitting a CV joint. I dont have time myself so I'll just have to put the car back in my garage for the time being until I have the time to sort it.

Eh!?.

One of the easiest cars to do a CV on.

At least it's a small list for the fails. Which annoyingly, could of all been taken care of in a day by the garage.

 

[captain_70s]

Probably not worth the ramp time if it's that easy. Could make the same money clearing a code or something.

I've also found if a garage can't get bits from their preferred supplier they won't deal with it, or won't be happy with using customer supplied parts. 

[Split_Pin]

Always better speaking to folk in person I think. Went down to the garage, the owner's wife looked at the fail sheet and conceded that that could easily be fitted in tomorrow or Monday which is good news.

I really dont want an MOT-less car hanging about my bit just now. I have to get the wheel off the 75 (wheel bolts seized) to get the pads on the near side changed and toute des suite. I have piles of soil in the drive, a skip coming in Monday and 6 tons  of materials coming the day after to get our garden back to the way it was. I've never done a CV joint before and whilst it's probably a piece of piss on a Vauxhall, I simply dont have the time.

For all it will cost, I'd just prefer a 'one and done' approach for something that's so nearly a pass.

5 cars is too flipping many like, but let's call that 4 as the Cavalier is on an extended holiday in Bo'ness at the moment. My parents noticed it the day I brought it in as they were dropping off my mums car for a service. So I'd actually like to see it still there when my Dad brings his Volvo there in August  just to fucking embarrass them.

[Cord Fourteener]

I'm trying to paint the wheels in the showers, it's like a comedy show. As the car has nowhere to go until Monday morning I have the time to dodge the showers and get a reasonable coat on each wheel. Not done the driver's side yet and this side is definitely 20 foot job so far. I also have a new rear light cluster, if I can work out how to get that in. 

[Cord Fourteener]

And... I'm definitely going to have to polish the lens on the driver's side at some point. 

[Split_Pin]

After all that!

[Bren]

5 hours ago, Supernaut said:

The fuck?

For a garage, surely a CV joint is a piece of piss. Air tools would make short work of the suspension bolts, swing the hub out of the way, swap over the joint, nip it all back up again.

I did the outer driver's side one on the Saab myself (ok, at the parents' farm) and that took a couple of hours using hand tools and lots of breaks for tea.

As I commented on another thread a lot of garages don't seem to like working on cars.