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[Tickman]

4 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

If anyone has any recommendations fire away. I'm based in Yorkshite but can travel.

I don't know how long the waiting list is for @GingerNuttz 

[Zelandeth]

10 hours ago, PhilA said:

Seems an odd bit of design, not like Mercedes to leave that to rattle, even on a van.

Yeah, it feels to me like there's something missing.  Need to get a look at a proper parts diagram.

That slot can't be much smaller or the hook on the end of the spring wouldn't fit through it.  Yet with it always under tension it's always going to rattle.

First thing I'm going to try I think is to stick a length of pipe on the spring to change the weight to see if it shifts the resonance point enough to stop it being a nuisance.

It is obvious that it's a resonance issue as it's entirely engine speed that sets it off, bumps in the road don't elicit any noticeable rattles from it.

[Spurious]

50 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

https://dipetane.com/

This is good stuff.

I always add a splash of it before the emissions test.

Halfords stock it.

Dipetane is the business. I'd run it at a higher concentration, sod it, put the 1l bottle in with a tank and take it for a good run. 

There could be a chance that the engine is still "learning" to map the fuel mixture due to all the new sensors. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 minutes ago, Spurious said:

Dipetane is the business. I'd run it at a higher concentration, sod it, put the 1l bottle in with a tank and take it for a good run....

Will give this a go in the dizzler Borat. If it seems to work, might give it a go in the CX as well. 

[Spurious]

2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Will give this a go in the dizzler Borat. If it seems to work, might give it a go in the CX as well. 

It's also Irish, nice to support a small business for a change. 

I dunno what's in it, it doesn't smell at all, it also makes my fluless paraffin inverter heater smell less at startup so can't be all bad. 

[Asimo]

6 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

MOT woes. 2zz MR2 failed on emissions.

Going to have to think out of the box for this one. Changed the O2 sensor, ordered a new MAF sensor. 

Hope it isn’t the galloping oil consumption problem that these can have when they inhale their own catalyst!

[dome]

3 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

I'm going to try much harder. It has a 200 cel cat. Tester let it cool before testing. Hopefully, as I just need the emissions doing, I can have it scorching.

What cat has it got? Some sports cats are a bit hit or miss with emissions but you'd think a brand new one would pass!

[dome]

3 minutes ago, Asimo said:

Hope it isn’t the galloping oil consumption problem that these can have when they inhale their own catalyst!

Nah. 2zz is a different engine to the 1zz that these came with originally

 

[GingerNuttz]

56 minutes ago, Tickman said:

I don't know how long the waiting list is for @GingerNuttz 

Next June/July before I can take another restoration on. 

[somewhatfoolish]

On 10/30/2021 at 7:52 PM, grogee said:

(sorry I can't get rid of this quoted bit for some reason)

Mrs Grogee is making noises about a cheap low insurance car for 15yo to be fettled in readiness for learner driving. Thus learning the ways of the spanner before the ways of the driving instructor. 

She has happened across this which (at first glance) looks like ideal territory, and it's being sold by someone we sort of know. Full history apparently, £600. Is there anything we should be wary of? My knowledge of Maruti shite is sketchy.

It needs both bumpers changing but to me that's a fun scrapyard challenge. Or, leave them pre-fucked in readiness for teen abuse.

Check for rust, then more rust. After that mainly rust. Nice cars, except for the propensity for being eaten by tin worms.

[richardmorris]

Lots of cars moving about today, I think they wanted the one right at the back of the warehouse.

[JJ0063]

Realised I’ve become fat during lockdown so off to the gym tonight for the first time in a few years.

Just signed up on a rolling contract as I’m realistic and know as soon as I lose the gut I’ll stop going.

[adw1977]

20 hours ago, Ghosty said:

There's a lovely 306 cabby in a dealer in Wembley. 
Low miles and fantastic colourway. 
But it has no MOT and the ad doesn't mention one being provided, and it's in the ULEZ (1998 car, charge payable). Ad says they won't negotiate on the phone. 

Obviously I can call them and enquire but it's all a bit difficult. How could I acquire said car?

Pre booked MOT somewhere outside the ULEZ zone and pay the £12.50 ULEZ charge for one day?

[BorniteIdentity]

9 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

I'm going to try much harder. It has a 200 cel cat. Tester let it cool before testing. Hopefully, as I just need the emissions doing, I can have it scorching.

Failing that, a new tester. 😉 

21 hours ago, Ghosty said:

There's a lovely 306 cabby in a dealer in Wembley. 
Low miles and fantastic colourway. 
But it has no MOT and the ad doesn't mention one being provided, and it's in the ULEZ (1998 car, charge payable). Ad says they won't negotiate on the phone. 

Obviously I can call them and enquire but it's all a bit difficult. How could I acquire said car?

 

Plates fall off until outside the ULEZ. Hate it when that happens early on a Sunday morning when collecting 😉 

[Split_Pin]

Trip to the lakes in the 75 today, I love it here.

 

[Zelandeth]

Went to fill the van up with fuel prior to the long trip tomorrow.  Ah, yes...I'd forgotten precisely how much of a pain in the ass that is because the tank vent is restricted.  When trundling around locally I've just stopped bothering putting more than half a tank in because of that...but with the best part of 400 miles to cover tomorrow I'd rather start out with as much in the tank as possible.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

23 hours ago, Ghosty said:

There's a lovely 306 cabby in a dealer in Wembley. 
Low miles and fantastic colourway. 
But it has no MOT and the ad doesn't mention one being provided, and it's in the ULEZ (1998 car, charge payable). ...

Er....Wembley is mostly outside of ULEZ. Is to the North of the A406, so would be outside the Khan Zone.

Inside of the NCR and therefore in the Khan Zone is Harlesden, Willesden, Neasden and Park Royal.

[Cord Fourteener]

13 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Lots of cars moving about today, I think they wanted the one right at the back of the warehouse.

Looks like the camera was moving too, possibly with excitement. 

[Cord Fourteener]

So I bought a car with the number plate V33DJF 

It doesn't mean anything to me so I could either remove it for £80 but then I realised that instead it would be cheaper to change my name to David John Fowlis or something...

[catsinthewelder]

On 11/1/2021 at 10:06 PM, Ghosty said:

There's a lovely 306 cabby in a dealer in Wembley. 
Low miles and fantastic colourway. 
But it has no MOT and the ad doesn't mention one being provided, and it's in the ULEZ (1998 car, charge payable). Ad says they won't negotiate on the phone. 

Obviously I can call them and enquire but it's all a bit difficult. How could I acquire said car?

 

They might not negotiate the price on the phone but they should clarify whether they are planning to MOT it or not.  £12 ULEZ charge is bugger all in the general scheme of traveling 200 miles to buy a car.

[barefoot]

What a fucking shambles.

After spending hours over the weekend trying to get brake pads online for Billy & failing...

Do you know, it simply doesn't appear in any of the drop down boxes, 'Year - 02', 'Clour - blue'  Dah! But no sign of a Billy anywhere. Hopeless. And it's the same at ECP, GSF everywhere I tried, so yesterday in absolute desparation, I popped into Halfords...

'Do you have a set of brake pads for an '02 Billy please', I asked.

Chap looked at me, with a look that can best be described as 'askance'.

'Billy?' Says he.

'Yes, Billy' says I.

'Is that Billy?' he asked pointing out into the carpark and directly at Susie.

'Are you on crack?' I retorted, 'It's not even blue!'

'Have you had no training?' I ejaculated. 'Do you have no love? No enthusiasm for your job?' I continued as I was ushered forcefully, yet surprisingly gently away from the counter & back outside by a couple of uniformed security officers...

 

It would appear that even Halfords think that naming cars is for utter twats.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, catsinthewelder said:

....  £12 ULEZ charge is bugger all in the general scheme of traveling 200 miles to buy a car.

Wembley isn't even inside the ULEZ, so I don't see what the problem is. 

[N19]

I'm usually in Wembley during the week, if it's any help.

[TheOtherStu]

Ah fuck. Failed on lambda, so changed both O2 sensors, fixed a slight gap in both the intake and the exhaust. Replaced the MAF. Reset the EML, took the battery off so that the ECUs also reset. Ragged the absolute fuck out of it.

 

Lambda is now over twice as bad. It was 1.05 on Monday. Today? 2.61. Acceptable limit is 1.03.

Fortunately, it's under warranty. Bad point, needs to be taken to Birmingham. It's going in tomorrow.

 

It's due on the stand at the NEC next Thursday evening and I'm assured that it will be not only through, but avec MOT.

[richardmorris]

Moving day today, everything is off to rmsothebys for saturday’s auction.

[High Jetter]

14 hours ago, barefoot said:

It would appear that Halfords think

That's news to me.

[Zelandeth]

460 plus change miles covered by the van today.

Honestly thought I was losing power on the new Aberdeen bypass (first time I've been on it), though now I think it may just be a couple of those really *are* 3rd gear hills in a 2.8 tonne brick with 78bhp and a headwind.

My "hotel" for the next couple of days.

Really is quite roomy when you're by yourself.

So far cable ties to stop the skylight making horrible banging noises above 65mph and a second pillow are the only things I'm aware of having forgotten.

I really do need to see if I can do something to tame the exhaust noise a bit.  Not being able to hear yourself think gets wearing after six hours.

Currently it's 6C and tipping it down outside... I'm quite happily listening to it on the roof and am just as warm and comfortable as I would be in a real hotel room.    Heck, every single hotel I've been in in living memory I've had to take my own extension lead with me so I could charge my phone near to the bed... I've got four accessible USB charging points here and an extra two if I open a locker up.  Take that Premier In...

[JJ0063]

Quick fleet photograph whilst waiting for the bike to be collected for its MOT and service. 
 

Fingers crossed it MOT’s ok as I want my bargain bike to stay a bargain!

[loserone]

Ideal winter fleet in the deep south.

[JJ0063]

1 minute ago, loserone said:

Ideal winter fleet in the deep south.

I’ve decided if it snows I’ll just stay at home 😂