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[davehedgehog31]

Bit of progress on the fleet.

The Z4 I'd bought had a nasty knock from the OSF. Sounded classic ARB noise. Swapped over the drop links to no avail. ARB bushes next as one looked well worn and indeed was;

Double pisser though, as the knock was still there and I also noticed it looks like the sump gasket is leaking, which involves dropping the subframe to replace;

Cleaned that up and will keep an eye on it. Next I suspected something strut related, spring, shock, top mount etc. I managed to get the strut out in no time at all;

And indeed, the top mount is absolutely shagged. I've got a replacement strut coming to go in. Bit annoying as I could have just swapped the top mount, but it saves me risking decapitation by spring compressor. 

This ungrateful fucker also left. Don't think I'd have another;

[Split_Pin]

12 minutes ago, davehedgehog31 said:

This ungrateful fucker also left. Don't think I'd have another;

How did that go from a well running, saleable car to scrap in 2 weeks?

[davehedgehog31]

8 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

How did that go from a well running, saleable car to scrap in 2 weeks?

It wasn't scrapped as such, sold to a well known auction/salvage mob as a going concern.

Got decent money for it that way and was zero hassle. I had hundreds of Gumtree messages, but I didn't want many of them knowing where my collection of catalytic converters lived. 

[barefoot]

After the warm weather last week, it occurred to me that the air conditioning in the Rover although cold, wasn't icy. I took it down to the local place with the  relevant pump this morning. They removed 234g of refrigerant, it held a vacuum for 25 minutes & they replaced 450g of the stuff. It's only marginally colder, but it doesn't get warmer in slow moving traffic like it did previously. I think this is a good result.

[Cord Fourteener]

19 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

I once managed my kit (22" bass drum, 14" floor tom, 12" tom, 14" snare and a couple of cymbals along with stands), a guitar, pedalboard, decent-sized valve amp and three people in my Ford Ka back in 2009.  It felt like getting out of a clown car at the end.

I did something similar with an F reg Polo 1 litre.

It was not legal, but it was funny. 

[stuboy]

Well I decided to swap the alternator and what a fiddly job.. well I wasn't hopefully it was the problem but hey ho give it go...

 

Well it seems the noise has gone away,  4 mile test drive all ok... 

 

 

[Jazoli]

Fitted a new android head unit to the Merc today

 

And very nice it is too with full wireless android auto and carplay

Then the car decided to treat me to this message

Bah, that'll be an SBC pump rebuild then 😕

[Pat Earrings]

6 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Fitted a new android head unit to the Merc today

 

And very nice it is too with full wireless android auto and carplay

Then the car decided to treat me to this message

Bah, that'll be an SBC pump rebuild then 😕

Liked for the headunit only. That’s shit about the SBC but fairly certain they can be reset due to the counter inside dependant on the code.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184448584338?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=_xpMR1pWQZC&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=KCW16zwOSD-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 

 

[andy18s]

2 hours ago, stuboy said:

Well I decided to swap the alternator and what a fiddly job.. well I wasn't hopefully it was the problem but hey ho give it go...

 

Well it seems the noise has gone away,  4 mile test drive all ok... 

 

 

Had to do this on my v6 Cougar,2 bolts could only be reached from the passenger wheel well,with a metre or two of extension bars.

[Rust Collector]

1 hour ago, Jazoli said:

Fitted a new android head unit to the Merc today

 

And very nice it is too with full wireless android auto and carplay

Then the car decided to treat me to this message

Bah, that'll be an SBC pump rebuild then 😕

Sorry to hear about the pump. Can I just ask if it's very noisy? My old man's W211 is on 200k+ miles and the pump is bloody noisy, and frequently kicking in...

[stuboy]

1 minute ago, andy18s said:

Had to do this on my v6 Cougar,2 bolts could only be reached from the passenger wheel well,with a metre or two of extension bars.

on the mk3 there held on with 3 bolts all facing backwards, the top bolt is tight against the bulkhead/insulation.

[Jazoli]

3 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

Sorry to hear about the pump. Can I just ask if it's very noisy? My old man's W211 is on 200k+ miles and the pump is bloody noisy, and frequently kicking in...

Yes it's really noisy and kicks in all the time. 

[trigger]

Sold the Astra Tuesday night. 

It's gone to a local lad who's dream car is a Mk1 Astra so I'm pleased to can make a boys dreams come true. 

Sad to see it go but I never really gelled to it and need the money and space back again, you can't keep them all and it's another one back on the road again. 

[Snake Charmer]

7 hours ago, Jazoli said:

Fitted a new android head unit to the Merc today

 

And very nice it is too with full wireless android auto and carplay

Then the car decided to treat me to this message

Bah, that'll be an SBC pump rebuild then 😕

Head unit looks a neat fit. Bad news about the SBC pump. 

[brownnova]

Went to the shops, found the most appropriate car to park next to. 

[Sunny Jim]

Beware the whippet.

(First Aid training scenario at work).

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 hour ago, Sunny Jim said:

Beware the whippet.

(First Aid training scenario at work).

That is a disturbing sex doll.

[Stanky]

Heater matrix leaking, or airflow flap adjuster popped off?

[camryv6]

4 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Heater matrix leaking, or airflow flap adjuster popped off?

No, he lost 20p down the air vent

[Snake Charmer]

3 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

That is a disturbing sex doll.

Nasty gash.

[andyberg]

Son has just been offered an apprenticeship at the garage he works at 1 day a week. So very proud of him, he is on the autism spectrum so this is a massive thing.  So very happy.

[stuboy]

23 hours ago, stuboy said:

Well I decided to swap the alternator and what a fiddly job.. well I wasn't hopefully it was the problem but hey ho give it go...

 

Well it seems the noise has gone away,  4 mile test drive all ok... 

 

 

 

[Snake Charmer]

6 minutes ago, stuboy said:

 

I think a KA was one of the most awkward I have done. PAS pump & aircon pumps away, bumper off and headlight out and the wing too I think. My passing shot for the car was to add the Si section of a Rover 216 Si badge to the rear end so it read KASi.

[stuboy]

6 minutes ago, Snake Charmer said:

I think a KA was one of the most awkward I have done. PAS pump & aircon pumps away, bumper off and headlight out and the wing too I think. My passing shot for the car was to add the Si section of a Rover 216 Si badge to the rear end so it read KASi.

and this yellow was just to change the interior light bulb..

[Snake Charmer]

40 minutes ago, stuboy said:

and this yellow was just to change the interior light bulb..

I can hear Bernard Cribbins singing in the background..........

Alright, " said Fred, "Have to take the door off
Need more space to shift the so-and-so."
Had bad twinges taking off the hinges
And it got us nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea and Right, " said Fred, "

 

[Kiltox]

🎵 convooooooy 

[Snake Charmer]

1 minute ago, Kiltox said:

🎵 convooooooy 

Keep the shiny side up and the slippery down! 

[Longbridge Apologist]

Some royalty. And the Prince of Wales.

#RoverMetro
 

 

[Ged]

Thought I would try to start the 305 for a laugh, it was not too happy about that.

[richardmorris]

8 hours ago, brownnova said:

  Went to the shops, found the most appropriate car to park next to. 

When I worked at that Palmer site you have the car meetings at one of the other lab guys had a black one of those. Always thought it totally bland and dull.