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[RoverFolkUs]

12 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I made that mistake once.  Fortunately I noticed before I fitted the pipe to the car...

Very easily done. Almost as easily as making the most perfect flares you've ever seen on both ends while the unions are still chilling on your work bench 🙄😂

[wesacosa]

Sadly the only FSO/Polski Fiat's I have seen in Lodz this weekend 

[GeordieInExile]

That is not a happy C6. 

Where someone's bodged that pipe previously, it cracked. The crack has completely split. And... you can see the result. 

It made it to Durham and back today with a *lot* of water being tipped into it, but the pipe finally gave up the ghost on the way back home. 

Straight into a garage next week to get it fixed properly, which someone didn't bother to do last time it went. Known failure point on these so a new one will at least mean peace of mind for me. For a while.

[Talbot]

6 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Looks like they didn't double flare the failed pipe, definitely worth going over the rest and redoing it all if they've made the same mistake on all the other ones. 

Not only had the flares not been made as a double flares, and hence the tube had split, but the pipe from the 4-way to the NSF had been in contact with a steel oil pipe on the engine and had worn all the way through.  Also the bends had all been hand-bent, so one of the tight ones into the union was folded almost flat.

Pretty crap install really.  Replacement pipe has double flares both ends, bends formed with a tube bender, and most importantly isn't rubbing!

[Popsicle]

Service time this afternoon for the couriering Caddy, nothing strenuous just an oil and filter change. Updated my sadgit spreadsheat and noticed it was the 20th service I'd done on the old girl, acquired at 125k now on 338k, so I treated it and wiped all the crap and dirt off the back lights and number plate.

 

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Very easily done. Almost as easily as making the most perfect flares you've ever seen on both ends while the unions are still chilling on your work bench 🙄😂

Or realising they're both on the wrong way round (yea, I did, once)

[Wibble]

23 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Or realising they're both on the wrong way round (yea, I did, once)

If we’re honest, I reckon we’ve all done something like this 🙄

[High Jetter]

12 minutes ago, Wibble said:

If we’re honest, I reckon we’ve all done something like this 🙄

See also: cable and wire connectors & insulators. 

[grogee]

On 23/11/2023 at 22:46, Spottedlaurel said:

I'm wondering if what I thought was a misfire is a slight issue with the 'box in overdrive/lockup - it has a slightly 'shunty' feel which isn't evident in the lower ratios. Much better than it was however, so maybe it just wants regular use and perhaps some fresh ATF?

This is my issue with my 525i. It's definitely the lockup. But can't tell if it's a solenoid or actual clutch problem. The clutch is hidden in the torque converter. 

I've got a 2nd hand box and TC to fit which is next weekends' job, fortunately in an indoor setting with lift. 

[grogee]

17 hours ago, beko1987 said:

ARSE in action one again, nice job guys 👍

Sorry did I miss something? Where can I get some arse action? 

[Rustybullethole]

Todays wheels primed and ready. 

Just cooking some kippers whilst I wait for the youngest to get out of bed then off to cycle along the coast path. 

[Spottedlaurel]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

This is my issue with my 525i. It's definitely the lockup. But can't tell if it's a solenoid or actual clutch problem. The clutch is hidden in the torque converter. 

I've got a 2nd hand box and TC to fit which is next weekends' job, fortunately in an indoor setting with lift. 

Good luck!

It's gradually improving on mine, and it's something that seems to be less evident once it's really, properly warmed-up.

[juular]

Nice light show here last night. We could see it from the front door even with the bright modern street lights.

At the edge of the village it was lovely.

[grogee]

52 minutes ago, juular said:

Nice light show here last night. We could see it from the front door even with the bright modern street lights.

At the edge of the village it was lovely.

Where is that? It's lovely 

[beko1987]

2 hours ago, grogee said:

Sorry did I miss something? Where can I get some arse action? 

Should be in the lexicon somewhere. 

Autoshite

Recovery

Service

Etc

 

[juular]

37 minutes ago, grogee said:

Where is that? It's lovely 

At the end of the street here on the outskirts of Falkirk, looking towards Stirling / the Ochil hills.

[juular]

28 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Should be in the lexicon somewhere. 

Autoshite

Recovery

Service

Etc

 

I understood it as

Autoshite

Recovery

Shite-shifting

Etc 

[beko1987]

12 minutes ago, juular said:

I understood it as

Autoshite

Recovery

Shite-shifting

Etc 

I agree with you more now you've said it 👍

[trigger]

Had a silly bollocks moment and decided to sell my trusty old diesel Skoda Fabia that I've had for 5 painless years due to boredom and bought a newer Ford Focus from a garage

Nice car, well equipped, ticks all the boxes for a cheap to run work hack etc

I went to collect it yesterday from just over a hour away, firstly it wasn't very clean which the garage apologised for and then it had 30 miles of fuel left which again they apologised about but I made it clear I wasn't happy, especially as the nearest petrol station was a good 20 mins away, Thankfully I managed to full up ok only for it to go into limp mode as soon as I hit the A120 🙄

It did this 3 times after shutting it down and restarting it with a rough idle and smoke, FFS.

Garage said to bring it back and they'll fix it for me and will clean it properly now too and given me this Ssangyong Komodo thing to use until it's fixed

I shouldn't complain as it could have been worse but what a shit car, bonnet shakes at 70mph, it's far too big and bloated for a 5 seater SUV and it keeps bing bonging all the time.

[loserone]

Never. Sell. A. Fabia.

Are you listening @davehedgehog31?

[juular]

Replaced a front wheel bearing on the Trafic. One of those hub off and press jobs.

Now have an abs fault. Rather grumpy about this as the abs ring is part of the bearing and I spent extra to get a branded FAG bearing.

Live data looks like this.

As it's not a regular dropout I'm thinking / hoping it's not the bearing.

This should really be in the grumpy thread.

[brownnova]

A new cars and coffee started this weekend… yes, in November…. A decent turn out, and a combination of chavved up Focus/3-Series and some nice cars.. 

As a bonus on the way home I went the long way round and I spotted this! 

[Rustybullethole]

Love that fez with the old school Sainsbury's stripes. 

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, juular said:

Replaced a front wheel bearing on the Trafic. One of those hub off and press jobs.

Now have an abs fault. Rather grumpy about this as the abs ring is part of the bearing and I spent extra to get a branded FAG bearing.

Live data looks like this.

As it's not a regular dropout I'm thinking / hoping it's not the bearing.

This should really be in the grumpy thread.

Installation damage to the bearing I would say unfortunately. It happens. 

[juular]

40 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Installation damage to the bearing I would say unfortunately. It happens. 

Wouldn't that manifest as a regular dropout if the magnetic ring was damaged? I didn't have any problems pressing it in, it went in like butter.

I'm thinking more that the abs sensor clip that came with it is absolutely shocking causing the sensor to wobble. I should have put the old one back in!

[RoverFolkUs]

33 minutes ago, juular said:

Wouldn't that manifest as a regular dropout if the magnetic ring was damaged? I didn't have any problems pressing it in, it went in like butter.

I'm thinking more that the abs sensor clip that came with it is absolutely shocking causing the sensor to wobble. I should have put the old one back in!

Potentially, if the sensor is loose then that would likely do it. Resecure it and retry. I had assumed the sensor would remain unaffected 

However magnetic pickups on bearings won't always cause a regular dropout like on an old style reluctor ring on the end of driveshafts

Sensors need the correct air gap between the sensor and the pickup. If it's loose, or something is preventing it from seating correctly it will cause you problems. 

[richardmorris]

20 hours ago, wuvvum said:

At least 2CV wings are easy to remove.

Don’t get @chaseracer started on Dyane wings!

[chadders]

4 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

Have been smelling the tell tale whiff of coolant when stopping with the heater on for a couple of weeks now. A root around with the torch didn't show any crusty pink crystals anywhere so I followed al the pipes about until I found the underside of the intake fanimold was damp. A look at the manual suggested it could only be the "preheating for crankcase ventilation" that I didn't know existed, which is attached to the underside of the manifold - item #13

Ordered a new one up and the various gaskets I would disturb and need to replace. Depressurise fuel system, drain coolant, remove fuel rail and injectors, throttle body and so on and so on until the manifold can be removed and access to the pre-heater achieved.

A real good laugh undoing endless electrical connectors you can barely get your fingertips on in 2° weather and drizzle but got there in the end.

The preheater was indeed the cause of the issue, it had split along the seam and was leaking from there.

New one arrived (along with new throttle body sealing ring) and was fitted, awaiting the delivery of the new manifold gaskets before refitting. Could probably get away with just lashing it back on but they're on order and I don't really want to take it all off again when I find I've got a leak. About £50 all in with new coolant, which was due a change anyway, so not too bad really.

Good cars Roomsters, our 90hp diesel does everything we need a car to do.

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, brownnova said:

A new cars and coffee started this weekend… yes, in November…. A decent turn out, and a combination of chavved up Focus/3-Series and some nice cars.. 

As a bonus on the way home I went the long way round and I spotted this! 

Where was the meeting and the x1/9?

[louiepj]

Had a friend (Joe) phone Saturday morning in a panic as their car is making horrible noise from the wheels on their Hyundai ix35. Could i have a look/help?
No problem, says I come straight round in it. I will have a look & laugh at your predicament.
Ok, we will pick it up from the garage it is at as they can't look at it for a week! They say...
So it needs front discs and pads as they are down to metal, not a problem. The motorfactors down the road are still open and have them in stock, so we jump in my car and go down to collect them, on the way Joe says we may as well service it while it's in bits to which I agree so we get the 3 filters and 9 Litres of oil for it! 9 litres.
All went fine, and I did the fuel filter last, which was still a Hyundai filter in it. They have owned this car coming up for 5 years and had it serviced every year with the mot at a local garage! That container was clean before use!
Filters gonna filter!