Aston Martin Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: ordered- don't need but whatever! Same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00833827 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Picked this up this morning. V50 with abkut 160 miles. No test. I can hear a slight noise from a wheel bearing. And there is a bit of power missing so something turbo related i think. No warnings up and no smoke so hoping its not massive. Kinda took a punt on it as no car working right now. Paid a small bit more than i wanted but still small and well covered by what i made on the jeep. Expect lots of questions from me on it Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Hang on... I think I recognise this Galaxy... Our very own @Cavcraft spotted in the wild.... Eyersey1234, RobT, jumpingjehovahs and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 9:56 PM, brownnova said: Quick call there the brother in law who dropped this round Code relates to fuel pressure sensor. Now cleared. Let’s see if it recurs. French car forum search suggests a new fuel filter may be in order. So there is!! What, really, really annoys me about engine management lights, is that the car knows enough about what’s wrong to actually tell you exactly. Not force you to plug in a reader or go to the dealer. Cavcraft and Craig the Princess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, brownnova said: Hang on... I think I recognise this Galaxy... Our very own @Cavcraft spotted in the wild.... Did you let his tyres down? Skizzer, HarmonicCheeseburger, Supernaut and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmatt Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, High Jetter said: Have ordered, never had any ratchet spanners so these are a cheap way of seeing how useful they are to me. Thanks, AM. Bought a set years ago for a similar reason, still wonder how I ever did stuff without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 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! It took 3 and a half litres to get it back to max. I'll be checking it weekly from now on.The oil light still comes on at very low revs. If I hold it above 3k it stays out. I'm getting some odd looks at traffic lights.Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Aston Martin said: 7 ratchet spanners £11.49 with free delivery. Just ordered a set too, I'm sure they'll come in useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotball Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 19 hours ago, gm said: 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 Sure send a PM please and I'll maybe take it around there for a quote for some work that needs done anyway. (non-bodywork related) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Did a collecting today with @sims00 I now have one of Vauxhall's finest on the drive. It's a very nice car and still feels brand new (almost) Craig the Princess, Pat Earrings, Shirley Knott and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 SMOLL update. FATHA_GG has decided to sell his C-Class after nine years. It’s seen many things whilst he’s owned it. Births, marriages and deaths. It’s had numerous trips to see relatives in the North and I drove it through the middle of Manchester as part of my Uncle’s funeral cortège, it was the lead car. He paid £1495 for it in 2011, and apart from tyres and consumables, has never cost him a penny. However galloping rot in the sills and everywhere else has sounded the death knell for this beast. It’s off to its new owner tomorrow who I think will use it until the MOT runs out then that will be the end. Maybe it’ll get exported or bangered, who knows. I did salvage the (excellent condition) genuine MB floor mats in Blue and the rear plastic boot tray, again in superb condition. These will be for sale if anyone wants them? I will provide pictures in due course. I persuaded dad to order a new front plate and we got this today. The old plate now has pride of place in my shed as a treasured memory. The replacement is a ultra-modern Skoda Octavia. Quite nice actually, it’s the 1.4 TSi with DSG box. Full service history stamped by Skoda etc. He seems happy with it. I still have Dudley the Micra. I plan to MOT it and flog it on. The wipers still don’t work properly despite me changing the wiper motor, so by deduction it’s the wiper relay at fault. I have NO IDEA where the relay is as it’s the facelift one, the older ones had the relay next to the motor. Has anyone got any idea where it is? I also managed to open the sunroof as it was covered with sealant everywhere. I scraped all that crap off it and now it’s clean and usable. I forgot to take a picture of this, sadly. It was very satisfying though! I ran some water over the top of the sunroof to see where it’s leaking but I couldn’t see anything wrong. I may get the garage to blow the sunroof tubes out with a compressed airline to see if that does anything. Cavcraft, BorniteIdentity, Craig the Princess and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotball Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 The old rover p4 100 hasn't moved I guess since its the weekend. However the range rover has.. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 hours ago, brownnova said: Hang on... I think I recognise this Galaxy... Our very own @Cavcraft spotted in the wild.... What time were you there, captain? Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 The rear lights don't look original on that Porter pick-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/28/2020 at 6:57 AM, New POD said: Is it any good. Daughter wants a Fiesta or Ka It's not too bad. The central locking only works from the passenger side, it runs cool so may need a thermostat and it's a bit scruffy but it is Mot'd until October. DSCF0596 by timothy jones, on Flickr I messaged my brother and he's replaced his Fiesta with a SEAT Alhambra, talk about upsizing. ? mk2_craig and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJ Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 6 hours ago, 00833827 said: Picked this up this morning. V50 with abkut 160 miles. No test. I can hear a slight noise from a wheel bearing. And there is a bit of power missing so something turbo related i think. No warnings up and no smoke so hoping its not massive. Kinda took a punt on it as no car working right now. Paid a small bit more than i wanted but still small and well covered by what i made on the jeep. Expect lots of questions from me on it Volvo fucked after 160 miles? Shirley Knott, 00833827 and stonedagain 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJ Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, paulplom said: It took 3 and a half litres to get it back to max. I'll be checking it weekly from now on. The oil light still comes on at very low revs. If I hold it above 3k it stays out. I'm getting some odd looks at traffic lights. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk It's fucking fucked, mate, big time. Just google mini oil loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I have ordered as well.. Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Cavcraft said: What time were you there, captain? About 1ish... it was mental and I decided not to wait in the massive queue... I’ll go tomorrow instead! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Goodbye dear Merc, I loved owning it, it was real luxury to drive and I know that I'll miss it, especially as it's replacement is a Panda (yes I'll be Fixing It Again Tomorrow - quite literally). Look after it's new owner, the excellent and delightful @Tetleysmooth. Craig the Princess, Skizzer, Cavcraft and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 6 hours ago, paulplom said: It took 3 and a half litres to get it back to max. I'll be checking it weekly from now on. The oil light still comes on at very low revs. If I hold it above 3k it stays out. I'm getting some odd looks at traffic lights. Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk 3.5 litres is some top-up. Mine uses nothing like that amount of oil. I'd get a compression test done before doing anything else. I'm now very glad I didnt swap my Clio for this as I was thinking about it. Sorry it's not worked out for you, that's very bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, brownnova said: About 1ish... it was mental and I decided not to wait in the massive queue... I’ll go tomorrow instead! Apparently, in the summer the queue has been known to extend to half way across the car park! brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00833827 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 12 hours ago, GBJ said: Volvo fucked after 160 miles? ah - i forgot the Special K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I now have 3 towels on different parts of the interior to keep the seats from getting wet from the leaky tops of the door seals! If it ever stops raining I'll plug them with the same red rubber grease I used to good effect on the top corner of the drivers door seal. RobT, HarmonicCheeseburger, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00833827 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 job 1 done on the volvo, wiper linkage was broken as is usual when the cup on the ball wears and it pops off. someone had been in there before me and tied it with wire. i drilled and bolted it. also spotted another bodge which might be related to the loss of power. a hose is also wired on, can anyone tell me what i am looking at here and if its likely to affect the turbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 9:19 AM, 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 Ta! Don't really need another set, but at that price they can sit in the spare wheel well and one day prove vital! Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, 00833827 said: job 1 done on the volvo, wiper linkage was broken as is usual when the cup on the ball wears and it pops off. someone had been in there before me and tied it with wire. i drilled and bolted it. also spotted another bodge which might be related to the loss of power. a hose is also wired on, can anyone tell me what i am looking at here and if its likely to affect the turbo? I'm no expert on these having never owned one, but I found a split intercooler hose (hard black plastic one, very fancy injection moulded thing about 10 inches long, not a straight-forward pipe) on my boss's one whilst changing his alternator. I taped it up and his car was transformed he said, he was grateful as the garage had told him he needed a new dpf. Fitted a brand new one (about £60 iirc), the next week and I got promoted shortly after that! puddlethumper, beko1987 and 00833827 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Been looking at an EGR defect on a 2014 Volvo XC60, which has the 2.0 133kw diesel unit. Easy enough to get to, I’ve found the EGR cooler full of soot / carbon - EGR gasses being over cooled I suspect. The deposits have proven a challenge to remove. I’ve tried Mr Muscle oven cleaner, alloy wheel cleaner (my usual go-to product for EGR clean) and bleach but cannot get sufficient flow through the cooler. I’ve had to fire up my ultrasonic tank and will give it a couple of hours in there. Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Got the keys to our new house this week, excitingly the garage is a double and the drive is quite big for chod storing purposes. The ex-bobthebeard MX5 was moved a couple of miles to its new home on a trailer* because still no MOT. Welding has been done, just need to change out the rear discs and clean up the cylinder and sliders and it should be on the road. Battery was a bit flat but a few hours on my recently inherited 40 year old charger soon had the dash showing signs of life and it started first turn after sitting for at least three months. Had a minor panic when modern van was found to be leaking oil, turns out it was my poor ability as a mechanic. The oil filter cap on the VW R5 engine needs to be done up more than hand tight to prevent leakage, who knew? Had to put more torque on the plastic filter cap than i was happy with but seems to be oil tight now. Starting as i mean to go on with the drips on the new driveway. yes oui si, Split_Pin and HarmonicCheeseburger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I fixed a few things today, some types of repair I had never tried before. Changed a dual plug socket today as the switch was loose and cutting out (we binned our tumble dryer because of this as we though it was broken, ahhh!). I've never worked in anything electrical before but I wasnt going to fork out £100 for an electrician. Spoke to @Tickman at Scotoshite and he explained things and encouraged me to have a go- cheers! Rehung the cupboard door that the tumble dryer sits in. Sewed my burst jeans and sewed my son's school jumper. Nothing car related sadly! DVee8, chodweaver, loserone and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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