Floatylight Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 School friends Dad had an accident at work and a Midland red bus landed on him when he was down the pit, took years for him to fully recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, New POD said: I don't trust axle stands alone. I slide my ramps under the sills so if the axle stands fail, the ramps take the weight. Takes me ages to do any work. I won't even go under the car to place the axle stands. I send Imp Jr, he can fit into much tighter spaces and get them right under. Stanky, SiC, Jazoli and 11 others 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, GeorgeB said: Not sure what you mean? If that car fell off the jack with him lying where he is then it might just about hit his shoulder and push him flat on his back. The chances of any major injury are negligible. It's called risk assessment "in the trade". I am aware of what it means - its not safe. A hydraulic jack is lifting equipment, not for supporting a vehicle, especially a un-chocked one. A tyre change is really the limit. I'm aware that lots of people work on unsupported vehicles, no chocks etc - doesn't make it right. Not sure what you're trying to prove so will leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeB Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, red5 said: I am aware of what it means - its not safe. A hydraulic jack is lifting equipment, not for supporting a vehicle, especially a un-chocked one. A tyre change is really the limit. I'm aware that lots of people work on unsupported vehicles, no chocks etc - doesn't make it right. Not sure what you're trying to prove so will leave it there. I'm not trying to prove anything. I am just pointing out that there is very little danger of injury to anyone in the situation shown in that picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 hour ago, GeorgeB said: I shook my dolomite off stands once while fitting an exhaust. Nearly broke my arm, but I survived. Was a) the car not securely on the stands, b) the exhaust subject to excessive force, or c) being careful not worth the risk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I have to admit that I'm not great at bothering to get out the axle stands, but I won't put any vital part of my body under a car unless it's supported by at least two jacks (usually a trolley jack used to get it up in the air and then the car's own scissor jack as a backup). I figure that if I'm unlucky enough for two jacks to let go at exactly the same moment, it was probably my time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Scissor sounds a plan, but if the trolley fails the sudden load could defeat the scissor. OE scissors could be of shockingly poor quality. Stands should be solid SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 7 hours ago, SiC said: Last LED comes on after a week iirc. Basically dropping the charge voltage right down at that point and on full maintenance mode. One week?!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: One week?!?? slow learning cells....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 The older I get the more cautious I get... when I was in my early 20s I’d be under there with just a Jack... now I get the axle stands out every time! By the time I’m in my 50s I’ll probably have rigged some kind of chain based support system to the roof of my garage... BorniteIdentity, HillmanImp and Craig the Princess 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Had a near miss a few years ago with the back of the car off the ground on one axle stand and a trolley jack. Car started to roll backwards and I saw the axle stand start to lean over. Managed to roll over and get clear of the car before it came down. Never moved so fast! Always use two axle stands now if I'm going under the car, and make sure if the back end is off the ground the front wheels are chocked (unless fwd, then I leave it in gear). Got to be careful, it's very very easy to get crushed while working under the car. I find ramps safer, but don't especially like driving cars onto them. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I've a set of ramps too and also hate driving on to them. I've been known to jack the car up with a trolley jack then slide the ramps under the front wheels before... Wilko220, SiC and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 If I'm doing anything more than brake pads the car is always chocked and on a stand or two (depends if I'm working on just one corner or a whole end). I also lower it onto the stands with the jack, then close the jack again and give the car a good few shoves when it's on the stands to make sure it's secure before going under. If a wheel is off, it's on its side under the sill. Overly cautious? Whatever, it keeps me happy. I still have a childhood memory of my dad jacking up a Fiat Ulysse rather high for some reason at the front corner, then the opposite corner rear wheel started sliding across the floor of the barn, towards me! I still have no idea why he was jacking up that corner so bloody high. An entire Ulysse slewing diagonally towards you sharpens the mind rather quickly, though. In the end it only moved a few inches, but still. dome, Stevebrookman, louiepj and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, Supernaut said: I also lower it onto the stands with the jack, then close the jack again and give the car a good few shoves when it's on the stands to make sure it's secure before going under. If a wheel is off, it's on its side under the sill. That's my procedure as well. The street outside my house is bowed and slopes away into cobbled gutters, more than once I've been jacking up a car to find it rolling sideways on the jack. Having said that I've never had a car fall off a jack so people who've been under cars without stands for 30 odd years aren't gonna' stop, the odds are they'll not be squashed. On the other hand I have had a jack fail, not rapidly, but it'd loose pressure over time. If you jacked a car up and went in for a cup of tea it'd be back on the ground when you came back out. I was also under the Acclaim with stands at the jacking points when @GingerNuttz noticed that the car body was slowly sinking as the jacking point rose up through the rotten floor. 😂 GrumpiusMaximus, Cord Fourteener, BorniteIdentity and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 This mornings mot for the aero hot did not fall in its favour Cord Fourteener and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Subframe bushes i figured were probably required due to the movement and clonking over bumps. The lights are bi-xenons so predictably are about 25 per bulb. Which of course i'll need two as the good one will probably blow in short order. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 News! Day 1 of being able to meet people. A friend come round with his diagnostics computer and we found a maf fault in the Passat, it's going to ground. Then we found a broken wire in the maf sensor lead. It's a good place to look. Going to reconnect the wire and see if there's any improvement. Also there's oil blowing out of every seal from the turbo though the inter cooler into the manifold, he says I need to clean it all out and check it's all sealed. But I'm happy that we found the broken wire. puddlethumper, Tadhg Tiogar, brownnova and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Liked because it's good to hear you making progress. Good luck with getting it sorted. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Well, I made it through a stage 3 interview for a job a actually want. I'm not getting excited, I've been here before in life but if I get the offer then I'm going to need a commuter car to throw my car allowance at. I don't want to use the Jaag because the miles will pile on so I thought... Get something I want to drive. Something economical but yet can perform on the daily commute. Something with satnav and leather. So here's the plan. I use the Jaag. But then I have my car allowance... Simple solution is to buy an S type R as well. I need one. Like I said, I'm not getting excited... GrumpiusMaximus, GeorgeB, Supernaut and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Amazing how much debate* a photo provokes. No it’s not something I’d do myself and, and do know that rick supports my cars with multiple axle stands when working and not just looking. I think it’s down to perceived risk. Cord Fourteener, somewhatfoolish and GeorgeB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Tim_E said: News! Day 1 of being able to meet people. A friend come round with his diagnostics computer and we found a maf fault in the Passat, it's going to ground. Then we found a broken wire in the maf sensor lead. It's a good place to look. Going to reconnect the wire and see if there's any improvement. Also there's oil blowing out of every seal from the turbo though the inter cooler into the manifold, he says I need to clean it all out and check it's all sealed. But I'm happy that we found the broken wire. Mice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Crispian_J_Hotson said: Well, I made it through a stage 3 interview for a job a actually want. I'm not getting excited, I've been here before in life but if I get the offer then I'm going to need a commuter car to throw my car allowance at. I don't want to use the Jaag because the miles will pile on so I thought... Get something I want to drive. Something economical but yet can perform on the daily commute. Something with satnav and leather. So here's the plan. I use the Jaag. But then I have my car allowance... Simple solution is to buy an S type R as well. I need one. Like I said, I'm not getting excited... Dam, I wish I could need a Jag🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Mice? No, chafing against a loose air feed. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I'm on booost again! Thanks to a temporary fix. There's still it's normal servicing to do, look at the potentially leaky boost pipe and figure out if the coolant temperature sensor fault code needs addressing. A few other bits and pieces but otherwise it's all good. All in all a good experience when I feared endless gremlins. Tadhg Tiogar, GrumpiusMaximus, Yoss and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 New car's insurance paid for, lucky it wasn't too expen- Oh! That'll sting for a week or two. Still, it's done now. I won't need to think about it for a year. Now all I need is for April to roll around so I can take delivery of it... richardmorris, Cord Fourteener, Craig the Princess and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 CTEK transferred over to CX richardmorris and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Fumbler said: New car's insurance paid for, lucky it wasn't too expen- Oh! That'll sting for a week or two. Still, it's done now. I won't need to think about it for a year. Now all I need is for April to roll around so I can take delivery of it... You don't just have to go with the Halifax you know... Fumbler and Cord Fourteener 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Crispian_J_Hotson said: You don't just have to go with the Halifax you know... Halifax, to tell the truth, didn't even bother to quote me. Crispian_J_Hotson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 New sticker, shame I ordered an internal one!! I do need to get an autoshite one... somewhatfoolish, Stevebrookman and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Fumbler said: New car's insurance paid for, lucky it wasn't too expen- Oh! That'll sting for a week or two. Still, it's done now. I won't need to think about it for a year. Now all I need is for April to roll around so I can take delivery of it... Jeez either you've bought a Ferrari or you crash every year...? Or live in Central Liverpool. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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