dozeydustman Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Stepdaughter and I had a bit of bonding time today. BiniMini has had an aircon regas. 410g of gas went in. 190 came out but the compressor shuts down if less than 200g of refrigerant in the system so while last year it tried to cool the air this year no chance. 8 degrees C at the vents, that’ll do nicely. We’re now valeting the interior as someone spilled a can of coke in there (not me). A thorough Henrying. and a good Bisselling. 17 years of sweaty arses, fannies and farts just from the driver’s seat…… The smell of stale smoke has largely gone now, so with the windows open, the evening sun and a gentle breeze hopefully it will come up nicely. Next up get the service parts for its annual fluids change. Going to do the brake fluid as well as it’s quite dark and dirty looking. Cord Fourteener, Rusty_Rocket, Rust Collector and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Quick jobs summary: Replaced the old boot gas struts: one ok and one goosed. used spiral pins to improve my shoddy work previously at retrimming the headlining. Now looks propper AS worthy: had a precursory fiddle with another of my headlining gaffs. To be continued... vulgalour, Jim Bell, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Went to a local car show in me auld Fiat this afternoon. It was rather nice and did not rain. I’ve missed car shows. CFD Joey spud, NorfolkNWeigh, Datsuncog and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Why is it always when I try to spray paint the wind appears from no where !! Pat Earrings, Carlosfandango and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Had a full engine carbon clean today. Can thoroughly recommend it. I know there’s some sceptics however it had made a noticeable difference. Low down acceleration is smoother and a lot sharper than before. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Going to Devon tomorrow. Car is loaded. Lets see how a 15 year vectra does. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Got amazon delivery today my usual magic pills and potions and thought dam it's a heavy box.... and got this... no recollection of ordering it until I remembered pressing buy now when in bed ording my pills.. it must've been in my basket... luckly I like tools Yoss, Carlosfandango, Rust Collector and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 10:46 AM, gadgetgricey said: Well like buses you get two come along with a week. I blame UKSaabs Dear Dr, I have a problem. Saabnut, Cord Fourteener, Rust Collector and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Well my 305 passed its mot today but the engine wants to run away in a spectacular cloud of smoke puddlethumper, Cord Fourteener, loserone and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 33 minutes ago, Ged said: Well my 305 passed its mot today but the engine wants to run away in a spectacular cloud of smoke That deserves a 'yes it passed' and a sad face emoji at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Oil out the exhaust joint. Rest used for propulsion. Fumbler, Tickman, loserone and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Keep the 205 and sell the ungrateful bastard to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Pat Earrings said: Had a full engine carbon clean today. Can thoroughly recommend it. I know there’s some sceptics however it had made a noticeable difference. Low down acceleration is smoother and a lot sharper than before. Not to piss on your chips but even the people that do it laugh about how it doesn't make a jot of difference. You'll notice that it's almost exclusively offered by cheapish one-man-band remappers? Well from my understanding, years ago some guy bought a bizarre looking "HHO generator" machine from China and started hooking it up to peoples cars to make him look busy when he was waiting half an hour for the teenage lad in lithuania to email him back the modified map files. He made up a story that it was to decarbonise the engine, but initially the machines were never designed to do anything of the sort (they were supposed to be left permanently attached as part of some tinfoil hat perpetual motion / "run your car on water" scam) Anyway it seems to have caught on, it's an easy way for a guy to earn another £30 while they're already on your driveway and because most of the time it's done just before a remap, it's impossible for anyone to do a proper like for like comparison of it's results. It's like when they sell you "fuel system cleaner" when the car goes in for a service at the main dealers. Doesn't do anything, but it "technically" could, and it's impossible to prove either way. SiC and Jazoli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 47 minutes ago, cobblers said: Not to piss on your chips but even the people that do it laugh about how it doesn't make a jot of difference. You'll notice that it's almost exclusively offered by cheapish one-man-band remappers? Well from my understanding, years ago some guy bought a bizarre looking "HHO generator" machine from China and started hooking it up to peoples cars to make him look busy when he was waiting half an hour for the teenage lad in lithuania to email him back the modified map files. He made up a story that it was to decarbonise the engine, but initially the machines were never designed to do anything of the sort (they were supposed to be left permanently attached as part of some tinfoil hat perpetual motion / "run your car on water" scam) Anyway it seems to have caught on, it's an easy way for a guy to earn another £30 while they're already on your driveway and because most of the time it's done just before a remap, it's impossible for anyone to do a proper like for like comparison of it's results. It's like when they sell you "fuel system cleaner" when the car goes in for a service at the main dealers. Doesn't do anything, but it "technically" could, and it's impossible to prove either way. True it is hard to quantify the difference with actual figures. It’s something I wanted to try and in all honesty I’m satisfied, only a few quid anyway, not like it was mega expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 220722_183014_002.mp4 Not sure an XUD should rev this high.. Fumbler, Coprolalia, Popsicle and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 11 minutes ago, Ged said: 220722_183014_002.mp4 8.41 MB · 0 downloads Not sure an XUD should rev this high.. Shit man. Gives me flashbacks to when my BX's throttle stuck open. How did you stop the runaway so quickly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Shit man. Gives me flashbacks to when my BX's throttle stuck open. How did you stop the runaway so quickly? 5th and chugged to a stop, had a fair bit of go for being at like 100rpm. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeT Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Gosh, that actually made me say ‘Jesus wept’. Recently at the good ladies place of work they were doing an air path test on a 4.4 diesel V8 Range Rover. Engine ran on its own oil and went boom. Fortunately as they’re an accredited Land Rover specialist, and were following the fault finding process, it will go under warranty. For a £30,000 engine… Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 @mat_the_cat were you on the A1M yesterday about 9.30pm ? Spotted a green and white LT going North. I doubt there's another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 I’ve hired something for the weekend. just a regular box lorry as helping a relative move. Rust Collector, Coprolalia, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Taken the kids to Beaconsfield to an inflatable park. Coming off the m40 there's some traffic Poor bloke in a 307 is sat in l1, steam coming from the engine, smell of utter overheated death filling the air! Don't think the kids have smelt violent hgf before! Struck me as the owner and car that's not seen a drop of maintenance for a long time though so perhaps is own fault a bit Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Taken the kids to Beaconsfield to an inflatable park. Hope it's not a let down... J W Pepper, High Jetter, nomiST and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 And we're off..... Popsicle, Stevebrookman, Pat Earrings and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, Bren said: And we're off..... Chodspeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 My van now identifies as a BMW. Transitioned from a Ford. I've still got a Ovlov and a Merc, truck, badge . As a BMW driver I will, of course, act like one. GrumpiusMaximus, Dobloseven, loserone and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, puddlethumper said: My van now identifies as a BMW. Transitioned from a Ford. I've still got a Ovlov and a Merc, truck, badge . As a BMW driver I will, of course, act like one. But you've got indicators, proper orange ones as well. J W Pepper, richardmorris, Bwrlwm and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Bren said: And we're off..... As an estate at least , I reckon the Vectra C is brilliant. Nice colour too. Bren and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Dobloseven said: As an estate at least , I reckon the Vectra C is brilliant. Nice colour too. It's the only estate I have seen finished in digital green. It averaged 53 mpg from Warrington to Dawlish - that was loaded and with a roof box. The auto makes it easy to drive but it is a bit of a slug. It still looks well but sadly it is starting to show it's age. puddlethumper and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Are those rear lights standard? I don't think I've ever noticed them going that far into the side before. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Had a quick look.. bottom of return pipe was wet but not damaged... Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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