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So spent a couple hours doing a full service on my 1.4 MK8 Civic, all the filters etc. It has the iDSI engine with EIGHT…yes eight spark plugs. They were £17 each as I opted for NGK. Fuck me the rear ones were a nightmare to get out as access is limited and you have to work blind for the first two. All done, and correct 0w30 oil and even treated it to Ceratec. The old plugs were Bosch which I’m not a fan of but it does look like they were all done together before and they weren’t too bad at all, so that was good to see. It’s not fast but it’s a smooth engine. My arm is now marked to fuck.

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22 hours ago, SiC said:

I usually grab the disc to tighten/loosen it. Even long nose pliers work. I can never find the bloody tool! 

I'm feared of grabbing the disc, my son does that, and can also bang a flap disc on the floor.

I use the correct tool, but only 1 peg. Always have a tool on the bench, drill stand and floor (somewhere).

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Thought I'd open the BMW 330 key to look at battert swap or check for dry joints perhaps.... 

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Came apart no bother really.... 

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Ah that'll be it then...... 

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It should be there..... 

Just solder that back in then... Soldering kit is...... Ah bollox. 

I'll fix it once I find the kit..... Bu66er 

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Testing my new SGS roll cab with an 8.7kg dynamic test load.

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Failed the test, wheels fell off, frame buckled.

But in all seriousness don't buy one of these SGS stainless roll cabs to use in anger, they're chinesium rubbish. OK to use as a set of office drawers but not much more. Wasn't expecting it to be much good (cheaper than equivalent sized office drawers) and it has left me thoroughly underwhelmed.  

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31 minutes ago, cobblers said:

But in all seriousness don't buy one of these SGS stainless roll cabs to use in anger, they're chinesium rubbish.

I've found the SGS trolley jacks to be no better, having to constantly purge the air out the system and top up with hydraulic oil becomes a bit boring every time I use it.

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Couriering Caddy was due an oil service as it clicked over 270k yesterday, gets done every 10k. I usually get the mechanic to do it as there is normally something else failing, falling off, making strange noises or knackered. But not this time, it feels strange, I'm not going to say owt as its tempting fate, but I decided to do the service myself. Nice and easy to do on these PD engines, everythings easy to get at.

It is only the second time I've serviced it, mechanics done all the others, it felt some much smoother and quieter each time I did the service, I'm sure its just in my mind and I supply the service parts to the mechanic due to bulk purchases, so the same parts/oil are used. Strange, maybe its my tinnitus kicking in due to being under the van 😄.

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4 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

Couriering Caddy was due an oil service as it clicked over 270k yesterday, gets done every 10k. I usually get the mechanic to do it as there is normally something else failing, falling off, making strange noises or knackered. But not this time, it feels strange, I'm not going to say owt as its tempting fate, but I decided to do the service myself. Nice and easy to do on these PD engines, everythings easy to get at.

It is only the second time I've serviced it, mechanics done all the others, it felt some much smoother and quieter each time I did the service, I'm sure its just in my mind and I supply the service parts to the mechanic due to bulk purchases, so the same parts/oil are used. Strange, maybe its my tinnitus kicking in due to being under the van 😄.

Your mind will be happier knowing everything has been done, and done properly. Somewhere subconsciously there will be a nagging doubt when it comes back from a garage about what has been done. The van isnt quieter, its the back of your mind that isnt making all the noise 😂

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10 hours ago, Popsicle said:

I've found the SGS trolley jacks to be no better, having to constantly purge the air out the system and top up with hydraulic oil becomes a bit boring every time I use it.

 

1 hour ago, BeEP said:

Glad I'm not the only one; other people seem to rate them.

We have a set of four hydraulic wheel dollies at work, two have leaked from almost new and we're never returned.

The folding engine hoist does its job once set up but is a seriously ungainly thing once folded and will fall over if left unattended or not tied up.

The welding on a set of tall axle stands doesn't inspire confidence in their weight limit, luckily most of the cars we use them on are 1000kg.

The service trolley I have is OK apart from the castors it came with only being fit for the bin.

All the above come in a very nice shiny black powder coat finish.

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1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Wonderful! Please let me know if/when you ever want to move it on, it still feels like I have unfinished business with these.

First outing this morning to a local gathering:

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If I didn’t already love it I would now. It really is just so nice, and even if I’m a bit biased, so nicer than a W124!

I will keep you in mind when I come to sell, more than likely in August/September. I only really bought it to run around in for a few months of summer while I’m home on holidays! 

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I had a play with this yesterday, seeing as it’s been sat doing nothing for some time:

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I’ll do a better write up in my fleet thread, but the long and the short of it is I can get it to crank by shorting the starter but it won’t fire.

It has previously been converted to electronic ignition:

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I’ve converted it back to points just in case something was awry with the electronic kit. Still doesn’t work, although I couldn’t use the ballasted coil as it’s missing the contact from the terminal for the king lead.

Amazingly, a wiring diagram is available for the car, and even more amazingly it’s very clear and easy to read:

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Im going to sort out the starter and coil wiring next time I have a chance and go from there, as the starter wiring has definitely been fucked around with.

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I was hoping to get my P4 to this local meet today but not finished with the brakes yet. Met this chap with his 110 and got chatting. His son is actually local in the village and owned the immaculate Red Scoobie.
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His P4 was rocking a Lockheed conversion too.
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I think the local Morgan 3 wheeler club must have all turned up.
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Push bike computer as the Speedo is a nice touch.
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One of the new 3 wheelers
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Not sure if this was a genuine Alpina
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Yute!
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A few other moderns but they didn't interest me enough to take a photo. So have some more oldies instead.
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I noticed that the handbrake was on in the Visa today, Imp Jr must've pulled it up at some point. 

I let it off and the car was stuck solid as has been sat for over a year. Oh well. 

I wandered off to do something else and came back to find it had rolled backwards about 3ftinto the bins behind it, so obviously wasn't as stuck as I thought. 

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You can see the brick that was supposedly chocking the rear wheel on the floor under the car.....

In the plus side, we've found that missing shoe. 

Glad the bins were there, otherwise it'd have rolled into the Nissan. 

We then went and saw the Flying Scotsman when it came through Shipley. 

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And someone drove into the back of the Mazda on the way home. 

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Said we'd see if its a cheap repair locally but suspect it'll be going through insurance that. 

Fun fun fun. 

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I buyed a clicky thing for the 850!

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This should mean the car goes click-clack-click-clack-click-clack while frantically flashing the seatbelt LEDs again. I honestly didn't expect to find a flasher relay but it seems Volvo relays are rather cheap and plentiful.

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39 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

I buyed a clicky thing for the 850!

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This should mean the car goes click-clack-click-clack-click-clack while frantically flashing the seatbelt LEDs again. I honestly didn't expect to find a flasher relay but it seems Volvo relays are rather cheap and plentiful.

I've got flashbacks from diagnosing an S90 with an ABS fault, half an hour in the footwell sussing out the ABS control unit against a sketchy wiring diagram with that relay clicking away while I had the engine running 🤣

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11 hours ago, The Vicar said:

First outing this morning to a local gathering:

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If I didn’t already love it I would now. It really is just so nice, and even if I’m a bit biased, so nicer than a W124!

I will keep you in mind when I come to sell, more than likely in August/September. I only really bought it to run around in for a few months of summer while I’m home on holidays! 

The blue leather really reminds me of my Toyota Celsior, they must have used exactly the same dye.

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On 3/23/2023 at 10:29 PM, stuboy said:

My dad's selling his car, same I can't afford it as bloody mint and perfect autoshite

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talking to my dad/stepmum.... should i get a loan and saddle up with £100 loan for 5 years...  is it reliable and autoshite worthy

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3 minutes ago, stuboy said:

talking to my dad/stepmum.... should i get a loan and saddle up with £100 loan for 5 years...  is it reliable and autoshite worthy

Having in the past taken a 5 year bank loan for a car, don’t bloody do it. 5 years is a very long time to be paying off an old car. 60 months of having £100 odd off your monthly wage. 

A car that will be 13 years in old, once you’ve paid off will be 18 years old. 

Seriously, it’s just really not worth it. 

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