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[Parky]

The stated capacity of mine is 4.8 Litres and it seems to have got about 4.6ish.  Hard to tell but the two bottles in the picture are 5L each and one is has about 500 mL of space and the other one has about 300 mL in it.  The oil filter is accessible from the top so it was very noob-friendly.  To be honest, I'm surprised that I didn't learn how to do this earlier.  It's so straightforward.

 

I've noticed quite a big difference.  I've been out for about an hour this evening up and down so A-roads and the throttle response is better and the engine definitely feels a lot more torquey.  That's probably just having a new air filter - the old one was filled with insects!

 

Thinking about the MOT advisory I had for CV gaiters and getting hold of some axle stands.  I have the Haynes manual and according to their ratings, it's about as difficult to do as a job I did last year without instructions...

Good work Grumpius - it's not hard servicing a car and tremendously satisfying when it starts back up and runs better afterwards! And think of the money you just saved....

 

I would have a look at Youtube to see if anyone has changed driveshaft gaiters on a Golf (or anything similar) so you can see what you are faced with. The HBOL once told me it was easy to do on a Renault 9 so Dad and I gamely had a go. Shall we just say that when the other side went it was dispatched to the dealer

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Good work Grumpius - it's not hard servicing a car and tremendously satisfying when it starts back up and runs better afterwards! And think of the money you just saved....

 

I would have a look at Youtube to see if anyone has changed driveshaft gaiters on a Golf (or anything similar) so you can see what you are faced with. The HBOL once told me it was easy to do on a Renault 9 so Dad and I gamely had a go. Shall we just say that when the other side went it was dispatched to the dealer

The Haynes instructions aren't too bad but there's a bit where it talks about marking the position with a chalk pen.

 

Thanks for the advice.  It's a bit more safety-critical than I'd usually go for so if I'm not sure I'll bite the bullet and take it to my exceptionally good (but also slightly expensive) garage.

 

With the servicing, even buying the couple of tools I needed (pump £13, filter wrench £5, filter cap removal thing £7.99...) and parts I've easily saved £60 or so.  Will be even more next time and I want to keep this lump going.  It's only a MK IV Golf but it's only got 95,000 miles on it...

[The Moog]

Have a look at cost of driveshafts - JR ones on ebay are excellent. Quicker and easier that doing a boot.

 

Probably about £30.

[Noel Tidybeard]

In better news, I found that my local motor factor can (and has) supply me with decent quality bullet fuses that aren't made of tin foil so once I find out why the cigarette lighter/hazard circuit on the Princess is permanently live (there's a loose wire somewhere, I'm sure of it) I can get those fully operational again.  No battery drain or damage at the moment as the fuse did its job and blew, cutting the circuit.  I'm hoping it's not a  carpets or dash out job.

 

hazards should be permanent live

[SiC]

Reset the adaptations on the TT DSG gearbox. So it's driving and changing like shit now. Going to take some time by the looks of it to properly recalibrate itself. A quick 10 minute drive helped a lot, but setting off is slow and kangrooing.

 

Pushing down the nearside that thumps over bumps and sounds generally unhealthy, you can hear a kind of sloshing type noise. I suspect/fear it's the fancy magneride suspension shock leaking. I can't find a UK price, but sellers in the USA are listing shocks for just under $1000 a corner. Also the steering has started clunking when turning the wheel - most noticeable on the offside.

 

I'm getting the feeling that this may cost quite a bit to put right. Booked into my local garage for Monday to hear the pain.

 

Starting to have a little regret buying it too...

[320touring]

Most importantly, how's the oil pressure?

 

Sometimes modern cars can be scary as they're complex, but by the same token, I'm feeling the same thing reading the Haynes for the GSA..

[SiC]

Most importantly, how's the oil pressure?

 

Sometimes modern cars can be scary as they're complex, but by the same token, I'm feeling the same thing reading the Haynes for the GSA..

I saw a GS stripped down at the NEC show. Boy is there a lot of pipes in there!

 

Not sure on the gearbox oil pressure. Probably best if I don't check...

 

It's not the complexity that I fear, more so the part costs. Especially that suspension. However it looks like it's possible to get 4 springs & shocks to replace all the magneride system for less than one magneride shock. If more than one shock has gone, I may do that and reprogram out the fancy suspension using my VCDS.

[320touring]

I saw a GS stripped down at the NEC show. Boy is there a lot of pipes in there!

 

Not sure on the gearbox oil pressure. Probably best if I don't check...

 

It's not the complexity that I fear, more so the part costs. Especially that suspension. However it looks like it's possible to get 4 springs & shocks to replace all the magneride system for less than one magneride shock. If more than one shock has gone, I may do that and reprogram out the fancy suspension using my VCDS.

Aye it's a bit of a labyrinth!

 

I was maybe suggesting that "concerns over oil pressure" on an old MG are put into perspective upon encountering "magnetic Germanic shocks":)

[SiC]

Aye it's a bit of a labyrinth!

 

I was maybe suggesting that "concerns over oil pressure" on an old MG are put into perspective upon encountering "magnetic Germanic shocks":)

I see what you mean, however a rebuilt b-series is similar money to 4 new shocks on the TT! To be fair, it's an excellent system and is worth getting repaired.

 

Here is a autoshite approved explanation of what the system can do:

[Video]

 

Does anyone know if they ever did fit it as an option on the Omega? Or was it just a prototype platform they tried it on?

[wuvvum]

Just got home.  I have done entirely too much driving today.

 

 

Pez station shot:

 

[Jim Bell]

Just got home. I have done entirely too much driving today.

 

 

Pez station shot:

 

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Hes been driving in his car.

It is quite a Jaguar.

Madness.

[320touring]

Nicely done wuv

[cros]

205 is going for MOT at 10. Am nervous.

[Jim Bell]

Best of luck man.

[Datsuncog]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/laguna-v6-auto/1292687460

 

Laguna issue fixed

 

So... the cure for sick Laguna is new Laguna... isn't that how hamsters work, too?

[cros]

Waiting my turn. Corrugated roof sheet is the new chequerplate.

 

I'm probed.

 

 

Things a bit up in the air.

 

Thank fuck for that.

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Looking for a small bore funnel to feed Dexron III down into CX auto 'box. Used to have one. Can't find it. Bet that if I buy a new one, the old one will turn up.

[fatharris]

As I've been living with two/three major punctures on Herman over the past week leading to daily air top-ups, and a large stash of parts ordered during the ECP easter sale, funds have been low and I've had to resort to using Halfords Autocentre to get two LandSail LS388s fitted at £56/corner.

 

Being extra cheeky and booking the free brake and safety check - they'll be in for a shock when they see the crumpled rear end got new front pads in the garage ready to go, along with a service kit. Car is going in on Saturday morning, which gives us plenty of time to do some shopping around it.

[Datsuncog]

Coming soon to an eBay near you - some species of underground Daimler...

 

Daimler found buried in Guernsey back garden

 

 

 

 

 

Theories include:

 

 "a previous owner of the house in St Peter's may have started renovating the vehicle before giving up and putting the rockery over the car to hide it".

Bet they're kicking themselves it's not a fucking Mk1 Escort

[angle]

Hot live windscreen action:

 

 

From this angle, the massive dent in the bonnet is depressingly obvious...

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Coming soon to an eBay near you - some species of underground Daimler...

 

Daimler found buried in Guernsey back garden

 

 

Somewhere in Geordieland is a back garden with the remains of a Morris Minor buried in it. My riding partner's oul man dug a massive hole in the 1970s and pushed the car in.

[Ghosty]

 

eBay classified ads never fail.

[Ghosty]

Somewhere in Geordieland is a back garden with the remains of a Morris Minor buried in it. My riding partner's oul man dug a massive hole in the 1970s and pushed the car in.

 

 

Many moons ago my dad found a Jowett Javelin buried in his back garden when he lived in Aus (1960s?). 

[Kiltox]

 

eBay classified ads never fail.

Was it sold to the previous 2 hour inspection knob?

[Ghosty]

Was it sold to the previous 2 hour inspection knob?

 

Yep, he rang me up the night after he viewed, told me he'd have it and was coming down today.

Got confirmation he was still coming on Monday and he rang up yesterday for the reference number to tax it (it's still showing as SORN, lol). Picked him up from the train station this morning, cash in hand, V5 signed, gone.

 

Told him where the nearest petrol station was, oh no that's no good he said, is there a Shell nearby? 

He's running it on V-Power... it was meant to take bloody four star when it was new!

 

Anyway, it left 5 hours ago and I've not heard anything since, call that a success.

[Kiltox]

Fair fucking play.

 

He sounds insane.

[MikeR]

Many moons ago my dad found a Jowett Javelin buried in his back garden when he lived in Aus (1960s?). 

my son had a washing line post and concrete lump to get rid of once .....

 

guess where it is ?

[JeeExEll]

Word up Shiters, someone's re-uploaded the 1982 BBC Arena documentary about the Ford Cortina, after a previous upload was removed quite a while ago. Here's a blue text link below, as I'm not sure how to attach a Youtube direct video link:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A2wdYfRzy8

 

Anyway, if legend is to be believed, the gent that features in the home film at 10:30 and who is interviewed a couple of minutes later is the one and only TOO SAVVY! This isn't a reference to the fact that I couldn't figure out what the heck he was saying, as he is in fact surprisingly eloquent but I'm sure old TS himself made reference to the fact on here a few years ago, that it was him (and his now ex-wife).

 

Presumably, he hadn't owned a Hillman Imp by this stage and Protons hadn't yet been invented.

Cheers for that, hadn't seen that all the way through for years, last time probably on a worn-out video tape.

That custom Cortina pick-up at around 13.00 minutes, pics from 1981 ↓↓

 

 

. . . . and pictured in 2016 ↓↓

 

[Coprolalia]

Continued house move story.

The 3 car drive place was in fact a 1 car drive photographed with a fisheye lens. That agent can sod off.

 

Viewing somewhere tomorrow with a decent garage though, so fingers crossed.

 

Then I'll have to do a Kiltox and avoid Mustangs on tic for a bit.

[DodgeRover]

Somewhere in Geordieland is a back garden with the remains of a Morris Minor buried in it. My riding partner's oul man dug a massive hole in the 1970s and pushed the car in.

At my mums house under a slab in the garden path is the bottom end of a twin cam fiat!