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[New POD]

Yesterday I attempted a service on a Juke.  I managed to replace the air filter.  I realised I had the wrong spec of oil in stock - I thought I had fully synthetic 5W40 on the shelf but terns out to be 10W30 semi. so I thought I'd leave the oil until I can get a good deal on it. Then I started trying to get the inlet manifold off, so I could get to the spark plugs- I could get to all apart from one bolt, which I will need a new tool. so I left that. Then I took out the glove box to do the cabin filter - The pictures in HBOL do not match reality. I put glove box back.

 

Today the Omega rewarded me by bellowing smoke out of the engine bay and smelling of bad burning. I thought "Power Sounder" but someone has removed that, so I had a look underneath, and there was a bit of exhaust heat shield rusted off the downpipe and touching a pipe (possibly power steering or fuel or brake, or oil cooler.  This pipe was coated in old oil (as is a lot of the underneath following the big leak from a few weeks back) and the heat shield was making it smokey. I removed heat shield. I showed rusty bit of tin to wife.

Wife says I should perhaps replace heat shield - which is part of down pipe. 

 

We came up with a cheaper solution:

 

 I looked at 3.2 V6 exhaust parts on ebay and ordered 2 of these :

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10M-5CM-Black-Exhaust-Manifold-valve-Heat-Pipe-Wrap-Tape-10x-30CM-Cable-Ties-DT/142564544869?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

and agreed not to drive it until I've wrapped it - I want my wife to believe I am slightly sensible.

 

So I said I'd go to work in Wolverhampton in the MX5 - which had a flat battery and a flat tyre (10 psi) . 

 

So I pushed Mx5 out of garage, the slight slope of the drive and managed attached jump leads to the Juke.  I have now pumped up all the tyres and put battery on charge.

 

Shall I go to Wolverhampton a ) Down the M57, M62 and M6 at 5:30 am, or b ) Down the M57, Across the NEW Runcorn bridge along the M56, and down the A41, or c ) Under the Misery Tunnel, down the M53, and along the A41  

 

If I go on the A41, I can put the top down.  If I go under the tunnel, and can "make silly noises from daft exhaust"

 

Wife has offered me the Juke. I said no thanks.

[ruffgeezer]

I did a buyage today, it's a 23 year old 5 cylinder diesel van, it needs some cleaning and tidying and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in.

[dave21478]

Spraying a car's semi clean engine bay with a couple of cans of pound shop tyre shine makes a huge difference:

 

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Concours, here I come!

 

Pawnote: the black stuff in various parts of the engine bay is congealed Waxoyl, which I have no intention of removing, ever.

 

Nice.

Alternative valeting tip for engine bays is to give it a blast with the jetwash and when still wet spray a layer of Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care over everything while its still wet. This will dry to a similar finish that lasts well.

[richardmorris]

Traction owners at Denbies for drive it Day, with a couple of 2cv interlopers.

Slight issue with the front indicator earth I fixed in the pub carpark by rewiring it!

[danthecapriman]

Spraying a car's semi clean engine bay with a couple of cans of pound shop tyre shine makes a huge difference:

 

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Concours, here I come!

 

Pawnote: the black stuff in various parts of the engine bay is congealed Waxoyl, which I have no intention of removing, ever.

Hubba hubba, come to daddy!! That looks absolutely gorgeous!

 

I might have to try that on mine...

[Arthur Foxhake]

Transit swappage has occurred.

Much better van this time around, should last a whole MOT at least. Goes very well as well, bags of power, must have the 100bhp engine.

In other news, the xantia died yesterday after i fell down a pothole/collapsed drain. All hydrualic fluid left the building and i managed to limp home on the bumpstops with no steering assistance. Fun.

So the Ford Cougar I mentioned has been arranged to be MOTed and pressed into service post haste.

Looked at it today and it isnt too sad. 2.5 v6 as well.

[wuvvum]

A few interesting motors around today on the warmest Drive It Day I can remember.  My local Tesco had these two beauties in the car park.

 

 

 

Then pottering around the house this morning I heard a rather loud air horn outside, which was enough to get me to open the bathroom window for a nose - the horn belonged to this beauty.

 

 

I'm not sure if this was Drive It Day related or not - I've seen the truck several times before and the chap seems to use it all year round, but I've never seen it being used for hauling tat before.

[egg]

sitting on my bed just now and heard a noise, and one of our neighbours Audi's has just had his wing mirror kicked off. Gr8.

[madrat]

A few interesting motors around today on the warmest Drive It Day I can remember.  My local Tesco had these two beauties in the car park.

 

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Then pottering around the house this morning I heard a rather loud air horn outside, which was enough to get me to open the bathroom window for a nose - the horn belonged to this beauty.

 

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I'm not sure if this was Drive It Day related or not - I've seen the truck several times before and the chap seems to use it all year round, but I've never seen it being used for hauling tat before.

Always fancied a Scimitar

[Noel Tidybeard]

Fish anything with ketchup is just wrong. 

 

 

FIFY/EFA

[vulgalour]

In the ultimate irony, for the first year ever the Princess is working on Drive It Day and I'm too ill to actually drive it.

[captain_70s]

In the ultimate irony, for the first year ever the Princess is working on Drive It Day and I'm too ill to actually drive it.

 

I think in all my years of classic motoring I've had a working car on Drive It Day once. Given that I often use my classic cars as daily transport for months at a time this is even more ironic...

[dollywobbler]

I clocked up about 110 miles in the 2CV today, but I also did about 80 in it yesterday, and over 100 the day before that. Oh, and I'll be clocking up another 110 miles in it tomorrow. 

[gm]

So I said I'd go to work in Wolverhampton in the MX5 - If I go on the A41, I can put the top down.  If I go under the tunnel, and can "make silly noises from daft exhaust".

Video please

[trigger]

I spent some time with dad on Saturday doing some mechanical jobs on all my cars, started off on the SD1s front pads which were down, now it stops much better, then moved on to the van firstly changing the sender unit which didn't work with a new one I got of eBay, I can see why it didn't work!

 

 

Rusty! It was worth doing though!

 

 

We also fitted a 12v point for a sat nav and cut my mother in law's brown rug to fit in the back.

 

 

After that done the rear wheel hub on the Focus, then today I took both to a drive it day show at Kersey Mill (photos will have to follow later) this was the first time that the vans been displayed as well as the first time my wife's driven the Rover!

 

Thankfully she managed fine and both cars went down a storm!

 

 

[320touring]

I'm a bit befuddled as flew into Gatwick this morning, but have a return flight this afternoon..

 

I'm trying not to buy a car when down here anyways:)

[dean36014]

Just off to take the Xm for its retest. Wish me luck!

[somewhatfoolish]

We also fitted a 12v point for a sat nav and cut my mother in law's brown rug to fit in the back.

 

 

Immense swoopy ruggage; 13,825.4/10. That's winning at vanshite.

[worldofceri]

Alright gang!?

 

Been out of the loop here lately, hope all is well.  Nothing much shite-related has been happening here, except Mrs_WoC has acquired a twelve year old Scenic dizzler gratis from her parents.  Whilst it's pretty economical, it's clattery af and, aside from being pretty spacious inside, is dismal in just about every respect.

 

 

The Saab hasn't moved since we moved house a year ago and I have to accept I will never get around to sorting it. The Omega goes great albeit with a question mark over the condition of the cooling system and an annoying overnight battery drain.  The Golf will hopefully have another twelve months' ticket as of this afternoon and scrubs up alright for a cooking-spec mkiv.

 

We now need space on the drive as we have been offered a shite caravan for £100, and I've packed my job in to go self employed and will be getting a work vehicle.

 

Ergo offers are invited on all (except Scenic), but the Saab definitely has to go asap, so I'll be popping a for sale thread up soon.

[worldofceri]

Just off to take the Xm for its retest. Wish me luck!

 

Good luck!  Where have you taken it?  Our Golf is in for mot at North St today.

[dean36014]

Good luck!  Where have you taken it?  Our Golf is in for mot at North St today.

Walsgrave garage, been taking cars there for last 20 years. I did my apprenticeship at North street Garage, no idea what they are like these days since Alan passed away and Eddie retired.

Anyway he's passed! Got one of the new style mot's, unfortunately the advisories for 3 perished tyres are easy to read and not hidden away like some have said. Now to acquire some decent second 195/65/15 tyres as he won't be doing that much mileage due to his round town thirst.

So three vehicles Mot so far this year, just Shonky to go now next month and the Xantia before Xmas. You know when you have too many cars when its takes 15 minutes of musical chairs moving cars around to get the taxed ones out the front!

[BorniteIdentity]

F**king scene w@nkers with their unnecessary roof adornments and ‘personalisation’.

 

 

First tropical fruit. Now perennial shrubs. Where will the madness end?

 

 

Fummin.

 

 

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[AMC Rebel]

What's this thread going to be renamed?  The News? 

[Lacquer Peel]

It was better when it was named "The NHS is great, the free market and guns are shit and Team Blitz is a chud". Don't remember exactly what Hirst (RIP) named it but it was something along those lines.

[worldofceri]

Something about the gubbermint.

[madrat]

Micra passed MOT with flying colours.

 

£600 or make me an offer.

[Bobthebeard]

The Saab 9-5 now has new brake pipes following the close shave almost fail to stop moment. Now back in service.

The Triumph Dolomite is a bit less crusty as the footwells and boot holes have been repaired. Still cosmetically challenged but a weekend with some sanding and painting should sort that out.

No real progress on the Oldsmobile due to the above but is planned in....

Rover 75 boot leak finally fixed. Was the usual suspect of failed seal on one of the tail lights. Re sealed. Now dry following some epic rain.

Rover 416 has new springs, CV joint, flapping bumper corner fixed and a working clock. Just the timing belt to worry about. Oh, and the sunroof. It doesn't work. No power to the switch but fuse is good. Further investigation required.

[Ghosty]

Nice one on the working clock, they can be a pain to track down in working condition with the right fascia - the bubble dash 200s have the same unit as the R8, with a slightly rounder fascia, and it doesn't fit R8s (thanks Rover). While the guts are interchangeable (found out when I bought a clock on eBay but the image turned out to be stock and I got a bubble dash clock), changing them is pretty likely to make them stop working as you have to completely disassemble the clock, and the LCD just bleeds. Was it just the bulb, or more involved?

[Simonsays]

Airbag warning light came on in my lads Clio today. Went to have a look and noticed piles of crap on the floor under the passenger seat. Gave the airbag connectors a quick wiggle and lo and behold... Warning light goes out.

 

Level two dad bollocking delivered about keeping his car tidy so as to avoid me having to lie upside down half in and half out of his car in a moderate drizzle

[BorniteIdentity]

Mrs Sims isn't 100% on a larger auto..although she does like the S-MX. She looked at Dollywobblers and said "it's very orange isn't it..."

 

Work continues. She is now scouring eBay apparently.

The wheels weren’t always orange. Quick sandblast and back to a standard finish - Home for tea and medals.