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[cort16]

DW as a matter of interest where is the oil coming out the turbo? I thought they tended to leak internally by dropping oil into the engine rather than spraying out everywhere?

[cort16]

DW as a matter of interest where is the oil coming out the turbo? I thought they tended to leak internally by dropping oil into the engine rather than spraying out everywhere?

[ProgRocker]

Man in Court after car crashes into Job Centre

 

I thought that this was probably some old duffer mistaking the accelerator for the brake as sometimes happens in automatics. A Gold Rover 75 - and the alleged driver is well below 60!

 

Had previous dealings with that Job Centre, half a dozen mostly grumpy security guards loiter around the reception area, one checking claimants off the list, the others doing sweet FA. Maybe that incident will shock the others into being more proactive. And that a uniform doesn't make you God.

[ProgRocker]

Man in Court after car crashes into Job Centre

 

I thought that this was probably some old duffer mistaking the accelerator for the brake as sometimes happens in automatics. A Gold Rover 75 - and the alleged driver is well below 60!

 

Had previous dealings with that Job Centre, half a dozen mostly grumpy security guards loiter around the reception area, one checking claimants off the list, the others doing sweet FA. Maybe that incident will shock the others into being more proactive. And that a uniform doesn't make you God.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I just dropped my van off down the MOT shed and put the keys through their door. As Ms_Balls drove us away, I looked round and noticed the bastard interior light was still on in the van. So the MOT shop are going to find it with a flat battery in the morning! brilliant. Thats actually not the first time I have given them that little hurdle to get over.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I just dropped my van off down the MOT shed and put the keys through their door. As Ms_Balls drove us away, I looked round and noticed the bastard interior light was still on in the van. So the MOT shop are going to find it with a flat battery in the morning! brilliant. Thats actually not the first time I have given them that little hurdle to get over.

[shedvan]

Hey Balls I wouldn't worried, some of these MOT yards are pretty understanding of the bewildered

[shedvan]

Hey Balls I wouldn't worried, some of these MOT yards are pretty understanding of the bewildered

[dollywobbler]

DW as a matter of interest where is the oil coming out the turbo? I thought they tended to leak internally by dropping oil into the engine rather than spraying out everywhere?

 

BX Club folk reckon it might actually be the oil feed pipe for the turbo. I'll let my mechanic investigate I think. You can see absolutely nothing from above, and very little from below. Built in anti-corrosion protection FTW though!

[dollywobbler]

DW as a matter of interest where is the oil coming out the turbo? I thought they tended to leak internally by dropping oil into the engine rather than spraying out everywhere?

 

BX Club folk reckon it might actually be the oil feed pipe for the turbo. I'll let my mechanic investigate I think. You can see absolutely nothing from above, and very little from below. Built in anti-corrosion protection FTW though!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Cort is right, an external oil leak on the the turbo can only really be coming from the feed pipe or the drain pipe, neither of which need a new turbo to cure ‘em. However that looks such a mess I wouldn’t try to diagnose it till it has had a clean-up! Get a garden sprayer full of gunk or paraffin or TFR or something and give it a good dousing, then pop round the local jetwash and blast its filthy ass into next week. You’ll soon see where that’s coming from I reckon.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Cort is right, an external oil leak on the the turbo can only really be coming from the feed pipe or the drain pipe, neither of which need a new turbo to cure ‘em. However that looks such a mess I wouldn’t try to diagnose it till it has had a clean-up! Get a garden sprayer full of gunk or paraffin or TFR or something and give it a good dousing, then pop round the local jetwash and blast its filthy ass into next week. You’ll soon see where that’s coming from I reckon.

[alf892]

Those engines also like to leak oil from the headgasket along the back edge.............there is an oil gallery towards the pulley end of the engine.

 

Like others have said a good clean and then observe is the way to find it................it may be a simple as a bit if oil getting carried over by the turbo and then seeping from a (pressure) pipe joint. This would explain the noise too. My old 530 did this for a while and the oil around the turbo looked horrific but once I cleaned the accumulated crap off and reassembled it was fine

[alf892]

Those engines also like to leak oil from the headgasket along the back edge.............there is an oil gallery towards the pulley end of the engine.

 

Like others have said a good clean and then observe is the way to find it................it may be a simple as a bit if oil getting carried over by the turbo and then seeping from a (pressure) pipe joint. This would explain the noise too. My old 530 did this for a while and the oil around the turbo looked horrific but once I cleaned the accumulated crap off and reassembled it was fine

[dollywobbler]

Thanks chaps. The cam cover gasket is indeed a common leak point, but I don't think that's the issue this time. It's such a pain to get too though - it's all jammed right against the bulkhead.

[dollywobbler]

Thanks chaps. The cam cover gasket is indeed a common leak point, but I don't think that's the issue this time. It's such a pain to get too though - it's all jammed right against the bulkhead.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

My Van passed its MOT today, GET IN

[Mr_Bo11ox]

My Van passed its MOT today, GET IN

[skattrd]

Nice one Mr B, so the garage coped with it with a flat battery then?

 

I've had a majorly shit week.

This week works been hugely crap (and still is, I'll prob be working late tonight) I've had a bump in the boring, but after 5 days without communication my next Lancia purchase may be back on I'm hoping this bit of good news will keep me in good cheer over the bank holiday weekend.

[skattrd]

Nice one Mr B, so the garage coped with it with a flat battery then?

 

I've had a majorly shit week.

This week works been hugely crap (and still is, I'll prob be working late tonight) I've had a bump in the boring, but after 5 days without communication my next Lancia purchase may be back on I'm hoping this bit of good news will keep me in good cheer over the bank holiday weekend.

[dollywobbler]

I'm going to test the BX's oil leak by driving 600 miles to Kent and back over the weekend. Bit worried that a previous owner of the car said the noisy 5th gear might be because a nut on a gear shaft is coming loose. Could be an exciting trip this.

[dollywobbler]

I'm going to test the BX's oil leak by driving 600 miles to Kent and back over the weekend. Bit worried that a previous owner of the car said the noisy 5th gear might be because a nut on a gear shaft is coming loose. Could be an exciting trip this.

[wuvvum]

I taxed the LNA today, then ran it up to my friendly local garage to get them to put it up on the ramp and have a butcher's at the gear linkage. Sure enough, 'twas bent, but they managed to mostly unbend it and then adjust the gear lever position using the threaded linkage rod that PSA had thoughtfully provided for that purpose, so I now have a full complement of working gears again. The rattle is still there, but to be honest once the car's up to cruising speed it's not audible over the road and wind noise so I'm going to try and forget it's there for the time being unless / until it gets worse.

 

As an added bonus I got to have a good old poke around underneath whilst it was airborne - it's bloody solid under there, never been welded and doesn't look like it's likely to need any in the foreseeable future either.

[wuvvum]

I taxed the LNA today, then ran it up to my friendly local garage to get them to put it up on the ramp and have a butcher's at the gear linkage. Sure enough, 'twas bent, but they managed to mostly unbend it and then adjust the gear lever position using the threaded linkage rod that PSA had thoughtfully provided for that purpose, so I now have a full complement of working gears again. The rattle is still there, but to be honest once the car's up to cruising speed it's not audible over the road and wind noise so I'm going to try and forget it's there for the time being unless / until it gets worse.

 

As an added bonus I got to have a good old poke around underneath whilst it was airborne - it's bloody solid under there, never been welded and doesn't look like it's likely to need any in the foreseeable future either.

[R9UKE]

Stressful day today trying to get the Mégane sorted for the trip to England on Saturday.

 

Booked it in with my mechanic for a timing belt and dephaser pulley change yesterday (I know, I'll not do that three days before a ferry again). Anyway he called to say that part of the reason it sounds like shit is because the lower crankshaft pulley has split itself in two, at 48k miles. Not to worry, quick call to GSF or Euro and it'll be sorted. Oh no. Being the awkward bastard that I am I have the 2.0 16v petrol Mégane - the rarest of the engines which NOBODY stocks parts for. Obviously no time to wait for an eBay purchase or other Internet order I've had to pay Renault £170 for the pleasure of handing me a lump of metal tomorrow morning. So it looks like I'll be getting the car back about 12 hours before the ferry. At least it'll be a smooth, powerful Meg again and I won't be getting a call about snapped belts or fucked pulleys from my aunt when she takes it next week.

 

The only thing that stopped me consuming numerous bottles of wine this evening was that the MONDEO SOLD!!!! Polish couple turned up in a taxi (always a good sign) and waved it off while the wife put the two young kids into a pram. Didn't seem bothered in the slightest about the fact that the car is 30% gaffer tape and offered me £25 below my asking price without even taking a drive. We signed the paperwork over, the kids were put in the back, the pram in the boot and the man then asked for a quick lesson on how to use an automatic gearbox

 

Providing there's no more fuck ups with the Mégane, I'll be on the 15:30 ferry to Cairnryan this Saturday for a nice few weeks ahead. Delivering the Meg to my aunt in Walsall where I'll be staying, going down to Slough on Easter Tuesday for my free Vel Satis - watch out for the epic collection/disaster thread as the 2.2 dCi grenades itself on the M40. Providing the Vel doesn't completely shit itself I'll be at the CCX Rally in Peterborough on the 7th, then home a few days later to prepare for the arrival of the Xantia V6

[R9UKE]

Stressful day today trying to get the Mégane sorted for the trip to England on Saturday.

 

Booked it in with my mechanic for a timing belt and dephaser pulley change yesterday (I know, I'll not do that three days before a ferry again). Anyway he called to say that part of the reason it sounds like shit is because the lower crankshaft pulley has split itself in two, at 48k miles. Not to worry, quick call to GSF or Euro and it'll be sorted. Oh no. Being the awkward bastard that I am I have the 2.0 16v petrol Mégane - the rarest of the engines which NOBODY stocks parts for. Obviously no time to wait for an eBay purchase or other Internet order I've had to pay Renault £170 for the pleasure of handing me a lump of metal tomorrow morning. So it looks like I'll be getting the car back about 12 hours before the ferry. At least it'll be a smooth, powerful Meg again and I won't be getting a call about snapped belts or fucked pulleys from my aunt when she takes it next week.

 

The only thing that stopped me consuming numerous bottles of wine this evening was that the MONDEO SOLD!!!! Polish couple turned up in a taxi (always a good sign) and waved it off while the wife put the two young kids into a pram. Didn't seem bothered in the slightest about the fact that the car is 30% gaffer tape and offered me £25 below my asking price without even taking a drive. We signed the paperwork over, the kids were put in the back, the pram in the boot and the man then asked for a quick lesson on how to use an automatic gearbox

 

Providing there's no more fuck ups with the Mégane, I'll be on the 15:30 ferry to Cairnryan this Saturday for a nice few weeks ahead. Delivering the Meg to my aunt in Walsall where I'll be staying, going down to Slough on Easter Tuesday for my free Vel Satis - watch out for the epic collection/disaster thread as the 2.2 dCi grenades itself on the M40. Providing the Vel doesn't completely shit itself I'll be at the CCX Rally in Peterborough on the 7th, then home a few days later to prepare for the arrival of the Xantia V6

[Cavcraft]

Today I purchased another car. No epic tales of road and rail, it was about 214 yards from my front door. It's an (almost) universally hated 1990s Vauxhall small hatchback. What do I win?

[Rocket88]

Today I purchased another car. No epic tales of road and rail, it was about 214 yards from my front door. It's an (almost) universally hated 1990s Vauxhall small hatchback. What do I win?

 

Sympathetic looks............

[catsinthewelder]

another set of Lexus lights for it

[cort16]

I fitted the new crank sensor to the smart this morning and it won't start, I recon the battery is goosed though as it's only showing 11v and it's very lazy sounding when it's cranking. I've got it charging over night so fingers crossed. I've also rubbed down 2 of the wheels for refurb and loosened all the caliper bolts to fit new discs and pads.

All going well it should be pretty near finished by the end of next week (although something will go wrong and it won't).