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[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Not a good colour for coolant, or anything else really....

I have sent it off with three bottles of Prestone coolant flush and supplied a new water pump to be fitted.

Wonder what else will go wrong?

[richardmorris]

Plenty of hoses for those with a spare kidney or child to sell.

http://www.cx-basis.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hose

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I have sent it off with three bottles of Prestone coolant flush and supplied a new water pump to be fitted.

Wonder what else will go wrong?

Well that’s tempting fate. Is the de aeration chamber in good nick? 

[320touring]

*checks oil on Clio 172*

*Notices one of the fuel rail retaining bolts is loose*

SIGH

Crash protection off and get all the bolts nipped up. 

In their infinite wisdom, the crash protection bolts on to two separate studs, so has nowt to do with retaining the fuel rail.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Well that’s tempting fate. Is the de aeration chamber in good nick? 

Dunno about that. I'll find out sooner or later. There's probably a reason why it's only done 82000 miles in 31 years....

[Shep Shepherd]

Fun fact: the turbocharger bypass pipe from a Saab 9-5 makes a damn good vacuum cleaner crevice tool. I bet Saab's engineers never envisaged it could be used in such a fashion 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

57 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Plenty of hoses for those with a spare kidney or child to sell.

http://www.cx-basis.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hose

I suspect it would be cheaper to commission Samco to produce a custom hose than buy a NOS one from those profiteers. 

[Bren]

Musty smell in the beemer made me worry water was getting in.

I stripped out the scuttle including the pollen filters - all dry but I rinsed the drains through with hot sospy water anyway.

It must be the mats are damp.

[beko1987]

5 hours ago, Shep Shepherd said:

Fun fact: the turbocharger bypass pipe from a Saab 9-5 makes a damn good vacuum cleaner crevice tool. I bet Saab's engineers never envisaged it could be used in such a fashion 

Nice Miele m9

[Shep Shepherd]

8 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Nice Miele m9

Thanks! It's a 2009 vintage S5211 Red Pearl. A GR11 piece of kit

[richardmorris]

49 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Nice Miele m9

Weirdo

 

[wuvvum]

Another weekend, another shit diesel Hyundai. 

I actually meant to buy this one though.  It's going to take over daily duties from the 75 over the winter.  It's rough as a badger's arse, the clutch is tired, 4th gear synchro is MIA and it has a selection of ABS / traction control related lights on the dash, but it goes, it's decent on fuel, the heater works and my pushbike fits in the back so it meets the Wuvvum WBOD criteria.  

This one also has wood* as well as leather*, for the full luxury* experience.  And it was dirt cheap, and only in Downham Market rather than bastarding Congleton like the Sonata was. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Nice Miele m9

I wonder how he knew that......oh wait,  hang on.....

[SiC]

9 hours ago, 320touring said:

Crash protection off and get all the bolts nipped up. 

Is that what the big alloy cover over the fuel rails+injectors on the F4R and F4P are for? Always wondered!

[HMC]

Saw the D- reg allegro again recently that cheered me up.

 

[320touring]

27 minutes ago, SiC said:

Is that what the big alloy cover over the fuel rails+injectors on the F4R and F4P are for? Always wondered!

Yep. Instead of making a metal fuel rail, they made a plastic one and spent more money making an elaborate bolt on alloy protector cover.

[Yoss]

10 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Plenty of hoses for those with a spare kidney or child to sell.

http://www.cx-basis.de/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hose

Clicked on the link out of curiosity even though I'm never likely to own a CX (I just covet them from afar) 

Google translate came up with this. 

Well, I thought it was funny. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Clicked on the link out of curiosity even though I'm never likely to own a CX (I just covet them from afar) 

Google translate came up with this. 

Well, I thought it was funny. 

The site does have an English option, so Google translate not needed. All it does is make potential bankruptcy easier to understand.

Still, it could be worse. I could have a Triumph and be a Rimmers customer......

[Bren]

Forces TV has been re running Miami Vice.

It has aged better than a lot of stuff from the 80's

Just watched episode 6 - it had the brilliant track "voices" by Russ Ballard.

[Floatylight]

Smoll FL's C3 has konked out tonight and come up with P0204 and P1336 codes, looks like and injector might have gone down but also looks like the top left engine mount may also have given out, got it running again but no power, also making a nasty squeeling noise from the bell housing area.

Anyone know if injector is likely cause on a TU3 1.4 8v before I get one ordered up..

Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk

[Split_Pin]

Google says you are correct on the first code and says the second is cam or crank sensor. I believe the latter is located at the top of the bellhousing.

Not sure on the squealing from that area is connected though, did it do that before?

[Lacquer Peel]

Another weekend, another shit diesel Hyundai. 

I actually meant to buy this one though.  It's going to take over daily duties from the 75 over the winter.  It's rough as a badger's arse, the clutch is tired, 4th gear synchro is MIA and it has a selection of ABS / traction control related lights on the dash, but it goes, it's decent on fuel, the heater works and my pushbike fits in the back so it meets the Wuvvum WBOD criteria.  
This one also has wood* as well as leather*, for the full luxury* experience.  And it was dirt cheap, and only in Downham Market rather than bastarding Congleton like the Sonata was. 

I take it this isn't a 3 pot.

[wuvvum]

No - 3-pot was dire enough in the Getz, I shudder to think what it'd be like in an Elantra.  This is the 2.0 CRTD, although in a lower state of tune than the Sonata.

[nigel bickle]

Popped up to Blackpool for this

 

 

 

 

‘Vendor’ offering it free- to a good home, with no other takers! He was going to scrap it! 
As we run a fleet of 4 Espero’s, thru Europe,  inc a UK red one, this seemed too good an option to pass up(& he was recompensed with expensive matured alcohol!) 

Hadn’t moved from his barn storage for 3 yrs, but a bit of air in the tyres and a battery charge saw it running nicely, albeit with a strange alternator groan - that he was convinced wasn’t there previously.

Drove  300 miles south without issue, actually quite a nice car, although currently slower, as a 2 litre, than our red 1800 - but I guess that’ll change. Feels congested, a good blast once legalized should clear it.

It does have a little grot, , but we’re minded to sort - as long as the rest of the sheet is fairly clean, Thursday. 
 

so, 2 red ( both manual ), a green auto @ 2 blue ( 1 of each)  Is a fair old collection of Esperos! Esperanto, maybe?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

22 minutes ago, nigel bickle said:

....fair old collection of Esperos! Esperanto, maybe?

Espero sounds like an expression of hope.

Esperanto: what happens when you have a moan about something that's gone wrong with the Espero.

[Royale80]

12 hours ago, Bren said:

Forces TV has been re running Miami Vice.

It has aged better than a lot of stuff from the 80's

Just watched episode 6 - it had the brilliant track "voices" by Russ Ballard.

When this came out mid 80s me and my friends were around 20. All bought white jackets but I looked more like Don Estelle than Don Johnson. Cracking series and credited with revitalising Miami.

[vulgalour]

It begins!  I'm finally starting the head replacement job on the Princess.  So far, I've removed the oil drain plug and haven't got oil down my sleeve or all over the floor.  Promising start, or lulling me into a false sense of security?  Find out later when I inevitably kick the oil pan across the drive and fill my boots.

[Amishtat]

Attended a local meet this morning, I was late so missed most of it but there were a few choice morsels. 

[wuvvum]

17 hours ago, wuvvum said:

This one also has wood* as well as leather*, for the full luxury* experience.

Behold the magnificence! 

I'd not seen it in daylight until today.  It really is quite something. 

[SRi05]

14 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Behold the magnificence! 

I'd not seen it in daylight until today.  It really is quite something. 

Phwoooaaarrrr etc