EightMegs Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 The Yaris' front left CV joints have started clicking. Just what you want when you're driving to Bournemouth in August... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I know a few shitters run these... https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/6/29/22555959/wd-my-book-live-second-exploit-authentication-factory-reset-without-password-root-control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Quality alcohacks require quality alcohorses Eyersey1234, Spurious, HarmonicCheeseburger and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 CHECK INJECTION message on a modern French van. The sight of it scares me more than the thought of a root canal with a rusty screwdriver. In this case it's my Trafic. Nothing much to say except BAWS. In a shocking turn of events that fault code is actually a bit helpful, because here is the state of my DPF pressure pipe. Pull. Chop. Refit. Saul Goodman. Is it fixed? (Is a French modern ever fixed?) loserone, wuvvum, CGSB and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On private plates, I have two, one (N321REB) is on my Volvo and the other (the same but an M) is on retention. I actually bought the second one as a potential wind-up gift for Dad as we share the same initials and he somewhat disliked them. Never got the chance to give it to him. It's looking like I'm going to keep the C2 as a commuter so I'll probably put the one on retention on that. I never used to like them but once I realised standard 3 number prefix plates are relatively cheap I changed my tune on them. I'm considering getting a plate with XUD on it for the pug once it's back on the road, though I do quite like the plate on that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Said goodbye to this today, a friend is having it for his 18 year old daughter to learn to drive in. LightBulbFun, DVee8, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I've got a friends Citroen modern-thing to take for an MoT later in the week. I took it down to my lockup just to give it a once-over before presenting it to the testing station, primarily to not look a tit. A neighbour goes "You've got a new car?! What is happening to the world?". Reputation... never. New POD and Eyersey1234 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 7 hours ago, TheOtherStu said: I love me a wanker plate. About to buy a second. @stuboy you'll probably appreciate this one too My other.. TheOtherStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Ah yes, that's more like it, it needs to have the letters illegally spaced to be a proper wanker plate. That one only gets an 8/10 though as I can more or less work out what it's supposed to say. AnthonyG, BeEP, Fumbler and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 New toy picked up today. Well impressed so far. Broadsword, goosey, Angrydicky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I got a big Makita 18v hammer/chisel/drill. Multo impressed, bought a drill/driver too. Mine's blue, your's is yella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: New toy picked up today. Well impressed so far. I've the older Bruushed 18v one. It's a decent job. Can't really go wrong with DeWalt for serious DIY work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 It's the first tool I've bought in a long time where I had that real moment of "Wow, this feels like it means business..." The moment I took it out the box. It feels so, so solid. Really appreciate that the charger can handle the 10.8/12/14.4 and 18V batteries. I've been meaning to pick up an impact driver for a while. While it's a combi rather than a dedicated impact driver it seems to do a good job so far. Sure it will be a great addition to the toolbox. I can see more DeWalt gear in my future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Managed to find the cause of the rocker cover leak. The very old plastic spacers that clamps the baffle to the cylinder head and helps secure the rocker cover crushed when I tightened the rocker cover up. I've measured them to 15.32mm so I can remake some out of something that'll not melt or break. I also let the sun warm the engine up for most of the morning and the car started perfectly. What does this mean? Not enough or too much fuel delivery? Timing? I'm royally confused. Shite Ron and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 OK- small victory. I remade the baffle spacers out of some copper pipe. Let the engine run for 5 minutes and, hey presto, no leaks thus far. When everything is complete and I make a run to get petrol, I'll investigate again. I'll need to top the engine up a bit with some oil- it doesn't matter what I throw in so long as it's of the correct viscosity as I'll be changing the oil very shortly. LightBulbFun and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 33 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Loads of swearing later it seems to idle now. The running rich when warm seems to be cured. Ain't taking bets how long it remains like that though. Anyone bought car parts from aliexpress? Yes, my carburettor was from an eBay reseller of AliExpress parts. It's a bit of a lottery with stuff like this: some people have been well impressed, others have thrown the stuff straight in the bin as it doesn't work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Here we go again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Ah, I can see what the problem is now. You've mistaken Hammerite for carb cleaner and blocked up all the jets. Crackers, Twiggy, LightBulbFun and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Attended a breakdown today. My wife had taken my son out for ice cream at a place in the countryside near our house. She phoned me and said that the Mini was rattling and the engine light was on. I arrived in the Cav armed with tools and a code reader but the light was out and after initially cutting out when I started it then ran OK. I think the O2 sensor is away again and drawing lots of fuel as it was stinking of petrol. Unconnected, but the exhaust heat shield is hanging down a bit which might explain the other noise. Off I went back home down the road in the shaker to my work. I've done 120 miles in 2 days in this, can't get enough of it! sdkrc, 320touring, dome and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Guy who’s selling the car (Mini) we’re having a look at on Saturday afternoon has just text my stepdaughter out of nowhere saying she can have the car for £250 off. He’s already reduced the price twice on F**ebook muppetplace. This has made me a bit suspicious as now I’m thinking there’s an issue with the car which has cropped up since arranging to see it. Granted he may just want it out the way but to text with the bottom line price does seem rather odd. somewhatfoolish and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: Guy who’s selling the car (Mini) we’re having a look at on Saturday afternoon has just text my stepdaughter out of nowhere saying she can have the car for £250 off. He’s already reduced the price twice on F**ebook muppetplace. This has made me a bit suspicious as now I’m thinking there’s an issue with the car which has cropped up since arranging to see it. Granted he may just want it out the way but to text with the bottom line price does seem rather odd. Either that or he's had other idiots viewing the car since and he's run out of patience with them - and as you didn't mess them about he's giving you first refusal... Then again, my experiences both buying and selling on Gumtree have been almost universally horrible! Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Either that or he's had other idiots viewing the car since and he's run out of patience with them - and as you didn't mess them about he's giving you first refusal... Then again, my experiences both buying and selling on Gumtree have been almost universally horrible! That’s another good reason. I’ve had a look at the original ad and it’s been up for 3 weeks and others in a similar spec have gone within a few days, a week at most. Again making me think something isn’t right. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: That’s another good reason. I’ve had a look at the original ad and it’s been up for 3 weeks and others in a similar spec have gone within a few days, a week at most. Again making me think something isn’t right. Hmm...yeah, that does seem something of a red flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 14 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: And 20 miles later back to sticking idle. Choices of replacement throttle bodies are eBay of which I got stung with a shiny paperweight last time, and a seller that fucked off. OR Aliexpress of which I am certain has a quality warranty and QA on parts. Or the scrap yard? I'm 1 out of 3 from AliExpress for actually getting goods as described. In fairness to them though the refund process on both of the other occasions was pretty painless. Just bloody annoying when you've been waiting the best part of two months for the item to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Had a chance to get the MGF up on a ramp today, so while it was up itook the opportunity to steam clean the bottom of the engine and gearbox as it was covered in years of old grime and oil, not a bad result Cord Fourteener and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Attended a breakdown today. My wife had taken my son out for ice cream. She phoned me and said that the ice cream has sold out and both of them were having a tantrum, come quick with ice cream... Is how I imagined this to continue. Good you're enjoying turning up to mystery gremlins just because it's an excuse to cruise around in the Cavalier! Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Turns out, the Mondeo boot is in fact big enough. chaseracer, mercedade, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, Cord Forteener aka Tim_E said: Turns out, the Mondeo boot is in fact big enough. That's a massive Violin ! louiepj, Twiggy and Cord Fourteener 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 4 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Anyone bought car parts from aliexpress? Yes, multiple times with 100% success and <1% of the cost of the parts from the only other place on earth I could find them. Its got to be worth a shot for a complete new throttle body for, what, £100? You'll get that back for fragging the ungrateful bastard if the plan fails, or will have a fully* working* car if it succeeds. Whatever you buy new will have been made in the PRC anyway so why not go direct to source instead of paying over the odds for someone to put it in a nice box for you? Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I was scrolling through FB last night when a post from the 480 owners club popped up with a guy giving away a set of alloys - he was only in Wrexham so it seemed too good an opportunity to miss. In further good fortune I had a great drive home from collecting them this evening, wonderful views and quiet roads. The 480 owners club are an incredibly welcoming and generous bunch, someone else has sent me a Central Electronics Module on loan to see if it sorts the electrical gremlins on the Volvo - fingers crossed it does, I'll hopefully get a chance to try it tomorrow after work. djim, Lacquer Peel, catsinthewelder and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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