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[HillmanImp]

Got the new oil separator in. Quite easy, worst part was taking all the plastic shite off that was in the way. 

Was stuck in quite tight though. Had to climb on the car to yank it out. 

Will have to see if this solves the running issue. Its running fine at the moment. Lets see if it stays that way. 

Gonna take it for a bit of an Italian tune up this afternoon, maybe up to Harrogate or something and see how it gets on. 

[Conan]

Today I went to look at this 1992 shape Honda Civic Saloon. These've been on my radar for a few months now. It's 1.5-litre VTEC Manual. The seller said £800 would buy it.

Anything above 1/4 throttle the thing would hesitate and buck. Possible cause: bad distributor. Reason: rev counter also goes crazy when it goes nope. The rest of it is pretty wretched as well. Otherwise it runs and drive just fine.

I'm pretty sure I could spend another £2-300 fixing the issue and other few things and have something to bomb around in for a few months, part it out when I'm done and not lose much. But the level of arsedness is at all time low at the moment. It's not an uncommon or unusual car.

[Tickman]

1 hour ago, Joey spud said:

They do not nut gun up wheel fixings to 11 they use a torque wrench.

When they did a set of tyres on my work van last year they used the rattle gun to put them on and then someone else checked with the torque wrench that they were tight enough.

Unfortunately the torque wrench just clicked on every bolt.

I used a breaker bar to undo all of them and then did them up properly.

There was no way they would have come undone with the van tool kit.

Same as everywhere, some places are great and others are shit.

[RoverFolkUs]

As long as you ignore the advice of fast fit outfits and/or get a second opinion then they're generally ok if you go there knowing exactly what you need and don't get frightened into spending £500 for rear discs and pads on a car with drums on the rear !

 

[Joey spud]

18 minutes ago, Tickman said:

When they did a set of tyres on my work van last year they used the rattle gun to put them on and then someone else checked with the torque wrench that they were tight enough.

Unfortunately the torque wrench just clicked on every bolt.

I used a breaker bar to undo all of them and then did them up properly.

There was no way they would have come undone with the van tool kit.

Same as everywhere, some places are great and others are shit.

Can't defend that one..

[HillmanImp]

3 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Got the new oil separator in. Quite easy, worst part was taking all the plastic shite off that was in the way. 

Was stuck in quite tight though. Had to climb on the car to yank it out. 

Will have to see if this solves the running issue. Its running fine at the moment. Lets see if it stays that way. 

Gonna take it for a bit of an Italian tune up this afternoon, maybe up to Harrogate or something and see how it gets on. 

"Right then, listen here you ungrateful little shit!"

Was fine for an hour or so but went into restricted performance mode sat in traffic going through Otley on the way home. 

Tried clearing the code but it decided it wanted to stay on. 

Gonna leave it a bit and see of it fucks off. Need to see of there's an egr relearn procedure or something I can do. 

On the plus side, no smoke or owt though even when it was bring a shit.

[Zelandeth]

28 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

"Right then, listen here you ungrateful little shit!"

Was fine for an hour or so but went into restricted performance mode sat in traffic going through Otley on the way home. 

Tried clearing the code but it decided it wanted to stay on. 

Gonna leave it a bit and see of it fucks off. Need to see of there's an egr relearn procedure or something I can do. 

On the plus side, no smoke or owt though even when it was bring a shit.

Disconnect the battery for a while?  Forcibly reset everything and give it no choice but to do a relearn.

[Ged]

I wonder how hot an XUD can get before head gasket consumption

Hose burst

[Bren]

Just been the gym. To say I had the place to myself was an understatement - in fact it was like being in the fruit and veg section of a Glasgow supermarket.

[hairnet]

7 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

 

 

rubber bands broke m8

or (cameraman) this hamsters too big to fit can i get a smaller one please

[stuboy]

7 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

big cat eating its  captured prey

[puddlethumper]

1 hour ago, Ged said:

I wonder how hot an XUD can get before head gasket consumption

Hose burst

About that, I reckon.

[Wibble]

10 hours ago, Joey spud said:

I laugh when people say I won't use Kwik fit as they're crap and robbing bastards.

I visit around 150 of their sites twice a year to calibrate their tools and can honestly say there are probably a dozen or so that are I think are below par and I am a fussy bugger.

They do not nut gun up wheel fixings to 11 they use a torque wrench.

I've found a lot of their sites are managed and staffed by guys that have been in the motor trade for decades.

Strood is one of my depots and they're decent guys their master tech is ex JLR and the mot tester is older than me.

I had a guy tell me recently that he wouldn't use a dodgy company like KF and always had great service from his local Tyre Pros so stuck with them.

I didn't have the heart to tell him Tyre Pros is owned by KF too.

Like many trades it's hard to retain good staff many depots are undermanned a few ATS sites I visit can no longer open on a Saturday anymore.

I haven’t been to a Kwik Fit for years so can’t comment on recent service levels but remember an incident around 1989 when my then Cortina was booked in for tracking and rear brakes.

They did the tracking and then removed and refitted the steering wheel so it was straight 🤔

As for the brakes, on return from the work they did, it was parked on my parent’s drive and soon rolled backwards, missing my brother’s mate but hitting the wrought iron gate. Bent the gate, smashed the rear light and creased the rear wing. They paid for all repairs to car and gate to be fair.

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, stuboy said:

big cat eating its  captured prey

It's only after the wallet 😂

[stuboy]

4 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

It's only after the wallet 😂

my v6 suckles off my wallet

[Bren]

Saw a nice 2011 crown victoria interceptor on ebay. I really like these however 16 mpg and performance on a par with continental drift puts me off.

[robinmasters]

12 hours ago, Joey spud said:

I laugh when people say I won't use Kwik fit as they're crap and robbing bastards.

I visit around 150 of their sites twice a year to calibrate their tools and can honestly say there are probably a dozen or so that are I think are below par and I am a fussy bugger.

They do not nut gun up wheel fixings to 11 they use a torque wrench.

I've found a lot of their sites are managed and staffed by guys that have been in the motor trade for decades.

Strood is one of my depots and they're decent guys their master tech is ex JLR and the mot tester is older than me.

I had a guy tell me recently that he wouldn't use a dodgy company like KF and always had great service from his local Tyre Pros so stuck with them.

I didn't have the heart to tell him Tyre Pros is owned by KF too.

Like many trades it's hard to retain good staff many depots are undermanned a few ATS sites I visit can no longer open on a Saturday anymore.

Last time I used them they told me my brakes pads were dangerously low. I'd changed them myself a month or two prior, so just smiled and said I'd get them looked at. I did double check afterwards and the pads looked barely used. Lying shysters.

[Metal Guru]

11 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

As long as you ignore the advice of fast fit outfits and/or get a second opinion then they're generally ok if you go there knowing exactly what you need and don't get frightened into spending £500 for rear discs and pads on a car with drums on the rear !

 

Some cars do have discs  on the back with drum handbrake on the inside. Subaru and Kia to my knowledge, but agreed some fast fits do take the piss  but so again do main stealers at twice the hourly rate.

Best one I had was being told my shock absorbers were leaking oil. (Feel around find some grease, viola, they’re leaking . )

Funny that, as they were gas filled.

[62 Austin]

On 9/4/2022 at 8:05 AM, SiC said:

A local village hall had a classic and cherished show today. Very badly advertised, it only was announced on their Facebook page yesterday. I didn't bother taking the MGB as it was walking distance and I couldn't be bothered to pull it out of storage.













 

Oh  gee those toyota Hiluxe pickups are nice. We're unallowed to buy those in my country(former colony south of Canada).

 

[LabRat]

It's been 3 days of hell, but we've finally moved into to our new house. Managed to bag a 70 plate transit from hertz for the move, which was nice. Even nicer was the half tank of diesel in it, so it didn't need filling afterwards!

Best bit after years of fighting with dickhead neighbors for parking? 

Off-road parking! And the 8 bottles of ale and a welcome card from the new landlord are a nice touch too. 

Even George seems happier (excuse the ratty old settee- it keeps him off the decent one for now! (Going when I can afford a couple of decent armchairs that fit the feel of the place)

[Rustybullethole]

Throttle body clean up curb side live action.

Dont look like the rains lifting think I’ll just get wet.

Edit;  Back indoors with a beer as suns just past the yard arm (metaphorically if not meteorologically) 

Could of should of put it down the side and whacked the gazebo up though neighbour had once again blocked my drive and I have fully run out of polite words to get him to move. This after banging on his door for ages then him appearing with me at his window with a club hammer about to swing about a year ago many polite requests to not park there before and since the man’s a prick and I’m out of patience. 
Anyway nice smooth idle now all cleaned up plus found and fixed a slightly loose vacuum hose win win if a little wet. Might crack on with the bikes in a bit.

Edited October 23, 2022 by Rustybullethole

[Rust Collector]

Who says cars and nature can’t peacefully coexist

[horriblemercedes]

12 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Some cars do have discs  on the back with drum handbrake on the inside. Subaru and Kia to my knowledge

Most cars that have discs on the rear and a traditional handbrake

[paulplom]

Half price in tescos and £3. They had H7 in too.

[Bren]

After trying for sometime to eke 60mpg out of the vectra I did it today. Easy for something with a PD engine - however this has done 159k and is coupled to badermatic box - there is also a weight penalty with it being an estate.

The trip from Warrington to Gronant gave an average of 56.3 mpg.

Still looking for a replacement - however this is dependent on how I go on at hospital on Tuesday.

[paulplom]

Good luck Bren.

[Popsicle]

31 minutes ago, Bren said:

After trying for sometime to eke 60mpg out of the vectra I did it today. Easy for something with a PD engine - however this has done 159k and is coupled to badermatic box - there is also a weight penalty with it being an estate.

The trip from Warrington to Gronant gave an average of 56.3 mpg.

Still looking for a replacement - however this is dependent on how I go on at hospital on Tuesday.

Keep it plodding along Bren, ours is on 227k now and has been behaving itself, other than having to get the warped manifold skimmed as it sounded awful, it just keeps working. Its had a few jobs this year but all routine stuff like cambelt/water pump, gearbox oil change, servicing, tyres and such.

Hope it goes well at the hospital, I'm back there tomorrow, hopefully get this bloody cast removed from my arm after two months of the thing.

Oh and the offer still stands, give me a shout when you want to let the Vectra go 😃.

[Mally]

Roof is back on the Streetka. Just before the rain.

That can stay on until April. Surprising how better the radio sounds somehow.

There's only one speaker working, but it's on the same side as my working ear.

 

Makes me smile, whether looking at it or driving it.

Much in the same way as a 2CV or Minor does, but with more refinement and power.

[richardmorris]

This got quite loud. 

[lesapandre]

I had to go up into Essex this Sunday - my van is still full of rubbish so I took the mostly reliable W124 which was last in France. 

Great Dunmow and back without a problem. I stopped off, as I was passing, at P & A Wood - Rolls and Bentley dealers and repairs at their pukka premises. Closed but still nice stuff in the window...

The aero engine is Crewe made - 1942. The car 1908.

Mercedes is 1989. Just got back before the rain closed in.

Great Dunmow a pretty little town  but all closed on a Sunday except the massive Tesco which was busy.

Mine as is usual now is the oldest car I saw on the road on whole trip - only interest was a 4-door Lada Niva and a Peugeot 306. Notwithstanding their reliability everyone with a 4x4 seems to drive Landrover out there - they were everywhere.