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[brownnova]

5 hours ago, Shite Ron said:

Just had a new company car delivered:

 

I like the fact they have a proper C5 on the delivery form, @maxxo thought you might be interested.

Unpopular though praising a modern might be in these parts… I really like the new C5x, think they look super, and felt good quality when I went and nosed round one. If I were going brand new again (and sometimes I am tempted)  I probably would go C5x… 

[Eyersey1234]

Everyone is sad at Eyersey towers tonight as we had to have one of the cats put down due to renal kidney failure, its as though the other one knows as she is pacing around and seems to be looking for her sister.

[maxxo]

4 hours ago, Barry Cade said:

This fella deserves something, not sure what but he should be rewarded.

Noticed a wheelbarrow in the garden, probably for his bollocks.

 

very reliable cars

well the C5 likely is quite reliable

C6s even scare me a bit, and i own an XM!

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

The fuel gauge is twitching around a bit so I suspect something is up. Presumably the steppers just need resoldering rather than replacing? Screen has lines but it's not actually bad enough to be too much of a problem tbh. At least not a priority. 

I need to get some petrol asap which should get things up to temperature. Then I can read the live data and see if it gets to 90c+.

Fixed the remote central locking by replacing the batteries and resyncing the fobs. Ignition lock isn't the best. Doesn't always clunk off, so leaving things alive. Likewise the battery seems a bit weak. I'll see what spare batteries I've got that I can persuade to fit. 

Naturally a 19yr old Audi has stored codes. They all cleared apart from the alarm siren error. I'm not bothered about that really as I rather not have the car siren going off during the middle of the night.

Engine codes are ones I need to watch to see if they come back. Maybe it needs a (commonly failing) Diverter Valve. Not sure how hard these are to get to, but it wasn't terrible on my 2.0TFSi MK2 I had. Rich mixture maybe if the thermostat isn't allowing the engine up to temperature.

 

 

Unfortunately the clusters in them are a bit more complex and finicky than the Ford ones so I don't touch them, we always send them away. I usually do the Ford ones myself if customer is on a budget as they're straightforward. But when sent away they see to and rebuild everything as long as it's one of the reputable companies. One of our customers sent his away for the LCD to be done cheaply but that meant the rest was ignored and then the stepper motors and immobiliser element went wrong so it had to be rebuilt again. 

As far as I know the stepper motors aren't soldered in, they just clip in and they go faulty eventually so need to be changed. 

Rebuild prices depend on the issues I think, unfortunately you've got all 3 there - stepper motors, immobiliser and LCD. 

The P1570 will almost certainly be related to the dash. I've seen them time and time again, they'll just randomly refuse to start, if you come back a few hours later sometimes they'll then be a ok for a little while or even months. 

ECU testing charge £170 + shipping + vat so around £230 all in but they allegedly see to everything. 

Probably not the news you want to hear unfortunately having just bought it but it's not really ruinously expensive nor particularly major. 

Just a word of caution - take the fuel reading with a pinch of salt and probably carry a can around until you know how accurate it is. They tend to either over read or go dead which is not ideal for fuel! Although the temp gauge could be under reading so it's not impossible for them to go faulty and under read instead

The initial price of £120 I was getting mixed up with the Ford ones having had a quick look. 

Alarm codes are probably an issue with a switch or sensor somewhere so someone has just unplugged it. Not a biggie! 

I'd agree with what you say about the engine codes as well. 

Edit just to add - before condemning the diverter valve make sure all the vacuum lines are ok. They're an absolute bastard for deteriorating on the 1.8T and it's usually worth doing all of them in one go. Any actual loss of performance? Although I suppose that's hard to tell when you've only just bought it. A smoke test would be the quickest way. The fact you've got the rich code could also suggest it's overcompensating due to an induction or boost leak. 

[SiC]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Probably not the news you want to hear unfortunately having just bought it but it's not really ruinously expensive nor particularly major. 

It's fine, I'll probably have a go at fixing it myself. Probably just some duff solder joints on most of it. Displays aren't expensive but they're a minor fault. Steppers should be easy to do. I reckon probably just solder joints or broken wires too. 

I don't think it over reads as just put 20litres in and it's still under half way. This time I put super in to see if it makes any difference. Longer term it'll only be getting 95 though. 

[SiC]

I probably dig out my old thread and post on there really. 

[cobblers]

1 hour ago, SiC said:

It's fine, I'll probably have a go at fixing it myself. Probably just some duff solder joints on most of it. Displays aren't expensive but they're a minor fault. Steppers should be easy to do. I reckon probably just solder joints or broken wires too. 

I don't think it over reads as just put 20litres in and it's still under half way. This time I put super in to see if it makes any difference. Longer term it'll only be getting 95 though. 

if the gauge is twitching (and it's a stepper) it won't be the stepper motor, it will just be the solder joints from the PCB to the loom connector, it usually is - putting a tiny pin through a cheap PCB with lead free solder and a load of wires hanging off it to wobble it about is an absolute recipe for cracked joints.

I've not done that particular cluster but I've had some similar era TT ones in and they had  moving coil motors for the fuel and temp (from memory) so it could be baggy joints to the motors, but if it is one of those, it's a right pain to get the needles back on in the correct place.

Steppers are easy.

The LCDs are £8 from china and absolutely "OK". Not bad to solder on but make sure you have leaded solder, flux and some solder wick. 

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, cobblers said:

if the gauge is twitching (and it's a stepper) it won't be the stepper motor, it will just be the solder joints from the PCB to the loom connector, it usually is - putting a tiny pin through a cheap PCB with lead free solder and a load of wires hanging off it to wobble it about is an absolute recipe for cracked joints.

I've not done that particular cluster but I've had some similar era TT ones in and they had  moving coil motors for the fuel and temp (from memory) so it could be baggy joints to the motors, but if it is one of those, it's a right pain to get the needles back on in the correct place.

Steppers are easy.

The LCDs are £8 from china and absolutely "OK". Not bad to solder on but make sure you have leaded solder, flux and some solder wick. 

Doh 🤦 yeah - solder joints on the main loom connector!

[artdjones]

11 hours ago, SiC said:

It's fine, I'll probably have a go at fixing it myself. Probably just some duff solder joints on most of it. Displays aren't expensive but they're a minor fault. Steppers should be easy to do. I reckon probably just solder joints or broken wires too. 

I don't think it over reads as just put 20litres in and it's still under half way. This time I put super in to see if it makes any difference. Longer term it'll only be getting 95 though. 

Any of this stuff any use?

https://www.akspeedo.com/audi-vw-speedometer-repair-shop.php

 

[SiC]

36 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Any of this stuff any use?

https://www.akspeedo.com/audi-vw-speedometer-repair-shop.php

 

Yeah that's exactly the bits I'll need if I tear into the dash. Thanks 👍

Probably can be got cheaper elsewhere but sometimes easier to pick everything from one place. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

14 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Didn't ask, the guy read the fail sheet and said 'you need a new exhaust' - I said I wasn't doing anything til I'd looked at it myself. 

good going that considering it's a stainless system from factory! 🙄

[RoverFolkUs]

Lots of flood damaged cars came in today, mostly undertrays and heatshields torn off, but one hydrolock victim. When will people learn!

[artdjones]

9 hours ago, SiC said:

Yeah that's exactly the bits I'll need if I tear into the dash. Thanks 👍

Probably can be got cheaper elsewhere but sometimes easier to pick everything from one place. 

There's not much point spending hours trawling the internet trying to save a tenner. I bought a stepper motor from him for a C5 that worked perfectly. Plus his ( downloaded) instructions were good.

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Lots of flood damaged cars came in today, mostly undertrays and heatshields torn off, but one hydrolock victim. When will people learn!

Morons still went to b&q...

[Rust Collector]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Lots of flood damaged cars came in today, mostly undertrays and heatshields torn off, but one hydrolock victim. When will people learn!

Long may the flooding continue so that I get to keep Friston Forest to myself 😅 most recently the locals have started trying to shoo you away if you dare to drive your 4x4 through the floods, it’s like a submerged Royston Vasey. Only locals allowed on these roads…

Do you get to see/speak to the customers and find out what they were thinking?

[richardmorris]

Not car related, but did a web presentation this afternoon ( at which I was awful), but mein host is a Raman ms specialist at Bradford university who is on ‘“fake or fortune” next Series. He asked about the x1/9 as he saw it as my desktop when I was sharing the screen.

[MJK 24]

On 11/13/2022 at 11:46 PM, High Jetter said:

Italians are usually too busy talking to listen to a radio.

Talking or shouting?!  🤌

[Wack]

Picture from a clickbait ad that led nowhere so no idea where or when 

[Dan29]

22 minutes ago, Wack said:

Picture from a clickbait ad that led nowhere so no idea where or when 

Have a look at "feather-throttle-not-hair"'s comment on this article: https://jalopnik.com/how-jeremy-clarkson-pissed-off-both-the-chinese-and-the-747841114 

"I lived in Beijing in '05-'06 and i'll never forget coming across an overpass in the middle of the city beneath which were a couple of small parking lots worth of brand new MGs just sitting there, rotting away under a cover of dust. It was pretty surreal. Sad to see the company is still being poorly run."

 

[yes oui si]

Just helped a neighbour fill the washer fluid in her mk2 scenic (she has arthritis so can't lift/pour the muckle jug) and FUCKING HELL WHY IS THE ENGINE BAY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NOTEPAD. Fuck trying to work on that. 

[Kiltox]

13 minutes ago, yes oui si said:

Just helped a neighbour fill the washer fluid in her mk2 scenic (she has arthritis so can't lift/pour the muckle jug) and FUCKING HELL WHY IS THE ENGINE BAY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NOTEPAD. Fuck trying to work on that. 

“If you need to access the engine bay fuse box, take the vehicle to a Renault dealer”

Im not kidding, it says that in the handbook. 

[yes oui si]

29 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

“If you need to access the engine bay fuse box, take the vehicle to a Renault dealer”

Im not kidding, it says that in the handbook. 

They were on my radar as they seem to have avoided the used car price madness and would make decent family/dog transport if I needed something cheap but that's actually fucking ridiculous 😂

[Kiltox]

13 minutes ago, yes oui si said:

They were on my radar as they seem to have avoided the used car price madness and would make decent family/dog transport if I needed something cheap but that's actually fucking ridiculous 😂

Tbh I actually really liked the ex @SiC1.6 pez auto one I had. 

[SiC]

1 hour ago, yes oui si said:

Just helped a neighbour fill the washer fluid in her mk2 scenic (she has arthritis so can't lift/pour the muckle jug) and FUCKING HELL WHY IS THE ENGINE BAY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NOTEPAD. Fuck trying to work on that. 

It gets bigger when you remove the wiper tray area. Basically have to do that anytime you're doing stuff on or around the back of the engine. Not hard to do but does add 15mins or so to a job. 

Even though it's a shit thing to do, other manufacturers have done similar - just look at the crap needed to be removed on many BMWs too. 

[SRi05]

1 hour ago, yes oui si said:

Just helped a neighbour fill the washer fluid in her mk2 scenic (she has arthritis so can't lift/pour the muckle jug) and FUCKING HELL WHY IS THE ENGINE BAY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NOTEPAD. Fuck trying to work on that. 

Wait till you see one in a Modus 😂

[Mally]

3 minutes ago, Kiltox said:

Tbh I actually really liked the ex @SiC1.6 pez auto one I had. 

I had a Scenic on Motability, it was very good until the auto box failed.

Mind you I was towing a large trailer much of the time and Motability sorted it.

I was also overweight, because the salesman/brochure/Renault,  told lies.

Tow weight 1300kg  , ........(subject to driver only and no luggage whatsoever).

I had an electric wheelchair,  ramps, tools, sledge hammer....... in the back.  Wife wasn't too nimble either.

[tom13]

Last night's collection.

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Kiltox said:

“If you need to access the engine bay fuse box, take the vehicle to a Renault dealer”

Im not kidding, it says that in the handbook. 

Like in the handbook for my 2002 Caddy where it tells you to contact your dealer if you need to change a headlight bulb.

That was a good "You have to be f***ing kidding..." moment.

Apparently H4 headlight bulbs are too dangerous for normal humans to handle.

[Kiltox]

2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Like in the handbook for my 2002 Caddy where it tells you to contact your dealer if you need to change a headlight bulb.

That was a good "You have to be f***ing kidding..." moment.

Apparently H4 headlight bulbs are too dangerous for normal humans to handle.

If you come across this in the handbook for a 2006 Audi A8, TAKE THE ADVICE 😂 still got scars on my hands. 

[SiC]

19 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Like in the handbook for my 2002 Caddy where it tells you to contact your dealer if you need to change a headlight bulb.

That was a good "You have to be f***ing kidding..." moment.

Apparently H4 headlight bulbs are too dangerous for normal humans to handle.

Given the average demographic owner of them new, it's probably the best advice. VW know their market!