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[High Jetter]

6 minutes ago, HMC said:

2 blue saloons……

Is the cream-painted house starting to absorb No 53? 🤣

I'm struck by the simlarity in the lines of those two from the base of the screen to the top of the headlamps.

[holbeck]

Kernow bys vyken!

[comfortablynumb]

Thanks @stripped fredand @MVX11V, he has put a bit of time into it, between rebuilding his V6 sierra, and starting work on the newly arrived cortina MK1 GT, but Wednesday will tell if he's spent enough.... 😁

[wuvvum]

Progress. 

[reb]

I saw a weird chicken today

[IronStar]

How many tyres do I need to buy in the coming weeks and months? Yes.

Last 4 in stock, and I’d be really pissed if waiting means they sold out. Supposedly really good, and reasonably cheap. 
Bravo currently has 185/55 on, but supposedly these were the stock option, but someone probably downsized because it was cheaper. Rims are 6J so should be right. 

 

[wuvvum]

My experience with Kumho tyres has generally been pretty good - only downside is they seem to wear a bit quicker than more expensive tyres, but that tends to be the case for semi-budget brands with decent grip.

[Lord Sterling]

20 hours ago, stripped fred said:

Trying to decide what to do with my 2004 S type diesel.

I'll echo what @SiC says. It's down to how you really feel about it. Personally,  I'd keep and look at fixing the faults. Most of us on here are dailying 20+ year cars and trying to fix faults, it's pretty much why we're here. I love working on the Vectra, making it better and doing bits to my Jag to make that better to. 

I do like S-Types and have a soft spot for them. They've always been a consideration for me and despite the age, they still have some sort of classy look about them.

[Split_Pin]

23 hours ago, stripped fred said:

Trying to decide what to do with my 2004 S type diesel. I've realised that the brake servo isn't serving as much as it should and that might be the reason for the 'DSC unavailable' warning. Took me ages to find a garage with the right diagnostic software. They quoted 6 hours labour (because it was a horrible job) and whatever Jaguar would charge for a service, master cylinder wtc. I've had a look online and although I doing the bolts to the servo is painful I can source second hand parts for about £150.

The car drives very well with no other issues. There are a couple of things that don't work as is typical for an older car but nothing major; boot unlock button doesn't work on the dash and I think the temp sensor for the climate control isn't working as it shows a high temp when it's not.

The other issue is bodywork as it's starting to go on the front of the rear arch and the front wing. Also, someone kindly scratched one of the rear doors the other day, probably as it was parked outside their house in the street. It's on the drive now.

My insurance runs out on 5th May so decision time. Do I fix the servo and run it u til the next MOT in December? I really like driving this car but I don't really need it as also have a CMax, a MK1 TT, a K11 Micra, and my wife's MG4. I also don't really want to let it go.

The final issue is that no-one wants a slowly rusting old diesel jaguar. I listed it in the for sale section on here and on gumtree. Not a sniff of interest. I've still not removed the sill covers yet to look at the sills. Maybe that will be the decider. If it's not too bad then I'm tempted to 'save' her.

Anyone else been in a similar situation and what did you do? There are other cars I would like to try at some point but that doesn't make it any easier. Would appreciate any advice, condolences, or straight talking.

I agree with SiC but I also think a lot of cars aren't selling at the moment. People still don't have spare money and are nervous about discretionary spend. It's totally understandable.

I have a lovely Saab 9-5 for sale that needs nothing doing, and while people are glad it exists, nobody wants to buy it. 

I'd check it for rot before spending anything, if something is showing signs of corrosion on the outside, I'd take that as a general indicator and prepare on there being more elsewhere 😞

[stripped fred]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

I agree with SiC but I also think a lot of cars aren't selling at the moment. People still don't have spare money and are nervous about discretionary spend. It's totally understandable.

I have a lovely Saab 9-5 for sale that needs nothing doing, and while people are glad it exists, nobody wants to buy it. 

I'd check it for rot before spending anything, if something is showing signs of corrosion on the outside, I'd take that as a general indicator and prepare on there being more elsewhere 😞

Thanks, that is sensible advice. I will investigate by removing the sill covers and seeing what is there.

[richardmorris]

[calebaaront]

My wife and I welcomed our Daughter into the world yesterday morning. Future shiter I reckon. 

[lesapandre]

19 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Is the cream-painted house starting to absorb No 53? 🤣

I'm struck by the simlarity in the lines of those two from the base of the screen to the top of the headlamps.

David Bache who modified the P4 in the mid-1950's was  a real design genius. 

[junkyarddog]

Just because I found this amusing.

🙄😁

[Coprolalia]

Nipped along to Chepstow Classic Car Show. Some interesting stuff amongst the usual tosh...

[jonathan_dyane]

Well one of us had to buy it...

Thanks @Cavcraft

Does anyone in the North West have Vag-Com or whatever the fuck it is? The instrument cluster is knackered and a secondhand replacement isn't plug and play, will need coding in because immobiliser and kinda modern.

Drives well like, I see why they were popular 

[SiC]

2 hours ago, jonathan_dyane said:

Well one of us had to buy it...

Thanks @Cavcraft

Does anyone in the North West have Vag-Com or whatever the fuck it is? The instrument cluster is knackered and a secondhand replacement isn't plug and play, will need coding in because immobiliser and kinda modern.

Drives well like, I see why they were popular 

You're going to need VAG Commander to copy the immobiliser data between clusters. Or speak to a half decent auto locksmith.

[jonathan_dyane]

46 minutes ago, SiC said:

You're going to need VAG Commander to copy the immobiliser data between clusters. Or speak to a half decent auto locksmith.

Ugh, sounds like a ballache

[SiC]

6 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said:

Ugh, sounds like a ballache

Just noticed the TDI badge. A remapper should easily be able to sort immo-off map in the engine ECU.

Thinking of people off hand, @Dave_Q would know more on how to do it. 

[Dave_Q]

Is the current set of clocks fully dead or just dodgy?

You need the SKC for old and new clocks, on a MK4 the easiest way would be VAG tacho. £35 for a knock off lead on eBay.

You might be able to do it with VAGeepromprogrammer 1.19, it's not straightforward to track down the software but it does work with the cheap blue cable. And you could get an activated* VCDS lite which would do the matching procedure with the same cable.

There seems to be less places selling the cables now but this is the type: https://amzn.eu/d/2EYpd18

Ideally for use on a disposable old windows 7 PC.

My PC with this kind of software on shat itself but I'm happy to try and support via PM finding what you need elsewhere.

[Dave_Q]

 

 

[Bren]

I had been looking for a boot liner for my F11 - preferably a genuine one. A trip to Fleetwood bagged me this - 

£30 from marketplace. Seller had sold his car - he said he paid almost £200 from a dealer so £30 was a bargain. No way would I pay £200 for one of these.

[NigeT]

On 26/03/2025 at 18:14, wuvvum said:

Yeah, that looks pretty terminal...

Still, it's nearly summer, so if the 1-series "does an N47" you could always daily the Mondial.

Worse cars around to daily. Plugs have got a spring clean after too many winter cold starts and livin it up at Sainsburys and Wickes. N47 only insured from next week when I'm taking it home to Scotland but have already been breaking all rules of bangernomics throwing parts and time in its direction. 

[stuboy]

Sorry too bore you all but I went to the car themed pub.. please enjoy.. or scroll past..

 

 

 

 

[NigeT]

£500 E87 118D was meant to be banger stopgap and not even insured yet but as usual I'm powerless to resist giving an abused thing some love. Ciao rancid oil. Ciao front brake hose advisories (nut at union welded onto pipes so calipers off job). Ciao rear subframe rust advisory (lots of it). New pads arriving tomorrow. And birdsnest-type debris removed from air intake & new filter which hopefully will clear annoying P115C engine code. Plus now has an opening bonnet. Assume engine won't grenade en route to Scotland next week - given it's done over 180k chain must have been replaced at some time. 

[jonathan_dyane]

50 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Is the current set of clocks fully dead or just dodgy?

The journey home was about 85 miles and they worked for about the first 12 miles and the last 5, the rest of the journey all the clocks were frozen (they didn't drop back to zero literally frozen) and the mileometer stopped. Cycling the key off and back on didn't help.

Car doesn't seem too terrible so I may keep it for a bit in which case it would be better if I could fix it, particularly as the way they freeze means you could overspeed without realising. Let's see how it gets on for the first few weeks first though, although I will have to give the interior a deep clean and also replace the terrible wing (which is so intolerable I've already ordered one...)

I will do some research and probably PM you for advice when I get round to it 😉 

[Zelandeth]

55 minutes ago, NigeT said:

Worse cars around to daily. Plugs have got a spring clean after too many winter cold starts and livin it up at Sainsburys and Wickes. N47 only insured from next week when I'm taking it home to Scotland but have already been breaking all rules of bangernomics throwing parts and time in its direction. 

I still have nightmares about helping a friend hunt down an engine bay wiring issue (mouse damage...) on a yellow one of those.

We ended up with the engine cover off and me laying across the forks of the forklift above the engine bay... comfortable it was not.  A lot of swearing happened when the inevitable happened and I dropped the multimeter down the front of the engine.

[SiC]

48 minutes ago, NigeT said:

given it's done over 180k chain must have been replaced at some time. 

Possibly not! I've seen quite a lot of "Mileage Impossible" Facebook group posts where they've done those sort of miles on the original chain. However they've invariably changed the oil much more often than what BMW specify. 

[NigeT]

5 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

I still have nightmares about helping a friend hunt down an engine bay wiring issue (mouse damage...) on a yellow one of those.

We ended up with the engine cover off and me laying across the forks of the forklift above the engine bay... comfortable it was not.  A lot of swearing happened when the inevitable happened and I dropped the multimeter down the front of the engine.

I've spent so many hours laying on top of the engine I could almost sleep there.  Plenty of far worse disasters that can befall an owner than losing a multimeter into the Ferrari ether! Speed sensor wiring a particular source of running issues on these cars if they're left with Mr Mouse. 

[NigeT]

5 minutes ago, SiC said:

Possibly not! I've seen quite a lot of "Mileage Impossible" Facebook group posts where they've done those sort of miles on the original chain. However they've invariably changed the oil much more often than what BMW specify. 

Wow! If I keep the car I think I'll change it at least every 5k or so. No suspicious rattles atm though if it grenades I'll probably pull the engine & take it apart just for the hell of it.