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[jonathan_dyane]

I hoped to get the steering rack on my Golf changed today but alas haven't managed to get it back together the same day; the rack retaining bolts had helpful been prerounded and overtightened so I've had to order some new ones. Oh and I found a bloody hole in the subframe so ended up dropping it and welding it up.

Oh well..

[barefoot]

4 hours ago, stripped fred said:

That's it, finding someone, and how much they would charge.

You could try JC Welding in Sileby or Syston (I forget). He's on 07730681293 and rebuilds VW split screens from a pile of parts sent through the post. Ask Jeff for barefoot discount and hope for the fucking best.

[brownnova]

The Saab convertible reacted well to the arrival of a) The Pontiac and b) hot weather by making some kind of hideous rattle from the offside front wheel… 

No time to check, so looks like it’ll be fixed roof commuting tomorrow. Boooo

[Split_Pin]

Took the wipers off the Audi today so I could remove the plastic scuttle around them, lift the ECU box and reseal where it goes through the bulkhead.

The drivers side wiper was a twat to get off and I damaged the thread of the spindle at the top so the nut will now not go back on.

£37.99 later and I've ordered a thread chaser set which I'll probably never use again!

Plastic scuttle panel would not budge so rather than risk breaking it or worse still, the windscreen, I left it. I managed to seal around about half of the ECU box where it goes through the bulkhead and Mrs_Pin can drive the Saab until the thread chaser arrives at the weekend.

Sake.

[stripped fred]

34 minutes ago, barefoot said:

You could try JC Welding in Sileby or Syston (I forget). He's on 07730681293 and rebuilds VW split screens from a pile of parts sent through the post. Ask Jeff for barefoot discount and hope for the fucking best.

Cheers barefoot. I seem to remember you've had a Jag. Was it an XJ? I think you put the idea of a Jag in my mind at Shitefest one time!

I was just thinking to ask if any one knows someone who can weld. My other son bought a cheap arc welder (£70) and he can join two bits of metal together but I don't think he's up to doing the sills. I'll give JC welding a call.

Also, we bled the brakes on the Jag today after fitting the replacement servo, which I paid £210 for last week as the 2.7 has several part numbers and this particular one is scarce. We've only gone and fixed the DSC light which has been plaguing us for months. The garage quoted six hours and said they would want to order new parts from JLR. That would have been £1000+. We sorted it for the part, a few sundries and £100 for my son to do it. The brakes are also a bit sharper!

[Lord Sterling]

Vectra had a new rad fitted last week. No more leaks so far and header tank level has stayed exactly where it should be.

However, under load. I'm getting a check engine light. It appears and disappears but always at around the same time. Usually when I'm driving to work, it'll appear, then disappear after a shake down, then appear again as I accelerate. 

It could possibly be a loose connection of something. It doesn't go into limp mode or do anything unusual.

[stripped fred]

My son's going to do most of the work. It's good practice for him. He's got his test this week.

It's a free car he was given by his mum's partner's ex wife. Modern families hey! It is a bit ropey in places, rusty coolant and had been radwelded, no working front windows, inoperative heater and fan, and a cracked rear bumper. Engine was a bit smokey or steamy, I can't remember. My son went straight in, replacing the water pump and cambelt. I left him to it and he managed to put the cambelt on incorrectly. He was a bit gutted. The car's sat for a while but I've encouraged him to fix it as he's just finished college and trying to get an apprenticeship as an electrician. His first year was level 2 engineering.

It does look good and it came with all the anvilkiaries.Its from an auto so he needs to remove the flywheel bolts apparently. He's already stripped the old engine. Cost me £290. Maybe not economically viable as it also needs a windscreen and the other issues fixing. The good thing is he already bought all the service parts, water pump, and the cambelt!

[brownnova]

49 minutes ago, brownnova said:

The Saab convertible reacted well to the arrival of a) The Pontiac and b) hot weather by making some kind of hideous rattle from the offside front wheel… 

No time to check, so looks like it’ll be fixed roof commuting tomorrow. Boooo

Scratch that, I decided to jack it up quickly and it was the brake disc backing plate that had shifted and was rubbing on the disc. All sorted. 

[Split_Pin]

25 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Vectra had a new rad fitted last week. No more leaks so far and header tank level has stayed exactly where it should be.

However, under load. I'm getting a check engine light. It appears and disappears but always at around the same time. Usually when I'm driving to work, it'll appear, then disappear after a shake down, then appear again as I accelerate. 

It could possibly be a loose connection of something. It doesn't go into limp mode or do anything unusual.

Spanner light or engine light? If it's the latter, the plug for the post cat sensor could have come loose.

[stripped fred]

1 hour ago, Lord Sterling said:

Vectra had a new rad fitted last week. No more leaks so far and header tank level has stayed exactly where it should be.

However, under load. I'm getting a check engine light. It appears and disappears but always at around the same time. Usually when I'm driving to work, it'll appear, then disappear after a shake down, then appear again as I accelerate. 

It could possibly be a loose connection of something. It doesn't go into limp mode or do anything unusual.

It sounds like it could be a loose connection. Maybe it will fix itself...

[Lord Sterling]

1 hour ago, Split_Pin said:

Spanner light or engine light? If it's the latter, the plug for the post cat sensor could have come loose.

Spanner light.

[Popsicle]

1 hour ago, brownnova said:

Scratch that, I decided to jack it up quickly and it was the brake disc backing plate that had shifted and was rubbing on the disc. All sorted. 

Free, easy fixes are the best fixes.

[Split_Pin]

6 hours ago, Lord Sterling said:

Spanner light.

Have you plugged in a code reader? There will more than likely be something stored.

[Lord Sterling]

54 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Have you plugged in a code reader? There will more than likely be something stored.

Unfortunately it's one those things I've never got around to buying. 

The Jag is due in the garage next week, I'll let them know and pop it in when I pick up the Jag hopefully. 

[barefoot]

10 hours ago, stripped fred said:

Cheers barefoot. I seem to remember you've had a Jag. Was it an XJ? I think you put the idea of a Jag in my mind at Shitefest one time.

I had an XJ8. It was lovely, and every journey was a treat to be relished, but it was absolutely rotten.

[Spottedlaurel]

Used this one for the drive to work today, and attending a meeting:

Good test for the recored radiator and new hoses, seems to be coping OK:

Haven't got a clue how accurate this is:

28-30 deg C? Probably about right in the car.

Had to remember the choke and also what the clutch was for - it's the only one of my fleet that's manual.

[artdjones]

18 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Popped up on a local ( Chester ) FB history page. 

A Crosville Bristol Lodekka

[richardmorris]

Just watched this. Nothing groundbreaking but enjoyable.

 

 

[ETCHY]

2 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Used this one for the drive to work today, and attending a meeting:

Good test for the recored radiator and new hoses, seems to be coping OK:

Haven't got a clue how accurate this is:

28-30 deg C? Probably about right in the car.

Had to remember the choke and also what the clutch was for - it's the only one of my fleet that's manual.

That's lovely

[beko1987]

@Talbot been out this week? 😂

[lesapandre]

14 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

@Talbot been out this week? 😂

 I looked at the original report. 

They don't say if it's a PG9I which can be immediate or a delayed PG9D for something less serious - with a delay of up to 10 days, all depending on the severity of the defects they found.

The remedy is to re-MoT the vehicle.

Possibly rough edges on the body and lights.

The mileage is not so surprising for a Merc or an HGV etc

The average jet does 50M miles.

We seem to live in a throw away age which is not good.

[lesapandre]

As much as people said they wanted a Defender replacement these don't seem to sell much.

[lesapandre]

These are about $13,000 - but not Type Approved for Europe. 

BAW 212.

[captain_70s]

55 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

As much as people said they wanted a Defender replacement these don't seem to sell much.

I see quite a few, but they're all around the posh end of town. The sort of folk who'd buy a G-Wagen etc.

Very much a "lifestyle vehicle".

[Metal Guru]

8 hours ago, lesapandre said:

As much as people said they wanted a Defender replacement these don't seem to sell much.

Probably because the people who wanted a Defender replacement have either bought a new Defender because the Grenadier is no cheaper, or they can’t afford the new one and now have a crew cab of some sort.

[richardmorris]

Having the ac checked over now it's 4 yrs old. 

 

Edit-- Apparently half the gas has disappeared (or was never there to start with). So it needed doing. 5ºC out of the vents now with 28 ºC ambient.

[Joey spud]

I'm doing a rare private job today for a friend of the wife.

Brake/steering check and an alternator change on a cute little Cinquecento. (Using my secret Santa gifted multimeter from a couple of years back and an amp clamp I may have forgotten to return from a previous employer).

Genuine 33k miles the vast majority of that while being towed behind a Campervan.

[richardmorris]

I got fed up trying to stop the rubber window trim fading grey unevenly, so bought some stainless trims from ebay.  Not too bad for £32. Some other tipos have them anyway.

[Dyslexic Viking]

7 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I got fed up trying to stop the rubber window trim fading grey unevenly, so bought some stainless trims from ebay.  Not too bad for £32. Some other tipos have them anyway.

That looks much better.

[Pat Earrings]

Gave the Golf an overdue service. Oil/filter, air and pollen. I know the fuel has already been done recently. I’ll probably do the plugs in a couple weeks as I forgot to order them. Sounds smoother too.

also reset the DSG adaptations as I was finding it sometimes getting a bit confused with my relaxed style, and it’s sorted it.