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[Datsuncog]

Next in line.

The Shed Of Shame beckons.

[Datsuncog]

The fun* thing about a test in the evening is being able to see your noble chariot passing along the production line, as it were...

Just about, anyway.

Poking and prodding time. This is the bit we're most concerned about. 😬

[Datsuncog]

Now's about the time that I feel it ought to have emerged at the other end, and the fact it hasn't is because they must be inputting 117 separate fail points before coming to tell me I'll be walking home.

Catastrophising, moi?

[Split_Pin]

7 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

The fun* thing about a test in the evening is being able to see your noble chariot passing along the production line, as it were...

Just about, anyway.

Poking and prodding time. This is the bit we're most concerned about. 😬

 

[Datsuncog]

Ladies and gentlefolx, we have a pass!

A mere 2% handbrake imbalance, after all the faffing about in previous years, is a particularly sweet victory - last year it scraped a pass the second time round with a 29% handbrake imbalance, even after a garage had a go at sorting it.

In fact, looking at all its previous fail sheets and pass certificates, these are far and away the best recorded figures for service brake and handbrake efficiency and balance we've ever had.

Another year out of the clutches of T-Met, hopefully.... and now into its third decade.

Good result for the little cockroach.

Whew!

[schonker]

Yes!!!

[Split_Pin]

Yusss!!

[dozeydustman]

On 13/10/2025 at 09:50, dozeydustman said:

Well, that would be last years advisories not done by previous owner despite me finding a receipt for them. That or really cheap and nasty parts used.

£675 later the Renault was done yesterday. There's 5mm of tread across the centre 3/4 of the rear tyres, I think they were on the front at some point. Turns out steering rack boots are a PITA to find, not even the nearest Renault dealer had one in stock. They tried about 5 suppliers until they found an equivalent. So for a bottom arm, inner and outer track rods changed, both front wheel bearings, 4 wheel alignment I don't think that was too steep. 

Most of this I could have done except I'm in the middle of a bout of dreadful flu. Wheel bearings could have been one of 4 O/Ds, the balljoint is available separately but the one of the car was riveted on (as is the current nearside one). 

I'm hoping to get the most out of this car, I still think we got a bargain at £1200 with plenty of them on forecourts for £2k+. Just hoping it doesn't do a French and shit its electrics.

[dozeydustman]

23 hours ago, grogee said:

Wrong thread, but you sure it isn't Rona? I had it last week 

No I had no chest pain and the last LF test we had showed negative. It's probably 'Freshers flu'. The new term at the uni where my wife works started a couple of weeks back, a few thousand students from all over the place bring a plethora of germs and nasties with them.

Either that or, or I picked it up in the theatre last weekend.

[grogee]

6 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

No I had no chest pain and the last LF test we had showed negative. It's probably 'Freshers flu'. The new term at the uni where my wife works started a couple of weeks back, a few thousand students from all over the place bring a plethora of germs and nasties with them.

Either that or, or I picked it up in the theatre last weekend.

Get well soon. 

I remember freshers flu, had it really bad. Fortunately I'd made friends by then who looked after me

[EyesWeldedShut]

Just now, grogee said:

Get well soon. 

I remember freshers flu, had it really bad. Fortunately I'd made friends by then who looked after me

I was very generous - I caught Freshers Chickenpox.
Gave it to my room mate (who ended up in hospital with it).
Got send home.
Dad picked me up in his Toledo.
Gave him chickenpox too.

Talking of chickens @dozeydustman - chicken soup and a couple of DVD box sets (or whatever they have these days) recommended - get well soon.

[stuboy]

28 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

It's probably 'Freshers flu'

god not heard that in a while, when worked college security,  September term... fresher student from around the world and there illnesses.. 

 

[Wibble]

Replaced the battery in the Superb today. Far more of a faff than it should be. Remember when a battery change took 5 minutes? Now it’s remove two parts of a three part casing, then disconnect a breather and sensor, so you can get to the clamp, with 2 extensions, then remove its cozy foam jacket. Then, once replaced, try and get the three part casing back together, with the foam body warmer back in place, clear all the fault codes thrown up by flat battery and take it down the road to clear the warning lights. Not as bad as a late model Ford Galaxy maybe, or an R56 Bini but still a bit of a ball ache. Anyway, normal service now resumed. Glad it wasn’t pissing down!

[Fat_Pirate]

Just needs a coilpack, M8:

Was running well until a minor collision with Surrey in 1940 (Bf110 motor at Brooklands)

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, grogee said:

I remember freshers

Happy memories 🤣

[Marina door handles]

15 hours ago, paulplom said:

The boy's C1 failed it's mot quite severely yesterday. Anyone with any thing cheap to insure give me a shout plz.

Sounds like he needs a Subaru Forester........ That I just happen to be selling for cheap in the "for sale section"!

[IronStar]

We went the full circle boys and gals.

Is it bad that I’m considering building this for one of my cars? Paging ex BB members to insult me out of this idea. 😄

[bramz7]

Doesn't look like good news on the Delta. 

And they say it needs an £1800 gearbox rebuild too. 

Hmmm, probably won't do that. 

 

 

[Supernaut]

9 hours ago, IronStar said:

We went the full circle boys and gals.

Is it bad that I’m considering building this for one of my cars? Paging ex BB members to insult me out of this idea. 😄

You drier a skip wanker

[Schaefft]

59 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

Doesn't look like good news on the Delta. 

And they say it needs an £1800 gearbox rebuild too. 

Hmmm, probably won't do that. 

 

 

Rear axle mount bushes might be the biggest pain to replace in that list. What makes them say it needs a gearbox rebuild?

[bramz7]

No idea, a test drive I think as they've only had it since yesterday. Probably don't want to do it. 

[Schaefft]

It's not worth rebuilding the gearbox on it. You wouldn't rebuild it either as a used replacement from a low mileage car would make much more sense economically. The real question is how much it would be to do the mot fails. Some of it can be done at the same time to safe labour. Realistically Deltas aren't worth all that much though.

[New POD]

On 14/10/2025 at 18:35, beko1987 said:

He did have the aa out to the office. It was the coil pack. His next message was that they changed it for a new Delphi one and charged him for it 😬 I was braced for a big figure but he said he's found the same Delphi one for £106 online and the Aa charged him £160 all in, I dont think that's too awful. It's not the £25 used ones I was sending him links for but also he wouldn't have had it fixed ready to drive home 🤷

Aa chap pulled the plugs too and said they were fucked. Colleague declined those from him but on my direction is picking up 4 tomorrow from the gsf around the corner from his house and I'll fit them Thursday for him at lunch. If the plugs are fucked that won't be helping the coil pack at all

The number one cause of coil pack failure is plugs i reckon. 

[grogee]

1 hour ago, Schaefft said:

It's not worth rebuilding the gearbox on it. You wouldn't rebuild it either as a used replacement from a low mileage car would make much more sense economically. The real question is how much it would be to do the mot fails. Some of it can be done at the same time to safe labour. Realistically Deltas aren't worth all that much though.

M32 box? 😬

[bramz7]

It's not the M32, apparently it's another GM gearbox. C350 or something. 

The symptoms are a whine in third and above, from 2k revs and up when warm. It sounds more akin to a transmission noise from an older car, rather than sudden death in the bearings. I had hoped it was due to the oil being out of spec or something but I guess not. 

 

I really have to stop buying such left field choices. I never thought I'd say it but I'm absolutely sick of car buying now. 

[Schaefft]

They won't have investigated anything properly either, the diagnosis is only based on what they think is likely. Different oil might make a difference, especially for how long this car will most likely have left should you do the mot work, so I'd take that gearbox completely out of the equation.

[grogee]

17 minutes ago, bramz7 said:

It's not the M32, apparently it's another GM gearbox. C350 or something. 

The symptoms are a whine in third and above, from 2k revs and up when warm. It sounds more akin to a transmission noise from an older car, rather than sudden death in the bearings. I had hoped it was due to the oil being out of spec or something but I guess not. 

 

I really have to stop buying such left field choices. I never thought I'd say it but I'm absolutely sick of car buying now. 

It won't be any consolation but I feel like I've dodged a bullet. I did really fancy a Delta but after my Alfa 159 being quite needy and this story - it's put me right off.

There's a lot to be said for commuting to work in a diesel Toyota, especially considering I don't get paid if I don't turn up (contractor scumbag). 

[Dyslexic Viking]

Some of you may remember the little Zetor 2511 I fixed up for my dad a few years ago. It's still going strong and hasn't needed much in these years as it's a reliable old thing.

Here it is today transporting some trees.

 

And the 1,6 2syl diesel is still running good.

 

[beko1987]

3 hours ago, New POD said:

The number one cause of coil pack failure is plugs i reckon. 

I've just changed them, sadly that's another doom blue Zafira B staying on the road 😂

Old plugs were pretty shit. Apparently the aa guy said to replace them ASAP but 'not from him' which seemed reasonable as I bet plugs from the aa cost a fortune! He'd left the 2nd from the left very loose though 

[barefoot]

1 hour ago, bramz7 said:

It sounds more akin to a transmission noise from an older car, rather than sudden death in the bearings.

 

52 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Different oil might make a difference,

I certainly wouldn't consider this the death knell, and TBH I'd barely worry about it. Both my Scirocco & 944 play all kinds of interesting tunes though their boxes.