Cheggers Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 The p6 is still wazzing out water as one of the ancient jubilee clips is knackered. Also the hoses aren't that great either. There;s a guy on eBay selling full new hose sets for 40 quid, which I recon is worthwhile.It's also still a pig to start I think the manual choke either isn't opening all the way or one of the carbs is opening more than the other. Once I applied the secondary choke it started fine. choke.jpgHelp me out here...what's going on with the light brown strip coming up from inbetween the carbs??
phil_lihp Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I do consider this 'modern' by my own standards, depends on your view I guess but my yardstick for 'modern' was set at about 1998 some considerable time ago and doesn't seem to be moving. Hang on a minute, phil_lihp in modern shocker....Where is the real guy???? As my Dad said last weekend when I mentioned what I was getting, "Good grief, a car from this century". Only just! richardmorris 1
hairnet Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 John F: replace it with a Buddhist Landrover sticker. Many lives, live them all. One Life Fuck It Just change it to "ONE LICE". FRIED RICE EAT ITone oil leak - fix it
groovylee Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Nice stuffaww, shucks. cheers mate.was a pleasure to meet a fellow shiter, and i actually felt good about passing the car on to its new home. i hope that it serves you in the same dull, boring, but reliable way that it has served me. i had some more of the lemon cake for afters tonight. that was a good purchase Lee phil_lihp 1
richardmorris Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 I do consider this 'modern' by my own standards, depends on your view I guess but my yardstick for 'modern' was set at about 1998 some considerable time ago and doesn't seem to be moving. As my Dad said last weekend when I mentioned what I was getting, "Good grief, a car from this century". Only just!The last couple of times I've had cars in to be serviced I've had a skoda Octavia estate as a courtesy car - same vintage. And I've been very impressed with it. Diesel, 160k and its holding up very well. Clutch point is getting pretty near the end of life but apart from that it's very nice to drive.
phil_lihp Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 This one's on 188k and feels pretty fresh, I can see why the cabbies loved them. r.welfare 1
andy18s Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 one oil leak - fix itOne wife,Livid.... Or skattrd, brickwall, vulgalour and 2 others 5
Pete-M Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Merc made a strange tapping noise for a couple of days. Barely noticeable but it was definitely a noise that warranted inspection. A metallic tick that only seemed to happen when the car was moving and increased frequency with speed. Initial suspicion was a stone or something in a rear tyre. Wasn't those. Checked wheels rotate cleanly, they do. Checked drive and propshaft joints, fine. Checked discs and pads and handbrake shoes, fine. Opened bonnet, removed the cladding,checked injector seals, fannymould gaskets and exhaust joints, all fine. Need to replace a leak off pipe but it'll wait till next week. Listened carefully to the valve gear, all quiet. Checked the serpentine belt and the bloody thing had grown a little flap where it was about to fail. Half an hour of swearing and the usual Crystal Maze / Krypton Factor challenge of remembering the routing and it's all sorted. Why I started at the back and worked my way forward is a mystery. Bloody irritating when cars do the sound juggling thing. brickwall, saucedoctor and xtriple 3
Christine Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 My Pajero had a faint ching ching ching noise that increased in frequency as you went faster, when i bought it . Seller pointed it out too . T'was only a dry speedo cable ! Today the HRV had a new back number plate and my T4 had both replaced . Jetwashed all the salt and mud off the underside -300 miles left to go for the 150k rollover , same oil in it since 60k !!! Who said it would expire if i didn't change it ?? Fuel filter might be blocked though , it loses power a bit over 3000 rpm, fine though if you change up and slog it . Maybe the turbo is not getting enough oil as its a bit thick now .
Kiltox Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Hmm been offered an S reg Golf for scrap money, failed MOT on emissions Not sure what engine etc but I assume it's the 1.4 petrol which I've seen a lot of reports of emissions failures on at higher mileage - is it likely to be fucked?
Christine Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 Make sure the tester has the steering wheel straight when he tests it !! saucedoctor 1
stuboy Posted March 12, 2016 Posted March 12, 2016 My gf and her kids off to bognor butlins soon and noticed nsr tyre was looking old and front 2 tyres just on legal tread bars, so phoned local tyre garage, budget new 195 65 15's £36 each.. so with my money she goes off and buy 3 new tyres... excersion touring hp... Still not managed to sort stalling issue... code reader said catalyst is phucked
vulgalour Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 So much for doing any car stuff this weekend. Was looking forward to it but instead I have a headache, a sore throat and no voice. I suspect it's those little bundles of germ warfare joy known as my nephews that have inflicted this upon me. Self medicating with honey and lemon in my tea so at least some of the discomfort is eased. Everyone seems to be full of germs and plague around here lately.
richardmorris Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Whilst I walked round pirbright ranges and visited Stanley's memorial, my car attended Chester castle car meeting. brickwall and Barry Cade 2
NorfolkNWeigh Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Whilst I walked round pirbright ranges and visited Stanley's memorial, my car attended Chester castle car meeting.Loving the attention that 440 is getting, they have to be shiters. richardmorris and derskine 2
richardmorris Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Being typically fiat is was reluctant to start when back home again in ordered to be out in the garage- battery. The charger conditioner thing had its red light one too. My dad will check it tomorrow and see if it's ok- I suppose 9 years isn't bad for a battery though!
richardmorris Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Other pics from Chester Castle car meeting ( was supposed to be cars and coffee, but the coffee van couldn't be bothered to turn up). skattrd, dave21478, andrew e and 5 others 8
dave21478 Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 As antidote to all that expensive, flashy stuff ^^^^ have some photos of my slightly shabby Metro that I took today after a lick over and splash of Autoglym. Its wee shed that I store it in is on the verge of falling down so tomorrows job is some hardcore woodworking action to shore it up and to keep the rain out. richardmorris, Sigmund Fraud, DSdriver and 15 others 18
cort16 Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Help me out here...what's going on with the light brown strip coming up from inbetween the carbs?? it's a bit of cardboard to block the air intake and affectively apply choke. I couldn't reach with my hand and turn the key. DeeJay and Cheggers 2
richardmorris Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Loving the attention that 440 is getting, they have to be shiters.Apparently there was a sign on it saying future classic £450!
dollywobbler Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 What a lovely day. Obviously, the Dyane had to come out. Firstly to transport an empty 19kg gas bottle and swap it for one with actual gas in it, then a hoon into town for a quick shop. Speaking of which... That's the second C6 I've spotted this week. This one was RHD on Dutch plates. Here's the one I saw on Tuesday. Then I strapped down the 2CV's body and hitched the trailer up to the XM. Tomorrow, 320 miles to Bradford and back. Should be a bit lighter on the return leg. The Moog, Alexg, RobT and 5 others 8
anonymous user Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Now there's posh. BenEr, no, it comprises 80% gaffer tape and blankets as it appears to be the pup's favourite chew toy. Everywhere you see blanket used to be leather brickwall, dave21478, Bucketeer and 1 other 4
tooSavvy Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 My car has failed its MOT on rear wheel bearings. At 54,000 miles. SHITE. Seriously thinking about driving the thing into a big wall and getting a Dacia on £99/month for 5 years, it's less than I'm paying per month to keep shite on the road!YKIMS, m8.... TS
catsinthewelder Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 New car tomorrow, anyone want a Cherry with a broken gearbox? Bucketeer 1
Bucketeer Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 Noooooooo Rich, not now. I want your Cherry more than I want my legs.Swap for some legs? EDIT - Just re-read that. 'I want your cherry' probably wasn't the best choice of words. Slartibartfast, gm, dollywobbler and 15 others 18
RayMK Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 My 205 automatic is in for its first MOT in my ownership. I know it needs a new master cylinder (pedal slowly sinks to the floor) but I'm prepared to pay to keep it going as I rather like it. Fixing it myself was an option until I thought about faffing about in the cold - between showers. I have not dared to take the Reliant out recently because the prospect of a long walk home does not attract me. Meanwhile, the Stellar has been the daily driver for the last few weeks. Of course, now that the Peugeot is away on MOT, the Stellar's front wheel bearing has started growling. It is getting noisier by the mile - started yesterday. This could leave me with just the Tipo by mid week. Apart from its 20amp clock which flattens the battery in 2-3 days, it appears to be running well. oldcars 1
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