Chaseracer's chod: French tat a speciality

[chaseracer]

The latest billets doux from that corner of WS12 that will forever be Friday afternoon dans une usine d'automobile française, just after a particularly good lunch.

 

The Blingo's clutch is showing signs of distress after just 67000 miles, juddering like a bastard and as stiff and uncooperative as Prince Charles on Viagra.  Tame Mechanic says he doesn't use LUK kit on PSA stuff any more and will do me a cheap deal on an OEM Valeo, fitted.  

 

Fairy nuff; the factory clutch lasted 100k.  I'll get the PAS drip and the EGR valve sorted at the same time.

 

So... because Mister Whippy ("do you want a flake with that...?") will be hors de combat for a while, I'll need the 205 running.  Which, fortunately, now it does!

 

 

FPB7 was bang on the money as usual about the cause of the smoke when installing the new battery.  With the duff alternator disconnected and isolated, it fired up first time (having been idle since November) and chugged away quite happily on its 80/20 dino-veg mix.

 

So... down to Tame Mechanic this week for a new charger and a ticket.

 

The Dyane?  Let me get back to you on that.  I'd still quite like to get it to FOTU...

[hairnet]

Merde

[chaseracer]

Took the 205 down to Tame Mechanic this afternoon.  Please cross your fingers.

 

I'd forgotten what a blast that thing is to drive!

 

[hairnet]

so did you mtfu and get ya wallet out or wha

[chaseracer]

There will be open-wallet surgery involved, yes...

[hairnet]

so thats 3 frogs that need l'argent

 

oh dear

[chaseracer]

Yep! 

[hairnet]

You need like a duster or a honda maybe

[Ghosty]

Hondas are reliable*.

[hairnet]

The old gits did nothing but town work until I took it to zandvoort for a track day

 

Apart from starter dying although it worked with a snack it never broke

 

I've done 100k on Honda's in 4 years no problem

[The Moog]

You need like a duster or a honda maybe

Your a sick puppy sometimes!

[chaseracer]

 

"Don't need no Duster*, son... gotta Blingo with a busted clutch..."

 

[chaseracer]

The 205 goes up against the new improved* MOT on Thursday.

[hairnet]

yeahzzzz how did the jag shopping go ya fudger

[chaseracer]

Ladies, gentlemen, Hairnet... the 205 is in possession of a shiny new-style MOT.

 

Praise be.

[320touring]

Huzzah! Gawd bless the XUD and all who sail in her

[chaseracer]

Just taxed the 205.  Lock up yer Saxos.

[hairnet]

chip fat king

[chaseracer]

Next-door's cat helped me check the oil, etc. on the 205 just now, so I took it (the car, not Mac the cat) out for a spin to celebrate the tax & ticket.

 

C'est super, non?  Très agréable!

[Floatylight]

Next-door's cat helped me check the oil, etc. on the 205 just now, so I took it (the car, not Mac the cat) out for a spin to celebrate the tax & ticket.

 

C'est super, non? Très agréable!

Welcome to pop round to Chez FL for a cuppa one Eve if it needs another run before the weekend, Mrs FL & lad on road trip in S/Iron & N/Iron avec C3

 

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[hairnet]

the hell you say

 

useless thread without pics

[chaseracer]

useless thread without pics

 

Like this...

 

 

...but moving, and with the bonnet shut...

 

[hairnet]

nope youve been using the modern (shudder) citroen

[chaseracer]

Worse.  At times, I've been using Domestic Management's DS3.

 

Mmmmmmmm, aircon...

[chaseracer]

Having done six miles since last November, the trusty 205 is about to head east, delivering Musical Offspring to a noisy metal festival then over to Stamford so my mate Richard can have a go.

 

Should be a decent run!

[chaseracer]

The Blingo has been marking its territory for a while.  The power-steering reservoir was low, so I topped that up thinking that would solve the problem.

 

Ha!  No.  This car is French.  Well - Spanish, but YKWIM.

 

Turns out the sump (non-AC, so pressed tin not cast alloy) is corroding and has a pinhole somewhere.  We could naff about with chemical metal or chewing gum or something, but given the cost/complication of a broken 2.0HDi I'd rather do it properly.

 

So: off to Tame Mechanic today for a new sump.  The clutch can wait a bit longer.

[hairnet]

I R disappoint

 

No Jag

 

Can you go visit tony g and lick his

 

Or u 2 scared

[chaseracer]

I will be licking Tony's Jaaaaaaag tomorrow morning.  This is not a euphemism.

 

 

Blingo's ready.

 

[Floatylight]

Remember a conversation around 2009 involving man maths and you plan to chop the blingo in for a Grand Picasso with the lovely *EGS gearbox, I talked you put of it if I recall, turns out I was right as the EGS would have probably scrapped the picasso by now, meanwhile the Blingo trundles on..

 

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[hairnet]

If he had the bruises might have healed by now