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[sierraman]

Yes, run it on 5w30 Semi Synthetic. That’s what was specified for it. Fully synth is absolute waste of money on a Zetec, they’ll run round the clock on the standard oil. Only the much later stuff benefits from the fully synth.

[robinmasters]

A failing synchro will just cause a crunchy gear won't it? Not total inability to select that gear. 

 

Also, how much play should there be in a gear linkage at the gearbox end? None? Couple of mm?

[Christine]

Vauxhall secrets question .

 

This here  red connector .. How does it disconnect without a hammer ? 

 

[Kiltox]

Car covers.... people often advise against them due to abrasion of paint / trapping moisture

 

That’s all well and good if it’s outside on a driveway - how about in a garage? The manky one I rent is a bit dusty and dirty and I want to lay up the Porsche over winter

[taxi paul]

The nuts on my camper steadied are a bit rounded. So still work but a bit of a pain. Is there a socket that you can buy with say metal pins in that when you push it on takes up the slack and helps trip the rounded nut. If not can someone with a shed invent one. Stanky I am counting on you.

[sierraman]

Hammer a slightly smaller Imperial socket onto them. Metrinch used to do some good surface drive spanner’s that used to be great for jobs like this.

 

Chuck those 12 sided sockets away though.

[steveo3002]

Car covers.... people often advise against them due to abrasion of paint / trapping moisture

 

That’s all well and good if it’s outside on a driveway - how about in a garage? The manky one I rent is a bit dusty and dirty and I want to lay up the Porsche over winter

if your sure its dry then a couple of bed sheets ?   if your not sure its 100% dry then nothing as it will still trap moisture

[taxi paul]

Hammer a slightly smaller Imperial socket onto them. Metrinch used to do some good surface drive spanner’s that used to be great for jobs like this.

 

Chuck those 12 sided sockets away though.

Thank you very much I shall check size then find four of them.

[AMC Rebel]

Fitted a battery to a Corsa C this morning for my wife's friend, which she got as a replacement for her Clio which may have an issue.

 

I hve qustons.

 

1. Why are the battery lead colours on this Corsa brown for earth and black with a red sleeve for positive?

 

 

 

 

 

Dunno but they are a wank idea.  I am just trying to revive a dead Corsa C with a very flat battery.  I think the Battery is probably on the other side for LHD - the comedy location and wiring of the battery takes some believing 

[AMC Rebel]

Speaking of which - recommendations for reviving a nearly new car battery that has (stupid me) been allowed to go flat and sit like it for some time.  I can't drive the car about as it has no tax or insurance.

[artdjones]

Speaking of which - recommendations for reviving a nearly new car battery that has (stupid me) been allowed to go flat and sit like it for some time. I can't drive the car about as it has no tax or insurance.

Wire it up in parallel to a good battery and charge it.Probably best to use a smart charger.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Car covers.... people often advise against them due to abrasion of paint / trapping moisture

 

That’s all well and good if it’s outside on a driveway - how about in a garage? The manky one I rent is a bit dusty and dirty and I want to lay up the Porsche over winter

 

 

Same for me - if dry - I'll use softer cotton....... got to use the old bedding for something. If not - it needs air circulating - to dry...... 

[320touring]

The Audi Skip needs a new thermostat.

 

The housing is buried under the inlet fannymould and hidden by the alternator.

 

Appetite for stripping down is limited (to 0).

 

Looking at the top hose , it's too narrow to fit an ren 5 "inline" thermostat in.

 

Are there any other cars that use inline thermostat setups that are smaller circumference that I could use? (Ren5 is a 55mm circ).

 

Cheers

[cort1977]

the ever reliable* u-tuber Scotty Kilmer advises against moving from semi-synth to fully-synth oil on older cars, because they are 'used' to it. What are the opinions on here? Bull or is there something in it?

That bloke is a proper retard IMHO, he lives in Houston and I saw him once at the DPS.

 

Whatever the manufacturer specified in terms of viscosity will be fine, whether it is semi or full synth makes no odds to the viscosity and hence engine lubrication.  Synth may resist changing viscosity better but if you follow the originally specified service intervals that won't be an issue.

[DodgyBastard]

Anyone ever had a car seized by the police. My Hungarian friend was wrongly arrested this morning due to a mistaken identity, the police were looking for someone with an international arrest warrant and mistook my friend in his 1970s Mercedes as a Hungarian drug dealer or something.

He was on his way home from his girlfriends this morning.

Anyway they let him go but uplifted his car which is on Hungarian plates and he's having difficulty figuring out how to get it back.

 

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[sierraman]

Is it taxed and insured? If it is you should be able to just go and pay the release fee. Why was it impounded in the first place?

[DodgyBastard]

Is it taxed and insured? If it is you should be able to just go and pay the release fee. Why was it impounded in the first place?

He says in Hungary, it doesn't need taxed but is insured.

There's a small issue with his licence... He's been disqualified in Hungary for a year and it's due to be renewed in February.

Is there any way for me to collect it on his behalf?

 

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[artdjones]

It doesn't sound very promising.

[tooSavvy]

Hammer a slightly smaller Imperial socket onto them. METRINCH** used to do some good surface drive spanner’s that used to be great for jobs like this.

Chuck those 12 sided sockets away though.

I got a 12mm head size bolt out of my brakes with a Torx socket = see what is a good match to your trouble ones.

[artdjones]

He says in Hungary, it doesn't need taxed but is insured.

There's a small issue with his licence... He's been disqualified in Hungary for a year and it's due to be renewed in February.

Is there any way for me to collect it on his behalf?

 

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He doesn't sound like someone you'd want to run into you,as I'm sure his Hungarian insurance wouldn't pay out to an unlicensed driver.

[DodgeRover]

He says in Hungary, it doesn't need taxed but is insured.

There's a small issue with his licence... He's been disqualified in Hungary for a year and it's due to be renewed in February.

Is there any way for me to collect it on his behalf?

 

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No he's fucked. No license = invalid insurance, hopefully it will be squashed, he gets big fine and will learn a valuable lesson about taking the piss out of other peoples rules and regulations. Absolutely no sympathy.

 

You may be able to buy it and get it released with your traders policy.

[sierraman]

So he is banned in Hungary and he is riding about here unlicensed... perhaps why the fuzz impounded it. You would need to prove insurance, tax and MOT on it to drive it away. Good luck with any of those. Can’t see why you couldn’t trailer it away with a letter from him proving ownership and proof he is happy for you to take it. Don’t know how you would do that. Could be it’ll end up on some pallets at Copart.

 

As above I’ve no sympathy, he will have known full well he is in the wrong and he has chanced it on the police not stopping him. It’s fortunate in a sense it’s been taken off the road before he ran someone over or whatever.

[DodgyBastard]

No he's fucked. No license = invalid insurance, hopefully it will be squashed, he gets big fine and will learn a valuable lesson about taking the piss out of other peoples rules and regulations. Absolutely no sympathy.

 

You may be able to buy it and get it released with your traders policy.

That's a bit of a shitter, I just feel bad about the car.

 

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[sierraman]

It’ll live on don’t worry about that. Probably not in Scotland but packed into a container with the roof sawn off to have a sabbatical as a taxi in Madagascar.

[mitsisigma01]

The Audi Skip needs a new thermostat.

The housing is buried under the inlet fannymould and hidden by the alternator.

Appetite for stripping down is limited (to 0).

Looking at the top hose , it's too narrow to fit an ren 5 "inline" thermostat in.

Are there any other cars that use inline thermostat setups that are smaller circumference that I could use? (Ren5 is a 55mm circ).

Cheers

 

Which Audi skip engine is it please ?

[Christine]

Thermostat;    maybe freelander is  in line ?   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OEM-Thermostat-LAND-ROVER-FREELANDER-1-8i-16V-98-06/352219618985?fits=Model%3AFreelander&hash=item5201ecdea9:g:mRIAAOSw2GJbXEqG

[DodgeRover]

That's a bit of a shitter, I just feel bad about the car.

 

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Only hope would be to speak to the Police and see what they say, they them your friend has offered to sell it to you and see what the procedure will be to get it released, the bad news is usually anything like that is just fragged / it doesn't get auctioned or stripped especially with it being foreign registered.

[sierraman]

I’d get something thicker and paste it on with a brush.

[sierraman]

Waxoyl or Toolstations Protection Wax is very good and it’s only about £3.50.

[mitsisigma01]

He says in Hungary, it doesn't need taxed but is insured.

There's a small issue with his licence... He's been disqualified in Hungary for a year and it's due to be renewed in February.

Is there any way for me to collect it on his behalf?

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Not sure but if the car has been in the country for a certain amount of time does it not have to be mot'd ?