oldcars Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Try to avoid supermarket fuel in the Reliant. Local good fuel place is closed. Last time i used asda fuel it ran terrible. Put £5 in to get to the next village and top up with decent stuff. Should this be ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What is a horsey horseless? I've read it on here several times but I'm none the wiser. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Try to avoid supermarket fuel in the Reliant. Local good fuel place is closed. Last time i used asda fuel it ran terrible. Put £5 in to get to the next village and top up with decent stuff. Should this be ok?Can't see it making any difference with such a small amount. I don't really buy the "supermarket fuel is crap" theory although my old Kangoo 1.9D wasn't hugely keen on Morrisons diesel oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What is a horsey horseless? I've read it on here several times but I'm none the wiser.http://autoshite.com/topic/1907-yet-another-list/?hl=horsey+horseless&do=findComment&comment=44292 ... I believe? TS DeeJay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just an idiot quicky, the fair wife returned home in the 944 tonight with the oil pressure guage rammed up on the top stop at about 5 bar at tick over.A quick check revealed the same huge oil pressure with the ignition on, but the engine off.I diagnose a dodgy guage or sender, am I right?Or should I worry and not drive it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Would you worry if it didn't have a gauge? It has to be the gauge if the pressure is maxed out without the engine running. I think the sender is a variable resistor to earth, so it could just be a short to earth on that wire somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 It's why only the very first MX5 had a real oil pressure gauge. Later ones went to good/bad needles. Then the MK3 went with one that moved based on some parameters to fake it. If the pressure switch detected no pressure, it'd just show minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Do Cat D write offs lose their manufacturer warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Yes. I looked into it when looking at one a few months ago. Kiltox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Ta. Still seriously tempted by this though if it drives alright https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/2015-renault-trafic-ll29-business-1.6-dci-damaged-repairable-salvage/1264214207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 There was a thread on here a few months ago about remapping; can't remember who posted and can't find it Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 This one?http://autoshite.com/topic/28372-glf-by-numbers-a-dave-q-and-320touring-production/ The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Any suggestions for getting a stretch CV joint boot over a CV joint. Are the cone tools the way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Any suggestions for getting a stretch CV joint boot over a CV joint. Are the cone tools the way to go?Yep. Probably cheaper to buy a new shaft than buy a proper tool though The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 If you are a bodger like me you can do stretch boots by making a cone shape out of some thin alloy sheeting you have lying around. Cover the edge in gaffa tape to prevent it slicing the boot. Smear it in grease. Sit the boot in a pan of very hot water for a while to soften it. Its a nightmare though, you end up with grease everywhere and it takes a hell of a lot of force. I havent seen a hole stretch that large since a friends stag night where a ropey old stripper "birthed" a half-size rugby ball onto my lap. gordonbennet, mat_the_cat and jonathan_dyane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Turn the boot inside out first Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Plastic cones are only about a tenner Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Yep. Probably cheaper to buy a new shaft than buy a proper tool thoughNo it's a 206. Will lose more in gearbox oil than the cost of a tool.Turn the boot inside out firstI had remembered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Any suggestions for getting a stretch CV joint boot over a CV joint. Are the cone tools the way to go? Done a couple of those last month on a Pug 205 using a cone and not removing the inner end from the diff, Cost under £10 for two boots and the cone kit, needs a bit of strength and not too difficult when you get the technique right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 My mum thinks she has put the wrong fuel in a '55 plate Belingo 1.6 HDi. She's added about £8 of petrol to 3/4 of a tank of diesel as far as she knows. I'm assuming it's a bad idea to just keep topping it up with diesel & driving it being electronic injection? Any idea how to tell her to drain it as she's 200 miles from me? Bearing in mind she's retired & my dad is even older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Is it more likely I cracked it by removing it, because gorilla, or is this not uncommon on old plugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Is there a RWD box that will fit onto a PSA 2.0HDi? loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Same as XUD so Tata should fit.If you want four wheel drive the Suzuki Grand Vitara used the 2.0 HDi up to around 2004. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Is there a RWD box that will fit onto a PSA 2.0HDi?Sounds promising...you need to make it happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Is it more likely I cracked it by removing it, because gorilla, or is this not uncommon on old plugs?1504356271538-1693292818.jpg I've seen it a few times & it's always caused a misfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I wouldn't even think about trying to talk aged parents through draining the tank, the choice is either ignore it or pay somebody to deal with it. I'd be inclined to wing it with the £8 of petrol, even if I was in the same place as the car, that's only about 10% of the tank. TBH if draining it was any more difficult than poke a hose down the filler then I'd be thinking the same. We're not even sure she's done it, but she thinks she might have done & it run better after adding another gallon of diesel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Re the CV boot, leave the boot in some boiling water then stick some washing up liquid on the tool. Goes on easier. Still hard work though but simpler than stripping the driveshaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Is there a RWD box that will fit onto a PSA 2.0HDi?LDV Pilot? warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Whilst looking the other day I noticed my celica tyres are all cracked. No advisory on last mot so didn't take much notice when I picked it up. Turns out from the date stamp they are 15 yrs old. So do I buy new ones or risk life and limb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 LDV Pilot?That's what I came on to post . Lt77 I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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