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[dave21478]

I've got a problem. The c2 has peeling paint. On the rear arches it is peeling in flakes from the lip edge and showing bare metal. Should I be worried or even bothered? I think the car is galvanised but not sure and it won't have another owners so aesthetics aren't a major problem at all. Just don't want it to progress to serious galloping rot. Anyone else know of similar issues on cars?

Mine had flaking paint on the arch lips. I peeled off the loose stuff and touched it in with a brush which lasted fine.

 

Im not sure about galvanised....outer panels maybe, but the boot floor was pretty scabby on it.

[bub2006]

My boot floor is fine, it's just the arches. The front one on passenger side is bubbled really bad.

[Kiltox]

Id take the liners off, see what kind of condition the metal is in and rub down/treat/paint as necessary if you want to keep it a long time

[fraser.innes.3]

Can you get a blow torch flame on it? Plenty of WD40 type oil, soaked overnight, then plenty of heat, cool it with water to shrink, more WD, then gently try undoing the bolt, a little at a time, then more WD, you get the idea

My secret Santa gifted me some freezer spray, which if you get some, may be of help.

 

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[AlabamaShrimp]

Can you get a blow torch flame on it? Plenty of WD40 type oil, soaked overnight, then plenty of heat, cool it with water to shrink, more WD, then gently try undoing the bolt, a little at a time, then more WD, you get the idea

This sounds like I'd set the car on fire or me through being a cock and not watching what I'm doing. Freeze spray on the other hand sounds good.

[jonathan_dyane]

I fitted my Primera with higher profile tyres in search of a slightly more comfortable ride (195 65 15 in place of 195 60 15). This did help however now the front tyres catch slightly on the inner arches on full lock which is annoying. It occurred to me that fitting 5mm wheel spacers would probably help however will this make my wheels fall off and/or ruin my wheel bearing?

[cobblers]

You might need longer wheel bolts/studs, and depending on what your hubs are like, 5mm might be enough to push the wheel out so that it's not a tight fit on the center bore anymore making them a bit more awkward to fit.

 

Personally I would just not turn the wheels to full lock.

[andy18s]

I fitted my Primera with higher profile tyres in search of a slightly more comfortable ride (195 65 15 in place of 195 60 15). This did help however now the front tyres catch slightly on the inner arches on full lock which is annoying. It occurred to me that fitting 5mm wheel spacers would probably help however will this make my wheels fall off and/or ruin my wheel bearing?

Plastic wheel arch liners? Meh

Just pretend you're driving a d5 Volvo, where tyre to liner interface is std feature...

[twosmoke300]

And in the mot testers manual !

[steveo3002]

for the siezed bolt ...

 

plus gas works better than wd40...soak it repeatedly if you can

 

impact gun has less chance of snapping it than a breaker bar 

 

any chance of getting a welder near it ?   blob of weld on the head will heat it enough to shift it sometimes , if not once its snapped weld a washer onto the stump then weld a nut to the washer , works very well

 

DO not snap a cheapie easy out in it ...makes it 10x worse

[Alfamale]

Got a new (refurbished anyway) rear calliper for the Clio. I squeezed the handbrake cable arm back and may have overdone it, there was a squirt of brake fluid from the bit where the pipe attaches and now it's not springing back or applying the handbrake. Should it do this? Have I buggered it? Will they know I'm a clueless idiot if I take it back and claim it's broken? Is there an easy way to unbugger it?

 

Thanks in advance!

[twosmoke300]

Wind the piston back in

[bub2006]

The c2 is due it's mot in the next month. The arch liners are bollocks. Can they be trimmed to remove the flappy bits at front under bumper or can I just bin them? Thanks

[DodgeRover]

Can you make use of a drill and zip ties to secure them?

[bub2006]

I could yes, problem is the piece what runs under the front bumper which clips to the bottom of the arch liners is completely missing. My own fault as I ripped the bumper and passenger side arch liner off in a temper when I couldn't get the gearbox back on after the clutch. I'm going to try and trim the flappy bits back level and secure it higher up.

[stephen01]

I hope they're electric powered flatbeds otherwise it rather pokes a brolly in the spokes of the whole green ethos.

 

not everyone has an electric car because of it's reported green features, like not every one who has an old car is 'poor' just like everyone who has a lease aldi isn't a flashy bastard, sometimes things just work for you and you roll with it.

 

Indeed.

 

You don't need to speak to Dutch to understand this.

 

 

Range and battery % are very very different things! Blasting it on the motorway at 85 quickly brings the range of a 50% charged battery down to anywhere between 25-35 miles, whereas rolling down a good 1 mile stretch of road may give me an extra few miles but generally only ever adds 1% to my battery. I've found my range very much to be taken with a pinch of salt, I've driven to Birmingham from home used, 20% battery but still had the same range left as when I started my journey. just like a petrol / diesel driving style plays the biggest part.

[castros_bro]

Before I take an anglegrinder to the non-starting TU®D5 1.5D engine's injection pump stop solenoid security cover - item outlined in red - Would one of the assembled fettlers tell me that I addressing the right item and what signal there should be down the wire to operate it?  I swapped out for a new one is there a selection of different stop solenoids which fit this Lucas pump?

 

 

 

[twosmoke300]

isnt that the egr wide open throttle switch?

[tooSavvy]

ToMM© is causing me a bit anxt..

 

The power tilt/slide is operating 'a la Toyyo' of course

 

However, when dropping the tilt down it is 'ker-plump'ing closed = sounds like it is a midge misaligned and catching the back edge of the roofhole.

 

Toyyo webbie shows 'learning to park' button pressing routine >> but that is for 'one-touch' operation.

ToMM© is just hold finger on until it stops.....

 

Anyone had bodyshop experience with fitting/repair/install/setup on these sliders? Likely similar for other makers?

 

Probably some 'discrete' grub screw or pinch clamp that I haven't found a webbie reference to [thus far].

 

Anyone?

 

TS

[Des]

Wow I understood at least 3/4 of that, have you tried a bit of silicon spray or WD on the moving bits, is there a pop up wind deflector at the front adding a bit of resistance to the last inches of closing? Some ABS plastic bits that get a bit sticky when grubby respond well to a wipe clean with a spray soaked rag.

[Dave_Q]

Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9CDTI - is this a Renault engine and if so how shit is it?

[Snipes]

I think it's a Fiat engine with lots of "German shit bolted to it".

[Dave_Q]

The 1.9CDTI in the cars is, it's the same as the Fiat/Alfa/Saab JTD.

 

The vivaro is a rebadged Renault Tragic though, not sure what they use.

[twosmoke300]

It's a Renault 1.9dci . Not actually a bad lump apart from all the usual common rail / wiring issues around it

[andy18s]

It's the car engine dropped in a van,with different turbo ect to suit.

Gearboxes seem the real weak link but they are getting over 12yrs old for the youngest

[castros_bro]

isnt that the egr wide open throttle switch?

 

You are right and I is wrong, but in my defence it was a bit stressful with melange of    night time FTP miles from home + AA (other assistance services also available) + early Flight from Gatwick.

 

Upon further investigation turns out the "advice" about the stop solenoid and security cover was wrong and there is a leak on the ally casting of the diesel filter housing which is bolted to the top/back of the engine.  So now only need to bodge an in line filter to move it before the street mechanics start reclaiming it then try and find another filter housing.

 

[RustyNuts]

Forgive the most stupid question on earth ever being asked.. but how do the roffles here work then?

 

I see people asking for the numbers they want.. and thats simple enough.. but i never see any instructions how to pay? Is it done via PM between the members or is there a facility on the site somewhere that is hidden away?

 

Sorry if thats the dumbest question of all time..

[Tickman]

Forgive the most stupid question on earth ever being asked.. but how do the roffles here work then?

 

I see people asking for the numbers they want.. and thats simple enough.. but i never see any instructions how to pay? Is it done via PM between the members or is there a facility on the site somewhere that is hidden away?

 

Sorry if thats the dumbest question of all time..

Pm's are sent out near the end with paypal instructions, you send your money with your screen ID and NO mention of raffle/roffle etc and you are done.

[RustyNuts]

Pm's are sent out near the end with paypal instructions, you send your money with your screen ID and NO mention of raffle/roffle etc and you are done.

 

Another stupid question...

 

Is the bold bit because paypal might decide to get in on it and charge?

[Tickman]

Another stupid question...

 

Is the bold bit because paypal might decide to get in on it and charge?

Simply 'gaming licence' and legality issues 'could' be brought into it if anyone was having a bad day. (Or something like that)