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[loserone]

phpbb (which I am assuming this is, just with a pretty skin on it)

 

Hahahahahahahahaha

 

Ha.

 

No, this is something obtuse and costly, because previous host

[wuvvum]

Yet another stupid question.

 

Did Haynes do a BOL for the diesel 205?  The only manuals I can find for sale are all petrol models only.

[Ghosty]

The XUD has its own Haynes, any model specific ones only cover petrols.

[wuvvum]

Aah, right so.  Annoyingly I have an Indenor manual but not an XUD one.  Still, a manual for a petrol 205 should cover most of what I need.

[Slartibartfast]

Hahahahahahahahaha

 

Ha.

 

No, this is something obtuse and costly, because previous host

 

It uses Invision Power Borad, now Invision Power Services*

 

It's not terrible to be fair, but they're revamped it so heavily in version 4 that upgrading is challenging.

 

As for purging old members, it's something I've been considering, I just need to make sure to do it right and not crash anything.

[Anthony]

On a Peugeot 205 Is the radiator cooling fan resistor (two speed fan) the same resistor (resistance and connection) as the dipped beam resistor on older 205s?

 

No, although it looks similar at a glance.

[Anthony]

Aah, right so.  Annoyingly I have an Indenor manual but not an XUD one.  Still, a manual for a petrol 205 should cover most of what I need.

 

The petrol 205 Haynes should cover almost everything you need, as the XU engine 205's share much with the XUD's mechanically and the engines themselves are broadly based on the same design.

 

If you need to purchase one, see if you can get the older "Workshop Manual" type 2nd hand rather than buying the the newer/current "Service and Repair Manual" version - for reasons unknown, Haynes took a lot of information out in the later manual including info on gearbox and rear axle strip down for example.  That said, the vast majority of stuff is still covered in the newer manual so don't worry too much if you can't get the older one.

[sierraman]

Are the mintex brake boxes you see on eBay genuine? £37 seems suspiciously cheap for discs and pads.

[bigfella2]

Are the mintex brake boxes you see on eBay genuine? £37 seems suspiciously cheap for discs and pads.

I bought some minted pads, discs with bearing and abs rings for £60 which seems mentally cheap compared to everything else. They look all good, made by trw friction in the UK, I believe they manufacture lots of other 'brands'.

[sierraman]

I thought I'd order them and it would be mickey mouse gear. I normally use eicher or pagid, but might use the mintex next time.

[320touring]

Tend to use them for Clio 172 rear discs and pads. No issues so far.

[The Moog]

Tend to use them for Clio 172 rear discs and pads. No issues so far.

No issues on rear 172 brakes????? Raised eyebrows

[bigfella2]

I thought I'd order them and it would be mickey mouse gear. I normally use eicher or pagid, but might use the mintex next time.

I think trw friction make those brands too.

[320touring]

No issues on rear 172 brakes????? Raised eyebrows

The disks I bought REPLACED the fucked ones;)

[SgtWilson]

Used mintex on a Skoda where the discs were junk from new after 12 months. 35 quid and all fine 3 years later. Fabias, rapids and Octavia's all had issues at the time and Skoda UK issued a tech bulletin telling dealers how to wriggle out of replacing them* ( as if you'd want the scabby things which caused the problem in the first place anyway)

 

*Only my honest opinion your honour and definitely not the truth, s'welp me gawd.

[robinmasters]

How does surface rust on chrome work? Something is rusting, but you can sand it off. Surely rust would be actually part of the metal and therefore impossible to remove without removing the chroming from the surface?

[sierraman]

Wire wool I think.

[SierraMikeHotel]

How does surface rust on chrome work? Something is rusting, but you can sand it off. Surely rust would be actually part of the metal and therefore impossible to remove without removing the chroming from the surface?

I was wondering this just yesterday. The mirror stalks on the bike are scabby, and I couldn't understand what was going on when I scraped some with a fingernail and it was shiny underneath. Weird.

[inconsistant]

What are the signs of a starter motor beginning to fail please?

[stonedagain]

AFAIK chrome is slightly porous. Chrome plating directly onto steel allows moisture to penetrate, allowing the steel to rust. Top quality chrome plating consists of a layer of copper plating directly onto the steel, then a layer of nickel plating, then the chrome plating on top. The surface rust which is easy to remove has crept through the pores of the chrome, because the steel underneath is beginning to rust.

[Guest Hooli]

I think trw friction make those brands too.

 

I read that as low friction & thought 'I don't want their brakes'.

[Kiltox]

You mean TMD Friction https://tmdfriction.com

[burraston2006]

Found these items at the back of the shed. Can not for the life of me remember what car/cars they are from. Could the AS gurus help me?

 

The seat belt clips have 1392174 F4 on the plastic case and 5990B-AC89.1 on the metal mount. I have a feeling they my be from an old G plate 3series I used to have but I can't be certain!

 

[320touring]

Re the seatbelt clips, they are deffo not BMW E30 ones (which is what a G reg would be)

 

Sorry I can't say what they are off:(

[burraston2006]

Cheers! No idea what I took them off of!

[Mally]

wrrrrr, wwwwwwwwwwwwwwrrrr........no wrrrrrr

[rainagain]

I'm trying to find somewhere in Fife that will buy scrap car batteries, here are my results so far:

SCB: we don't take them as it costs us money to get rid of them

Upullit: won't take them

Nobles: yes we take batteries but there's a ten battery minimum (I've only got four), also won't give price on phone

 

Anyone know of a scrappy in Fife that I can sell them to?

[gm]

You could give these guys a call ?

 

http://westcaldermetalsltd.co.uk

 

I had an old copper hot water cylinder to get rid of recently, while I was there I noticed that they had a pallet of car batteries in the shed.

[robinmasters]

Can jump leads deteriorate so as to carry enough current to spark, but not enough to turn the engine over?

[Talbot]

Can jump leads deteriorate so as to carry enough current to spark, but not enough to turn the engine over?

Yes.

 

A spark simply requires volts. Turning an engine over needs many amps.

 

Jump leads are a lot cheaper than they used to be. I bought a massively beefy pair a few months back for about £24.