Saturday Collecshiun Nonsense - Toyota Celica ST - MOT Update

[Wingz123]

That’ll be a tdv6

[Shirley Knott]

Very nice indeed!

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Running cold though.

GLWTC

Yeah tis. Suspect the EGR thermo? Will be investigated in due course.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

That's us more than halfway hame. Can you guess where we are?

[Broadsword]

Top Ray Purchase there!

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Flying the autoshite flag.

[busmansholiday]

That's us more than halfway hame. Can you guess where we are? P_20190224_153116_vHDR_Auto_HP.jpg

Outside that pub ?

[cpjitservices]

There's nothing better to do on a Satda

[keith777]

Flying the autoshite flag. P_20190224_155717_vHDR_Auto_HP.jpg

 

Penrith ?

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Penrith ?

 

Correct. Nice wee toon and gid spot fur a stop.

 

That's us hame. Slight issue with Ronnie. Front O/S brake is making a grinding noise. Think the caliper is sticking a wee bit. Brakes were next on the list so just brought that forward by covering 1000 miles since Sat morn. Even more MPGssss from the last tank. 28.21mpg -- which took us from Solihull to the collection point near Southhampton and back up to Penrith. Came back via the A6 and A7 which is always more fun(er) than the M74, even in the dark.

 

Celica ran great all the way back and returned 40+ MPG. ABS light is still pinging on occasionally, so that will need investigating. Just shy of 500 miles is one hell of a test-ride hame. Cheers all for the comments and that. Was good to share our own collection thread as I enjoy others sharing their's.

 

Cheers all and till the next time. Drive safe and keep buying shite.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

That’ll be a tdv6

 

TD6.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

The loon whacked his Celica in for an MOT today and it passed nae bother whatsoever. Advisory on CV boot getting tired, so he's gonna get them done when funds allow. MOT man was well pissed off that it's not rotten, as he wanted it for banger racing. Tough titty Frank.

 

Gonna give him a hand to change the oil this week. Will update then.

 

Thanks again Stanky!   

[Jim Bell]

Sweet!

Here's to many many more clean MOTs to come.

[red5]

Top motor. Now it's moved miles away I want it back more. 

[Stanky]

Excellent news! This is the first car in a VERY long time that I've sold and has gone on to pass its next MOT!

 

Did you chaps replace that ABS ring, or put it in 'au naturel' to see what was required? 

 

Do you get a medal for owning 'The best celica in all of Scotland'?

[taxi paul]

It is a really nice car. I loved it. It's one that you can spend a few pound on and it not repay you by grenading itself. Good luck.

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Excellent news! This is the first car in a VERY long time that I've sold and has gone on to pass its next MOT!

 

Did you chaps replace that ABS ring, or put it in 'au naturel' to see what was required? 

 

Do you get a medal for owning 'The best celica in all of Scotland'?

 

Cheers fella.

 

No. Not even washed it yet.   The loon put it in for the old, 'pre MOT' check and having flown through that. MOT man logged into the computer and did the real macoy on it right there and then and then didn't even charge the loon for the - 'pre-MOT'. They're enthusiasts of the best kind....

 

Did someone mention medals....

 

[Hawkeyethenoo]

Update. The loon put the Celica into the local garage for - tracking check, new CV boots and replacement ABS Reluctor rings which he'd sourced from the Internetofthings. Upshot was, tracking was only a baw hair oot, CV boots fitted, but the 'mechanic' couldn't see anything wrong with the reluctor rings, so didn't fit the new yins..... He's a bit miffed at that as he's now left with two brand new rings which are a bit too large for earings.

 

He's a bit "Jackie Stewart" about how a car 'andles and still says it pulls left gov. I've said I'll help him out with a new set of boots come proper Spring (Avons!), as everything else checks out as correct including the tyre pressures, which were the first thing we checked. 

 

If it was me I'd drive the bloody thing till the wheels fell off and not worry but you know, kids.... He's still 'Loving It' though.

 

Cheers all.

[RustyNuts]

On 23/02/2019 at 08:00, stuboy said:

hopes its a safrane..

Periodically I search this site for Safrane and I've noticed you mention Safrane quite a few times in various threads.

Are you by any chance a bit of a fan of them? 

[Jenson Velcro]

On 12/03/2019 at 22:01, Hawkeyethenoo said:

Update. The loon put the Celica into the local garage for - tracking check, new CV boots and replacement ABS Reluctor rings which he'd sourced from the Internetofthings. Upshot was, tracking was only a baw hair oot, CV boots fitted, but the 'mechanic' couldn't see anything wrong with the reluctor rings, so didn't fit the new yins..... He's a bit miffed at that as he's now left with two brand new rings which are a bit too large for earings.

 

He's a bit "Jackie Stewart" about how a car 'andles and still says it pulls left gov. I've said I'll help him out with a new set of boots come proper Spring (Avons!), as everything else checks out as correct including the tyre pressures, which were the first thing we checked. 

 

If it was me I'd drive the bloody thing till the wheels fell off and not worry but you know, kids.... He's still 'Loving It' though.

 

Cheers all.

If the tyres aren’t directional can you swap the wheels from side to side and see if it affects the steering?

was the tracking check a full 4 wheel alignment or just the fronts?

[Hawkeyethenoo]

41 minutes ago, Jenson Velcro said:

If the tyres aren’t directional can you swap the wheels from side to side and see if it affects the steering?

was the tracking check a full 4 wheel alignment or just the fronts?

Can't quite remember, but think it was the fronts. This car is still in the family, now with my big brother and in long-term storage.

[Jenson Velcro]

Oops, just seen the date of that post!

[Stanky]

Glad the ole girl is still going strong, this is definitely a good one and they are getting rare now.