Supernaut Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Ouch. Symptoms & diagnosis? High mileage Land Rover. Fucked. dave21478, beko1987 and nacho man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Is that the first time it's been off tarmac? Look how capable it was at it! chaseracer, Stevebrookman, The Moog and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Is that the first time it's been off tarmac? Look how capable it was at it! Had to open it's huge gob as it's gasping for air already .......... nacho man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 We ARE sympathetic, Dan - but you know we just have a funny* way of showing it. Anyway, if it was an AS-spec series 2A, you'd have hit it with a lump hammer, twisted a wire, kicked a tyre and been home by now. nacho man and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 LOL thanks crew!!! Its not long come back from a £1400 bill last week for a rocker cover gasket and a turbo rebuild, the other turbo is okay for now. Anyhow, it binged up low coolant, then a minute later it made an impression of a steam train. Lucky event number 1 was a it was just a hose clip that was loose, lucky even number 2 was I was only 10 miles from the yard, someone brought me some coolant up, I tightened the clip up and was away. Not first without removing the whole air box, about one million connections and hoses first, that had to be removed and unplugged to access the clip It was probably left undone when the turbo was done at it was from that side but hey ho, its fixed Is it upto 400k yet? No its only on 367k at the moment, its had a rest while I have used it twin sister that is only on 336k Four hundred kilometres? Not without shitting something expensive. Miles not this poxy kilometre crap. Ouch. Symptoms & diagnosis? She's okay, just a minor hiccup. Is that the first time it's been off tarmac? Look how capable it was at it! I actually got it stuck off-road once as I couldn't be arsed to go find our drillers, had to get towed out by a tractor. Ended up walking ages to find a farmer, my fault for being lazy. Got a pic somewhere on my phone Its actually very capable off road, the sites I visit are often in fields or building sites that are basically just fields of dreams so it gets driven straight across these. On crappy road tyres as well. Coprolalia, Lacquer Peel, CGSB and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Just lost crap car roulette. The nice bargainous Honda Accord I got about 6 weeks ago has grenaded its engine. The timing chain has lost control of the inlet cam. Google suggests that it's a bit of a known quirk. Not good enough Honda. Soichiro would not approve.More annoyed about the new tyres and service it's just had... doubles my loosings Oh well, such is life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 For those of us who were going to meet up in Portsmouth on the 29th....Seems I'm not making the trip now. Slight hitch on the family front, the timing isn't going to work any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 My friend is in Clatterbridge hospital - sadly their cancer has spread to the bones and skull.It was only a fortnight ago I got my diagnosis of my breathing problems and the realisation that sadly my own health has gone.Sometimes I wonder what the bastard point is. taxi paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 If anyone's got a right to a Grump..... Condolences, Bren. gordonbennet, Cavcraft, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Just lost crap car roulette. The nice bargainous Honda Accord I got about 6 weeks ago has grenaded its engine. The timing chain has lost control of the inlet cam. Google suggests that it's a bit of a known quirk. Not good enough Honda. Soichiro would not approve.More annoyed about the new tyres and service it's just had... doubles my loosings Oh well, such is life.Not hondas fault that people never check the oil " cos it's a Honda innit " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Well it looks like me and the wife are calling it a day . All amicable so far but I expect that will all change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Not hondas fault that people never check the oil " cos it's a Honda innit "No I can't. And don't really. I have been guilty of such thought processes once or twice. And that's the lottery with bangers. Typically it ticked all right boxes wrt service history low owners etc and turned out to be crap. Should've known! Still think it's a bit of a shit /weak/odd failure mode though. Sorry bout your home news. A good number of my peers have managed to do it amicably, so fingers crossed for a smooth journey as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Is it an ivtec or a 2.2 diesel ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Well it looks like me and the wife are calling it a day . All amicable so far but I expect that will all change Sorry to hear that fella.If I can offer one slightly pessimistic bit of advice, I'd say the latter half of the second sentence up there is probably right. Moods never change faster than when relationships are involved - I had an "amicable" split one day with the ex wife, and the day after there was police involvement. Look after yourself! The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 It's little one I feel sorry for . But she won't be the first kid see her parents split and won't be the last . Wife's parents have money so will prob buy her a house etc . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Crap news, sorry to hear that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Ivtec 2.4. As I understand it... Sludge gathers in the vtc cam vtech controller, which makes it sluggish, which introduces lash in the camchain, which wears the tensioner guides, reducing tension /introducing slack into the chain. So far, so good The really odd bit imho is...If you leave the car in gear with a bit of weight on the engine, it this slack can unwind the inlet cam through the vtc .causing massive loss of engine timing and for the pistons to hit the valves. So you get sudden and catastrophic engine failure essentially while it's parked. Which is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Are you sure you haven't just made all that up Dan? scdan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 My friend is in Clatterbridge hospital - sadly their cancer has spread to the bones and skull.It was only a fortnight ago I got my diagnosis of my breathing problems and the realisation that sadly my own health has gone.Sometimes I wonder what the bastard point is.I'm local to Clatterbridge hospital. If there's anything I can do to help then just PM me. Cavcraft, chaseracer, Pillock and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Are you sure you haven't just made all that up Dan?Wish I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well it looks like me and the wife are calling it a day . All amicable so far but I expect that will all change Sorry to hear that mate. Me and the missus have been clattering along at rock bottom for a while now, Suspect we'll be doing similar soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well it looks like me and the wife are calling it a day . All amicable so far but I expect that will all change Sorry to hear that. It's a dreadful situation - I have the book, t shirt etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Just lost crap car roulette. The nice bargainous Honda Accord I got about 6 weeks ago has grenaded its engine. The timing chain has lost control of the inlet cam. Google suggests that it's a bit of a known quirk. Not good enough Honda. Soichiro would not approve be spinning in his grave - Yo VTEC!.More annoyed about the new tyres and service it's just had... doubles my loosings Oh well, such is life.Make sure your next car takes the same size tyres? My grumps - I may have replaced the handbrake cables on the Signum for nothing. Those of you who have done this on a Signum or Vectra will know what a pain the job is. And I still haven't got the CV boot on but there's no point because we've damaged the joint boot on the suspension arm which will also be an MOT fail so until I get that I'm not doing any more on that part of the car. scdan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Was hoping to get my recon axle put in today but my, not so tame mechanic, can't fit it in. Another week with a seriously fucked axle. I have to use my van coz of work. Every pimple in the road makes a horrendous bang so I have to swerve all over the road to avoid anything, and we know what the state of the roads are. GRRR!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Well it looks like me and the wife are calling it a day . All amicable so far but I expect that will all change Bugger, hope it stays as reasonable as it can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Along with the other issues im whinging about,my health has took a serious nose dive. Left side gone screwy again. Not able to walk far,really bad shakes,used my inhaler more times than i have over past 6 months,speach impediment back worse too. Migraines for past 2 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Brother-in-law being a prick to my terminally ill sister-in-law. He sure as hell won't be getting away with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Family can be trouble cav. Best wishes to you and yours. Im currently sending this from an ambulance being blue lighted to hospital. Apparently i could have had a mini stroke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Oh shit Bub fingers crossed it's just a wierd effect from the migraine, I ended up being monitored for 24hrs with similar symptoms and in the end that was all they could suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Best wishes Bub, hope that it is only a false alarm. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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