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If stop/start cars with AGM batteries have beefier alternators, is there not a danger that a normal battery would get 'over cooked' by the alternator and go bang?the chemistry is still the same so the target voltage should be the same (14.7v?)
Thanks for all the advicemore like no no no
Going to have a proper look tomorrow. Can i start the engine with the plenum removed to see where oil may ne cming from or is that a no no
My C-type Jaguar replica is due to go to the painter's this Monday, and I asked the paint honcho to look up Jaguar BRG..... he just called to say there were at least five different shades. And a search for BRG threw up 24 shades. I am looking for the very dark green used on the works racing C-types and D-types.Good luck with that one.
Does anybody have the correct colour code for a modern equivalent? We are not allowed to use cellulose any more, but I am told that the people in the paint shop are able to mix a two-pack to give a slightly mattish finish much like the appearance of cellulose. But I want to get the shade of green exactly right. Can anybody help?
Job jobbed - thanks for the guidance folksI wasted time and money fitting new leads & DIS coils to try to fix a slight misfire on my first V6 - problem was solved when I fitted new spark plugs.Put everything back together, with a bit of superglue for the timing cover and a repack with fresh grease for the aux belt tensioner pulley. Seems to run more smoothly - though that could just be imaginary having discovered one bank was previously a tooth out on the timing.
Of course, now that the tensioner pulley isn't making a screeching racket, I can hear what sounds like a very faint miss, or a splutter. It's only about every five or eight seconds apart, rather than constant and it seemed to fade away as the engine warmed up. Ah well, that'll give me something to look into next time, I guess...
It might be quicker/easier/cheaper to fit some airbags
Oh and had a second spring order cancelled. By Larkspeed this time.
If I can't get them direct from Bilstein, they'll have to come from Mercedes... Which I might just do for the sake of simplicity
I am inclined to agree with you.While you have the backing plate off is an excellent time to change the thermostat, as you don't need to split the housing from the transfer tube to get them off the engine
TBH, I'm loathe to touch something that's not broken at the moment, unless given a compelling reason, cost and convenient (to me) parts availability. It comes up to temperature, thermostat opens, coolant flows, the fan kicks in when needed - so I'm inclined to kick that can down the road for the moment, though I'll add it onto the "fullness of time" list ...
Sadly we can't turn them off remotely (its already feasible) even on Police request (legislation).Doesn't happen often - an OOF post that has gone round in a circle and returned to the original topic
In fact the country I have ever seen where we were allowed to remote disable startrup was in the Netherlands
What you found is pretty typical of just bunging the belt on, setting the tensioner and calling it done.That isn't the (metal) backplate though. It is the (plastic) front cover & cable tray. My recollection is that the backplate doesn't come off until the cam sprockets are off
Broken cover backing plates aren't unusual either. If you replace it, bear in mind there are two different types.
While you have the backing plate off is an excellent time to change the thermostat, as you don't need to split the housing from the transfer tube to get them off the engine
Are the airbags that expensive that they can't be replaced?There are alternatives
No alternative to genuine Merc ones?
My point is that it is a generic pump and easily obtainable....That's a different thing. As GK says, the extra pump under the header tank is so you can run your heater with the engine off. My Omega never had this pump in the first place.
I think it is a pump that is used on many vehicles that have auxiliary (diesel burning) heaters. IIRC SWMBOs diesel Galaxy had one which I replaced in a futile attempt to get cabin heat on journeys of less than 100miles. ...
My R Class had the same set up & I used it about twice in 4 or 5 years so I doubt GK will miss is it if it doesn't work.
One person in the picture is clearly photoshopped 7:24 into the video. It looks like one of those prop photos you see on telly box where the picture is altered to look like the actor, but they haven't quite got the angle or lighting rightHe never looked right to me - maybe it's the spray tan?
