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Title: New lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 22 May 2018, 13:43:27
Being able to do a lot of the basic servicing on the Merc has given me a new interest in cars.

Could do very little myself on the Insignia.

Only 4 things to do now on the Merc, atf change, fuel filter change, rear diff oil change and brake fluid change.

Any volunteers for the latter? :D
Title: Re: New lease of life
Post by: deviator on 22 May 2018, 15:57:35
Nice one, all easy stuff, but better than spending money for someone else to do it.
Title: Re: New lease of life
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 May 2018, 16:14:18
Yep, with the added benefit of knowing it's been done properly.

Then if you get bored you can start cleaning the engine bay - see if you can get it up to the standard of your old Desmond. :y
Title: Re: New lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 22 May 2018, 16:56:59
Yep, with the added benefit of knowing it's been done properly.

Then if you get bored you can start cleaning the engine bay - see if you can get it up to the standard of your old Desmond. :y

The engine bay is already cleaner than desmond, gets less dirty :)

Title: Re: New lease of life
Post by: Andy B on 22 May 2018, 17:03:03
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Any volunteers for the latter? :D

An Easibleed or vacuum pump does away with the need of a glamorous assistant   :y

I know some one that uses his Pela oil sucker to vacuum bleed his brakes .... never tried it yet myself  :-\
Title: Re: New lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 22 May 2018, 17:08:37
....

Any volunteers for the latter? :D

An Easibleed or vacuum pump does away with the need of a glamorous assistant   :y

I know some one that uses his Pela oil sucker to vacuum bleed his brakes .... never tried it yet myself  :-\

All, apart from the fuel filter require getting on my back, can't do that anymore.

Although the fuel filter is self priming, I don't trust myself to do it.
Title: Re: New lease of life
Post by: deviator on 23 May 2018, 09:51:48
....

Any volunteers for the latter? :D

An Easibleed or vacuum pump does away with the need of a glamorous assistant   :y

I know some one that uses his Pela oil sucker to vacuum bleed his brakes .... never tried it yet myself  :-\

I'm the other way around. I've got a compressor driven brake bleeder (which is great BTW) and then I change the pipe and use it for....
PS Fluid
Oil
Re-priming awkward (older) style diesels
Brake/clutch fluid