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[TheBoy]

Knocking from engine, suspension or other ?

Suspension, probably droplink .  As I was messing with suspension around 300m ago, just want to double check its all tight and won't drop off before ordering new ones...   ...CBA to try to exercise 4yr guarantee of these Meyle HD ones.

Talking of knocking from your cars, I went for lunch at The shoulder of Mutton yesterday (ring any bells ?) and remembered you turning up  to an OOF  meet there in the silver bullet.
The engine was knocking so loudly, we could hear it long before we could see it. 

Was that the one we got turfed out from? By a river?  If so, that was around the time of "Engine Noise, terminal? thread"

Yep, that's the one. Basil Fawlty,s brother had taken over the pub the day before and didn't want his car park full of cars, driven by people who wanted to buy meals in his restaurant. 
He wasn't there very long. The place actually closed down for  while - for some reason. 

Later on that weekend, it sounded *REALLY* bad, during its LPG mapping runs with Lazydocker and Kevin Wood.

[TheBoy]

I know what I am going to be doing today, TBE has apparently developed a knocking noise.

*sigh*, just when I thought nearly all car tasks were complete

As expected, it was the droplinks.  Looks like I might not have down the nut up enough when changing shocks and springs.

Job jobbed now though

[TheBoy]

Failed to fill the Jag with fuel.

Surely, the mongs know that given the high price of fuel, they need to bump up the maximum limit 

[dave the builder]

Removed the ccr2006 gramophone system 
then re -fitted it to get the CDs out 
removed it again
stuck in a new ariel amp & cheepo china 7" touchscreen
  and routed the leads for the dvr and front and back up cameras
have to say , sound quality is good enough for me  good radio reception 
just need to mount the cameras ,pick up a live from the reverse lamp
and stick some choonz on a micro sd card
i will be buying a cage and surround to go between the head unit and the DFP-19-00DG Double Din Dark Grey Fascia Facia Adaptor clicky
which is no where near dark enough to match my console ,so I'll be painting that black too 

[Nick W]

Removed the ccr2006 gramophone system 
then re -fitted it to get the CDs out 
removed it again
stuck in a new ariel amp & cheepo china 7" touchscreen
  and routed the leads for the dvr and front and back up cameras
have to say , sound quality is good enough for me  good radio reception 
just need to mount the cameras ,pick up a live from the reverse lamp
and stick some choonz on a micro sd card
i will be buying a cage and surround to go between the head unit and the DFP-19-00DG Double Din Dark Grey Fascia Facia Adaptor clicky
which is no where near dark enough to match my console ,so I'll be painting that black too 

I've done most of that. but wiring around the Bose amp and replacing all of the door speakers meant I couldn't be arsed to fit the DAB aerial and DVR(as I've already got a dashcam) in a discreet way.


It works well, but doesn't like being packed in the Omega's dash; a couple of miles before I get to destination it drops the GPS signal and switches itself off before it overheats. Also, not coming with a cage meant I had to some very fiddly mounting to actually retain it.


I have a spare(for some reason) double Din bezel if that's any good to you?

[dave the builder]

I have a spare(for some reason) double Din bezel if that's any good to you?

i will just paint the poorly matched adaptor item, but thanks for the offer 
just need to order one of these to stick it in more firmly
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-1994-2003-REPLACEMENT-DOUBLE-DIN-CAGE-KIT-HEADUNIT-FASCIA-TRIM/382345729791?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
I have a garmin nav you stick to the screen on a mount (and recently paid for update) ,so only wanted cameras and bluetooth for the phone 
and a decent library of music to hand , rather than a tape and 4 CDs 

[TheBoy]

It works well, but doesn't like being packed in the Omega's dash; a couple of miles before I get to destination it drops the GPS signal and switches itself off before it overheats.

You crushed the cold air feed pipe when finding space for all the cables and gubbins?

[dave the builder]

you could modify the ash tray , which takes up far too much space for what it is (unless you smoke) and add a 12v PC fan 

[TheBoy]

you could modify the ash tray , which takes up far too much space for what it is (unless you smoke) and add a 12v PC fan 

Only PC fans that would fit there are those shitty little 50mm ones that were fitted to really old CPUs, or shitty motherboards back in the Northbridge days. Noisy, unreliable, troublesome pieces of shit

I'd use the aircon fed cold air feed that GM fitted esp to keep the headunit cool

[TheBoy]

Failed to fill the Jag with fuel.

Surely, the mongs know that given the high price of fuel, they need to bump up the maximum limit 

This was the problem...




This is what the handbook says for tank capacity, but only allowed £99, I couldn't test it...

[Doctor Gollum]

Whomever wrote that clearly cannot add

68 plus 4 doesn't even pretend to equal 77...

[TD]

Failed to fill the Jag with fuel.

Surely, the mongs know that given the high price of fuel, they need to bump up the maximum limit 

You could have replaced the nossel back in the pump, then taken it back out again, and filled up the rest of the tank, remembering how many litres you put in the on the first fill 

[TheBoy]

Whomever wrote that clearly cannot add

68 plus 4 doesn't even pretend to equal 77...

Now you know why I'm keen to know how many litres it does need from pretty empty, as the handbook is tosh

[TheBoy]

Failed to fill the Jag with fuel.

Surely, the mongs know that given the high price of fuel, they need to bump up the maximum limit 

You could have replaced the nossel back in the pump, then taken it back out again, and filled up the rest of the tank, remembering how many litres you put in the on the first fill 

Nope, it won't authorise the card again. Tried that before.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Fitted a new n/s wiper blade to Sons Punto. A hard days work.