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General Discussion Area / Re: Blood tests/cancer

« on: 08 July 2017, 08:08:05 »

We have just moved to somerset and i needed my headache tablet perscription renewed. I rang the local doctors to see if i could get seen, answer yes come in tomorrow but will need a urine sample when you see the doctor.
 I saw the doctor who did a dip test and said you have blood in your wee. Please do another sample and we can send it off for tests. Thats back now got a phone call from my new doctor blood still they and i now have to
Go into hospital for one of those tube/camera things stuck up my w...... . Morral of the story whether the doctor is new, old or in my case jyst a different doctor listen to them and act on it.

seems like your doctor went to the same school of diagnostics as most dodgy mechanics:


Mechanic - the EML is on, the ECU must be oppsed.
Doctor - patient has headaches, stick a camera up his arse


Hope you get some relief soon

5837

General Discussion Area / Re: In praise of Admin.

« on: 08 July 2017, 07:35:09 »

I thought it just plugged into the wall?

5838

General Car Chat / Re: A peculiarity of Porsche drivers

« on: 07 July 2017, 18:44:02 »

Just been on the M6 carpark again and had the opportunity to study at some length two different Porsche 911's and their drivers. Both men, in their 40's ish and (this is the peculiar part) both wearing a number of items of Porsche branded clothing or apparel. Both wearing Porsche t-shirts and one also with matching cap and sunglasses.

This raised two questions for me. 1. Why? I can identify that you're driving a Porsche, I don't need to read it on your baseball cap. 2.  Why does this only seem to afflict Porsche drivers? Leaving aside sponsored professionals, I don't know of any other marque where drivers habitually wear a matched brand of clothing.

You've never seen Ferrari owners then? One make owners clubs? Hell, most manufcturers will sell you branded clothing/knicknacks, but the takeup rate is mercifully low.

5839

General Discussion Area / Re: Bonsoir et merci à Serek

« on: 07 July 2017, 18:40:47 »

I assumed it was standard caravan loading..

Y'know - all the heavy stuff at the front, fill the boot of the car with the luggage..

Then expect somebody else to sweep it off the motorway after  it all goes horribly wrong.

5840

General Car Chat / Re: Scoobie Legacy cut out issue

« on: 05 July 2017, 21:10:19 »

Skimmed thru this.

Have you charged and tested the battery off the vehicle with a drop charger or modern equivalent?

Had a fully loaded works van, up to temp and a warm day,cut out in slow moving traffic.

had to get those behind to push it to the nearest gap.

Twin batteries and one Battery just died dragging the other with it.

Transhits are good for this...

As are Pajeros.

5841

Omega General Help / Re: Has anyone found a third party cat that is OK?

« on: 05 July 2017, 20:44:29 »

I need to replace the cat on my 2.2 petrol 2003 manual saloon + the rest of the exhaust back. The joint between the cat and rear boxes was replaced with a welded tube. The second cat has lasted 2 years past the point it was deemed not weldable/repairable any more and one of the two pipes to the rear silencer box has separated. So I just as well replace all of it with new.

Any recommendations please?

Thanks for any help.

I didn't mess about when one of mine failed in France 3 years ago: I ordered one for £70 off Ebay to be delivered by the time I got home, and fitted it the following day. Just like any other cat we've fitted, it's fine.

What make and supplier did you use Nick and how long did it last?

No idea, it was 3 years ago!
And it's still on the car and still good. I wish I'd replaced the other one when I had to do the rest of the system 4 months later.

5842

General Car Chat / Re: Volvo...

« on: 05 July 2017, 19:17:44 »

... have announced today that all new models produced after 2019 will be either a hybrid or totally

Now consider that Volvo's entire range is new and that they have always had long model lives. Volvo already have hybrids, so they're just talking themselves up for all of the fantasists

Cynic. 

It is cynical isn't it?


Or did you mean me?


In which case, thank you

5843

General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 05 July 2017, 18:48:48 »

Kevin Wood's first love!

No use. It's the saloon so you can't get a mattress in the back. Also got the poxy 1.3 engine.

At least the 1.3 doesn't have enough power to challenge the suspension. Unlike the 1.8 which, while still shit, does.

.. and where's the fun in not being able to challenge the suspension?

Fun and Marinas in the same sentence? Have you been drinking?

5844

Omega General Help / Re: Dimensions for a 2.2 exhaust flexi joint replacement please.

« on: 05 July 2017, 18:44:04 »

Measure the pipe diameters, and the length of the flexi joint.
Buy one from a local supplier that matches, to prevent your cambelt issues.
Most come with clamps that aren't very satisfactory, so get it welded together by your man.

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General Car Chat / Re: Volvo...

« on: 05 July 2017, 18:40:37 »

... have announced today that all new models produced after 2019 will be either a hybrid or totally

Now consider that Volvo's entire range is new and that they have always had long model lives. Volvo already have hybrids, so they're just talking themselves up for all of the fantasists

5846

Omega General Help / Re: Help! Oil Filter Removal

« on: 05 July 2017, 18:09:07 »

Used to do the two DTi's I had with a filter socket, short extension bar and ratchet.

Socket something like this:-

I have one like that for doing Yak18 scavenge filters. And the boss's Mini

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Omega General Help / Re: Has anyone found a third party cat that is OK?

« on: 05 July 2017, 18:06:57 »

I need to replace the cat on my 2.2 petrol 2003 manual saloon + the rest of the exhaust back. The joint between the cat and rear boxes was replaced with a welded tube. The second cat has lasted 2 years past the point it was deemed not weldable/repairable any more and one of the two pipes to the rear silencer box has separated. So I just as well replace all of it with new.

Any recommendations please?

Thanks for any help.

I didn't mess about when one of mine failed in France 3 years ago: I ordered one for £70 off Ebay to be delivered by the time I got home, and fitted it the following day. Just like any other cat we've fitted, it's fine.

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Omega General Help / Re: Help! Oil Filter Removal

« on: 05 July 2017, 15:00:21 »

Some garage mechanic has overtightened it, now you can's shift it. My solution is to drive a long nail or chisel through the filter, and heave on that

That's probably not going to work on the diesel engine.

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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 05 July 2017, 13:48:06 »

Kevin Wood's first love!

No use. It's the saloon so you can't get a mattress in the back. Also got the poxy 1.3 engine.

At least the 1.3 doesn't have enough power to challenge the suspension. Unlike the 1.8 which, while still shit, does.

5850

General Discussion Area / Re: The Original Brexit...

« on: 04 July 2017, 22:17:40 »

Oh yes, and also we only ever use "gotten" in the phrase ill-gotten gains; otherwise it is simply "got" - got it? 

Ron.

'gotten' was the past-participle of 'get' in old-fashioned English; it's still OK to use, it just sounds a bit odd to most English. Unlike 'forgotten'. Who said English was logical?