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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 18 March 2024, 11:22:46 »
There's no change at the motor when the switch is actuated up or down... Zero voltage and continuous circuit between + and - 
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General Car Chat / Re: Arrival of new Vehicle.
« on: 17 March 2024, 23:42:46 »
A diesel Signum then 
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 17 March 2024, 23:35:49 »
True enough, thinking about it, I have only owned two cars with manual front windows... A 1985 Sierra L and a 1988 VW Polo.
And only 6 cars with manual rear windows... The problem with modern cars is that everything runs off a network of boxes rather than old school mechanical switches, fuses and relays. Downsizing in the name of progress
And only 6 cars with manual rear windows... The problem with modern cars is that everything runs off a network of boxes rather than old school mechanical switches, fuses and relays. Downsizing in the name of progress
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 17 March 2024, 21:28:11 »
Managed to get two of the screws undone. Turns out they're actually E10 torx. The garage can fight the other two as they have a bracket stuck over them making it almost impossible to get a decent purchase on them so rather than round them off I have soaked them in oil and let them be.
Also started to investigate why the rear windows don't work. Some basic poking got the motors out and established that the motor physically turns freely and its gearbox moves without issue, as do the regulators... I did wonder if the windows had stuck in the frames, but the regulators move without issue if you manually move the windows, so frames lubed with PTFE spray.
Electrically, the switches work but there's something amiss in the door ECUs as there is a short between the two power feeds to the motor regardless of switch position which suggests a fault within the door ECUs as they contain relays that supply the motor rather than a software issue.
Also started to investigate why the rear windows don't work. Some basic poking got the motors out and established that the motor physically turns freely and its gearbox moves without issue, as do the regulators... I did wonder if the windows had stuck in the frames, but the regulators move without issue if you manually move the windows, so frames lubed with PTFE spray.
Electrically, the switches work but there's something amiss in the door ECUs as there is a short between the two power feeds to the motor regardless of switch position which suggests a fault within the door ECUs as they contain relays that supply the motor rather than a software issue.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 17 March 2024, 12:29:29 »Well, they used the same system on the W220 and at least the W221 uses an external hex head instead of an Allen oneUnfortunately, the strut attached to them and is secured by grub screws which are prone to seizing.in place.
Clearly a Friday afternoon in Sindelfingen when someone decided that was a good idea.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 16 March 2024, 18:28:24 »
Replacement tyre delivered and fitted whilst I was away. Garage kindly swapped it for the spare.
Partial retest booked for next Saturday.
Partial retest booked for next Saturday.
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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?
« on: 16 March 2024, 16:33:29 »I normally do but people start cryingNot far from me. Tempting.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166651027339?itmmeta=01HS3DYS3HKDKJYXGC5GXCWN0B&hash=item26cd2cdf8b:g:q8kAAOSw5oll9VSD&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HkYa9TcYMajI5DbUiToKMzpghrZor%2FKz7FRTrWjwcUuKsRk%2BqwnpfVXeEftRUdrhsjJ4HrEqzcxauK5Wnyl%2BAU1BLbczES3Eg6WIyWPdxWYqGSQlRVa0z6z0mTEQ4I37yti3VbiG82kXDgm6WlsMBhxc0qkUDoNxt4Lx2bQ1SonNaa%2F1L%2Bm%2BaCHKP%2B9HkeYkAj%2BlCQt0MBqP5gMQNjUCGhWpIP%2FIx0XT66R9EGavtm0qe%2BJgl6N5n8JrVpGx3IkAhvBracRXwFPfsI5db8Unic%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_SR--3IYwhas trees growing in it or has partially collapsed/rotted away
cut out the middle man (me ) and say it as it is
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General Discussion Area / Re: Jock cop woke joke.
« on: 16 March 2024, 15:05:48 »
Scotland is fast becoming a clone of urban Canada.
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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?
« on: 16 March 2024, 11:37:29 »
To your last, yes if it has trees growing in it or has partially collapsed/rotted away 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Should Europe send troops to Ukraine?
« on: 16 March 2024, 11:35:48 »If it does, its likely that Putin will then carry on into other countries, hoping to rebuild his beloved USSR.He'll be dead long before that ever happens.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Should Europe send troops to Ukraine?
« on: 16 March 2024, 02:16:48 »
Leave them to it. Ukraine will eventually become two places.
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General Car Chat / Re: Mark Drakeford
« on: 16 March 2024, 02:10:47 »Or was it because all the traffic took a different route because that one was too slow?That's just ended because......work this one out.....air quality has improved. Now, has it improved because of the speed reduction, in which case why increase it again? Or is it just magic?There's an environmental argument against such low speeds as vehicles simply aren't designed to travel so slowly... Not to mention the fact that localised pollution is increased by virtue of traffic build up.
Lundun being a case in point as localised pollution increases in direct proportion to each drop in traffic speed/flow.
Yet, some motorways have displayed the Matrix boards to reduce the speed limit to 60mph to 'improve air quality' (supposedly)...the M1 near Sheffield being one
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Omega General Help / Re: Cambelt change..
« on: 14 March 2024, 22:03:29 »Mine has done much less than yours !! What I don't understand, is, if there were premature breakages at an early stage, why did Vauxhall keep churning out Omega's with the same fault for year after year. Surely they must have upgraded something.The fault wasn't with the parts it was with the servicing schedule and dealer greed.
Basically the belt is good for the original 80,000 mile schedule... As long as the pullies were replaced at the same time.
Problem is dealers were charging for the full kit but only fitting the belts. The obvious result being that the pullies failed soon after. Much like VW and their water pumps.
To avoid further issues GM simply halved the interval and insisted that the pullies were changed at the same time. It was more of an issue for the Vectra B due to the sheer number of fleet cars around but it.tarnished the engine somewhat.
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Front doors don't react to remote
« on: 14 March 2024, 18:27:36 »
With age, they almost become a service item.
While the key still works repair or replace both lock motors.
While the key still works repair or replace both lock motors.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Jock cop woke joke.
« on: 14 March 2024, 18:25:58 »Under the section ' Why do some people let the hate monster in'.......they talk blatantly of 'white-male entitlement' being the problem.That sounds, er, racist.
You can openly say that white people are the problem, apparently.