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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16515 on: 01 July 2018, 12:35:41 »

Better to pay a professional valeter to do it for you once in a while.  :y
Yes, I agree, I'm just struggling to get a recommendation for these parts.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16516 on: 01 July 2018, 19:53:48 »

Changed a blown headlamp side light bulb after weeks of meaning to do it.  ::)  This is the first bulb to go on this car after 16 years of ownership.
Cleaned the breathers, which were clear anyway so that was a waste of time, washed and hoovered it.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16517 on: 01 July 2018, 20:02:41 »

Fixed a DRL that had gone out. Got the warning on the dash, went and whacked the side of the cluster, it came back on.
I thought bulb holders may have improved a bit since the days when this was the common cure. Apparently not.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16518 on: 02 July 2018, 06:41:09 »

Left it at home and caught the train to London.. shudder! Public transport!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16519 on: 02 July 2018, 10:30:02 »

I cant get motivated to do any serious car work in this heat. I feel too old for it tbh. Im hoping things return to normal soon as I have a list of jobs I want to do this summer, and swmbo keeps finding me things to do indoors.  :o ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16520 on: 02 July 2018, 11:14:02 »

I cant get motivated to do any serious car work in this heat. I feel too old for it tbh. Im hoping things return to normal soon as I have a list of jobs I want to do this summer, and swmbo keeps finding me things to do indoors.  :o ;D

I keep putting off the 3.2's summer service, might be a winter service at this rate.  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16521 on: 02 July 2018, 15:49:03 »

Thrown it on ebay...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16522 on: 02 July 2018, 19:32:35 »

I do all the work on the family cars ,having not trusted work done by garages in the past ,

all the family drive vauxhalls with the exception of one ......
a 2002 picasso hdi   ::) he insists on driving it  :-X
few weeks ago the clutch went
had a quick look to diagnose , he needed the picasso working again in a hurry ,so it was recovered to a local cluych place ,who quoted £350 ish done for next day
i took him to collect it ,
they said the gearbox casting needed replacing too due to the casting being cracked ,another 389 quid  :o
I went outside and looked ,old casing with 16 years of dirt on it
went and asked , "not new ,reconditioned " they said , "so where is the old cracked one" i said ,
and when people recon gear boxes ,they clean them at least ,some paint them
we could not prove they did not fit a recon box or casting , so he had to pay the extra £389 to get the car back .

UPDATE
the crapasso now has bad clutch judder when the clutch is depressed  ???
no judder when the clutch is fully pressed,no judder when engaged .just mid clutch action

It's going back to the clutch specialist first thing tomorrow
I won't be going with it due to another commitment

invoice states 18 months warranty on clutch and 12 months warranty on the "recon " gearbox
It will be interesting to see what they have to say
they replaced the clutch kit complete ,fork,slave,and gearbox ,
I did pull the covers and remove the aux belt to make sure the harmonic damper(well known crapasso issue) etc was not at fault.
the only part not invoiced was the flywheel , if it was good enough to fit a clutch kit to a month ago , I can't think they will try and say it needs skimming, but i suspect they will try and pass the blame to a non replaced part  /try getting more money  ::)

wish I'd done the job myself now  :P

UPDATE
Drove over to Lichfield today as i was told the Crapisso would not start last week to take it back to get the clutch judder fixed under warranty (was done 23/5/18) and it had a water leak by the passenger front wheel  :'(



NOT water , it was oil , of the Crapisso gearbox flavour
leaking out of the driver side drive shaft seal (running via the drip tray to pass side)



yep , that loose bolt is the last remaining bell housing to engine block bolt  ;D

explains the clutch judder and why the starter motor would not engage
because the block and gearbox have parted company at the bottom

phoned up the clutch specialist and said the bolts where missing
to which the gearbox specialist said " that is nothing to do with the work we did"  :o

so how did they fit the 3 pc clutch kit ,new clutch fork,and "recon" gearbox then
answers on a postcard  ;D

then , after they admitted that it was something that perhaps they should look at
they tried to insist on charging for recovery to their workshop
by now , smoke may have been venting from my ears

they sent a recovery truck to collect this evening hopefully

i suspect they will just bolt it back together and not bother about the damage to the input shaft,clutch,flywheel,starter etc
or the gear oil all over the block paving
plus the cost of the replacement hire car ,till i had chance to look

I said to the Crapisso owner not to take it back and claim a full refund but apparently you have to allow them time to sort out the **ck up of a job they made  ::)

i then reversed over a bucket of tools i left by my boot  >:(
fortunately no damage to the mega , just the 99p bucket  :y


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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16523 on: 02 July 2018, 19:36:38 »

Words fail me !!  :o
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16524 on: 02 July 2018, 19:44:14 »

Words fail me !!  :o
I know , i had not had the bucket long either !
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16525 on: 02 July 2018, 19:56:56 »

 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16526 on: 02 July 2018, 22:42:03 »

Put fuel in it, 268 miles to the fuel light  :D

I’m getting serious case of fatty admin throttle control  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16527 on: 02 July 2018, 22:46:39 »

Getting nearer 460 miles out of 50 litres with the go cart... Want to swap? :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16528 on: 03 July 2018, 17:19:44 »

Put fuel in it, 268 miles to the fuel light  :D

I’m getting serious case of fatty admin throttle control  ;D
LOL, nowhere near pal.  You need to try harder for longer.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16529 on: 03 July 2018, 17:20:19 »

Getting nearer 460 miles out of 50 litres with the go cart... Want to swap? :D
A Class isn't it?

Rather have a mini metro.
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