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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 06 March 2024, 14:58:06 »
'kin great big nail removed, and wheel put back on the car.
Please play nicely. No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....
IIRC, over half of the ATF is retained in the torque converter. So you will only drain c.3.5 litres of oil first go.LOL, snap. Typed at the same time
So....in my understanding....first oil change gives a 50% ratio of old to new, second one gives you 75%, third one gives 87.5% and so on. So 10.5 litres of ATF will, more or less, give you an acceptable ratio.
Mk2 then thats okay, worked on loads back in the last century!You mean last millennium
They were never the best handling car really... ...even for the 1980s.Handled batter? Did a fish frier own it previously then….🤣🤣My old boss from a different life bought owned a MK2 2.8i Ghia auto.Big bro had a 2.8i Ghia back in the day, in the obligatory gay gold. He didn't have it long, it was just too unreliable, but it was a box he needed to tick at that point in his life, having always been a Ford man up until that point.
I remember being envious, and impressed with the performance and luxury.
The MK2 is the best looking Granada.
He replaced it with a Chavalier SRi 130 when they first came out. Faster, handled batter, less thirsty of fuel, and most importantly, bombproof from a reliability perspective.
It's a cracker ( 2.8 Ghia X) deposit paid will sort it all out when we get back from our cruise , lovely old lady to deal with , I've had one of these years ago but only a 2.3GL .. You'll need to make space in the garage as well!
Your bro sounds liek he's had quite a car history2 of my bro's have great car history. The other, like me, had to settle for a bucketload of grotboxes
My old boss from a different life bought owned a MK2 2.8i Ghia auto.Big bro had a 2.8i Ghia back in the day, in the obligatory gay gold. He didn't have it long, it was just too unreliable, but it was a box he needed to tick at that point in his life, having always been a Ford man up until that point.
I remember being envious, and impressed with the performance and luxury.
The MK2 is the best looking Granada.
Yes, it is not the first time that this has happened to me after refueling, but with a slight adjustment to the calibration it was perfect. The problem is that now it does not respond and it does not matter if I add a lot or a little or even cut, the LTFT does not change. I can't find an explanation, but as soon as I put it on petrol it goes down quickly and works perfectly.Both banks would therefore imply a fuelling restriction (if positive trim), so blocked LPG filter, kinked hose, tank or evap valve not fully opening etc.
It happens in both banks equally
Oh, the wheel and tyre bad luck doesn't end there. Looks like I might also now have a sensor fault in one of the wheels as well. FFS.Yet another puncture. Is that 3 or 4 so far this year? Not including the pothole that wrecked a tyre and wheel.
FFS
You don't half have some bad luck with that pussy of yours. I've had 2 punctures in the last year and I feel fairly hard done to!