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General Discussion Area / RIAT 2017 (pic heavy)
« on: 19 July 2017, 08:01:52 »
Mine & Mark's Family went down to the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford again this year...

Heres a 'few' photos from the day...












































































































 

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General Car Chat / New car for dad, help
« on: 17 July 2017, 16:18:03 »
Been round a load of dealers looking at new cars with my dad today, to replace his dying Jazz.

He buys a car, uses it for the cars life, and changes it, Jazz is 12 years old with 120k on the clock and failed ABS so has decided the time has come.

He is an extremely sedate driver and is not keen on gadgets, so the simpler the better.

Looking for something similar again, and has ruled out everything we've seen except :

Hyundai i20,
This is current favourite
He has driven the 1.2 SE and likes it,
Back tomorrow for a drive in the better specced 1.0 Turbo which they are doing cheaper than a poorer specced 1.2
Im not sure which will be the better of the 2 for his needs and longevity.  Thoughts?

2nd choice is
Yaris, 1.5 Icon

All available as pre reg for about between 11-12k


Any thoughts and considerations?



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Anyone local lend me a crank sensor for an hour or so?

Thanks

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General Discussion Area / Carpentry advice
« on: 18 June 2017, 18:02:57 »
My son currently has one of those high sleeper beds, with loads of space underneath.
3 issues are occuring, 1 he needs a new mattress (ideally thicker than the higher sleeper will take as he is getting bigger)
second, he keeps banging his head on the ceiling
the third, he has a drum kit underneath which size is getting a little tight for.

He is in the smallest room in the house, so this has worked well up to now, but I need to change things around.
In order to fit everything in, I need a bed on the 'short' wall  This is perfectly long enough for a mattress, but you wouldnt get a divan bed in.
We could also do with storage underneath.

So the plan is to make a bed, effectively using batterns screwed to the 3 (brick and solid plaster) walls, piece of board on the top, extra leg in the middle of the 1 unsupported side.
This will maximise his floor space leaving room for chest of drawers, drum kit etc, and bed will be high enough to slide storage boxes underneath, couple of shelves on walls etc, Job Done!

Where I am stuck, is basically what materials to use.
was thinking 3x2's on the 3 sides, held on by something like these I guess : http://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-fsa-sleeve-anchors-silver-12-x-96mm-m10-20-pack/59188
4x2 on the open side in order to have overlap to hide the board
3 x 3x2 batterns between the long sides (parallel to short sides), with a 'table leg' style support on the centre one (room end)
then for the base board, was thinking 3/4 ply? screwed down to all the below wood.

Does this sound appropriate, if you can visualise what I mean?

Can then paint the 1 visible side to match the woodwork, chuck a mattress on, and all done and dusted.

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General Car Chat / Brake lights in exhaust pipe
« on: 10 June 2017, 21:18:43 »
I was driving to work behind a Range Rover this evening, thought I was going mad initially....

This thing had extra brake lights in the exhaust pipes (1 either side)

Never seen the likes of this before in my life and am amazed its not too hot for them to work.

Anyone anymore info / seen anything like it, had a quick google but found nothing.

Wish I had a passenger for a photo, but unfortunately not.

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General Car Chat / Zafira eml and poor running
« on: 11 May 2017, 17:10:39 »
Zafira has a P2279-5B code, it comes on normally when coasting, not accellerating then stays on.
Ive no power low down, until about 1800 rpm when it acts normally.

Ive had this once before a few years ago, and replacing a worn swirl flap actuator rod was the fix (from memory).

As it happens a service was scheduled in for this week anyway, which consisted of new air and oil filter, new oil, (9000 miles old) along with cleaning out the boost sensor and cleaning the egr.
I also remembered similar symptoms when the DPF sensor pipe was holed, so checked it, wasnt convinced on its health so replaced the old run of mixed hard plastic with various repairs with a single run of fuel hose.
Also visually checked as much as I can see, and nothing poking me in the eye as wrong.

Ive used the com of op to operate the swirl flaps - externally appears fine, a good sharp movement, and also can hear the egr valve move if I actuate that.

None of this has helped and the symptoms persist, clear the light / codes and its back after a few miles.

Any ideas where to look next?

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General Discussion Area / Huge thanks to Mark DTM
« on: 22 April 2017, 16:05:39 »
Huge thanks again to Mark.

After I finished nights this morning I drove over and he has changed the rear crank seal on big blue. Also fixed a coolant and vac leak so fingers crossed she is full continent again!

Dropping gearboxes on the drive might not be the best of fun but quite doable. All done and dusted in a good mornings work.

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General Car Chat / Guides
« on: 19 March 2017, 21:21:56 »
Thanks to all the contributors to the guides which Ive left in the test zone for far too long!

Ive now copied pictures off where needed and moved and merged guides.

One or 2 left I'm pondering on, or that I cant access the pictures for.

Thanks all!

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General Car Chat / Peugeot looking to buy Vauxhall and Opel!
« on: 14 February 2017, 16:20:52 »
Peugeot in talks to buy GM's Vauxhall and Opel business
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38969791

Doesn't strike me as very good news   :o :o :o

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Omega General Help / Unidentified oil leak
« on: 07 February 2017, 16:33:01 »
Well Big blue is crying black tears...

Every morning there is a roughly 10cm round pool of oil underneath that appears to have dripped off the bell housing bolts.

Cannot see where its coming from underneath
Stripped down the top end to oil cooler level,

There are what I would call grimy bits around oil filler, edges of cam covers, the odd cam bolt, Plug wells all dry
Nothing I can see that would account for the amount we are losing.

Anyone any ideas how / what to check next?
I'm REALLY hoping we are not talking rear crank seal......

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Omega General Help / Omega Estate Boot Struts
« on: 02 December 2016, 12:48:42 »
Anyone replaced any recenty?

Are the £11 ebay specials any good does anyone know?

from being a bit dodgy to total failure happened today  ;D

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