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General Car Chat / Old Diesel Fuel
« on: 20 March 2024, 08:43:31 »
How bad is old diesel?

A few years ago (5 or 6 years?) the oil companies started adding bio-diesel to the mix.

Talk at the time was that the bio content would/could support bug growth That stored diesel would turn to jelly and/or corrode the components in fuel injection pumps and injectors.

What are the chances that a Diesel car that has been stood for 5 years will ever run again?

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General Discussion Area / more rain
« on: 28 January 2023, 09:48:09 »
Got a bit wet cycling to work yesterday.

249mm (10") rainfall in 24 hours :o

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General Car Chat / Stretch Belts
« on: 02 February 2022, 04:31:48 »
Changed the oil on my Mazda Premacy a couple of weeks back and thought it was about time to change the rubber belts.

The Mazda is based on the same floorpan as a Ford Focus and shares lots of parts.

It has chain driven cams and two poly V belts. The main one has a tensioner,  to get it off you have to first remove the air con compressor belt that doesn't have a tensioner.

Workshop manual says to cut the old one off and to turn the engine over and use a wedge to force the new one on.

Thoughts anyone? Is it pish easy to do? Or a mare of a job?

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General Discussion Area / mama mia!
« on: 31 December 2021, 07:24:23 »
We are spending new years eve with my cousin in NZ

My cousin has mama mia on the TV

To save me watching it what are the key moments?

TB?

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General Discussion Area / Liverpool Women's
« on: 15 November 2021, 10:02:22 »
What on earth happened there?

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General Discussion Area / Keep calm and carry on
« on: 27 May 2021, 11:41:17 »

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2bcFfMt6rGLTPpbG0yLwPw0/42-douglas-adams-quotes-to-live-by?fbclid=IwAR2YsEcD6nKeWjuwXmpkYJsObBONGtypsHSxz2SWrVhU0_F_Pnwct9mW3AI

The hitchikers guide to the galaxy first broadcast on March 8th 1978, the TV series in 1981. Douglas Adams died about 20 years ago

where do the years go? :(

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General Discussion Area / Cal Crutchlow
« on: 13 July 2019, 10:49:54 »

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General Car Chat / Empty nest
« on: 31 March 2019, 20:00:27 »
Sold the MV6 today.

For the first time in 17 years I don't own an Omega

For the first time in 32 years I don't own a Vauxhall of any kind. :'(

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General Discussion Area / External storage - recommendations?
« on: 23 March 2019, 21:07:55 »
Looking for something to carry in hand luggage with a copy of my digital life on it.

At a guess 1TB should be enough.

All recommendations/personal experiences/disaster stories welcome....

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General Car Chat / How much for scrap?
« on: 16 January 2019, 22:46:25 »
Has anyone weighed in an Omega for scrap recently?

My Elite runs sweetly and (almost) everything works as it should but it has done 212,00 miles and doesn't have an MOT.

Realistically I am too far from OOF central for anyone to pop over and strip it for parts and I don't have the time. :(

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Cars for Sale & wanted / 2003 Red MV6 3.2 Estate - for sale
« on: 13 January 2019, 22:25:02 »
2003 3.2 MV6 Estate - MOT due 29th Nov 2019

This car puts a smile on my face every time I drive it but SWMBO refuses to drive it and I have bought a Galaxy :-( so it has to go.

I bought this car from JamesV6CDX who bought from MisterRog.

James replaced a coil pack to fix a misfire and replaced the front crank oil seal but didn't feel strong enough to change a rear wheel bearing which is why I got the chance to buy it. I drove it for a year and then fitted a new bearing to the nearside rear. There is still a slight leak from the front of the engine but I cannot see whether it is still the crank seal or from higher up :-\

Just before I took delivery the instruments failed so James fitted a spare instrument cluster. The old one shows 114857 miles. The first time I drove it the replacement showed 106454 miles so the displayed mileage is under by about 8500 miles.

The CCR2006 (radio/cassette/4 CD changer) has a loose front panel and doesn't auto tune. It occasionaly refuses to accept the CD cassette and needs to be reset by pulling it out briefly. MisterRog left a spare radio in the boot but I don't have a code for it.

The towing eye cover is missing from the front bumper.

Front and rear bumpers have the marks from 'nudge parking'

The passenger door has a matt finish to the paint - I was going to either replace the door or polish/respray it but never found time.

Being a 3.2 it brings up the 0420/0430 pre-cat efficiency codes on a fairly regular basis.

Price £700 - located on the Cornwall/Devon border


MOT result
Quote

Date tested 30 November 2018
Pass
Mileage 115,426 miles
MOT test number 4634 4862 7103
Test location
View test location
Expiry date 29 November 2019
Repair as soon as possible (minor defects):

    Offside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
    Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))
    Offside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

    Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.2.2 (b))
    Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
    Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
    Oil leak, but not excessive close to excess (8.4.1 (a) (i))
    Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush to body (5.3.4 (a) (i))
    Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front bush to body (5.3.4 (a) (i))
    Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
    Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
    Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
    Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))





















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General Discussion Area / Broken Smartphone Screen
« on: 22 September 2018, 21:11:18 »
Has anyone on here got experience of replacing the glass on a Samsung Galaxy S5?

I imagine that it is one of those tasks that is fairly straightforward once you have done a couple.....

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