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General Discussion Area / Re: WTF is...

« on: 05 June 2021, 12:01:54 »

There was an amusing story with this operation. On checking in to the hospital I was required by a doctor to sign a disclaimer, which, in the small print, allowed anyone other than the consultant to carry out the op. Not happy with this, I crossed that section out before signing, and said doctor was somewhat discombobulated.
Arriving at theatre the following morning, feeling quite mellow after the pre-med, the consultant pulled his mask down to identify himself as he leant over, saying with a smile,  “Satisfied?”

I pondered the same small print before my eye op. Came to the conclusion that if the choice was between the named surgeon or being sent home I would rather have the op.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 03 June 2021, 11:42:51 »

Fitted new front anti roll bar bushes to the Mazda. Bushes are cheap as chips but a bugger to fit as you have to drop the front subframe to get a spanner anywhere near the mounting bolts.

Such a relief to finally get rid of the low level knocking noises (at 4th attempt)
1st - replaced leaking fluid filled engine mount - cured engine vibration but knocking continued
2nd - replaced drop links. Nothing wrong with the old ones :-(
3rd - paid to have new strut mounts fitted. Mechanic showed me the remains of the old ones but the knocking continued 

Just need to fix the clip on the sunvisor now because the rattle is getting REALLY IRRITATING 

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General Car Chat / Re: New DS3 cockpit

« on: 02 June 2021, 01:05:32 »

Didn't they put a proper engine in it

Not in the one I drove.   
There was a 4 cylinder option (Super E) of about 1100cc and Wikipedia lists a host of 4 cylinder engines in later cars of increasing capacity culminating in the 1.8 Peugeot diesel.

Lets not forget the Visa GTI, which must have been a laugh

34bhp was frustrating - 104bhp should be enough to cause involuntary bowel movements 



(And yes - I know this is a photo of a soapbox without an engine of any kind.)

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General Car Chat / Re: New DS3 cockpit

« on: 01 June 2021, 10:39:31 »

Didn't they put a proper engine in it

Not in the one I drove.   
There was a 4 cylinder option (Super E) of about 1100cc and Wikipedia lists a host of 4 cylinder engines in later cars of increasing capacity culminating in the 1.9 Peugeot diesel.

Oops - intended to edit / correct my reference to the Peugeot 1.9 diesel - not quote

155

General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 01 June 2021, 02:23:13 »

It nearly made a 90 miles trip without the inidcator packing up.  I did about 60 miles before giving up the ghost.

Headlight had quite heavy condensation inside again this morning, which has now disappeared in this sun.

Do they fit the same component to BMWs & Audis?

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General Car Chat / Re: New DS3 cockpit

« on: 29 May 2021, 11:46:09 »

Didn't they put a proper engine in it

Not in the one I drove.   
There was a 4 cylinder option (Super E) of about 1100cc and Wikipedia lists a host of 4 cylinder engines in later cars of increasing capacity culminating in the 1.8 Peugeot diesel.

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General Car Chat / Re: New DS3 cockpit

« on: 29 May 2021, 11:27:10 »

The Visa looked pretty reasonable from the outside 

My mother had one when I was learning to drive - that round pod on the left has switches for indicators, lights and radio. It was a bit much to take in as a learner while simultaneously rowing the 2CV* engine along with a 3ft long gear stick and trying to stay in your seat while the waterbed suspension wallowed all over the place.

After that experience I managed quite happily with a full bike licence for years before I felt any need to get a car licence 
 
*The 2CV engine was enlarged from 602cc to 652cc for the Visa

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General Car Chat / Re: New DS3 cockpit

« on: 29 May 2021, 08:12:23 »

Way too fussy and over complicated for the sake of it by the looks of things. Plus it's French so what could possibly go wrong??

Have you looked at a German or Ford interior recently? At least the French manage some style

Have a look at the interiors of some of the classic Citroens from the 50's 60's & 70's and it looks perfectly sane.

Citroen DS


Citroen Visa

159

General Discussion Area / Keep calm and carry on

« on: 27 May 2021, 11:41:17 »

Some nice footwork here.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-dorset-57263170

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 27 May 2021, 11:20:22 »

My daughter mentioned that the Corsa was acting strangely when braking. A quick test drive revealed a pulling to the right. Suspecting a lazy front left caliper I whipped the wheel off to check, and found the caliper piston seized.........

Had the Corsa to look at yesterday so I revisited the non-working front left caliper. Undone the flexi to rigid pipe connection and realised I'd mis-diagnosed the problem. No fluid coming from ABS pump to front left caliper. Careless, incomplete diagnoses from me the first time around. 
A quick google and hundreds of posts came up, suggesting that it's a very common fault. So common that the part had to be redesigned to eliminate the flaw. Doesn't look that difficult a job to change, and if the part number matches or you change just the pump part, just a good bleed and away you go.

That's a sign of poor maintenance (lack of brake fluid changes), usually a tap of the ABS module frees the piston, then fresh fluid sorts it

<thinking cap on> I wonder whether a brake test on a loose surface / activation of the ABS would shake the ABS enough to free the stuck piston?  (on a private road at walking pace obviously)</thinking cap off>

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dead Person

« on: 27 May 2021, 03:46:56 »

Eric Carle - Author of 'the very hungry caterpillar'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57263822
When you read the same book out loud every night for a month you come to appreciate a book with a happy ending :-)

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General Discussion Area / Re: What The Hell Happened.....

« on: 26 May 2021, 10:08:15 »

With our local Argos, although invariably it says it will be 3 or 4 days, its normally next day.

I feel your pain though, being a life long townie, when I moved to Brakkers it took a long time to get used to not having everything available on the doorstep.

The one he left his wife (and five kids) for.

what the hell happened..... (recursion)

It's no biggie, Andy, if I can't remember which thread I'm supposed to be posting on, a kind admin usually moves it for me 

so do you remember who had a wife & 5 kids? and do you remember the reason for leaving them? 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What The Hell Happened.....

« on: 25 May 2021, 19:50:23 »

With our local Argos, although invariably it says it will be 3 or 4 days, its normally next day.

I feel your pain though, being a life long townie, when I moved to Brakkers it took a long time to get used to not having everything available on the doorstep.

The one he left his wife (and five kids) for.

what the hell happened..... (recursion)

164

Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Re: chevette viva 1256 clutch

« on: 21 May 2021, 00:18:37 »

I could have have given you a selection to choose from when I still had Vivas & Shove-its.
A bit late now (30 years too late)

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Omega General Help / Re: AR-25 "Function" with Y26SE

« on: 18 May 2021, 22:22:16 »

OK, so I can go with my "reader" to gear box ecu and check which software version I have like VXL V6 mentioned. Hopefully someone knows which is the latest one.

TB knows
My 2003 2.6 behaved in exactly the same way - 50mph/80kph is right on the point where the change occurs so it is constantly swapping up & down. I found using sport mode less irritating because the change occurred sooner.

TB checked my gearbox software version and confirmed that I had the 'final' version :-(