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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13005 on: 22 August 2016, 19:15:39 »
Watched Mrs TB drive into the back of the Battlebus.  I knew I shouldn't have fetched the bloody thing and let in stay on the drive.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13006 on: 22 August 2016, 19:39:07 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 22 August 2016, 19:15:39
Watched Mrs TB drive into the back of the Battlebus.  I knew I shouldn't have fetched the bloody thing and let in stay on the drive.

Whoops.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13007 on: 23 August 2016, 12:51:37 »
Discovered two things about the BMW that I didn't know yesterday...

Firstly it appears not to have a coolant level sensor, and secondly it requires a new radiator due to a crack at the top hose spigot >:(

Still, new replacement is £45 delivered, so not all bad news :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13008 on: 23 August 2016, 13:06:49 »
Watched a mate drill a hole in my rear breather box.  :o Worry not, it is a spare, is off the car, and I asked him to do it  :y

He has rather skillfully tapped the hole, and we now have a machine screw holding the plate on. Intention is, of course to clean it out, then replace my current breather box, while the plenum is off for my major service this weekend.

Looking at the state of this one, which is still clogged after a day soaking in various de-greasers, I can see more elbow grease required!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13009 on: 23 August 2016, 13:16:45 »
Took mine for it's MOT and it failed on the 3 items I new it would namely the front nearside wishbone (bush) offside rear shock absorber and the bloody airbag light from when I changed the nearside windows after the local chavs smashed them.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13010 on: 23 August 2016, 13:33:31 »
Good stuff, at least no nasty surprises  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13011 on: 23 August 2016, 20:00:30 »
I'm glad there were no nasty surprises. because if it had needed a lot more doing to it then chances are the poor old thing would be making it's final journey to the scrapyard. but my faith in the car has been restored to a point and now i'll see about getting the aircon working and some other little jobs doing before we have another ice age.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13012 on: 23 August 2016, 20:05:31 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 22 August 2016, 19:15:39
Watched Mrs TB drive into the back of the Battlebus.  I knew I shouldn't have fetched the bloody thing and let in stay on the drive.

Oops!!!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13013 on: 23 August 2016, 20:06:13 »
Repaired the alternator (new regulator) and refitted it, then drove it :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13014 on: 23 August 2016, 20:09:32 »
Quote from: NewbieDocker on 23 August 2016, 20:06:13
Repaired the alternator (new regulator) and refitted it, then drove it :y
Job jobbed then hopefully  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13015 on: 23 August 2016, 20:11:41 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2016, 20:09:32
Quote from: NewbieDocker on 23 August 2016, 20:06:13
Repaired the alternator (new regulator) and refitted it, then drove it :y
Job jobbed then hopefully  :y

Yep... Should have taken pictures of the old and new and the problem was obvious :-X ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13016 on: 23 August 2016, 20:13:46 »
Quote from: NewbieDocker on 23 August 2016, 20:11:41
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2016, 20:09:32
Quote from: NewbieDocker on 23 August 2016, 20:06:13
Repaired the alternator (new regulator) and refitted it, then drove it :y
Job jobbed then hopefully  :y

Yep... Should have taken pictures of the old and new and the problem was obvious :-X ::)
Like this you mean...
::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13017 on: 23 August 2016, 20:15:41 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2016, 20:13:46
Quote from: NewbieDocker on 23 August 2016, 20:11:41
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 August 2016, 20:09:32
Quote from: NewbieDocker on 23 August 2016, 20:06:13
Repaired the alternator (new regulator) and refitted it, then drove it :y
Job jobbed then hopefully  :y

Yep... Should have taken pictures of the old and new and the problem was obvious :-X ::)
Like this you mean...
::)

That'll never fit an Omega :-X ::)

No... The brushes were worn to half their length :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13018 on: 23 August 2016, 20:29:43 »
That'll do it :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13019 on: 23 August 2016, 21:10:40 »
Sold it :'( again
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