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[BazaJT]

Yep,the video on arrival is there as a record of damage[if any]the vehicle arrives with.The  health check ones are sent to the customer to show how good/bad their pride and joy is.Anyway when are we going to see the signs going up?Webbys Motors Inc. Specialists in all things Omega

[Webby the Bear]

Yep,the video on arrival is there as a record of damage[if any]the vehicle arrives with.The  health check ones are sent to the customer to show how good/bad their pride and joy is.Anyway when are we going to see the signs going up?Webbys Motors Inc. Specialists in all things Omega

Not in the near future 

[Webby the Bear]

So got an interesting one today.

Firstly f... me was it hot working in a garage today 

Anyhoooo first job was something I've never done before. So Peugeot 308 with no rear lights working on the OS tail lamp. Looking at the connector that goes to the tail lamp thee was some melted connections. So Peugeot do a repair kit. Basically it's a whole new connector. You add the premade connections to the connector and solder (or join) the wires in sequence.

New connector with new wires...


And my weapons of choice that I know are not OOF endorsed but...I'll live


The first connection crimped and ready to be burned 


The connection post being heated with my lighter...


All wires crimped and heat shrink wrapped. Followed by individual leccy tape. Followed by the whole thing bound in leccy tape...


And finally if you just wanted to replace one bad wire, open the connector up as per the next pic and lift the little tab securing the connector in place. The wire selected will then just pull out. Replace. Lock it down. Solder it to the wire you're joining it to and boom you're done.


Then today an AC regas and full service on a 14 plate Ibiza. Nice n easy.

Then rear discs and pads on an A3 that needed doing before the end of the day. Sadly I got half way through and found a nackered calliper on the OSR. And all the suppliers had shut so I had to put it all back together for it to come back in on Monday 😩😩😩😩😩

[tidla]

Are those ratchet crimpers your using like..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/9-Ratchet-Crimper-Plier-Cable-Wire-Electrical-Crimp-Terminals-Crimping-Tool-Kit-/172044549807?hash=item280ea77eaf:g:EVkAAOSwZ1lWgiTC

[Nick W]

Are those ratchet crimpers your using like..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/9-Ratchet-Crimper-Plier-Cable-Wire-Electrical-Crimp-Terminals-Crimping-Tool-Kit-/172044549807?hash=item280ea77eaf:g:EVkAAOSwZ1lWgiTC

Spend a little more, and buy the ratchet crimpers with changeable jaws; then you can do both insulated and uninsulated terminals.

[Webby the Bear]

Are those ratchet crimpers your using like..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/9-Ratchet-Crimper-Plier-Cable-Wire-Electrical-Crimp-Terminals-Crimping-Tool-Kit-/172044549807?hash=item280ea77eaf:g:EVkAAOSwZ1lWgiTC

No mate, I try and avoid anything too fancy (and expensive) 

Mine crimpers are just the cheap multi tool....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CRIMPING-CUTTING-TOOL-CABLE-WIRE-STRIPPER-PLIERS-ELECTRICAL-CRIMPER-CUTTER-NEW-/111676241933?hash=item1a006c380d:g:zcoAAOSwQTVWCRKl

Looking at my pic again though mine appear to have a more substantial handle. Perhaps I paid more than £1.93 for them  lol

[Webby the Bear]

Ps, an apology for this sentence......

"And my weapons of choice that I know are not OOF endorsed but... I'll live"

That came across really sarcastic and I didn't mean it to. I love my Omega and OOF. So sorry if that seemed sarcastic. I'm about 30 years off the average OOF experience of most on here  and I'm in no way at the stage where I can claim to have experienced a lot in this trade. So again, apologies 

I was however referring to another thread where the general consensus was crimp connectors are shite. I use these particular ones for two reasons. 1.) as you know I'm missing approx. 40% of an appendage (no stemo, not the important one 😂) and to have something that just slides on and crimp you're done is awesome.... for me personally. I tend to find soldering a bit of a ball ache. Achievable. But when you got another job and another job etc to do after it's so much quicker. 2.) in the second pic they look just crimped and a light breeze could separate them. However once the heat shrink has melted and the glue inside it's really strong. As for longevity I can't envisage them coming apart but maybe someone has experience of this...

[VXL V6]

No need to apologise, whatever works for you and you are happy with

I prefer soldering, but then I cut my teeth from a time when we did board level repairs on equipment (mainly DLP boards on A Series mainframes, Wyse terminals, 1488/1489 line drivers on comms boards etc etc) so I know no different!

[Marks DTM Calib]

For gods sake get some ratchet crimpers!

They're less than a tenner for a basic one and infinitely better and more reliable crimps than the old bent tin type.

I should add you will probably find it much easier to use, you can get a gentle grip of the crimp in the jaws and then slide it over the bared wires before crimping making one handed operation far easier.

[Nick W]

For gods sake get some ratchet crimpers!

They're less than a tenner for a basic one and infinitely better and more reliable crimps than the old bent tin type.

I should add you will probably find it much easier to use, you can get a gentle grip of the crimp in the jaws and then slide it over the bared wires before crimping making one handed operation far easier.

This. They're make a better crimp, especially if you're currently doing separate crimps for the wire and insulation, and are quicker and easier to use.

[Webby the Bear]

So had 3 x regasses today.

An interim service on a Punto. Why did they put a strut brace right over the drain plug? Two x 15mm get it out the way but why! Lol

Anyway then had a 54 plate Mondeo with cylinder one misfire. Set of leads and it was sorted however there was lots of oil in the plug wells. So valve cover off...



Nice n straight forward. Ten or twelve 8mm. Cam sensor unplugged. Throttle cable held out the way. And three plastic bolts that go on top of three 8mm bolts so the engine cover can pop in securely.

I also love the fact that you undo the bolts and even when they're loose they remain in place so they don't fall out the cover if you turn it upside down.

The valve cover off.



When I removed the middle square gaskets which seal off the tubes these were brittle as f...

And the new gasket. I don't like this brand as I've had them leak a few times.  If it's the only one they had 😩



The gasket fit quite nicely actually. And car had a good run. Recheck for leaks. Bone dry 👍

[Webby the Bear]

Hi guys.

Been a tough week. I've had the dreaded gout hit me. And I've hardly been able to walk.  however not to be deterred.

Done a lot of cream work this week.

Had this dog in for MOT and service.....





It's a Ferrari replica (obviously) but is actually a Noble P4. It apparently isn't very fast. But it sounds the muts nuts! Smells good too!

It has the Renault V6 in it from an old Renault summat-or-other. Maybe someone can remind me 



So on to the work.

As said lots of brakes, services, regasses etc this week.

I put a new wastegate actuator on an Audi A4 S line of 57 plate vintage...

3 x 5mm allens. And an electrical connection and it came off...


My understanding is that this is the wastegate for the charged air to be excreted. There is a vacuum wastegate on the turbine side (.exhaust gases) of which I think you can see the diaphragm and a bit of the rod in the photo. I learned something here as I thought wastegate was just for the turbine side and not for the boost pressure side. 

While I was doing that bossman was fitting a customer supplied Miltek exhaust cat back. Afterwards it sounded awesome. Not loud. But o over run there was a beautiful rumble  I understand these Miltek exhausts aren't designed for loudness anyway... they're designed to extract more horse power with a decent remap.

So anyway after I finished creaming over the Miltek...

...I fitted an AC compressor to a Corsa D. One of the loveliest jobs I've ever done 

Plastic aux belt shield out of the way with 4 x T25 bolts. Then aux belt off. This was a bit of a pita as the tensioner was so damn strong but just about peeled it off the compressor...


In this next photo you can just see my E torx socket on the bolt holding the lines in. This bolt held down both of the lines together. Real nice easy set up...


Ease the lines out of the way (easy as they're on flexible hoses and not just hard lines). Undo electrical connection. Then 3 x E torx bolts holding it on. All three really accessible even with the turbo pipe in the way.

New compressor.


I checked the o rings were still on the lines. They were and they weren't damaged. Little bit of PAG oil to lube the o rings on reinstalling.

Refit reverse of removal. One note though. As I use my left am to support compressor on installing I had to drop the ramp down as it wouldn't reach (I have a short arm  ) and threaded bolts in.

Then gassed it. And all was gravy. 

[BazaJT]

I would think[could be wrong though] that the Renault V6 was the 2.7?lump that went in the Renault 30,the Volvo 264 and the Peugeot 604[?] it was a joint venture engine between the three companies I believe.

[Doctor Gollum]

Not to mention the 25 in NA and turbo forms and Decorated

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Whichever version or application - its was an utterly shite engine. But then it is French.