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General Car Chat / Drop Bike oil?

« on: 14 January 2014, 13:04:12 »

It's now very likely that my bike will be pressed into commuting for the first time (around 50 miles a day), around early Feb time I think. Combination of traffic and parking restrictions here at work. Now the GS barely moved last year

I think it did a few hundred miles tops

At the end of 2012 after it's big Scotland trip, it had a service at BMW, oil dropped ect. Now it's getting old and newer models are out, it's time to DIY it. My first job will be oil, it looks straight forward and bought the custom tool for filter removal.

But I'm not sure when to change it? The oil that is in there is just a few hundred miles old, but it's been stood still 95% if that time in the garage. I see a few options:

1) Drain and replace it now, without starting.
2) Jump start the bike and warm it up for 5 mins, then drain & replace.
3) Start using the bike, then in say 250 miles, drop the oil & replace.

Thoughts? I'm thinking option 3, as that should mix the oil up nicely and should remove most of the old stuff when changing?

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General Discussion Area / NowTV - Movies & Entertainment - Android - Free Trial

« on: 07 January 2014, 13:12:07 »

Some of you may know, I work for NowTV, which is part of Sky. What is NowTV? Well it's a contract free service for Movies, Sports & Entertainment. Think of it as Lovefilm/Netflix but with far better content. (Star Trek - Into Darkness, Iron Man 3, ect) - It's essentially Sky Movies, Sports and Entertainment but under a different offering.

I work within the mobile teams, both iOS (Apple) and Android. We are currently testing a new version of our Android App, this will be released for all devices running 4.0 and above, including both tablets and mobiles. Currently this version is not in the Google Play store, so you would be some of the first to try it and feed back, we are partially after tablet users, to help us test. (Nexus 7, 10, Tabs, Hudl ect)

I'm looking to offer people a free 3 month trial, you will get unlimited access to Movies & Entertainment (sadly no Sports) on your Android device. All you need to do is offer some feed back via a Google communities page, post your comments, issues and suggestions to us.

You can see more about the service here: http://www.nowtv.com/movies

To be eligible, you:

Must be an active member of the forum, no newbies!
Need a Google Mail account.
That Google mail address needs to be linked to Google+ (this is to allow us to invite you & allow beta app install)
You need to fill in a form, detailing some basic details, such as name, device currently using, OS version.
I will then send you an invite, which will detail the instructions & how to install the Google Play beta App.

Interested? Well let me know

EDIT: Just to add, drop me a PM with a Google mail address you wish to use if interested. Thanks

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General Discussion Area / That was fast!

« on: 24 December 2013, 15:56:45 »

4PM yesterday I ordered a bulk load of screen wash from Eurocarparts, as it was on sale, £4.14 for 5L of concentrated strong stuff.

11AM this morning, bang bang bang on the door and there it was

Top service

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General Car Chat / Impact Wrench

« on: 23 December 2013, 16:10:10 »

Feel like treating myself to a gadget, to make things easier for car stuff.

I've been impressed with my every day DIY Makita..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Makita-BTW251Z-Li-ion-Impact-Wrench/dp/B000YNEN6U/ref=sr_1_4?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1387814633&sr=1-4

Any recommendations?

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General Car Chat / Surprised no one has posted this, 5th Gear LPG

« on: 20 December 2013, 23:32:48 »

Cause the blow up an Omega "with" LPG......

http://www.discoveryuk.com/video/share/uk/fifth-gear-s22-lpg-safety/

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General Discussion Area / Who needs a BMX?

« on: 20 December 2013, 14:19:31 »

Some epic moves here, some serious skill!

How about it Guffers? Training runs in water parks instead?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhabgvIIXik

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General Car Chat / Bottle Jacks

« on: 20 December 2013, 13:53:00 »

Is it just me or is the base/support part really small, considering what it maybe lifting?

This type appears common:

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/tbj4-4-ton-telescopic-bottle-jack?___store=sgs_en&___store=sgs_en&gclid=CN-L5Yv0vrsCFZGWtAodAXYAfQ

This one from the states looks better, I like the lift point, looks like it would sit nicely on the chassis rail. The base is also bigger, which for me makes it look more stable?

Reason for asking is in a single garage space is limited, I can't easily (if at-all) get around the side of the car to use my proper big jack. So thinking of using ramps, to drive up and onto. Then using a bottle jack which would easily slot under, lift car, then drop it onto a stand.

That would allow wheel(s) removal and allow working around the car, while it's nose or arse is in a garage.

Anyone use them regularly or recommend one?

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General Discussion Area / I appear to have a new rank....

« on: 16 December 2013, 22:24:05 »

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General Discussion Area / Typical eBay User?

« on: 07 December 2013, 11:51:19 »

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Warning-student-pays-pound-450-photo-Xbox/story-20263203-detail/story.html

Best comment: "Dad at 15, eh? Not that I'm judging him (I am) but he's clearly not the type to engage his brain before blowing his load. Money or otherwise"

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General Car Chat / LPG Donut Tank - 76L - Saloon

« on: 30 November 2013, 14:22:48 »

Could a 76L donut LPG tank, fit in the spare wheel well of an Omega Saloon?

Or is the max 55L? $:-\$

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General Discussion Area / Interesting perspective

« on: 26 November 2013, 12:35:56 »

http://www.weallbleedthesamecolor.com/finally-realized-seeing-coolest-thing-ever-look-closer/

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General Car Chat / The Dealership - 4oD

« on: 25 November 2013, 20:11:07 »

Anyone else see this?

Just catching up with it, as I now have a 40 min train commute. It's a reality series on an Essex car dealer, one "customer" who walked in was young chap, 21, Assistant Manager at Mothercare.

He was looking to buy a Range Rover Sport, up for £21k. Test drive all ok, yes lets buy it.

What have you got to trade sir?

"A 1 year old Nissan Qashqai"

What do you want for it?

"£15k"

Turns out he bought Nissan on finance , paying £400/m

still owing £18k on a purchase price of £19k.

Apparently he had spent over £4.5k over the course of a year, only paying off £1k on the value of the car. It's value being about £15k

So not only does he have £400/m finance, he has depreciation... £2k a year? (£160/m) + interest? (say £200/m?) So rough guess he is paying/loosing £7 or 8k a year for that car?

- At a cost of £700 or £800 a month?

... and to think I hated having to pay for rear brake pipes at £40

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Omega General Help / Headlight Glass Sealant?

« on: 25 November 2013, 13:20:55 »

So following on from Jay's excellent how2 on the headlight cleaning he did, I purchased the same kit:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/3M-Headlight-Restoration-Discoloured-Headlights/dp/B0078IHJ1K/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Think it's time to give these a go on my 2.2 (along with some new Osram Night Breakers Unlimited)

Reading some of the reviews of the kit, they mention no sealant is included with the kit. Is it worth getting something like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glass-Sealant-Inhibitor-Coating-50ml/dp/B00A3S1RGU

To then seal the headlights once done? $:-\$

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General Discussion Area / I know how crack addicts feel now...

« on: 23 November 2013, 14:27:30 »

Getting withdrawal symptoms here after that outage!

Good stuff TB on fixing it

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General Discussion Area / Excellent service by WIM again

« on: 23 November 2013, 09:02:21 »

Decided to call by WIM on my way back to Brackley yesterday, as the front drivers tyre on the 3.2, has been loosing pressure. Was getting worse, 2 weeks after putting it to 32 Psi it was down to 22 PSi

I did wonder if it was corrosion on the inner alloy, as they were not in great condition. When I had them fitted (around a year or so ago), I was forced to use a local place, and they did a crap job. Few hours later one of them was flat

Anywho within few mins (no booking) my 3.2 was in and the wheel was off, inspecting it for leaks as they do.

Turns out it was the valve leaking, not the top brass part, but at the base of it.

WIM replaced this and all was well, popped into the office with my wallet ready, only to be told. No don't worry about it, it's only a valve.

Drove back with one fixed tyre