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[LFF64]

I have been busy today I have done an oil change changed the air and pollen filters fitted the new bushes to the front door stays and greased it up but main and worse job was cleaning the breathers and throttle bodies . Those two torx on the bottom of the throttle housing are not easy to get at to say the least  :-? when I managed to get it off the left hand side of the two ports was much dirtier than the other is that normal  :question The black plastic part that the hoses go on to was pretty well blocked on the two smaller lines and the larger ones were clearer but still full of gunge. Two cans of carb cleaner and a 100psi airline and various poking implements and all is as clear as I can get   How often should these be checked and cleaned . I did have a heart stopping moment when I treid to start it up it would not keep running and was a bit rough to say the least . Some silly bottom had forgotten to refit the pipe on the right hand side off the big tube feeding the throttle intake reconnected and ran ok after . Quick polish and clean up looking not bad if I say so myself the red really looks good when the sun is on it  8-)

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Well done,   A good days work  

[LFF64]

I think so   just need to clean the insides tomorrow  :-/ and then take some pictures of it whiles its clean  

[Taxi_Driver]

Well done m8  

I need to look at a few things tomorrow.....

Mid is complaining of....Low washer fluid...probably....

Low Oil..... .....last oil change was 3k ago  

Headlight gone.....i know  

[paul.c]

you did take off the y shaped hose at the back and give it a good blast .cause thats the main culprit

[TheBoy]

Job well done

On the MV6, the breathers are one of those jobs I do every summer, though to be honest, since I've been using Vauxhall oil, they don't seem to take much cleaning.  But for the sake of £2.79 for a can or carb cleaner, worth doing still

[Markie]

good job well done, no harm in doing it every time you servie it if you stick to the book intervals of 12 months...yes i know most of us do servicing much more frequently but wont harm to do this particular job yearly..

[LFF64]

Its looking good out there in the sunshine 8-) so I guess its time to make a start on the interior now before it rains   The other thing I was thinking of changing was the fuel filter does this need doing do you think or are these just changed if they start to cause problems

[LFF64]

I used all genuine parts for the work I carried out yesterday   One thing I did notice was the difference in the depth of a genuine air filter and a halfords one the gen one is almost twice as deep I am not sure what how much difference that would make to the car if any

[TheBoy]

yes, tractor has halfords air filter in, much smaller.

Change fuel filter min every 2 yrs...

[LFF64]

Ok thanks for that best I get one and change it then are they on TC  and how much please , can you tell I am putting off starting the cleaning  

[TheBoy]

Ok thanks for that best I get one and change it then are they on TC  and how much please , can you tell I am putting off starting the cleaning  

£5.28 + VAT, worth getting the 2 clips as well, as sometimes they break.  I think I have a filter and clips here if you want to do it this weekend...