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[tunnie]

Been working on the Senny today, been enjoying it!  

First off get it insured, managed to get 3rd party fire and theft with me and a friend on (i am 22 he's 23) - £375!  

Next oil change, what a doddle!! - I only had to jack the car up to fit the tray under for the oil. I removed the sump plug and oil filter without the car jacked up!

What came out was really, really thick black oil. I had run the car so the oil was quite hot, still very thick stuff.

Filled it up with 5.75 litres of GM stuff, i thought at first i over filled as it was 2mm over max on the dip stick. Took it for a run, let it settle and now its just under max. Purrrfect.

The oil change has made such a differnce!! It feels a lot smooth and picks up a lot quicker.


Decided to dump the old oil at the tip, decided to call into Omegatoy. He's got a nice project 2.5 diesel estate, he just finished working on it, but MrsOmegatoy had her Mitsubishi Shogun Animal stolen and burnt!  

Bastards is all i could say, its a real shame cause Graham is one of the friendliest guys i have ever met, he has given me a boot full of goodies, trip comp for a 24v senny, clean ICV, rear passenger electric window motor, an ENTIRE V6 inlet manifold, spare bulbs, dizzy rotor arm, water pump... the list goes on.

So big thanks to Omegatoy  

Graham also couldn't believe the differnce an oil chance made, its running really sweet now. Next is the ICV...

[Admin]

Sorry to hear about the Shogun.

Now the Senator...

The oil change will make a heck of a difference if you were driving with Brent Crude previously!
As I said previously, next oil change in 200 miles, there is a lot of sh*t in there still to come out!

You done the plugs yet?

[Taxi_Driver]

Well done m8  

[TheBoy]

Wish you'd said you were off to Ardley - I've got a sumpful of mixed oil and water to go down there    

Now do fuel filter and plugs.

May be worth planning in another coolant change in a couple of weeks when you change the oil again.

£375 - surely you don't have any NCD on that car, or have you got one of those 2 car policys with your existing insurer?

[TheBoy]

and some fuel system treatment as well...

[Big Rod]

Sorry to hear about the Shogun.

Now the Senator...

The oil change will make a heck of a difference if you were driving with Brent Crude previously!
As I said previously, next oil change in 200 miles, there is a lot of sh*t in there still to come out!

You done the plugs yet?

^^^^^What he says!!^^^^^^

[tunnie]

Insurance:

When i first started driving i was named on my mums policy, she had a second policy for my car. And her own for her car, that built up 5 years NCD.... i then got my own fully comp policy with 5 years NCD.

When i rang up, they said does you dad have any other NCD cause it can't be transfered to another policy, i shat my pants here cause i did not know. Gave my mums details, and she said yep... you can have 5 years NCD on that  

So got 5 years NCD, TPFT on the senny with seperate NCD so if i prang it, none of our other cars/policys are affected   - I also turned down guaranteed hire car as i don't need it and would not apply for Europe. I also asked for cover in Europe, for £60 get TPFT cover for whole of main land Europe!  

Senator:

Oil differnce was amazing! Yep another change in a couple of weeks should also do wonders.

Plugs, not done yet. Due to Graham's circumstances he's not had a chance to get them for me. But no problem he said i'll get them in a few days.

Fuel Filter, i know its same place as Omega, is it the same filter? - If so anyone got a part number, not at *work* to get the number my self.

Jaime, does Farthinghoe take oil? - Off to a mate tomorrow to give him some driving lessons (he's got a licence) but not driven in 3 years, plus his last car was a 1.1 Dishitsu Auto!  :-? - So i think some basic lessons in a 3.0 24v Senator in a quiet lane!  

2 Questions for LB66:

1. Dash Remove, how do u get the DigiDash out?
2. The MID for Sennys, how is that taken out? - Got a replacement thanks to Graham!   (mine has a blown bulb)

[TheBoy]

Jaime, does Farthinghoe take oil?

I don't think so, its not a proper tip.

If the filter is a vff818, then its same as 'mega

[Admin]

Tunnie.

Dash removal is easy. Simply look for the holding screws!

Took it out the old Senator easily enough, and could do it now if was in the car, but I am b*ggered if I can remember how to do it right now!  

As for MID, as far as I recall it is simple enough to access once dash is out.

I will consult some software for more information....

But for now I would concentrate on the mechanicals!

[tunnie]

nothing more i can do on mechanicals now till i get some plugs, also waiting to clock up some miles before another oil change.

Got a spare MID now, so thought i would swap it out....

Also wanted to know about the dash cause word is there is a Senny in my local scrappy  

[Chopsdad]

Glad to see your still having fun Tunnie  

[Markie]

...now just think if there was a degree course available on this at uni.....

[TheBoy]

nothing more i can do on mechanicals now till i get some plugs, also waiting to clock up some miles before another oil change.

fuel filter, air filter etc etc.

Also wanted to know about the dash cause word is there is a Senny in my local scrappy  

Not last week there wasn't...

[Admin]

nothing more i can do on mechanicals now till i get some plugs, also waiting to clock up some miles before another oil change.

Got a spare MID now, so thought i would swap it out....

Also wanted to know about the dash cause word is there is a Senny in my local scrappy  

What about the brakes? Have you done a full fluid change, checked the discs and pads, checked the handbrake is all good?

Breather system needs to be stripped and checked/cleaned.

As i said before, if you need a spare dash I have one (fully working) you can have .

[tunnie]

Cheers guys,

Handbrake is good, although I have just been whacking it in park (when the car is still) half the time and not bothering with the hand brake

Not had the wheels off yet, lack of no alloy centre key put me off. I have a bottle of nails someone, could have a bash with 1 and a hammer?

I have noticed its got a pull under braking to the left, seams to be tracking ok on straight flat roads.

I need to get the rears off at somepoint, cause the ABS light keeps coming on.

Unfortunetly money is a slighlt problem now, need to wait until i get some money from a m8 on the split costs of the Senator.

So far i have:

Bought it, paid for train to get there, petrol, oil and filter, more petrol all myself and that's hurt my finances a bit!