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So what have you done to your car today?

Started by Loo-knee, 28 April 2011, 21:20:22

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dave the builder

Quote from: TheBoy on 18 June 2019, 18:23:05
Started the Battlebus, as it was in the way (on the driveway!!).  It took some effort, almost catching on one, then 2, then the 3rd caught and rattled its way into life, and the 4th caught.

The smog is incredible, shame none of the neighbours had the washing out.
done an oil and filter change yet ? or are you still saving up cash for the oil and filter  ;D :D
these Zafira As need love *




*though you can abuse the Fnck out of them and they still keep plodding on  :P

TheBoy

Quote from: dave the builder on 18 June 2019, 22:39:59
Quote from: TheBoy on 18 June 2019, 18:23:05
Started the Battlebus, as it was in the way (on the driveway!!).  It took some effort, almost catching on one, then 2, then the 3rd caught and rattled its way into life, and the 4th caught.

The smog is incredible, shame none of the neighbours had the washing out.
done an oil and filter change yet ? or are you still saving up cash for the oil and filter  ;D :D
these Zafira As need love *




*though you can abuse the Fnck out of them and they still keep plodding on  :P
Being a soot chucker, it gets nice fresh, cheap GM semi every 3k...   ...which is probably every 9 months ;D
Grumpy old man

TheBoy

Its probably due, but I need to ask Mrs TheBoy where she has put it ;D
Grumpy old man

dave the builder

Quote from: TheBoy on 20 June 2019, 17:11:43
Its probably due, but I need to ask Mrs TheBoy where she has put it ;D
One of these days, someone will steal it and you won't know
so you will miss out on a big fat insurance payout (about £50 )

tunnie

Washed 3.2 for first time this year, came up reasonable. It's lacquer is pealing off bonnet, heavy car park ding (not me!) and alloys bit poor. But looks ok from distance.  ;D

https://imgur.com/a/0M8ZDcJ

TheBoy

Quote from: dave the builder on 20 June 2019, 18:02:10
Quote from: TheBoy on 20 June 2019, 17:11:43
Its probably due, but I need to ask Mrs TheBoy where she has put it ;D
One of these days, someone will steal it and you won't know
so you will miss out on a big fat insurance payout (about £50 )
I was once driving through Bicester, and said to Mrs TB, "that looks a bit like the battlebus", then realised it was the battlebus!

She then remembered to inform me she had lent it to someone ;D
Grumpy old man

Kevin Wood

Bought another Omega. ::)

.. a nice 1960's Seamaster Automatic. :-*
Tech2 services currently available. See TheBoy's price list: http://theboy.omegaowners.com/

Sir Tigger KC

The fuel filler flap on the V70 dosn't lock, so stripped out the mechanism this arvo to find that the little electric motor only works one way.  :-\

RIP Paul 'Luvvie' Lovejoy

Politically homeless ......

Nick W

Quote from: Kevin Wood on 22 June 2019, 19:19:17
Bought another Omega. ::)

.. a nice 1960's Seamaster Automatic. :-*


Mine's manual. And OK, rather than nice.

tunnie

Left it at one of works multi story car parks and took an Uber to Heathrow

TheBoy

Over the weekend, I set the headlights back to UK beam pattern, following its jaunt around Normandy.

Was much quicker than when I set them to neutral beam a few weeks ago, as I've replaced some of the wheel nuts, and the socket not fits.  Poxy useless Ford JLR junk.
Grumpy old man

aaronjb

Quote from: TheBoy on 24 June 2019, 17:41:45
Poxy useless Ford JLR junk.

The wheel nuts seem alright on my RRS.. both EGR valves took a dump, though ;D

TheBoy

Quote from: aaronjb on 24 June 2019, 18:12:25
Quote from: TheBoy on 24 June 2019, 17:41:45
Poxy useless Ford JLR junk.

The wheel nuts seem alright on my RRS.. both EGR valves took a dump, though ;D
Mines a 2010 model (though first reg in 2011), so guess they were 10yrs old.

Bloody things.

When I was looking at TDV8 L322's, Josh did warn me the EGRs are problematic (which worries me, as presumably my TDV6 Jag uses the same ones), and scared me further saying left unchecked can cause the turbos to suffer.  Still want one though, but fortunately he did lend me a 4.2SC one for a bit, which was enough for me to realise its far too bloody big to fit on my drive ;D
Grumpy old man

aaronjb

 ;D Even the RRS (which is significantly shorter than the RR!) is a tight squeeze here with the 650 and Mini all on the drive too.. one of these days I should really invite (some) of you over for a curry and to the house!

The cost of two EGR valves including fitting is just shy of £1000 ... thankfully it's under warranty right now!

TheBoy

Grumpy old man