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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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Raeturbo

Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱
Laying a rubber road.

YZ250

Quote from: Raeturbo on 30 May 2025, 16:21:17
Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱

Cruising to the Norwegian Fjords?  :)
My fun car is a 2020 Bmw F32 430d M Sport with indicators.
My cruiser is an Audi A6 Avant S Line Black Edition with indicators.

Sir Tigger KC

Put a new air filter in the Mondeo. The old one was minging so the old girl can breath a bit easier now.  :)

Also while I was in there, I squirted some WD40 into the end of the gear lever linkage cable at the gearbox and think it's not as stiff as it was.  :y
RIP Paul 'Luvvie' Lovejoy

Politically homeless ......

TheBoy

Discovered the worse autobot ever fitted to a car* in the last 30 years...


*does French shit count as a car?  I know it does for Uncle Albs, and his love of all things Pierre.
Grumpy old man

polilara

Added oil to my Y26SE, it is not leaking anymore, I hope, as garage floor is now dry but stem seals are original. It is really smoking blue in the morning. I undertsood that those seals could be changed without removing heads. Air pressure from plug hole or what?

Migv6 le Frog Fan

Quote from: TheBoy on 31 May 2025, 18:19:46
Discovered the worse autobot ever fitted to a car* in the last 30 years...


*does French shit count as a car?  I know it does for Uncle Albs, and his love of all things Pierre.

Never did like you.  :P ;D
Its weird being the same age as old people !

Migv6 le Frog Fan

Plan for today was to fit new handbrake cables, a new rear caliper and pads to sons 05 Civic.
After four hours I just about got the cables fitted.
Bastid of a job made much worse by all the mud crustiness and general corrosion on everything on the underside.
Bits of rust flaking off and falling in my eyes, corroded nuts ,and one captive nut making its escape........
Had a prod of one really bad looking part of a sill and ended up with a fist sized hole that I will have to weld up sometime in the near future.
Caliper and pads are now tomorrows job.
Hope swmbo doesnt mind too much as its her Birthday.

After that, need to pressure test the heater Matrix on the Boxster. Removed it last week and it look fine with no signs of leakage, despite having recently pressure tested the whole cooling system..
Bypassed it yesterday and drove the car to work tonight. No signs of the coolant smell, which is making me think matrix again.
Will remove it again and pressure test it, probably in a bucket of water and hopefully find a small leak.

After that its on to the Omega which has a coolant leak from the n/sf somewhere around the side of the radiator area, so need to pin down exactly where from and fix it.
If I can shift the Boxer soon I want to spend some time on the Omega bringing it back up to scratch as its ben pretty neglected recently, and they dont like that.
Its weird being the same age as old people !

Raeturbo

Quote from: YZ250 on 30 May 2025, 20:07:23
Quote from: Raeturbo on 30 May 2025, 16:21:17
Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱

Cruising to the Norwegian Fjords?  :)
Yes just arriving at the first stop 👍. Only just got phone coverage back.
Laying a rubber road.

YZ250

Quote from: Raeturbo on 01 June 2025, 05:23:51
Quote from: YZ250 on 30 May 2025, 20:07:23
Quote from: Raeturbo on 30 May 2025, 16:21:17
Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱

Cruising to the Norwegian Fjords?  :)
Yes just arriving at the first stop 👍. Only just got phone coverage back.

That'll be Stavanger Norway then.  :y  We've done that cruise a couple of times, the scenery is lovely.  :y  You could get the ships internet package, or pay on just the days you want it but its bloody expensive.
Enjoy your time away.  :y
My fun car is a 2020 Bmw F32 430d M Sport with indicators.
My cruiser is an Audi A6 Avant S Line Black Edition with indicators.

Sir Tigger KC

Quote from: YZ250 on 01 June 2025, 08:17:25
Quote from: Raeturbo on 01 June 2025, 05:23:51
Quote from: YZ250 on 30 May 2025, 20:07:23
Quote from: Raeturbo on 30 May 2025, 16:21:17
Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱

Cruising to the Norwegian Fjords?  :)
Yes just arriving at the first stop 👍. Only just got phone coverage back.

That'll be Stavanger Norway then.  :y  We've done that cruise a couple of times, the scenery is lovely.  :y  You could get the ships internet package, or pay on just the days you want it but its bloody expensive.
Enjoy your time away.  :y

Don't tell him that!  It's been nice and peaceful in here.  ;D
RIP Paul 'Luvvie' Lovejoy

Politically homeless ......

Raeturbo

Now now QC, that's not nice😢   I've got the roaming for £15 that will do me for when we're at port👍
Laying a rubber road.

Rangie

Quote from: Raeturbo on 01 June 2025, 05:23:51
Quote from: YZ250 on 30 May 2025, 20:07:23
Quote from: Raeturbo on 30 May 2025, 16:21:17
Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱

Cruising to the Norwegian Fjords?  :)
Yes just arriving at the first stop 👍. Only just got phone coverage back.

That's on our list to do, after the Greek islands, enjoy your time away Britannia is a great ship 👍
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level & beat you with their experience.

Doctor Gollum

Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 31 May 2025, 23:50:55
Plan for today was to fit new handbrake cables, a new rear caliper and pads to sons 05 Civic.
After four hours I just about got the cables fitted.
Bastid of a job made much worse by all the mud crustiness and general corrosion on everything on the underside.
Bits of rust flaking off and falling in my eyes, corroded nuts ,and one captive nut making its escape........
Had a prod of one really bad looking part of a sill and ended up with a fist sized hole that I will have to weld up sometime in the near future.
Caliper and pads are now tomorrows job.
Hope swmbo doesnt mind too much as its her Birthday.

After that, need to pressure test the heater Matrix on the Boxster. Removed it last week and it look fine with no signs of leakage, despite having recently pressure tested the whole cooling system..
Bypassed it yesterday and drove the car to work tonight. No signs of the coolant smell, which is making me think matrix again.
Will remove it again and pressure test it, probably in a bucket of water and hopefully find a small leak.

After that its on to the Omega which has a coolant leak from the n/sf somewhere around the side of the radiator area, so need to pin down exactly where from and fix it.
If I can shift the Boxer soon I want to spend some time on the Omega bringing it back up to scratch as its ben pretty neglected recently, and they dont like that.
Be one of the thermoswitches ;)
Onanists always think outside the box.

Raeturbo

Quote from: Rangie on 01 June 2025, 16:04:22
Quote from: Raeturbo on 01 June 2025, 05:23:51
Quote from: YZ250 on 30 May 2025, 20:07:23
Quote from: Raeturbo on 30 May 2025, 16:21:17
Onboard Britannia, luggage hasn't arrived yet😱

Cruising to the Norwegian Fjords?  :)
Yes just arriving at the first stop 👍. Only just got phone coverage back.

That's on our list to do, after the Greek islands, enjoy your time away Britannia is a great ship 👍
👍👍👍
Laying a rubber road.

GastronomicKleptomaniac

For.the umpteenth time I am very grateful to Addy of this parish. Repaired a buggered thread on the track Saxo* caliper so it's now a bit closer to completion.

*Traxo

*Thanks, Addy. Thaddy.
Servicing and repairs done in NE. Special rates for OOFers! PM me.