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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28860 on: 10 July 2026, 20:16:26 »
I must say, these modern Jaaaaaaaags sound like really great cars.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28861 on: 11 July 2026, 17:19:56 »
Changed the oil on hers.  Put the trim back in mine, then took it for a 100 mile drive around Buckinghamshire.  I'll travel anywhere to get a Mr Whippy ;D
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« Reply #28862 on: 11 July 2026, 17:43:59 »
Was going to stir my lethargic self and clean it. Then Anglian Water slapped a hosepipe ban on. What a shame.  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28863 on: 12 July 2026, 00:50:29 »
Serviced The Proper Car. 8.5 litres of MBs finest 5W40.

I see an upper radiator hose in its near future...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28864 on: 12 July 2026, 07:41:42 »
Yesterday fitted two hydraulic engine mounts and an o/s/f abs sensor to the V70(makes a change doing things to my own car rather than sorting family cars) then for first time since last year - and probably last time until next year - washed it!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28865 on: 19 July 2026, 17:30:45 »
Took the bumper off, which needs the wheels to come off on that car - probably is possible without, but you'd be fighting the liner all the time - to replace the leaky headlamp washer.

Put it back together enough to test....   ...that side works fine, other side now failed. FFS.

Ain't got one in stock, so put it all back together until I can get one.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28866 on: 19 July 2026, 19:01:43 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 19 July 2026, 17:30:45
Took the bumper off, which needs the wheels to come off on that car - probably is possible without, but you'd be fighting the liner all the time - to replace the leaky headlamp washer.

Put it back together enough to test....   ...that side works fine, other side now failed. FFS.

Ain't got one in stock, so put it all back together until I can get one.

On the XE? I replaced mine by moving aside the wheel arch liner and accessing it from the wheel arch...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28867 on: 20 July 2026, 08:04:28 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 19 July 2026, 19:01:43
Quote from: TheBoy on 19 July 2026, 17:30:45
Took the bumper off, which needs the wheels to come off on that car - probably is possible without, but you'd be fighting the liner all the time - to replace the leaky headlamp washer.

Put it back together enough to test....   ...that side works fine, other side now failed. FFS.

Ain't got one in stock, so put it all back together until I can get one.

On the XE? I replaced mine by moving aside the wheel arch liner and accessing it from the wheel arch...
No the XJ.  Her XE is far to poverty spec to have anything posher than halogen headlights. Which suits me fine ;D

On the XJ, the bumper has to come forward to get to the securing bolts for the washer jet.  I have down it before  without competely removing the bumper, but as it has to come forward about 6", you have to undo most bolts, for for the sake of removing the other wheel and wheelarch....
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28868 on: 20 July 2026, 08:09:30 »
In other XJ news, coolant cap has failed.  Not quite sure what is going on, but it was loose, and it's ratchet mechanism to stop you overtightening has seized/failed.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28869 on: 20 July 2026, 12:04:34 »
It's trying to tell you something  :-X
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28870 on: 20 July 2026, 15:12:38 »
MOT on the LC. Should be good for Billing now. Only 3 more years till exempt I think :-)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28871 on: 20 July 2026, 15:30:37 »
Replaced a brake light bulb on the Omega, and went with my Son to look at a car, as his Civic has hgf.
He agreed to buy the car. Wont mention the brand, but Ive had a diesel version of the same car in recent years.  ::) :-X :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28872 on: 20 July 2026, 15:37:41 »
Quote from: LC0112G on 20 July 2026, 15:12:38
MOT on the LC. Should be good for Billing now. Only 3 more years till exempt I think :-)

I thought Billing was just holiday homes now.  :-\  I know they no longer accept tents and car shows.  I remember when the Mackaness family owned it, Sam said he'd always welcome campers, but it's changed ownership a few times since then and is now just a residential/holiday park ..........that floods several times a year.  ::)

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Ah, I see they have un-banned tents now  ;D and set aside a smaller area for camping.  :-\
« Last Edit: 20 July 2026, 15:49:14 by YZ250 »
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28873 on: 20 July 2026, 18:35:48 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 20 July 2026, 15:37:41
Quote from: LC0112G on 20 July 2026, 15:12:38
MOT on the LC. Should be good for Billing now. Only 3 more years till exempt I think :-)

I thought Billing was just holiday homes now.  :-\  I know they no longer accept tents and car shows.  I remember when the Mackaness family owned it, Sam said he'd always welcome campers, but it's changed ownership a few times since then and is now just a residential/holiday park ..........that floods several times a year.  ::)

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Ah, I see they have un-banned tents now  ;D and set aside a smaller area for camping.  :-\

A Vacuum cleaner is still a Hoover, regardless of who makes it.

HSBC Bank is still The Midland, regardless of what they want me to call it.

A Batter is a Batsman - don't care what the equality-ists say.

A Referees assistant is still a Linesman/Lino - don't care what the FA/UEFA/FIFA say.

A Snickers Bar is a Marathon.

And Sywell/Overstone is still Billing regardless of what the VBOA say.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #28874 on: 20 July 2026, 19:13:09 »
Quote from: LC0112G on 20 July 2026, 18:35:48
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And Sywell/Overstone is still Billing regardless of what the VBOA say.

Ah, I understand now, with Overstone only being just up the road.  :y
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