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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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Guinney1971

Quote from: OmegaMan2.2 on 08 October 2012, 00:07:10
Looks the the car behind the Cavalier is from back to the future  if that makes sense lol :y

It is, we've got two of them  8)

Claire
Claire & Phill
Renault Grand Scenic 'Maxim' 1.9dCi 120

albitz

I have done a bit of legwork locally but not put any great effort in as yet.Will have to soon.LOcal pub/restaurant is good but the landlord uses the oil for biofuel for his own car.Like the idea of flyers,might give that a go. :y

Ive heard plenty of stories about Bookers. :-X

aaronjb

Drove the Omega to & from Solihull .. twice. 26mpg @ 75mph after fixing the multirams - better than 18mpg before!

Now just need to buy a clutch & gear position sensor for the M3  :'(

henryd

Quote from: aaronjb on 08 October 2012, 01:10:30
Drove the Omega to & from Solihull .. twice. 26mpg @ 75mph after fixing the multirams - better than 18mpg before!

Now just need to buy a clutch & gear position sensor for the M3  :'(

Ouch,that could hurt ???
other rides 
  mk3 Volvo v70 2.0 Diesel , Pug 306 cabriolet, Pug 308 gt 180
  Sterling elite trekker pikey wagon

aaronjb

Quote from: henryd on 08 October 2012, 11:04:59
Quote from: aaronjb on 08 October 2012, 01:10:30
Drove the Omega to & from Solihull .. twice. 26mpg @ 75mph after fixing the multirams - better than 18mpg before!

Now just need to buy a clutch & gear position sensor for the M3  :'(

Ouch,that could hurt ???

Clutch and sensor will hurt less than the alternative - which is, according to the forums, a new gearbox @ £6k+VAT!

05omegav6

Could you not replace it with a 'normal' box if the worst case actually happened  :-\

aaronjb

Yep - manual conversion with a good used Getrag box would probably be cheaper if it is the synchro ring gone; although there was no crunching so I suspect it's not that and it's actually the clutch and/or gear position sensor.. I hope.

TheBoy

OCD got the better of me. I had to change the bulbs that illuminated the centre and drivers vents on the Silver Bullet.
Grumpy old man

aaronjb

Booked the M3 in to have the gear position sensor changed (s/hand known good sensor + fitting is less than the part from BMW..) next week.

Remembered that I really need to change the stat in the Omega as it's not getting up to temperature when the outside temp is <10C and on the motorway.. then decided I'm too scared to touch it right now just in case I break my last available car! :-[

TheBoy

Quote from: aaronjb on 09 October 2012, 19:09:25
Booked the M3 in to have the gear position sensor changed (s/hand known good sensor + fitting is less than the part from BMW..) next week.

Remembered that I really need to change the stat in the Omega as it's not getting up to temperature when the outside temp is <10C and on the motorway.. then decided I'm too scared to touch it right now just in case I break my last available car! :-[
I get like that ;D
Grumpy old man

albitz

Was going to change the stat on my Omega today and then realised I have the wrong one. ::)
Ripped the dash to pieces on the breaker to retrieve the ariel lead,dismantled the front seats to remove all the leather and upholstery from them,removed a few other odds & ends from it
Changed the Battery on the Chavalier as it didnt want to start,suspect it may be driaing the battery but we shall see.

smithpa7

Dis Pack changed. The car was running really rough.

The dis pack looked like it had exploded :( :(

No leak in the scuttle above it. So just failed after 13 years, not too bad :) :)

Lazydocker

Left home just after 4am and drove it to Peterborough and back to sort out the collection (by my lad) of my new van now it's equipped and a load of stock. Then drove home with 2 meetings on way and walked the dog... I was still home before midday ::)
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

feeutfo

Quote from: TheBoy on 09 October 2012, 19:12:09
Quote from: aaronjb on 09 October 2012, 19:09:25
Booked the M3 in to have the gear position sensor changed (s/hand known good sensor + fitting is less than the part from BMW..) next week.

Remembered that I really need to change the stat in the Omega as it's not getting up to temperature when the outside temp is <10C and on the motorway.. then decided I'm too scared to touch it right now just in case I break my last available car! :-[
I get like that ;D

Mine only seem to break when it IS the only available car. ;D ahaha! I can laugh now. :( ;D

feeutfo