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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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driver115

3 cars on the driveway to clean this week end - cheapest way seems to be wait for the rain to stop this morning circa 11am based on forecast and while still wet, hand wash using 2 buckets of water, 2 cloths/mits ; 1 bucket with car shampoo, 1 just clean water and refill where necessary - apply wax, I will now be completely knackered so the car interiors can wait until next week

biggriffin

Quote from: driver115 on 11 April 2015, 09:29:10
3 cars on the driveway to clean this week end - cheapest way seems to be wait for the rain to stop this morning circa 11am based on forecast and while still wet, hand wash using 2 buckets of water, 2 cloths/mits ; 1 bucket with car shampoo, 1 just clean water and refill where necessary - apply wax, I will now be completely knackered so the car interiors can wait until next week
Cheaper and easier to pay the Albanians to wash it for me. :y
Hoof'land storeman.

Nick W

I jetwashed mine before I left work this morning, including under the bonnet as I suspect the oil pressure sender is leaking. It shows all the symptoms of that; a leak that's worst near the switch, and an occasional flash of the warning light while it's idling. This is a common Vauxhall problem, and i'll probably just treat it to a new sender as they're less than a tenner.

henryd

Fiited new front discs and pads to my old mig today,noticed the the front wishbone bushes are on there way so have told owner to sort some polys for it,the ones that are knackered are genuine GM arms that were fitted just before I bought it at great expense.They have done 31k miles which aint great although the age is there :-\
other rides 
  mk3 Volvo v70 2.0 Diesel , Pug 306 cabriolet, Pug 308 gt 180
  Sterling elite trekker pikey wagon

EMD

Let Martin drive it  ;D

Sold the tin tent  :( :(
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biggriffin

Quote from: EMD on 11 April 2015, 17:51:19
Let Martin drive it  ;D

Sold the tin tent  :( :(
Well done, you saw sense. ;D
Hoof'land storeman.

krabi_one

Replaced Thermostat by breaking the pipe :(
now need to order the inlet pipe somwhere

EMD

Quote from: biggriffin on 11 April 2015, 20:23:57
Quote from: EMD on 11 April 2015, 17:51:19
Let Martin drive it  ;D

Sold the tin tent  :( :(
Well done, you saw sense. ;D

Tin tent sold to sarf cockney peoples , can swing a cat on the drive now an even do a 3 point turn  :)
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05omegav6

Quote from: krabi_one on 11 April 2015, 21:27:32
Replaced Thermostat by breaking the pipe :(
now need to order the inlet pipe somwhere
About £15 VX only :y

chrisgixer

Quote from: biggriffin on 11 April 2015, 20:23:57
Quote from: EMD on 11 April 2015, 17:51:19
Let Martin drive it  ;D

Sold the tin tent  :( :(
Well done, you saw sense. ;D
Yeah, one less of them, one more of us. :y ;D

krabi_one

Quote from: Taxi Al on 11 April 2015, 22:08:26
Quote from: krabi_one on 11 April 2015, 21:27:32
Replaced Thermostat by breaking the pipe :(
now need to order the inlet pipe somwhere
About £15 VX only :y

Thank you :) i thought that be about £50 or more

steve6367

Treated rear arch rust, fortunately only surface and then found some more around the petrol filter cap under the rubber cover. I think this could go on and on!
2.2 CDX Estate (broken), 2.5 CD Salon, 2.5 CD Estate LPG

danzigfan

Cleaned breather system trough and trough , took me 3hours roughly, just to help reducing oil leak from cam covers which I fitted a month ago(not oem part but gaskets were in the boot already so I gave it a go). Well gaskets hold for 4 days  ??? than gave up and she lost 1l of oil from then. Why did I even bother with cleaning engine anyway >:( So leak is no smaller although breathers are clean....new oem gaskets are on to do list for next week :(
I would rather push omega than drive renault

EMD

Quote from: danzigfan on 12 April 2015, 11:55:00
Cleaned breather system trough and trough , took me 3hours roughly, just to help reducing oil leak from cam covers which I fitted a month ago(not oem part but gaskets were in the boot already so I gave it a go). Well gaskets hold for 4 days  ??? than gave up and she lost 1l of oil from then. Why did I even bother with cleaning engine anyway >:( So leak is no smaller although breathers are clean....new oem gaskets are on to do list for next week :(



Maybe cam covers warped ? Check them  :y
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Taxi_Driver

Sod all, apart from drive it.....Skoda's don't go wrong....unless you hit a pheasant  :y

Oh should add aircon isn't working, but that maybe pheasant related too or the fact I haven't used it in months and the gas has leaked...dunno until I get it checked out  :-\