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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6855 on: 11 February 2014, 19:59:27 »

Finished the rear handbrake shoes and disc change on the TD. I hope I never have to do that again, definitely a job where two pairs of hands would be useful. :-X :-X :-X
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6856 on: 11 February 2014, 21:08:03 »

How long! 'He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty The Boy'


Mrs TB has put her foot down about jacks in the kitchen.  I'm not allowed a jack until I have a garage  :'(

As you saw, scissor jack works. Will fit in't boot.
What was that jack off?  I may one of them :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6857 on: 11 February 2014, 21:10:13 »

How long! 'He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty The Boy'


Mrs TB has put her foot down about jacks in the kitchen.  I'm not allowed a jack until I have a garage  :'(

As you saw, scissor jack works. Will fit in't boot.
What was that jack off?  I may one of them :)

....off? A shop. ;D

Suggest a two ton job, if it fits under.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6858 on: 11 February 2014, 21:13:57 »

Ah, assumed you'd nicked it off a scrapyard car ;D

Doubt anywhere round here sells such things....
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6859 on: 11 February 2014, 21:31:30 »

Filled it up when the light came on... 55litres of Shells finest devil juice... 36mpg from the first tank :-\

That'll improve,new diesels are always down for the first couple of thousand miles :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6860 on: 11 February 2014, 21:34:32 »

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« Reply #6861 on: 11 February 2014, 21:37:03 »

Ah, assumed you'd nicked it off a scrapyard car ;D

Doubt anywhere round here sells such things....

There's always internet shops.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/400565334781?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&lpid=95&device=t&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=95

doesn't 'egay' fall under the same heading as 'youtube' and 'arsebook' for TB, though? ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6862 on: 11 February 2014, 21:49:20 »

Have been keeping it below 2k so far :o

Only done 468 miles and mostly urban/in traffic... about 15mpg up on the Omega without really trying...

I didn't think you had to 'run in' new cars these days and the advise is to just drive them normally?  :-\

Unless you're called 'The Boy' of course!!  ::)  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6863 on: 11 February 2014, 21:52:13 »

Ah, assumed you'd nicked it off a scrapyard car ;D

Doubt anywhere round here sells such things....

There's always internet shops.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/400565334781?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&lpid=95&device=t&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=95

doesn't 'egay' fall under the same heading as 'youtube' and 'arsebook' for TB, though? ;D

It's me that hates ebay. He's bought stuff of ebay on my behalf before, just for a peacefull life. ;D ;D

Bless him. ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6864 on: 11 February 2014, 21:57:08 »

He's bought stuff of ebay on my behalf before, just for a peacefull life. ;D ;D
Sometimes its just easier ;D
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« Reply #6865 on: 12 February 2014, 00:48:15 »

Have been keeping it below 2k so far :o

Only done 468 miles and mostly urban/in traffic... about 15mpg up on the Omega without really trying...

I didn't think you had to 'run in' new cars these days and the advise is to just drive them normally?  :-\

Unless you're called 'The Boy' of course!!  ::)  ;D
Was told to take it steady for the first thousand or so :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6866 on: 12 February 2014, 01:14:02 »

Finished re-grinding all 16 of my valves today and fitted them to my shiny new skimmed head also test fitted the cams ... when will this job ever end??  :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6867 on: 12 February 2014, 14:00:27 »

Have been keeping it below 2k so far :o

Only done 468 miles and mostly urban/in traffic... about 15mpg up on the Omega without really trying...

I didn't think you had to 'run in' new cars these days and the advise is to just drive them normally?  :-\

Unless you're called 'The Boy' of course!!  ::)  ;D
Was told to take it steady for the first thousand or so :y

Bah! "Build 'em well, then give 'em hell" as a dearly departed friend of mine used to say.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6868 on: 12 February 2014, 14:02:24 »

 ;D Not entirely convinced on the first part, plenty of time for the second bit though :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #6869 on: 12 February 2014, 14:41:29 »

Finished re-grinding all 16 of my valves today and fitted them to my shiny new skimmed head also test fitted the cams ... when will this job ever end??  :D

Be thankful, I am twelve valves into 24V.....and have ran out of ginding paste grrrrr.... ;D
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