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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 3144084 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11820 on: 17 January 2016, 18:09:52 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 January 2016, 16:33:06
Unblocked the scuttle drain. Brought mats and pollen filter in to dry. Carpets will take a lot longer methinks :(

Blocked up quick or neglecting it?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11821 on: 17 January 2016, 18:17:26 »
Quote from: tunnie on 17 January 2016, 18:09:52
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 January 2016, 16:33:06
Unblocked the scuttle drain. Brought mats and pollen filter in to dry. Carpets will take a lot longer methinks :(

Blocked up quick or neglecting it?
Possibly element of both, as did check it in the autumn, as the other one was getting a lot of leaves in it.  I don't normally check it during winter months, but maybe the mild autumn and early winter delayed the autumn leaf fall a bit.

She had said it had started to mist up over last few days, so guessing it was the rain after xmas that caused the problem.

It was pretty blocked.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11822 on: 17 January 2016, 19:38:37 »
Recalibrated the LPG gauge, following its replacement a few weeks ago. Despite being identical gauge, the settings were wildly different.
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« Reply #11823 on: 17 January 2016, 19:56:37 »
Bought another one  :y

All authorised by Mrs VXL V6 as well  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11824 on: 17 January 2016, 23:59:43 »
Just ordered a compression tester to check the miggy and confirm HG fault
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11825 on: 18 January 2016, 01:00:47 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 January 2016, 16:33:06
Unblocked the scuttle drain. Brought mats and pollen filter in to dry. Carpets will take a lot longer methinks :(
Carpets will dry quicker and better out of the car :y piece of piss to remove too...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11826 on: 18 January 2016, 05:20:46 »
Started it :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11827 on: 18 January 2016, 08:36:00 »
Picked up a spare wing and door to go on the spare Omega, for when I take off the wing and door from the spare Omega to put on Pissy... if you follow all that!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11828 on: 18 January 2016, 10:36:44 »
Went to replace a duff brake light bulb only to find that my local VX dealer had given me the wrong one! Anybody got the correct part number please? Thanks.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11829 on: 18 January 2016, 12:58:41 »
Popped some vinegar in the car, as you do  :y


(an experiment, I've put some distilled vinegar into the washer fluid, so give the pipes a clearout, hopefully remove some gunge from in there, as I live in a hard water area. Preventative maintenance) The filter was cleaned to like new only a matter of months ago, and is already showing signs of white slime build up again.  :)


Lagondadnet, pretty sure you require the dual filament bulb that doesn't have the offset pins, PFLs have offset pins, FL don't, I believe. (hence inserting the FL bulb in a PFL bulb holder chews the bulb holder, as I've found to my cost)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11830 on: 18 January 2016, 13:36:43 »
Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 18 January 2016, 12:58:41


Lagondanet, pretty sure you require the dual filament bulb that doesn't have the offset pins, PFLs have offset pins, FL don't, I believe. (hence inserting the FL bulb in a PFL bulb holder chews the bulb holder, as I've found to my cost)

Yes they gave me single filament bulb when I need dual!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11831 on: 18 January 2016, 14:49:16 »
Well done Vauxhall. Ugh...


perfect time to experiment with some LED brake light bulbs? They do do dual 'filament' versions.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11832 on: 18 January 2016, 14:57:23 »
Bulbs eh? Very confusing things, bulbs........
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« Reply #11833 on: 18 January 2016, 15:00:06 »
Finally reassembled the intake plumbing on the white one, slapped a new battery on it and fired it up for the first time in a month...

Really didn't want to go, but eventually chugged into life... Lifters banging like no tomorrow :D gradually quietened down as it warmed up, and no surprise as it's been stood for a month ::)

Due a service so will get that done in the next couple of weeks.

Incidentally charging at 14.3V at idle with everything switched on, so pleased with that :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #11834 on: 18 January 2016, 15:01:27 »
Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 18 January 2016, 12:58:41
Popped some vinegar in the car, as you do  :y


(an experiment, I've put some distilled vinegar into the washer fluid, so give the pipes a clearout, hopefully remove some gunge from in there, as I live in a hard water area. Preventative maintenance) The filter was cleaned to like new only a matter of months ago, and is already showing signs of white slime build up again.  :)


Lagondadnet, pretty sure you require the dual filament bulb that doesn't have the offset pins, PFLs have offset pins, FL don't, I believe. (hence inserting the FL bulb in a PFL bulb holder chews the bulb holder, as I've found to my cost)
I think you will find that all dual filament bulbs with bayonet bases have offset (different height) pins to encourage you to install them the correct way round (eg 5 watt tail light and 21 watt brake light).

Single filament coloured bulbs have pins that are offset radially (12 OClock & 4 OClock IIRC) to discourage you from putting a plain bulb in where an amber one is needed (eg due to a clear indicator lens).

When I got my facelift it had the wrong bulb rammed into one of the holders and it was a nightmare to get out in one piece.......
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