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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13740 on: 09 February 2017, 13:29:11 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 09 February 2017, 12:52:45
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 February 2017, 12:48:43
You seem relieved surprised... ::)

Obviously angered the tester by not bringing a broom to sweep up afterwards. :-X

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13741 on: 09 February 2017, 13:38:25 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 February 2017, 12:48:43
You seem relieved surprised... ::)
Well, I wasn't expect it to fail on that....
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13742 on: 09 February 2017, 13:40:03 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 09 February 2017, 12:52:45
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 09 February 2017, 12:48:43
You seem relieved surprised... ::)

Obviously angered the tester by not bringing a broom to sweep up afterwards. :-X
I should point out, this was not the superior MFL Silver Bullet.  Thats due in 2 weeks <nervous, bum clenching, nail biting smiley>
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13743 on: 09 February 2017, 13:45:19 »
Driven it after a week of being chauffeured.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13744 on: 09 February 2017, 14:12:06 »
Received box of bits from Germany and ordered a sump gasket... Just need to bring myself to get stuck in. Not done any significant car work for nearly four months now, except for a spot of wiring* the other day :-X


* more on this later...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13745 on: 09 February 2017, 20:36:05 »
Put more pads on Zafira, hopefully get retest slot tomorrow.

Thanks to Mr Gixer for use of his warm facilities, would have been grim doing in snow
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13746 on: 09 February 2017, 21:43:41 »
Ya big mouse ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13747 on: 10 February 2017, 08:07:49 »
Put my Classic Mini through its MoT yesterday....

Passed with NO advisories - which is a first.... LOL
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13748 on: 10 February 2017, 08:47:49 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 09 February 2017, 20:36:05
Put more pads on Zafira, hopefully get retest slot tomorrow.

Thanks to Mr Gixer for use of his warm facilities, would have been grim doing in snow


Wimp ;D


Not that I intend to change another gearbox in the snow, you understand.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13749 on: 10 February 2017, 11:27:32 »
Wishbones and full service on a Mazda 5 yesterday (in the snow TuBy :D) - If like 5 minutes with the bloke who thought "let's make it so you have to lift the engine to get the bolt out and back in" >:( ::)

Today I'll be trying to locate the annoying rattle that still remains on said Mazda 5 (ARB bush is likely culprit,especially as they are known to fail from delivery onwards :o) and replacing the rear pads on the work transit because they ran out 200 miles ago and driving gently with only 3 wheels braking is no fun ::) ;D

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13750 on: 10 February 2017, 11:51:36 »
Quote from: Lazydocker on 10 February 2017, 11:27:32
Wishbones and full service on a Mazda 5 yesterday (in the snow TuBy :D ) - If like 5 minutes with the bloke who thought "let's make it so you have to lift the engine to get the bolt out and back in" >:( ::)

Today I'll be trying to locate the annoying rattle that still remains on said Mazda 5 (ARB bush is likely culprit,especially as they are known to fail from delivery onwards :o ) and replacing the rear pads on the work transit because they ran out 200 miles ago and driving gently with only 3 wheels braking is no fun ::) ;D


I think that would all be preferable to making the later oil pressure gauge(which is that's available) fit an early Cherokee which I'm struggling with at the moment. In the snow.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13751 on: 10 February 2017, 12:56:26 »
Quote from: Nick W on 10 February 2017, 08:47:49
Quote from: TheBoy on 09 February 2017, 20:36:05
Put more pads on Zafira, hopefully get retest slot tomorrow.

Thanks to Mr Gixer for use of his warm facilities, would have been grim doing in snow


Wimp ;D


Not that I intend to change another gearbox in the snow, you understand.
Choice of sub zero temps under torchlight, or a nice heated garage with lighting...

...definately worth the effort and fuel ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13752 on: 11 February 2017, 18:29:29 »
Watched that nice DTM fella change the correct boot on the Battlebus. Glad I didn't attempt it, as it did fight back a bit.

Thanks MDTM :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13753 on: 11 February 2017, 18:31:07 »
And tomorrow, I shall treat the bus to some fuel, so it can get to MOT station on Monday.  That's assuming it gets to petrol station tomorrow. BP is 1.5 miles, Tesco is 2.8 miles, but a less bitty run.  Range is 2 miles.

Decisions, decisions....
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #13754 on: 11 February 2017, 18:34:47 »
Live life like you mean it... Drive to the BP, realise you've left your wallet at home so go back for it, then decide to go to Tesco's as you also need food.

Oh, it's freezing, so car will take about ten minutes idle to defrost it :D
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