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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 5896867 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18765 on: 11 July 2019, 22:25:37 »
Quote from: STEMO on 11 July 2019, 19:53:52
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Topped up the oil on the V70.  :)
That reminds me... I should probably put some in the Trolley  ::)
Are you supposed to do that? I thought the nice man in the garage did it once every 12 months or 20,000 miles, whichever is soonest.  ;D

Mine has a leak which is slowly but surely getting worse.  :-\

So I can't leave it that long.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18766 on: 12 July 2019, 10:51:48 »
Quote from: dave the builder on 11 July 2019, 15:22:25
Replaced the entire N/s drive shaft on the Zafira A tractor juice edition ,with the Ebay one (delivered to football club)
correct shaft but for some odd reason it had a reluctor ring on the outer CV  :-\
the ABS works off the speed sensor in the hub
anyway, Mr angle grinder soon had the reluctor ring cut off  ;D
But Mr angle grinder started spitting sparks/smoke from inside, so not long for this world  :'(
I replaced the hub/wheel bearing assembly  with a new one too £27.57 ebay
now drives quiet as a mouse*  ;)

* a mouse being chased by The Boy ;D

Corrected  ;D ;D :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18767 on: 13 July 2019, 10:25:59 »
Quote from: Fuse 19 on 12 July 2019, 10:51:48
Quote from: dave the builder on 11 July 2019, 15:22:25
Replaced the entire N/s drive shaft on the Zafira A tractor juice edition ,with the Ebay one (delivered to football club)
correct shaft but for some odd reason it had a reluctor ring on the outer CV  :-\
the ABS works off the speed sensor in the hub
anyway, Mr angle grinder soon had the reluctor ring cut off  ;D
But Mr angle grinder started spitting sparks/smoke from inside, so not long for this world  :'(
I replaced the hub/wheel bearing assembly  with a new one too £27.57 ebay
now drives quiet as a mouse*  ;)

* a mouse being chased by The Boy ;D

Corrected  ;D ;D :y
Oi!  I might be on holibobs, but I still read this site
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18768 on: 13 July 2019, 10:27:05 »
Hired some off road buggies yesterday, and went hooping around the local national park  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18769 on: 14 July 2019, 23:29:10 »
Took the V8 Benz for a nice long drive  :y



While parked up, Watched a little Tennis on the inbuilt TV with the massage seats on  ;D



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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18770 on: 15 July 2019, 07:50:12 »
Quote from: Mr.OmegaMan on 14 July 2019, 23:29:10
Took the V8 Benz for a nice long drive  :y



While parked up, Watched a little Tennis on the inbuilt TV with the massage seats on  ;D



Missed this, when did you get that? Always liked the CLS.  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18771 on: 15 July 2019, 07:50:41 »
Bodged a way to top up Zafira coolant...

https://imgur.com/a/LPt8IPf
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18772 on: 15 July 2019, 10:23:36 »
I'm sure they could get more buttons around that Merc screen ;D. WTF were they thinking ;D


Tunnie - Zaf coolant is easy to top up (can't see your image, for some reason its blocked on this ISP I'm on (some satellite based system)), what was the issue?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18773 on: 15 July 2019, 10:55:01 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 15 July 2019, 10:23:36
I'm sure they could get more buttons around that Merc screen ;D. WTF were they thinking ;D


Tunnie - Zaf coolant is easy to top up (can't see your image, for some reason its blocked on this ISP I'm on (some satellite based system)), what was the issue?

I need to find a better image hosting... (this work? Guess not..)



But I used a hose to route under the scuttle, light was fading and know you can probably remove the scuttle. Even then set close to the bulkhead under the windscreen, this little method worked well.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18774 on: 15 July 2019, 11:00:11 »
That works now. Not sure why link doesn't, just times out. CBA to investigate.

If its like the Zaf-A and Zaf-B scuttle, its off in seconds.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18775 on: 15 July 2019, 11:01:00 »
Though having to top up coolant on a car that new is worrying.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18776 on: 15 July 2019, 11:01:35 »
I am pleasantly surprised by ease of service on the Zaf-C, pollen filter is a sub 5 minute job. Engine bits are all easy, with hose bodge above. Only grip is the oil filter in stupid place!

Scuttle looked a fiddle, now I have hose method this will be quicker, at least for basic top ups...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18777 on: 15 July 2019, 11:02:15 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 15 July 2019, 11:01:00
Though having to top up coolant on a car that new is worrying.

Was a very small topup, fingers width, if that. First time to do it since owning....
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18778 on: 15 July 2019, 12:04:06 »
Quote from: tunnie on 15 July 2019, 11:02:15
Quote from: TheBoy on 15 July 2019, 11:01:00
Though having to top up coolant on a car that new is worrying.

Was a very small topup, fingers width, if that. First time to do it since owning....
That's TBs point ::)

It shouldn't need topping up. At all.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18779 on: 15 July 2019, 12:50:15 »
I've topped up my astra (same engine) twice in two years. Not fiddly to get at like the zaf though.
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