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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24810 on: 23 January 2023, 19:55:16 »
Isuzu pick up.

I can understand why driving a Triffic would be preferable, but it's not much of a choice  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24811 on: 23 January 2023, 19:59:37 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 23 January 2023, 19:55:16
Isuzu pick up.

I can understand why driving a Triffic would be preferable, but it's not much of a choice  ;D
Ta.  :y  Googled it at first but some weird  thicknesser m/c came up.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24812 on: 23 January 2023, 20:30:38 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 23 January 2023, 19:43:31
Quote from: Keith ABS on 23 January 2023, 19:28:21
Loaded my Bus onto a trailer to drag it all the way up to Wolverhampton in the morning to get the gearbox rebuilt by the TVP (Tragic/Vivaro/Primastar) specialist. Then back home again with "it" dragging the trailer with the D40 on it. D40 is so juicy, worse than an Omega!

What's a DH40?

Like a D40 but with an extra H
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24813 on: 23 January 2023, 20:48:21 »
Finished up the rear air suspension delete on the Alabama Mumsybus by removing the ecu for it. Have a persistent ABS light, in part because the slight raise of the rear end from steel springs was confusing the suspension ecu, which in turn was throwing an ABS fault.

Now that's cleared, it still complains about not getting a good signal from the osf sensor.

Sensor removed and cleaned and no change, so next job will a new front wheel bearing...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24814 on: 24 January 2023, 09:06:09 »
Now I rarely go to Milton Keynes, I have to wash the car myself.  1 bucket and a 49p Tesco sponge, and some turtlewax (because a few years back, Halfords had it on a silly offer, and I got loads.  And they both get a wash annually, whether then need it or not.

Brakkers is devoid of eastern europeans, so no sensibly priced hand car wash places here.


I did do the lazy Autoglm 3 part Polar wank on mine just before its MOT.  As I did no other real prep, I thought I should present it clean!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24815 on: 25 January 2023, 08:06:52 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 23 January 2023, 19:43:31

What's a DH40?

Its a Nissan Navara D40 pick up
Towing that back home with the Vivaro was far nicer
As nice as the D40 is, being a Tekna speced one, the Vivaro is so much a better drive
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24816 on: 25 January 2023, 11:02:23 »
Quote from: Keith ABS on 25 January 2023, 08:06:52
Quote from: ronnyd on 23 January 2023, 19:43:31

What's a DH40?

Its a Nissan Navara D40 pick up
Towing that back home with the Vivaro was far nicer
As nice as the D40 is, being a Tekna speced one, the Vivaro is so much a better drive

Just reminded me, I’ve got a new, still in the box, set of four of the later D40 alloys in my garage loft. My son had the D40 Aventura, which had decent spec like nav, reverse camera, heated seats etc.  If you need a set of new alloys going mega cheap give us a shout.  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24817 on: 25 January 2023, 16:31:37 »
Got my backside in gear and fitted the oil cooler to the Omega engine, ended up using the original top cover as the Vectra one had a very deep corrosion pit. All the rest of the bits cleaned and fitted, stuck again till I have the funds for a cambelt and clutch kit.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24818 on: 28 January 2023, 15:25:10 »
Actually got round to cleaning it. Looks much better now.  8)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24819 on: 28 January 2023, 15:46:55 »
I gave mine a quick wash over yesterday ,not that it will stay clean long ,the roads are filthy ATM  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24820 on: 28 January 2023, 15:55:59 »
Some don't even bother to clean the reg plates.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24821 on: 28 January 2023, 16:10:55 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 28 January 2023, 15:55:59
Some don't even bother to clean the reg plates.  ::)
an un-readable plate is a traffic offence  :y
ANPR can't read plates if there's enough dirt on them though  :-\
I always clean my lights, plates, ALL glass and cameras
the bodywork not so much  :P
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24822 on: 28 January 2023, 16:16:53 »
Quote from: dave the builder on 28 January 2023, 16:10:55
Quote from: ronnyd on 28 January 2023, 15:55:59
Some don't even bother to clean the reg plates.  ::)
an un-readable plate is a traffic offence  :y
ANPR can't nick you if there's enough dirt on them though  :-\
I always clean my lights, plates, ALL glass and cameras
the bodywork not so much  :P

Fixed that for you Dave!  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24823 on: 28 January 2023, 16:45:58 »
 On the subject of filthy number plates, I had plod behind me yesterday
In front of me, on a dual carriageway, was a Tesla
Rear plate was unreadable, even up close
Plod swug around me and compleatly ingnored the tree hugging do gooder in the electric planet saving car that was breaking the law and drove past. he waas not in a hurry so could have easily have seen it and done something about it but no.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #24824 on: 28 January 2023, 17:15:19 »
Quote from: Keith ABS on 28 January 2023, 16:45:58
On the subject of filthy number plates, I had plod behind me yesterday
In front of me, on a dual carriageway, was a Tesla
Rear plate was unreadable, even up close
Plod swug around me and compleatly ingnored the tree hugging do gooder in the electric planet saving car that was breaking the law and drove past. he waas not in a hurry so could have easily have seen it and done something about it but no.
I'm not buying a Tesla, just to be "invisible" to the plod  :D
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