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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 4292702 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27030 on: 16 January 2025, 15:47:32 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 16 January 2025, 14:55:55
Took the little roller skate (C1) for MOT and got a clean pass.  :)
He had just finished testing a C1 which was 10 years newer and failed on several things, which made my day.  ;D
Which proves that new cars are shite.  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27031 on: 18 January 2025, 16:35:58 »
oil and filter on hers, and when we checked, the air filter was 2.5yrs old, so that got done as well, though looked pretty good.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27032 on: 19 January 2025, 19:04:03 »
Well, not mine, but rad and condenser on an Omega.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27033 on: 20 January 2025, 17:52:44 »
Assembled the shortened Omega drive shafts for the Austin, greasy old job !!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27034 on: 23 January 2025, 19:19:57 »
Sorted out collection of 2 engines and gearbox for my next build, £79 for collection on a pallet from Farnham to South Worcs. Only about 3 miles from carriers depot, should be at my workshop on Monday.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27035 on: 23 January 2025, 21:08:56 »
Water pump on my  4.2 xj8 😵‍💫 all done now
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27036 on: 27 January 2025, 09:39:54 »
Spent far too long removing the polys from the front wishbones of an Omega.  I mean, to quote the trio, "How hard can it be?"
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27037 on: 27 January 2025, 10:03:40 »
Spent £4.99 at the local car wash - didn't get electrocuted.

It's not clean but at least I can see out of it now.

Might treat the galaxy this afternoon, it was pay day on Friday after all  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27038 on: 27 January 2025, 10:11:47 »
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 27 January 2025, 10:03:40
..... it was pay day on Friday after all  :y

EVERY Friday is pay day for me! Who'd think that a company the size of Heinz pays us weekly in this day & age!  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27039 on: 27 January 2025, 10:39:14 »
Quote from: Andy B on 27 January 2025, 10:11:47
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 27 January 2025, 10:03:40
..... it was pay day on Friday after all  :y

EVERY Friday is pay day for me! Who'd think that a company the size of Heinz pays us weekly in this day & age!  ;D
Cash in brown envelopes.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27040 on: 27 January 2025, 11:00:10 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 27 January 2025, 10:39:14
Quote from: Andy B on 27 January 2025, 10:11:47
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 27 January 2025, 10:03:40
..... it was pay day on Friday after all  :y

EVERY Friday is pay day for me! Who'd think that a company the size of Heinz pays us weekly in this day & age!  ;D
Cash in brown envelopes.
not quite that bad  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27041 on: 27 January 2025, 11:09:33 »
Discs and pads all round and a front wheel bearing on the Bini.

Couldn't change the oil though as whomever last did it managed to weld the filter cap on >:(

Might take it for a blast and try again heated up...
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27042 on: 27 January 2025, 13:17:53 »
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 27 January 2025, 10:03:40
Spent £4.99 at the local car wash - didn't get electrocuted.

It's not clean but at least I can see out of it now.

Might treat the galaxy this afternoon, it was pay day on Friday after all  :y
Mum put hers through an automatic car wash the other day, because it had a spec of dirt on it.

I cost her 2 mirror covers. Again.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27043 on: 27 January 2025, 13:43:14 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 27 January 2025, 11:09:33
Discs and pads all round and a front wheel bearing on the Bini.

Couldn't change the oil though as whomever last did it managed to weld the filter cap on >:(

Might take it for a blast and try again heated up...

Those alloy filter tops are a Bastard to undo.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27044 on: 27 January 2025, 14:07:23 »
Quote from: henryd on 27 January 2025, 13:43:14
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 27 January 2025, 11:09:33
Discs and pads all round and a front wheel bearing on the Bini.

Couldn't change the oil though as whomever last did it managed to weld the filter cap on >:(

Might take it for a blast and try again heated up...

Those alloy filter tops are a Bastard to undo.
It's plastic from the look of it, but it don't fancy tearing the housing off the block trying to undo it ;D

That said I did start to take an angle grinder to the nsf disc because the retaining nut had seized solid. Then I remembered that I was changing that hub so dropped the hub and disc off together instead of taking my face off again ::)
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