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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27375 on: 30 March 2025, 16:01:14 »
Thought about doing  a few little jobs on the Boxster to start getting it ready to sell, but had a severe bout of CBA.  ::)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27376 on: 30 March 2025, 16:28:27 »
I'm sure the new owner will appreciate all your efforts  >:D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27377 on: 30 March 2025, 18:11:54 »
Got the rear suspension sorted on the Austin, got to play with my new toy. Plasma cutter from Lidl, cut through 4mm plate okay. Had to clean the bracket up with die grinders to tidy the edge, upper 4 bar link now slides in from top. Tomorrow its find out why fuel pump not working.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27378 on: 31 March 2025, 02:41:42 »
One of the purple relays... Tother one powers the injectors ;)

Oh, and don't forget Fuse 18 >:D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27379 on: 31 March 2025, 09:37:15 »
First I will see if there is a feed to the pump and then it was the relays, just hope the ECU is working after sitting 20 odd years.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27380 on: 31 March 2025, 11:27:14 »
Seeing as the relay feeds the pump... You may wish to start there.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27381 on: 01 April 2025, 18:03:53 »
It was working , just so quiet!!  Not my car but helped a mate sort the gear change on a  mid mounted Alfa powered Fiat 500.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27382 on: 03 April 2025, 05:24:42 »
DPF Pressure sensor change on the Merc.
Lovely limp mode gone!

Bit suprised, had a feeling DPF was mapped out, as in 90k never noticed it do a regen.  Noticed it in the Zafira every time.  Weird.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27383 on: 03 April 2025, 08:34:33 »
Quote from: Jimbob on 03 April 2025, 05:24:42
Bit suprised, had a feeling DPF was mapped out, as in 90k never noticed it do a regen.  Noticed it in the Zafira every time.  Weird.
Never noticed any regens on my 2 DPF'd cars.  I assume they are still in place and working, lol.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27384 on: 04 April 2025, 11:13:38 »
Nor me, never noticed the Galaxy do it in the time we've had it.

Took the milk float past 20k today, not bad going for 9 months' work. So far no noticeable degradation in the range and other than the infotainment freezing a few times (seems to have been fixed by an OTA update), no issues so far.

Energy consumption is a predictably dismal 2.7-3.0 miles per kwh. Who'd have thought a 2.5 ton brick wouldn't be that efficient... ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27385 on: 04 April 2025, 12:03:14 »
Took the RRS to the illegals for a valet £25 and it's looking like a brand new vehicle 👍
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27386 on: 05 April 2025, 16:51:23 »
So after a bit of double checking it turned out that the fuel pipe had come off the top connection in the tank, original clip failed. Found a nice proper hose clip and after having a fiddle getting the top cover back in I got it fired up, tappets a little bit noisy but getting better .Well they have been sat for over 20 years, ran it till rad started to warm up a bit and gave it all a look over. Nickers, looks like front seal leaking. Had trouble fitting it when I rebuilt engine, at least I can do it in situ.
  Exhaust is roarty !!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27387 on: 05 April 2025, 19:46:46 »
Nice to hear you got it running and are making progress of sorts.
Two steps forward, one step back etc.  :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27388 on: 05 April 2025, 20:02:10 »
Yesterday I washed mine and put a top up on the ceramic coat. I looked out this morning and half of the Sahara Desert was on it, so I washed it again.  ::) ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #27389 on: 05 April 2025, 20:07:45 »
Quote from: countrywoman on 05 April 2025, 16:51:23
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 Exhaust is roarty !!

I’ll bet.  :y  I ran my 3.2 on just downpipes when I drove it up ramps to fit my Jetex system. It was err ……. noisy.  ;D
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