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[feeutfo]

Put my eml on again with multiple misfire codes trying to calibrate my LPG... It's not having it. 

Booked in to see Kev on Thursday. 

Was going to ask about that. Still not happy then? :-/ :-/

Afraid not, tried again yesterday. Got all 6 cylinders this time, but it still runs progressively grumpy through the calibration procedure until it practically stalls, eml on, half the cylinders shut down by the petrol ucu so have to restart. There's no point me keep playing with it. Needs an expert eye.

Did you speak with Teilo? Seems strange that yours won't calibrate but the others were fairly close out of the box :-/ :-/

Unless it is the vaporiser, although I wouldn't have thought so, they're pretty sturdy :-?

What have you done differently?

Don't know, something daft orobably. 

Tilo suggested removing the rubbers from around the loom LPG injector plugs. There have been cases where they where fully plugged in, but not making a sound connection due to the rubbers not being silikon lubricated at the factory to save costs, and indeed they where very very tight to plug in.
  Removed rubbers, re calibrated, no change. Rubbers lubed and re fitted. They plug in better, but that's not the issue here.  :-/

[aaronjb]

Drove mine from Chertsey to Stanstead yesterday, collected a cement mixer, stuck it in the boot and drove home to Bracknell.

Seem to spend my life on the M25 at the moment so there's been no time for maintenance.. although the aux belt tensioner is making a dodgy noise, I wish I had time to do the cambelt for peace of mind (despite the tick in the book 8K ago) and the brakes are starting to squeal..

[feeutfo]

Drove mine from Chertsey to Stanstead yesterday, collected a cement mixer, stuck it in the boot and drove home to Bracknell.

Seem to spend my life on the M25 at the moment so there's been no time for maintenance.. although the aux belt tensioner is making a dodgy noise, I wish I had time to do the cambelt for peace of mind (despite the tick in the book 8K ago) and the brakes are starting to squeal..

Sounds familiar, tc pads on mine are squealing when hot, and the aux belt makes a noise per revolution. Cam belt this weekend all being well. 114 for conti kit and a water pump from butpartsby. Forgot the aux belt though.    no sign of it being replaced in the history either.

[Lazydocker]

Drove mine from Chertsey to Stanstead yesterday, collected a cement mixer, stuck it in the boot and drove home to Bracknell.

Seem to spend my life on the M25 at the moment so there's been no time for maintenance.. although the aux belt tensioner is making a dodgy noise, I wish I had time to do the cambelt for peace of mind (despite the tick in the book 8K ago) and the brakes are starting to squeal..

Sounds familiar, tc pads on mine are squealing when hot, and the aux belt makes a noise per revolution. Cam belt this weekend all being well. 114 for conti kit and a water pump from butpartsby. Forgot the aux belt though.    no sign of it being replaced in the history either.

As did I if you remember correctly

Managed to cover almost every other service type item that might be required though

[aaronjb]

Sounds familiar, tc pads on mine are squealing when hot, and the aux belt makes a noise per revolution. Cam belt this weekend all being well. 114 for conti kit and a water pump from butpartsby. Forgot the aux belt though.    no sign of it being replaced in the history either.

Is it a sort of 'swoosh-swoosh-swoosh' noise, by any chance? (I also seem to have got a rattle somewhere, but can't localise it - sounds 'expensive' inside the car but much quieter when your head is under the bonnet, most odd)

(And my pads seem to be noisy all the time, though I do wonder if it's the handbrake mechanism, since pulling the handbrake up also elicits a squeak)

[tonyyeb]

Today...

New wishbones (both sides), new rear offside wheel bearing plus hub flange, new (s/h) rear coil springs (both sides), oil and filter change, breathers cleaned, etc.

(good) garage rates - any guesses?

(p.s - it's driving FANTASTICALLY) 

[tonyyeb]

And an unexpected bonus - the collar on the gearshift mechanism used to rattle quite a lot (v. annoying), but now the front end has been sorted it barely does it at all!

RESULT!! 

[TheDaddy]

Quick oil and filter change on the black beastie.
Actually managed to get it all in the tray.
Picked up cats....ready for a new exhaust.

[plym ian]

Fitted drivers side wish bone with poly bush doing passenger side tommorow. Wired and fitted my hids as well. Back is killing me now

[henryd]

fitted replacement bose speaker to my o/s/f door,back to a full set now,sounds much better

Thanks to Mutantcav for supplying the speakers

[saltyone]

fitted new side light bulb .. the pain in the bum passenger side one  retro fitted garmin sat nav up by center air vent . look lot better than on the window .. will post pics when i figure out how  hope to be more involved with the site now i have more time .. great site .. great OOFers 

[albitz]

Cambelt change on a Fiat Punto. It had done 139977 miles on the original.

[Hannah Judes Dad]

Put the battery back on the car after two days of trickle charging it.
Amazingly the car works now 

[henryd]

Cambelt change on a Fiat Punto. It had done 139977 miles on the original.

I've had a couple of them break before due time,no harm done to the motor's though ("FIRE"engine)which is rare these days

[VXL V6]

V6 has been in to have it's Aircon repaired. No leak found so vac'd and refilled with correct quantity of oil and dye. Chatting to the chap he said the crucial element is the oil and this is often not paid attention too (even new cars only have the least amount of oil the manufacturer can get away with!).

MOT for the DTi tomorrow....