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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #450 on: 22 June 2011, 22:24:28 »
Removed EGR off the 2.5td and cleaned as best as i could, was absolutely caked in carbon and oil mist deposits.

Looking inside the intake manifold i wasn't too impressed either to be honest, So i took that off too,
Absolute sod getting it out. But did it, and cleaned it as best i could. Not too easy as home.

Would have been better to get a jet wash down it, But i dont have one.
Seems to be a lot cleaner now.
Was so much sludge in it. About 5mm think on the walls. No good at all.

stoopid EGR recirculating dirty air. But supposed to help economy when cruising?
Was tempted to blank it off. But economy is low enough for me.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #451 on: 23 June 2011, 16:29:02 »
Waited for it to stop raining so I can investigate the failed handbrake.
I'm still waiting... >:(
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #452 on: 23 June 2011, 16:33:56 »
Renewed the insurance  :'( :'(

Guess I should fit my ali headlight adjusters as well as its mot time coming up
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #453 on: 23 June 2011, 18:59:19 »
replaced the broken rear springs and fitted new rear shock absorbers this afternoon. 2 hour job due to one of the shock absorber top nuts refusing to budge so out came the grinder!!...all in all a nice easy job. rear end now sitting at the proper ride height and much better handling now. not bad for £100. :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #454 on: 24 June 2011, 11:17:34 »
Nothing today, but its service changes on the Mig and Peugeot this weekend, so oil, filter, plugs etc. as long as the rain holds off ... fingers crossed.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #455 on: 24 June 2011, 11:33:27 »
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Waited for it to stop raining so I can investigate the failed handbrake.
I'm still waiting... >:(
Good weather this weekend apparently.  :y

More polishing and cleaning. Doors and wings.  :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #456 on: 24 June 2011, 12:21:35 »
fixing fog lamp(leaking in water)had to take bumper off again i think it should held on with velcrow by now  ;D ;D ;D ;D,and horn had split in wire :y :y :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #457 on: 24 June 2011, 14:20:46 »
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Waited for it to stop raining so I can investigate the failed handbrake.
I'm still waiting... >:(
Good weather this weekend apparently.  :y

More polishing and cleaning. Doors and wings.  :y
Ah, rear springs, shocks and bushes, part deux? :P
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #458 on: 24 June 2011, 15:32:42 »
Rode past it on the Triumph.  Went for a bacon roll at the biker's hut. ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #459 on: 24 June 2011, 15:47:22 »
Fitted the front HID sensor; had to drill a hole in the aftermarket wishbone to do so. Unlike the butcher who fitted the wishbone, who just broke the arm off the sensor. Now I don't have the annoying error message every time I start the car.
Oh, and collected the Avenger from it's MOT. Not used it for 2 months, so ran it round the block, checked the lights work and parked it outside the test centre. And it passed!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #460 on: 24 June 2011, 15:53:04 »
same thing since you started this thread, sod all!  ;D ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #461 on: 24 June 2011, 17:12:39 »
Just fitted a pair of Ali headlight adjusters - easier job than I thought.

Just gotta realign them when the rain stops
(I marked the beam points on the garage door before starting  :y )
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #462 on: 24 June 2011, 17:36:58 »
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Just fitted a pair of Ali headlight adjusters - easier job than I thought.

Just gotta realign them when the rain stops
(I marked the beam points on the garage door before starting  :y )

You have to heat the lights in the oven?
Both mine are gone too....annoying not being able to adjust them properly
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #463 on: 24 June 2011, 17:40:20 »
I did, 5 mins at 100 degress was enough for the glue to be soft so they just pulled apart.

Never removed a headlight before, took me 2 hours to do the pair.

I just removed the easy loose bits from the light, warm up, remove and refit as necessary, cut off as much old glue as I could, and silconed em back together (my sikaflex had dried up  :'( )
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #464 on: 24 June 2011, 17:43:17 »
sounds good. I'll do mine before MOT in september.
Alu adjusters still for sale on here?
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