Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

MetzgerMeister · 25-09-2014 2:07pm

There actually is no better feeling that when a box of car parts arrives!

L-M · 25-09-2014 2:23pm

And no worse feeling when the credit card bill arrives!

MetzgerMeister · 25-09-2014 2:26pm

Limerick man wrote: »

And no worse feeling when the credit card bill arrives!

What you do there is either ignore it and hope it goes away or pay it and forget about it

CJhaughey · 25-09-2014 9:42pm

Did a normal oil and filter servive but also fitted a Fumoto valve for easier oil changes in the future, I got the little circlip that stops the valve accidentally opening from contact with grass and the like.
It protrudes down about another 12mm or so than the stock bolt but I can live with that if it makes life easier for oil changes.
Next change will be due at 302499 miles.:D

JohnBoy26 · 25-09-2014 11:06pm

joujoujou wrote: »

A box has arrived...

...with my weekend's job inside (apart from bbq and a few beers of course).

If you don't mind me asking, Where did you pick those shocks up? Any kyb's I've got here have been black and in a red box, like the ones below

CJhaughey · 25-09-2014 11:15pm

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking, Where did you pick those shocks up? Any kyb's I've got here have been black and in a red box, like the ones below

Those are the AGX adjustable KYB's in Red.
High end KYB shocks compared to the standard Black finish (which I have on my Avensis)

Special Circumstances · 26-09-2014 12:01pm

CJhaughey wrote: »

Did a normal oil and filter servive but also fitted a Fumoto valve for easier oil changes in the future, I got the little circlip that stops the valve accidentally opening from contact with grass and the like.
It protrudes down about another 12mm or so than the stock bolt but I can live with that if it makes life easier for oil changes.
Next change will be due at 302499 miles.:D

Have you used the fumoto valves before? Happy with them? Considering one myself.

Interslice · 26-09-2014 7:24pm

hopefully solved the 0-60 in 25 seconds and 34mpg issue.

Though it was the fuel pump timing so pulled off the cover and checked it. ALl OK

As I stood there scratching my head one of my mates had a look at the pump and noticed the fuel line to the pump form the filter was very soft. Someone ape had fitted a coolant pipe instead! It would have surely been collapsing with the vacuum form the pump. So I replaced that and all the leak off which were a bit rotten...

New fuel line to the pump

Put it all back together then and fired it up. Sounded a bit better but I noticed the rocker cover was covered in diesel. Checked all the leak offs which were OK. When you revved it up then we could see a squirt coming from the top of the pump. Turned out two bolts on top of the fuel pump were really loose

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We reckon that the leak was very minor and went unoticed until we restored full fuel pressure causing it to squirt out everywhere! 0-60 is now sub 17 seconds and should get better fuel economy now the pumps not leaking!

colm_mcm · 26-09-2014 7:36pm

Today I took the bumper off my car

Put this on

Now I have this

YbFocus · 26-09-2014 7:44pm

What did you do

toastedpickles · 26-09-2014 7:46pm

YbFocus wrote: »

What did you do

Took his bumper off and put it back on obviously! :pac:

wotzgoingon · 26-09-2014 7:47pm

Should have posted a before and after pic.

colm_mcm · 26-09-2014 7:54pm

Before

After..

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 26-09-2014 7:54pm

Looks better with the mesh grille i think

CJhaughey · 26-09-2014 8:01pm

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Have you used the fumoto valves before? Happy with them? Considering one myself.

No, first time using it, looks a good piece of kit.
I do 5k mile oil services and that is probably 5-6 per year so it makes sense to me to speed the process.

Noccy_Mondy · 26-09-2014 9:02pm

New grille looks 100 times better. Kinda looks like an accord now.

Toyotafanboi · 26-09-2014 11:01pm

the corolla's interior has taken the mileage all very well bar the gearknob which was letting the side down. the chrome was all scratched off of it and it was very rough to hold. toyota want the guts of €90 for a new one so that was never going to happen. so naturally i turned to ebay. got this bad boy for €8 delivered from china.

it's extremely fake, fairly badly made and it wasn't threaded so i just forced it down onto the stick and twisted and twisted and it threaded itself fairly nicely. disappointed that the stitching is red not black but i might change that with a permanent marker. the car is now noticeably quicker now that it has some knock off TRD parts fitted.

carefully packaged MOMO TRD goodness

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before:

after:

pudzey101 · 26-09-2014 11:55pm

Added some colour to the engine bay today

joujoujou · 27-09-2014 10:25am

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

There actually is no better feeling that when a box of car parts arrives!

Well, a bit better when you fit them all yourself.

Limerick man wrote: »

And no worse feeling when the credit card bill arrives!

No problem here - I have no credit card. :cool:

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking, Where did you pick those shocks up? [...]

New old stock sold by this guy:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Motorsport-and-Spares-NI?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

Location: Ballymena, co. Antrim.

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McPhersons assembly process, step-by-step.

Clear plastic bag cut to be used as paint protectors (pieces of cardboard for additional protection):

4 ratchet straps used instead of spring compressors:

Ready to go:

Now, it's time to go and replace.

L-M · 27-09-2014 12:04pm

There were two things wrong with the paint on the E30, the top of the drivers door (Done) and the boot was sort of fuzzy.

Sanded the boot back and buffed it and now it's like new

Saved my painting money allows me to buy wheels!

hoodie6029 · 27-09-2014 3:15pm

Came out to see a flat tyre this morning. Finally gave me the kick I needed to to change the crap tyres I had.
After a bit of shopping around I got 4 new Hankooks. The car is much smoother and stops better.

joujoujou · 28-09-2014 3:56pm

Not really bad.

They'll get dirty quite quickly I'd say.

colm_mcm · 28-09-2014 6:30pm

Suspension by Zetor

rizzee · 28-09-2014 11:20pm

Getting... no wait, Taking my Golf back tomorrow. 3 1/2 weeks since ive had it. 1st mechanic put a new lambda sensor and timing belt kit into it and was still misfiring ( didn't charge me a cent so fair play ) , he moved it to another mechanic for 2 weeks and no word, I went up to him last Tuesday and he was on bloody holidays the whole time and arrived home the day before I came up. Gave him my number, havent heard a thing. Will be up tomorrow taking the car back one way or another, bunch of cowboys.

L-M · 28-09-2014 11:28pm

What kind of Golf?

rizzee · 28-09-2014 11:32pm

01 1.6. Was misfiring and I couldn't go over 60-70kmph 3 weeks ago Friday gone, engine light was flashing and then the sudden loss of power. Got it towed home from work straight to the garage. Presumed it was the coil pack, obviously not.

When I went up on Tuesday I turned the engine on and still misfiring, engine shaking.

Frustrating.

L-M · 28-09-2014 11:41pm

I wonder is the timing out. I know you got the timing belt done but that's not to say it's still not out. Could have jumped a tooth.

rizzee · 28-09-2014 11:48pm

Not a clue mate. Was told by previous owner it was done at 84k miles (it's now on 105k), the mechanic went ahead and chaged it without telling me (presumably why he's not charging me as it didn't fix anything).

Praying for a miracle simple fix so I can swiftly shift it on with the belt done

GvidoR · 28-09-2014 11:50pm

You're going to sell the Golf?

rizzee · 28-09-2014 11:54pm

GvidoR wrote: »

You're going to sell the Golf?

NCT due in March;

Comes back fixed = hold off til NCT/ get NCT done early in the new year and shift off.

Comes back the way it is = get another opinion off a mechanic lads in work recommended. That'll be the final straw, will shift it off then as it is and try get most of my money back.

Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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