Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

Clean car do plastidip too, shipping might be a bit cheaper.

YbFocus wrote: »

Great money saving work

Hopefully, it's still a bit noisy at low speeds but a different sort of noise . I'll have a look at it again tomorrow. Maybe the disk warped or might have to get a new piston . The piston did feel a little sticky winding it back in. The finish on it isn't perfect. There's a lad up in Navan on adverts selling the pistons for 25 quid so not the end of the world if I need that or a new disc.

MarkR wrote: »

Nice job, was shipping much?

I bought it at a car show up north last week.

GvidoR wrote: »

I think you'd be better off going for the real deal - plastidip. I don't think this stuff is much/any cheaper.

I compared the finish of this stuff to the finish of plastidip on another stand at the show and i couldn't tell them apart.

Noticed water in the front foglight today.
Had a look on the web and I think there is a plastic glass like thing as part of the bumper in front of the foglight so I wont need to change it just need to get at it dry it out and get some tiger seal or silica gel.

Did the 740s first service last night. Started around 9pm, finished at 1am.

Those damn spark plugs, never did them on a V8 before and they are an absolute bastard to get at. The ones by the firewall are essentially impossible to do with normal spark tools, I had to experiment with different sockets/extensions/ratchets to get in there.
From the spark plug hole entrance to the shock tower is about 3 inches. And the spark plugs are a good 8 inches down there. Do the maths!


My faith in the service history of this car continues to waiver. It came with no invoices, but a filled out service booklet with genuine stamps and ticks next to what was done.

Apparently, the oil below is about 750 miles old, the microfilters are 10k miles old and air filter and spark plugs are 3400 miles old. Judge for yourself below.

This little lot was €390.




Oil first:








Air filter:




Microfilters:






There doesn't seem to be a bonnet service mode like there was on the E38, so had to improvise with the struts removed:


Spark plug fun begins:

I'd add about 10k miles or so to your figures above. Them back plugs sound/look like a right pig of a job. Do you have UJ's for your extension?

No pain no glory Voodoomelon

I'm thinking the same, would have been a lot of carbon in there. No Ujs, just standard straight extensions, got the hang of a good technique half way through.

I dont know if it is a good idea to put up your tax disc here. Is it not asking for your car to be cloned?

toyotaavensis wrote: »

I dont know if it is a good idea to put up your tax disc here. Is it not asking for your car to be cloned?

Havn't a clue but I've removed it, thanks

I drive around all the time with a washcloth covering my license plate, shurre they would all want to be cloning it and look at how poor dolly the sheep turned out ?

Hah ?

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

I don't know why people worry about that so much. You would post a pic of it with the reg showing wouldn't you? and the tax disc shows less information than that.

yeah i'm not, I suppose it has codes ect, but I'm not worried about clones and I imagine it'd be revenues problem rather than mine in any event.

But am too lazy to unremove it again!

toyotaavensis wrote: »

From his pic i know it is a 1.4 corolla and have a tax disc to print from his photo to put on the windscreen. The tax disc has the reg no which i can use to make plates.

Not saying it is likely but dont leave yourself open to it either. This kinda reminds me of when Jeremey Clarkson put his bank account details in the paper for all to see and he then got scammed.

just as lightly to happen when parking it in any public place.

Some tinkering around to see what temporary wheels will fit for a few days whilst mine are off getting refurbed. The 16" multi-spokes won't fit over the brakes at all. Five spokes 17"s fit and ride is good with DSC lights galore, but will do the job.

That just looks so wrong. :-)

Someone will come to view that skoda and think **** lads, the recession has hit this man hard. Hell either feel pity for you and give you the asking or attempt to take you from behind.

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Someone will come to view that skoda and think **** lads, the recession has hit this man hard. Hell either feel pity for you and give you the asking or attempt to take you from behind.

Sure when we went to buy the Carina he turned up in the 535D offering under the asking. :pac:

Sorry, my reply was to Voodomelon. Those small wheels just look so out of place on his car.

So Voodo, the temp ones are 17's :eek: They look tiny! What size rim are the proper ones?