***Motors Chat Thread*** Round 1

MetzgerMeister

OSI wrote: »

Maybe try playing some Bjork really loud on the car stereo for a while.

I play dead...it stops the knocking

Big Nasty

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

No ye fecken smart-arses!! I've been looking into this knock retard thing and it turns out that the most likely cause isn't to do with petrol but could be noisy injectors as the knock sensor in the car is very sensitive.

It has been proven that ultrasonic cleaning solves this problem.

I always clean my jewels after a bit of knocking - don't you!?!:eek::eek::eek:

Foxhole Norman

dgt wrote: »

Congrats!

You must have been doing something out of the ordinary to be in this long though... I did chemistry an it dragged it out! :mad:

Roll on the summer and enjoy the time out

This bugger has to find work placement... *sigh

Thanks! Yeah, had Chemistry yesterday and Economics today. Wasn't too bad. Economics could go either way though. Not too bothered about going to college anyway so wouldn't be too bothered if I did badly.

dgt

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Thanks! Yeah, had Chemistry yesterday and Economics today. Wasn't too bad. Economics could go either way though. Not too bothered about going to college anyway so wouldn't be too bothered if I did badly.

Go for college! Tis great crack and you get to do so much... Don't end up like I did, just putting things back right while it's not too late! thinking of where I could have been by now sometimes saddens me

While not in college, I did work on a fúckton of cars though :pac:

On another note, wednesday afternoon drinking while trying to do oragami and Zep blaring on the stereo. Never a dull moment :pac:

Hal1

I rather work on a fúckton of cars then waste time in college.

MetzgerMeister

Hal1 wrote: »

I rather work on a fúckton of cars then waste time in college.

If you did Automotive Engineering in college, you'd kill 2 birds with one piston

Hal1

Ah it's just college was a farce for me. All I'll say is computer science. That was 12 years ago .

Voodoomelon

MCMLXXV wrote: »

That's not gonna work - they should all show on start-up then go out.

Mine failed with the exact same symptoms (among other things) a few weeks back. I have an ABS sensor sitting in the passenger seat ready to fit that will hopefully fix the problem.

My lights are off on ignition, the only time they come on is at the 2000rpm mark, which is then the DSC pump kicks in, hence the fault.

Should get it done tonight, hope it fixes the problem.

Big Nasty

Voodoomelon wrote: »

My lights are off on ignition, the only time they come on is at the 2000rpm mark, which is then the DSC pump kicks in, hence the fault.

Should get it done tonight, hope it fixes the problem.

Mines definitely not the DSC then - thank fook for that!

challengemaster

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Mines definitely not the DSC then - thank fook for that!

ABS/Wheel speed sensor probably shat itself, tis common enough on all bmw's afaik.

L-M

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3517785

My E30!

challengemaster

Jesus that's clean

L-M

Clean alright :P

colm_mcm

4 different vws in those pics!

L-M

colm_mcm wrote: »

4 different vws in those pics!

Lol, didn't cop that. We were always a predominantly VW household for the 00's.

Hal1

And he has a shed, no wonder it's shinny :rolleyes:.

L-M

Hal1 wrote: »

And he has a shed, no wonder it's shinny :rolleyes:.

The shed is full, i think i'd cleaned my car in there twice.

Voodoomelon

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Mines definitely not the DSC then - thank fook for that!

Got it done, works great! Prob a wheel sensor or ABS unit in your case.

dgt

Found this while clearing out some shíte :cool:
Image2129.jpg

Nostalgia!

Big Nasty

Limerick man wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3517785

My E30!

That's savage value!

E39MSport

Anyone need MAF's for an E39 M5?

Have new boxed ones that I was including in the sale of the car.

I'm going to exclude them from the sale to bring down the sale price to closer to 11.

350 for both. Will shtick them up on adverts.

ShadowHearth

Your m5 still not sold? Damn.

E39MSport

Nope. No interest whatsoever aside from 2 lads from the Irish bmw drivers site. One didn't like the rear tints and the other chap has to get rid of his M3 first. Sign'o'the times.

Taxed for another 2 months though so not too bothered at present

.. meanwhile, 1 throttle body successfully rebuilt on the 8er and the other in progress. Hope to have that car running as it should before the end of the summer.

ShadowHearth

Not buying a car, just because he did not liked tints sounds really stupid. You just needed to drop price 50eu so he could take it off in some garage. You would see is he just bull****er or for real.

Do you have a Link to your add btw?

ShadowHearth

OSI wrote: »

Left the house this morning and got in the car. As soon as I turned the key the fuel light comes on! Crap! Says 40km to empty. 15km later I'm in the work car park, the fuel light has gone out and it now reads 50km to empty . It's amazing the difference a lean month can make to your fuel economy

I would say it is more about the hills on your way. The sensor is in some part of the tank and under the angle ( hills ) it may read different figures . I would just gO and top that bitch up!

Jemmy

Getting a spin in an oldskool mini, powered by Vtec tomorrow :D:D

challengemaster

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I would say it is more about the hills on your way. The sensor is in some part of the tank and under the angle ( hills ) it may read different figures . I would just gO and top that bitch up!

Have had the same thing many times, but a few weeks ago I got in the car, 22 miles left, drove home @50mpg which was 16 miles away, 22 miles left :pac:

Big Nasty

challengemaster wrote: »

Have had the same thing many times, but a few weeks ago I got in the car, 22 miles left, drove home @50mpg which was 16 miles away, 22 miles left :pac:

I've said it before recently that this has been happening to me too. I could understand if I was dogging the car the day before then was on a motorway and the range went up but this is happening on the same daily route. Also fuel gauge rises slightly. Baffled by it TBH!

pred racer

Weather in paris today!

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t398/Edwharding/41d458d3.jpg

And ive got to drive to work in that;)
(see what i did there bubblewrap)

Its great, the thunder is shaking the house at the moment:D

Foxhole Norman

I want a 67 Impala!