Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

bazery

corkgsxr wrote: »

Get a decat and remap. It will feel much better

I tried to get it remapped before and it wouldn't write to the ecu. The guys tried twice but no joy. He reckoned it was mapped already and locked somehow. What will a decay do

corkgsxr

bazery wrote: »

I tried to get it remapped before and it wouldn't write to the ecu. The guys tried twice but no joy. He reckoned it was mapped already and locked somehow. What will a decay do

I'd try someone else so. Sounds like he didn't have the right equipment.

It'll be more responsive low down as the turbo gets going faster.

Revs better at higher revs. I think that's to do with the cat can deal with a flow and when you go over 3k it starts getting harder to push it through the cat.

I loved the difference it made with my 1.6 hdi. If I got another it'd be done from the get go.

All that with fuel savings. Went from averaging 36 up to 44 mpg

bazery

Would I have to put the cat back in for the nct?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

bazery wrote: »

Would I have to put the cat back in for the nct?

Not in a diesel, no.
I've had decatted diesels pass, it's only a requirement for petrols to have a cat fitted.

(Or do a good decat job, with a replacement exhaust piece that looks like a cat )

GvidoR

joujoujou

joujoujou wrote: »

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Will be painted tomorrow.

It is tomorrow.

Unfortunately, the only direct-to-rust paint I had was hammer effect golden colour so springs look funny now.

Thankfully they'll be hidden deep in wheel arches.

jprboy

corkgsxr wrote: »

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I loved the difference it made with my 1.6 hdi. If I got another it'd be done from the get go.

All that with fuel savings. Went from averaging 36 up to 44 mpg

That was after a decat AND remap, right?

I also have 1.6 HDI (Peugeot 3008).

What's a ballpark figure for this job?

Any disadvantages with getting it done?

Thanks.

vectra

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Not in a diesel, no.
I've had decatted diesels pass, it's only a requirement for petrols to have a cat fitted.

(Or do a good decat job, with a replacement exhaust piece that looks like a cat )

Is that decat or dpf delete you mean?

toyotaavensis

So the speaker in the front passengers door was making funny noises. I pulled off the door card and noticed that it was wrecked. I just unhooked it as the noise was terrible and made hearing the radio hard.

I hope to get one cheap from a scrap yard as I would like to have it right but for now til do.

Next week an oil and filter change.

bmstuff

Working on a French car for a change, a nice car actually.

















To be continued...

corkgsxr

jprboy wrote: »

That was after a decat AND remap, right?

I also have 1.6 HDI (Peugeot 3008).

What's a ballpark figure for this job?

Any disadvantages with getting it done?

Thanks.

Mine was a berlingo so no remap needed.

I can stainless weld good so I made it all myself.

Worked away for 6-8 months no bother then I put it back and sold the van

Black_Knight

bmstuff wrote: »

Working on a French car for a change, a nice car actually.


To be continued...

Lovely car, but I couldnt sit in it with that ugly steering wheel staring back at me.

Ded_Zebra

Fitted a hood ornament

L-M

For some strange reason the top of my door was peeling the laquer. I had planned on getting it painted, but I have a perfectly mixed (By myself, lol) colour match aerosol and a can of laquer so I went at it myself.

Needs to be buffed and sanded still, I'll see how good I can get it just for the craic. I'll be getting it repainted early next year either way.





I'm going to buff it back tomorrow, the sand back and re laquer the entire top half of the door.

MetzgerMeister

You made a right bollix of the handle :pac:

L-M

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You made a right bollix of the handle :pac:

Have to store it outside tonight and it's the one bit of masking I couldn't be arsed taking off, lol.

YbFocus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

You made a right bollix of the handle :pac:

I think you'll all agree, if there's one thing we love about our MM it's the subtle way he goes about helping people, not pointing out our bad points

MetzgerMeister

Shur isn't MetzgerMeister German for HelpfulHelper :P

toastedpickles

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Shur isn't MetzgerMeister German for HelpfulHelper :P

Not the last time i checked!

YbFocus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Shur isn't MetzgerMeister German for HelpfulHelper :P

WOW thats what it means

MetzgerMeister

Actually it's Master Butcher but sarcasm seems to be lost on the likes of ye!

GvidoR

toastedpickles wrote: »

Not the last time i checked!

Do you check that often? :pac:

bmstuff

Final pictures of the Renault Megane Sport Trophy...

YbFocus

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Actually it's Master Butcher but sarcasm seems to be lost on the likes of ye!

I should have made myself clearer, i had checked and was reacting to what it actually was

toyotaavensis

So i have the speaker unplugged on my car. Called to a scrap yard yesterday who said they had the speaker. It was in a door which was left outside and was very wet. So the search continues.

L-M

Bit of wetsanding and buffing today and I'm happy

toastedpickles

Is that a brush?? :eek: :P

L-M

Yeah, it's leaning on the cloth roof though. Nothing worse than brushes on the ground

toastedpickles

Limerick man wrote: »

Yeah, it's leaning on the cloth roof though. Nothing worse than brushes on the ground

Good :P

joujoujou

A box has arrived...



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