Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

OldMrBrennan83

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i57dwun4yb1pt8

no these are the ones i mean :

http://www.agthompsonfamily.com/vw/FrontSwayBushing3.jpg

OldMrBrennan83

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166man

joujoujou wrote: »

"Will they fit", attempt #1.

As seen on picture no.2, there's no legroom left, so a lot of elbow grease must be used to squeeze them in.

I'm gonna cut them a bit too.

Those leathers look familiar...:D

Looking forward to seeing how this progresses, still not sure I approve...:pac:

i57dwun4yb1pt8

Patww79 wrote: »

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no pat its an 8l

didnt know the 8p had issues like yours

OldMrBrennan83

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joujoujou

166man wrote: »

Those leathers look familiar...:D

Yeah, very...

166man wrote: »

Looking forward to seeing how this progresses, still not sure I approve...:pac:

I'll do my best.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Mackas_view wrote: »

Hi I really need to know if I'm being ripped off here I just got the brake pipes on my vw Passat b5.5 model 130bhp changed. The car failed the test because the brake pipes were pitted. I was told that all brake pipes in the rear on both sides were completely replaced today with copper pipe and that it would never have to be done again,
The cost was 250 euro including labour is this very expensive or how much would the parts themselves work out at?

sounds pricey, you'd get fancy dan braided hoses for that kind of money.
That job should only take an hour or so max.

Cheensbo

Weather was pretty nice this morning so decided to go rooting,

The EGR valve caught my eye so pulled it out:

Oh dear


OH double dear



Soaked in parts cleaner for a few hours & got the wire brush a small flathead screwdriver & a toothbrush at it



While the egr was soaking I pulled off the intercooler, there's a little cowl & fan underneath (obsolete & useless - the fan doesn't work & I reckon it restricts cooling) so I removed it:


Also, got at the top of the fuel pump, under the 4 bolts is a diaphragm that is adjusted by turning by hand, I turned it anticlockwise 180 degrees which should open the fuelling plunger earlier and deliver more juice to proceedings:


The result of the above (plus the boost pressure increase from before) has completely transformed the paj, it now goes like a scalded cat :eek: :cool:

Going to run it with the egr as it is for a while, and then i'll blank it to see which works better.

Very happy with the results, not sure what to do next!

Hal1

I got my front arb's changed and no more knocking. It handles so much better now, and seems more stable on the road.

The old ones had a lot of play in them.

Pic is massive: https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/19655/339118.jpg

adrianshanahan

I've been meaning to go at the EGR on my Navara but have been putting it off due to laziness.

Tell me was there any sort of gasket on the joints?

Cheensbo

adrianshanahan wrote: »

I've been meaning to go at the EGR on my Navara but have been putting it off due to laziness.

Tell me was there any sort of gasket on the joints?

Yep there's a metal gasket at each end.

GvidoR

Sad day for my Bora, a sad day indeed.

A light bulb went out, it got attacked by birds (the flying ones), I lost one of the hub caps and I accidentally hit the rear bumper with a jack as I was taking it out of the car, scratching a bit of the paint off.

On the bright side though, I got the bulb replaced. Gonna wash it tomorrow.

colm_mcm

Upgraded to osram nightbreaker unlimited. Very white light and much better visibility.



Did the pollen filter too, which was manky.

Zcott

It's just a shame that changing the bulbs on the Civics is no fun. Is yours the 1.8?

Voodoomelon

Caught out with a another puncture today, think this is the forth one in less than 2 years!



Have to slum it with a 19" Style 95 for a few days, could be worse! The 20s are beyond heavy, nearly broke my back getting it into the boot.

colm_mcm

Zcott wrote: »

It's just a shame that changing the bulbs on the Civics is no fun. Is yours the 1.8?

Yeah, I can change them without any tools or taking the battery out. It is tight but I'm handy like that


Voodoo, the car looks so small with the boot open

Voodoomelon

I hadn't noticed, but your right.

MetzgerMeister

At first glance it looks like a 2008 toyota avensis!

Cheensbo

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

At first glance it looks like a 2008 toyota avensis!

Now that you say it !

toastedpickles

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

At first glance it looks like a 2008 toyota avensis!

You have single handedly ruined this car for me

MetzgerMeister

toastedpickles wrote: »

You have single handedly ruined this car for me

I said "at first glance"! Look at it any longer and you'll see it's a lovely Bimmer

toastedpickles

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I said "at first glance"! Look at it any longer and you'll see it's a lovely Bimmer

What has been seen cannot be unseen

In other news...it has begun

wotzgoingon

toastedpickles wrote: »

What has been seen cannot be unseen

In other news...it has begun

Whats the second black box beside the air filter?

toastedpickles

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Whats the second black box beside the air filter?

It seems to be a resonator of some sort!

Bpmull

The air box looks huge although maybe thats just relative to the size of engine :pac:

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

The air box looks huge although maybe thats just relative to the size of engine :pac:

Its massive compared to it, it's rather funny i think :P

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

Its massive compared to it, it's rather funny i think :P

I can't say I've ever seen a car engine that small still looks reasonably dry under there at least it's not covered in oil and leaking everywhere.

Cheensbo

toastedpickles wrote: »

It seems to be a resonator of some sort!

Must be some whopping induction noise off them with a cone filter if they've gone to the trouble of fitting that :pac:

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

I can't say I've ever seen a car engine that small still looks reasonably dry under there at least it's not covered in oil and leaking everywhere.

Yeah its actually very well kept! only the small issue of the head gasket

Cheensbo wrote: »

Must be some whopping induction noise off them with a cone filter if they've gone to the trouble of fitting that :pac:

Yknow what? I'll start it up without it on and video it just to see haha, or actually it might be at home during the week so ill give you a shout if it is :pac: