*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

toastedpickles

RobTheLad wrote: »

for alloy refurb I'm guessing

Maybe its my eyesight but they just look dirty but if it was the latter then it's some difference!

Hal1

Hal1 wrote: »

Ah one battle at a time man. At least you know what needs fixing.

Ah, it's just the nature of it all. One problem after another, the whole time.

I feel like I'm due some good, trouble-free mileage out of it at this stage, but I'm gonna have to sell it I think. At least I can sell it with a clear conscience, knowing that anything and everything that has gone wrong on it has been addressed and fixed.

Hopefully whoever buys it (if anyone!) gets a fair bit of hassle-free motoring out of it.

Just hope I can get something decent for it, money wise. I know I won't get what I paid, but I can't let it go for nothing, either.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

Well seeing as according to some posters in here I own 3 gm's:rolleyes: I'm sure an engine out of them would fit into it

It's something I intend on doing in the future at some stage

fyp :pac:

Sobanek

toastedpickles wrote: »

Maybe its my eyesight but they just look dirty but if it was the latter then it's some difference!

Paint flaking. That's Volvo's Scotia wheels for you.

Ours have been sanded to prevent this happening in the future.

We paid €200 for the set though and that was 6 years ago :eek:

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

We may do!

I'll go to you this time, only fair, you're always at mine!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

I'll go to you this time, only fair, you're always at mine!

Sounds like a plan! Sure drop down the weekend or something

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

I'll go to you this time, only fair, you're always at mine!

Sounds like a plan! Sure drop down the weekend or something

Foxhole Norman

Ignition coil didn't sort my idling problem, or maybe I just didn't install it right :pac:

Will be getting it plugged in again to see if it sorted the misfire, next course of action is vacuum leaks.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

toastedpickles wrote: »

Sounds like a plan! Sure drop down the weekend or something

YbFocus wrote: »

I'll go to you this time, only fair, you're always at mine!

:P

Bpmull

And it passed sideslip, brake imbalances, park brake effort were all well within the limits. Smoke test limit 3.0 mine 0.03

MetzgerMeister

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Ignition coil didn't sort my idling problem, or maybe I just didn't install it right

Injector issue? I have a bit of a rough idle and it's most certainly down to an injector issue. Problem is I can't just replace one, has to be all 6 due to the way they're coded. A new one won't work with an old one and they've brought out 2 revisions since the originals :rolleyes:

Foxhole Norman

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Injector issue? I have a bit of a rough idle and it's most certainly down to an injector issue. Problem is I can't just replace one, has to be all 6 due to the way they're coded. A new one won't work with an old one and they've brought out 2 revisions since the originals :rolleyes:

Going to make sure it's installed right either tomorrow or Friday when the weather gets better, it's not the worst issue as it's only if you sit in the car without moving after it not being on for a few hours. Will have it plugged in again and hopefully won't be a huge cost.

bear1

Quick question lads, I left my logbook with the garage but I completely forgot that I needed to book the NCT today and I can't remember the date of first registration.
Is there any other way other than the logbook that I could find it out?

colm_mcm

RobTheLad wrote: »

Seen this post from a friend come up on my newsfeed on facebook, claiming it was the best 300 euro ever spent, should of spent the 300 on a decent set of tyres instead!!

Locking wheelnut seems to have gone missing...

YbFocus

bear1 wrote: »

Quick question lads, I left my logbook with the garage but I completely forgot that I needed to book the NCT today and I can't remember the date of first registration.
Is there any other way other than the logbook that I could find it out?

Take the date off the current disc and use the year of your car.
Should work!

Day and month on nct disc, year of registration!

bear1

YbFocus wrote: »

Take the date off the current disc and use the year of your car.
Should work!

Day and month on nct disc, year of registration!

Bollocks, didn't work and now I'm locked out :rolleyes: meh I'll just do it another time then.

YbFocus

bear1 wrote: »

Bollocks, didn't work and now I'm locked out :rolleyes: meh I'll just do it another time then.

I just can't help you today can I

Hal1

I don't even...





Found it randomly browsing there. I don't have any other info on it. But why is all I can say .

toastedpickles

Car's running, at last, one thing I've learned today is if you want something done, do it yourself, late/unreliable people annoy the fcuk out of me

wotzgoingon

Hal1 wrote: »

I don't even...



Found it randomly browsing there. I don't have any other info on it. But why is all I can say .

Why would you even do that? Wouldn't want to take a corner at speed.

toastedpickles

Hal1 wrote: »

I don't even...


Found it randomly browsing there. I don't have any other info on it. But why is all I can say .

Is that a metro?? didn't the front suspension have a tendency to collapse on them? if it is a metro thats fecked when the shocks go

wotzgoingon

toastedpickles wrote: »

Car's running, at last, one thing I've learned today is if you want something done, do it yourself, late/unreliable people annoy the fcuk out of me

So you got the correct belt. If I installed a belt on my car and it came off I would have gone straight to the mechanic thinking the reason it came off was I hadn't a clue what I was doing. Fair play to you in sticking with it and realizing it wasn't your mistake.

toastedpickles

wotzgoingon wrote: »

So you got the correct belt. If I installed a belt on my car and it came off I would have gone straight to the mechanic thinking the reason it came off was I hadn't a clue what I was doing. Fair play to you in sticking with it and realizing it wasn't your mistake.

Eventually yeah haha, I knew what i was doing i just didn't have time to do it so i had asked this guy to fit it and he never showed up, so i done it myself, the busted pulley i put on the build thread was throwing it off i'd say, it's all good now!

GvidoR

Drove past Charlestown, there was some weird, green-ish rotating light pointed up in the air.

Aliens?

Foxhole Norman

My head unit is in Belgium now, hurry up TNT! I wonder what the chances are of it landing here and getting through customs and being delivered to me by Friday

Bpmull

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

My head unit is in Belgium now, hurry up TNT! I wonder what the chances are of it landing here and getting through customs and being delivered to me by Friday

Seems like you ordered that a good while ago where is it coming from ?

Foxhole Norman

Bpmull wrote: »

Seems like you ordered that a good while ago where is it coming from ?

Ordered it at like 2am New Years day :P Only shipped Monday from Hong Kong due to holidays, latest it should be here is Monday which is not bad at all from there.

Noccy_Mondy

NCT is on a Sat at half 8. Lord, what a sow of a time :mad:

Stheno

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

NCT is on a Sat at half 8. Lord, what a sow of a time :mad:

Half nine for me

Noccy_Mondy

Stheno wrote:

Half nine for me

One of the few days I get to have a lie in