********Motors Chat - Round 8 ********

Pov06

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Need a new hose for my power washer. Current one is damaged, and kinks in two places, despite being reinforced, and it will no longer stay attached to the lance, (rubber washer broke, and something else). It's an 8m hose, seen a few places want 60 and over for them. The full power washer cost me 120, yet the hose is half it? Any ideas of places I could get one?

Which brand of power washer do you have?

Noccy_Mondy

Pov06 wrote:

Which brand of power washer do you have?

Nilfisk c120

Pov06

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Nilfisk c120

Have a look at this eBay shop:
http://www.ebay.ie/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_ssn=cleantec_online&_armrs=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR10.TRC0.A0.H0.Xnilfisk.TRS0&_nkw=nilfisk&_sacat=0

They seem to have a variety of hoses for Nilfisk power washers at decent prices.

I bought from them a while back and they are from Northern Ireland so shipping takes about 2 days.

Not sure if it's any use

Alanstrainor

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Yb is this your focus? Or was yours a 5 door?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/view/9726689

I seem to remember a lot of 1.4 focuses of that era being sold with dual tips, I think I heard of some dealer popping them on and selling them as *sport* models. I could be wrong though...

Noccy_Mondy

Pov06 wrote:

Have a look at this eBay shop:

That link doesn't appear to work right?

Pov06

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

That link doesn't appear to work right?

Try this:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Nilfisk-Alto-C120-5-6-Heavy-Duty-Pressure-Washer-Hose-4-6-8-10-15-20-25-30-Metre-/231394041430?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item35e028de56

Noccy_Mondy

Pov06 wrote:

Try this:

Brilliant, thanks a million. I'll get one of those!

Gavman84

YbFocus wrote: »

Sweet mother of Jesus no!
The state of that

That looks like a factory kit tbh. You could get them with them as iv seen a few around. Loose the silly wheel cover and the exhaust tip and its grand lot worse looking yokes out there! Why kit a 1.4 is another question but different tastes I suppose.

YbFocus

Gavman84 wrote: »

That looks like a factory kit tbh. You could get them with them as iv seen a few around. Loose the silly wheel cover and the exhaust tip and its grand lot worse looking yokes out there! Why kit a 1.4 is another question but different tastes I suppose.

I had a kitted 1.4 as my first car, it was silly looking back at it but it looked far far better than that!

Noccy_Mondy

YbFocus wrote:

I had a kitted 1.4 as my first car, it was silly looking back at it but it looked far far better than that!

Sorry for the insult so lad

YbFocus

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Sorry for the insult so lad

Good no don't be, i insulted myself making such a monster

frozenfrozen

had someone drive so far up my arse earlier I could see up his nose. was coming up to the coonagh roundabout on the condell road on the way out of limerick, another example of that 60 limit making people drive aggressively/stupidly while taking out their frustration.

speed van is there every second day anyway so you can't even chance doing 70 or whatever on the speedo, to be actually doing 60kmh

Supergurrier

Ws behind a lovely looking 2008 Alfa 159 Ti Sportswagon with twin exhausts today, no idea what engine, couldn't hear it over the common rail clatter of the NPR

Beautiful

GvidoR

Yes... that is a MK3 cabby with a MK6 front end.

Duke O Smiley

That. Looks. Absolutely shite.

GvidoR

It doesn't look that great, but someone went through the trouble of custom fitting a MK6 front end on it.

ShaunieVW

Can anyone help me with these graphs (o2 sensor, bottom left). Pretty sure the one on my OH's MINI is shot. However, I am unsure what the different colour lines mean.

First up is my own a3 1.8t, Then her fathers Grande Punto and the her 07 MINI Cooper, hers is wideband though, mine is narrow band and the punto looks like a wideband too.

Duke O Smiley

GvidoR wrote: »

It doesn't look that great, but someone went through the trouble of custom fitting a MK6 front end on it.

Was he on E or something.

Everything about that is bad

nd

Shaunie, it looks like it's reading rich. It should go all the way up and down if you are holding the throttle steady and everything is ok. So it's either faulty or the reading is correct and the car is running rich.

Does the graph change at all even if you rev up and down the engine?

If it doesn't the 02 sensor is probably shot.

Ded_Zebra

GvidoR wrote: »

Yes... that is a MK3 cabby with a MK6 front end.

I don't like this sort of thing at all but I do really like that :cool:

ShaunieVW

nd wrote: »

Shaunie, it looks like it's reading rich. It should go all the way up and down if you are holding the throttle steady and everything is ok. So it's either faulty or the reading is correct and the car is running rich.

Does the graph change at all even if you rev up and down the engine?

If it doesn't the 02 sensor is probably shot.

It goes up and down somewhat when I lift off and floor it, but it's slow to react even at that. Whereas my own was up and down immediately. At steady throttle it doesn't budge

Anyone else having trouble getting onto boards via laptop? Working grand on the phone.

toastedpickles

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Anyone else having trouble getting onto boards via laptop? Working grand on the phone.

Yep!

toastedpickles

toastedpickles wrote: »

Yep!

Fix it! :pac:

toastedpickles

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Fix it! :pac:

Later :pac:

toastedpickles

toastedpickles wrote: »

Later :pac:

Emo A4 page icon is not happy

Edit: Back in business

toastedpickles

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Emo A4 page icon is not happy

Neither is mine haha

Noccy_Mondy

Brought the focus to the main dealer today to get the constant whine addressed. There was also a knock in the rear left. Collected it there this evening, a pulley was what was goosed, causing the whine, and they replaced the fan belt too, which was worse for wear, I told them beforehand to change it if needs be. They even said they'd ring me before any significant problem should be addressed, to see if I want them to proceed or not. Thankfully, nothing major needed to be done. The knocking in the rear was a wheel bearing, which was changed. They gave a general look over the car, one of the back tyres is v bad (the sooner I get the landsail muck off the better), other then that it's fine. Bill was 177, which was fairly good. So much ease with the main dealer, they know what they're at, everything is done well, no messing around, straight to the point. To me getting an excellent service, with people who know your car, regardless of the fact it's 11 years old is well worth paying that bit more over those who hazard a guess, and just do the bare minimum.

Getting my rear wiper motor tomorrow, and I'll pop that in.

For the first time in ages I can say that the car is running perfect, in need of nothing, no drop links etc. Feels great to have both cars parked outside working perfect. We'll see how long it lasts though....

wotzgoingon

Where is your main Ford dealer? I know there was one in Castlebar at one stage but I'm not sure if they moved location or just closed down.

Noccy_Mondy

wotzgoingon wrote:

Where is your main Ford dealer? I know there was one in Castlebar at one stage but I'm not sure if they moved location or just closed down.

Griffiths in Claremorris would be my port of call. They have a place in Castlebar too. Caseys used to have a major set up in Castlebar, but they went bust around 2008