*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

GvidoR

Sobanek wrote: »

and almost killed toastedpickles!

Whaaat? :eek:

Sorry to hear though. What happened?

Sobanek

Sobanek

GvidoR wrote: »

Whaaat? :eek:

Sorry to hear though. What happened?

I got used to Automatics and started the car in gear...

tp was unfortunate enough to be in front of the car, but jumped away in time

Big Nasty

Sobanek wrote: »

It's one of those they have outside the store.

Was.

CIP4

I reversed mine into a low timber pole about 2 months ago still sick over it never bother fixing it. It needs a new rear reflector and the black plastic is abit marked but no damage to the bumper as such. I swear this megane is cursed for bodywork first it was damaged in the garage before I got to collect it they fixed that but since then someone hit their door of my wing and but a nice ding in it and both front doors and dings in them from people whacking the sh!t of of it with doors.

It's so annoying as there is a few other marks and it's starting to look plain tatty for a car of it's age which is sad I'm going getting some touch up paint and I'll try and polish out a few of the light scratches but there is fcuk all I can do about the dents. And I will need to get a new tail light and reflector. But I just don't have the interest on spending the money on them at the moment unfortunately.

Pov06

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Ford Focuseseses are great. Had a 2004 TDDI, an 09 Transit Connect TDCI, a 1999 Focus Estate TDI and my current 2006 CMax TDCI. All of the 1.8 diesel variant. All reasonably powerful, all close enough to 50 mpg without careful driving, all bombproof, all done several hundred thousand km together. As another poster said, wheelbearings go (easy to change), but one thing to watch out for on the 08 onwards model is the timing belt. They replaced the chain (which has never broken or even been changed on any of my Fords, why can't other manufacturers get something as easy as a chain right) with a wet belt assembly. This HAS to be changed every 100k km, NOT anything else, no matter what anyone says. Ford told people 200k km initially and a lot of them went pop around the 130k km mark.
The clutch and DMF will last around the 250k km mark, wheel bearings around 100k km, engine and gearbox are at 340k km and still as good as day 1, around 250k km you might need front shocks, springs and bushings, brake pads and disks seem to last forever for me (200k km and only 2 sets of pads and the first set was only 40% worn, but had to replace the disks at 300k km, so pads had to go).
The state of the fuel line is vital in that car, the fuel pump at the front has to suck diesel all the way from the tank. Any kink and it won't run. Easy fix, new line. Especially if there are any kinks or missing and broken clips.

I was watching a video on YouTube about the wet belt and a guy in a taxi company replaced the wet belts on their 1.8 TDCi taxis with the chain instead. Apparently it's a straight swap and lasts forever.

NickDunne

Sobanek wrote: »

I got used to Automatics and started the car in gear...

tp was unfortunate enough to be in front of the car, but jumped away in time

Much better this than vice versa. I've often thought of switching to auto purely for comfort but after driving manual since I started driving 9 years ago, I think I'd have to cable tie my left leg to the seat to stop me going for the clutch pedal i.e. the brake and causing a massive pile up :pac: :pac: Poor kfc bench though

GvidoR

Didn't know whether to post this here or in the cycling forum, it's awesome either way. :P

challengemaster

"There was quite a lot of engineering drawing skills required as well as the design of the mechanical aspects of the hub"

Bryan made a spacer with a pipe welded to it. As engineering goes, I don't think that's exactly complex :pac:

Cool project though, a case of "because I can" if there ever was.

wotzgoingon

GvidoR wrote: »

Didn't know whether to post this here or in the cycling forum, it's awesome either way. :P

Cheap tyre and rim for your car I suppose.


But truthfully the wheel would buckle on my road into town, not from pot holes but all the bumps and dips etc...

Foxhole Norman

Oil service about 3K Miles ago, turned off car after I got back from work, oil light, #M54Life :pac:

Will check it tomorrow when it's cold to see the actual level.

Pov06

Would you touch a Corolla 1.4 d4d with 250,000 km on the clock?

Je suis tres mal

Only with a bargepole to push it towards some scrapyard!

Pov06

Have to go for the Focus then. The wet belt is putting me off but the dealer says he will change it.

Je suis tres mal

That's just my personal opinion, despise those D4D engines with a passion and I hate that era toyota.

power pants

saw a 3 series bmw yesterday was a 05

was a 4 door with no modifications, but it had 4 exhausts

all 4 exhausts were working too as was stopped in traffic lights and could see fumes coming out of all 4

Anyone know the story with this, didnt have sports suspension or any body kit either

Supergurrier

Just a catback system probably

CIP4

Je suis tres mal wrote: »

That's just my personal opinion, despise those D4D engines with a passion and I hate that era toyota.

Infairness they were considered one of the best smaller Diesel engines of that time very reliable efficient and refined for a small engine. How good or bad it would be after 250k km would depend on how it was minded. Minded ones would do double that mileage easily enough they can deal really well with high mileage.

However in this case is prefer the mk2.5 1.8 focus just seems like more of an upgrade and would be a bit more powerful.

Noccy_Mondy

Without doubt audi a4's are one of the most common cars in Mayo. Travelling to the match in Croker yesterday, so many a4's, 5's, 6's and even a few 7's overtook with flags etc. The amount that blew their horns, flashed etc was an awful lot then times before. Then I suppose a few of us waving the flag out the back window at every Mayo car enticed them more 

The flag at the back of the bus was a cool idea, but by 11 o clock last night it was all tangled into a wet ball!

Any boardsies pass by us?

fancy pigeon

Was wondering why there was a lock of them stupid flags you put on the windows spewn all over the roads...!

GvidoR

Spotted some interesting cars today, like Dodge Dakota, Ford Sierra and Citroen AX.

Je suis tres mal

CIP4 wrote: »

Infairness they were considered one of the best smaller Diesel engines of that time very reliable efficient and refined for a small engine. How good or bad it would be after 250k km would depend on how it was minded. Minded ones would do double that mileage easily enough they can deal really well with high mileage.

However in this case is prefer the mk2.5 1.8 focus just seems like more of an upgrade and would be a bit more powerful.

Arah sure it's only my own personal dislike towards that umbrella of companys.
There a fine bus for what they do, just not my cuppa so to say.

CIP4

Je suis tres mal wrote: »

Arah sure it's only my own personal dislike towards that umbrella of companys.
There a fine bus for what they do, just not my cuppa so to say.

I wouldn't be too into Toyotas of that era myself either. I'd still have to give the 1.4 d4d engine it's credit. Although the 1.8 ford Diesel engine is a very well proven engine lacks refinement a bit compared to some other diesels but other than that it's a great engine.

Pov06

CIP4 wrote: »

I wouldn't be too into Toyotas of that era myself either. I'd still have to give the 1.4 d4d engine it's credit. Although the 1.8 ford Diesel engine is a very well proven engine lacks refinement a bit compared to some other diesels but other than that it's a great engine.

I was quite impressed how quiet the 1.4 d4d is. Can't be said for the Focus engine. Maybe it's because it's a bigger engine. Sounds similar to our 2.0 d4d.

CIP4

Pov06 wrote: »

I was quite impressed how quiet the 1.4 d4d is. Can't be said for the Focus engine. Maybe it's because it's a bigger engine. Sounds similar to our 2.0 d4d.

Ye the 1.8 would be on the louder less refined end of the diesel scale probably even worse than the vag 1.9tdi engine. But that doesn't make it a bad engine plus at higher speeds it's not going to be any worse than your Yaris as that would rev high.

Stheno

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Without doubt audi a4's are one of the most common cars in Mayo. Travelling to the match in Croker yesterday, so many a4's, 5's, 6's and even a few 7's overtook with flags etc. The amount that blew their horns, flashed etc was an awful lot then times before. Then I suppose a few of us waving the flag out the back window at every Mayo car enticed them more 

The flag at the back of the bus was a cool idea, but by 11 o clock last night it was all tangled into a wet ball!

Any boardsies pass by us?

Delighted mayo got the win the hotel I was in in Sligo had a load of mayo fans in the bar

Sh1tbag OToole

What is it with pictures with darkened bands with a slogan in them propping up everywhere? It's like the motivationals from a few years ago

CIP4

I got a nice surprise when I stopped in to fill up with diesel it's been 2 weeks since I last filled up and today was 7cent a litre cheaper same place. 1.269 per litre now. I let the tank run down and I recon I was about 50km of the light coming on at a guess 920km on it and it took 51.1 litres of diesel. I still can't figure out whether it has a 60 or 55 litre tank I recon it's a 55 litre tank and probably 2 litres of fuel filler pipe then too.

Big Nasty

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

What is it with pictures with darkened bands with a slogan in them propping up everywhere? It's like the motivationals from a few years ago

Snapchat or sumtin.

Duke O Smiley

Je suis tres mal wrote: »

Arah sure it's only my own personal dislike towards that umbrella of companys.
There a fine bus for what they do, just not my cuppa so to say.

Hi.

Are you trying to impersonate an ex member from here? You are doing a bad job of it.