* Motors chat - round 12 *

bazz26 · 13-05-2018 11:48PM

Seen a Kia Stinger today in front of me, alas it was a diesel one though.

Leonard Hofstadter · 14-05-2018 12:30PM

Nissan is phasing out diesels in passenger cars from 2021:

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/nissan-to-phase-out-diesel-cars-in-europe-1.3487800

14-05-2018 02:57PM

Would bonnet pins have prevented that incident?

MetzgerMeister · 14-05-2018 03:16PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Had two of them on it! The force broke them

Bloody Jedis!!! :mad:

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 08:49PM

Question lads. The E36 has been sitting up for the past 8 months bar a spin once a month or so to warm the engine and get her out and about. I NCT'd it in February and it has only done 10/15 miles since and it failed on a brake issue. Suspension flew through. I noticed at the time the driver side rear arch seemed to be sitting a bit low and I just checked it there to find about a 5cm difference between both sides. It is going for a good bit of work on the rear suspension set up ie all new sub frame bushes but I am hoping it won't be new springs and shocks.. any ideas? Bilstein shocks all round.

Alanstrainor · 14-05-2018 09:04PM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Question lads. The E36 has been sitting up for the past 8 months bar a spin once a month or so to warm the engine and get her out and about. I NCT'd it in February and it has only done 10/15 miles since and it failed on a brake issue. Suspension flew through. I noticed at the time the driver side rear arch seemed to be sitting a bit low and I just checked it there to find about a 5cm difference between both sides. It is going for a good bit of work on the rear suspension set up ie all new sub frame bushes but I am hoping it won't be new springs and shocks.. any ideas? Bilstein shocks all round.

Surely it would be a cracked spring rather than a shock? The shock shouldn't impact on the ride height. A set of rear springs hopefully wouldn't set you back too much! Such a great car, love the colour and the wing!

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 09:16PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Surely it would be a cracked spring rather than a shock? The shock shouldn't impact on the ride height. A set of rear springs hopefully wouldn't set you back too much! Such a great car, love the colour and the wing!

I'm not too worried about the cost of the parts, that's not an issue thankfully but I have it booked in next month for a total new cooling system, water pump, new bushings everywhere, drop links, brake lines, new tyres and so on. An already substantial labour bill as it will be going to a specialist rather than my usual mechanic. Hoping thats all it is. I will pop her up on the ramp some evening this week.

Thanks btw Alanstrainor, means a lot to hear that!

Alanstrainor · 14-05-2018 09:19PM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I'm not too worried about the cost of the parts, that's not an issue thankfully but I have it booked in next month for a total new cooling system, water pump, new bushings everywhere, drop links, brake lines, new tyres and so on. An already substantial labour bill as it will be going to a specialist rather than my usual mechanic. Hoping thats all it is. I will pop her up on the ramp some evening this week.

Thanks btw Alanstrainor, means a lot to hear that!

That's some job! Best of luck with it all, great to hear of these cars being kept on the road. There's not a whole pile left.

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 09:23PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

That's some job! Best of luck with it all, great to hear of these cars being kept on the road. There's not a whole pile left.

I have spent the past few months collecting up the parts payday by payday. The cooling system was covered as part of a birthday gift and I have been throwing a twenty here and there into an envelope or skipping a night in the pub once in a while to cover the labour. It all adds up..

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 09:35PM

A tale of two cars and one owner. One is an much loved baby, pampered and cosseted to within an inch of its life. The other a comfy, bockety and neglected old barge that barely even gets washed and will be driven until its ready for the scrapper. Funny how we can be so attached to one piece of metal and not another...

colm_mcm · 14-05-2018 09:37PM

They both get Padre stickers though

vintagevrs · 14-05-2018 10:02PM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

A tale of two cars and one owner. One is an much loved baby, pampered and cosseted to within an inch of its life. The other a comfy, bockety and neglected old barge that barely even gets washed and will be driven until its ready for the scrapper. Funny how we can be so attached to one piece of metal and not another...

Which one is which? :pac:

JohnBoy26 · 14-05-2018 10:10PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Surely it would be a cracked spring rather than a shock? The shock shouldn't impact on the ride height. A set of rear springs hopefully wouldn't set you back too much! Such a great car, love the colour and the wing!

It would if it was leaking.

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 10:18PM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

It would if it was leaking.

Gas shocks won't have any evidence of a leak either will they?

Esel · 14-05-2018 10:45PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

They both get Padre stickers though

Only one has a load of crap hanging from the rearview mirror though!

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 10:57PM

Esel wrote: »

Only one has a load of crap hanging from the rearview mirror though!

The Galway colours are not a load of crap. Wash your mouth out Esel!

14-05-2018 11:34PM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Gas shocks won't have any evidence of a leak either will they?

There's still oil in gas shocks. A leak will show.

passatman86 · 14-05-2018 11:42PM

I did laugh at the front reg on the volvo blured out , and forgetting the rear boot is up with the reg visible.. lol

James Bond Junior · 14-05-2018 11:44PM

passatman86 wrote: »

I did laugh at the front reg on the volvo blured out , and forgetting the rear boot is up with the reg visible.. lol

Ha I know! I had it uploaded at that stage and thought, ah sure who cares anyway! Had taken the mini air compressor out to give the BMW's tyres a top up.

MetzgerMeister · 14-05-2018 11:48PM

passatman86 wrote: »

I did laugh at the front reg on the volvo blured out , and forgetting the rear boot is up with the reg visible.. lol

LOL

MetzgerMeister · 16-05-2018 07:00PM

So I bought a set of black grilles and fitted them this evening.

Before:

After:

Big Nasty · 16-05-2018 07:48PM

Looks great. Tremendous amount of work in the garden too! :pac:

Alanstrainor · 16-05-2018 10:04PM

The black looks far better.

The OH's Nissan Note passed the NCT this evening. 1 out of 2 this month! And I get the last of the parts I need to do the rear handbrake shoes on my 325 so I'll tackle that on the weekend I think. It doesn't look to be the worst of jobs, but at the same time it will be time consuming. Fingers crossed it all goes smooth enough.

Tommyboy40 · 17-05-2018 11:19AM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Question lads. The E36 has been sitting up for the past 8 months bar a spin once a month or so to warm the engine and get her out and about. I NCT'd it in February and it has only done 10/15 miles since and it failed on a brake issue. Suspension flew through. I noticed at the time the driver side rear arch seemed to be sitting a bit low and I just checked it there to find about a 5cm difference between both sides. It is going for a good bit of work on the rear suspension set up ie all new sub frame bushes but I am hoping it won't be new springs and shocks.. any ideas? Bilstein shocks all round.

E36's eat rear springs. I'd bet one is cracked

Harry Palmr · 17-05-2018 12:54PM

Fill your tanks! Brent Crude now $80 a barrel.

James Bond Junior · 17-05-2018 01:23PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Fill your tanks! Brent Crude now $80 a barrel.

It has been creeping up lately alright. Fill the oil tanks too, could be mad come winter..

Asmooh · 17-05-2018 01:43PM

Decided to continue with my engine dress-up

Just waiting for some other parts

Leonard Hofstadter · 17-05-2018 02:17PM

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

E36's eat rear springs. I'd bet one is cracked

It's almost certainly that, they snap at the very bottom, you can keep driving them though but obviously you need to be more careful. That and RTABs are weaknesses of the E36.

E46s are also prone to the same issues.

James Bond Junior · 17-05-2018 02:53PM

captainspeed wrote: »

It's almost certainly that, they snap at the very bottom, you can keep driving them though but obviously you need to be more careful. That and RTABs are weaknesses of the E36.

E46s are also prone to the same issues.

I'd noticed the back end was a little twitchy towards the end of last summer. I had done the a portion of the ring of Kerry in a rather spirited manner one evening and the ARB started to knock after it. Wouldnt be shocked if a spring broke too..

Dartz · 17-05-2018 08:14PM

There's nothing quite like Irish roads for snapping suspension parts

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