Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

commited wrote: »

Are steering wheel controls possible to retrofit?

It is but Volvo being Volvo all is coded (even mirrors are coded to VIN) so changing steering wheel plus visit to Volvo authorized dealer to charge 100+ euros to code it in.

My option was cheaper.

@colm_mcm
My is the lowest trim even if logbook shows R Design.

Tom

Not today, started Friday evening and wrapped up yesterday afternoon. Still not finished. Probably another 2 hours or so to get it buttoned back up.

24 new plugs, sounds simple but not really. Engine mounts are on the way out so engine is a little low and back so coil packs wouldn't clear at the rear. Problem was now that with insulators stuck on the plugs and not in the packs its impossible to put the packs back in. At that point I seriously regretted starting teh job so downed tools and went home.

So driving home and thinking about the problem I figured I'd end up having to lift the engine up and forward a little. Started that Saturday morning and it might have moved around 6/7mm but that was enough. Packs came out but loads of insulators were damaged and broken so loads of fun trying to remove them from as they tore and broke and generally were a right pain.

Plugs were foul so the job needed doing. Also one plug on cylinder 3 was arcing as the insulator had broken down completely. I can't say I noticed a misfire but I'm raging I didn't run an ignition scan before doing the job to see if it was a regular issue.

Anyway nothing more can be done now until I get 24 new insulators from Merc next week and hopefully it goes back together without any drama.

a rather old brake disc

Stainless from DPF back put together and fitted late last night.

The neighbours are gonna love me.

purple hands wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what this is please? Thanks

Bloody hell somebody was driving with bad rear brakes,i do hope everything was checked when fitting discs and pads.:eek::eek::eek:

Goodbye run flats. Hello standard. Should have done it last year. Some difference in fairness.

Yes whitworth spanners and not a nut to find.

Truckermal wrote: »

Great posts Traco always interesting I remember years ago their was some great posters here like Matt Simis and Voodoomelon who's still here but like yourself serious lads at DIY! Then you had the Pidgeon who thought nothing of stripping a engine after his Dinner and having it ready for the morning commute....:D

Interesting or stupid??? I think its a very fine line :cool:

Truckermal wrote: »

Definitely not stupid I love this stuff especially knowing the fact if I attempted it the catastrophe that would follow.....:P

Catastrophe seems to be the only show in town with this thing at the moment. Its fairly clear now why people don't want them. Its a phenomenal engine but its complex and space is limited.

I'm taking this my duty to get this back to what it should be as lets face it engines such as these are for the history books.

Even Merc stopped with this and went back to V8's for their performance AMG machines. Yet its easy to see why Pagani chose it. It's relatively light at 270kg and with a simple ecu mod can push 600bhp. Get a bit mad and mid 700's is possible, and if you go nuts there are a few in the US pushing out circa 1000.

Merc restricted them with the base tune so as not to be as powerful as the Maybach at the time. The other reason for restriction was to save the gearbox. Merc had moved to the 7 speeds but the engine just ate them for breakfast so they stuck with the 5 speed and restricted the torque to give it a chance.

It is one of the great engines out there even if I curse the designers, anyone that has previously worked on it, myself for being stupid enough to buy it etc etc

Anyway - progress has slowed due to parts at present. Most things have to come from the mothership in Germany. I have a little oil on the passenger turbo intake side so that needs investigation. No doubt I shall find something there to amuse me for hours to come.

I've also just been offered a fairly loaded CL500 for a stonking deal in the UK. Do I really need another money pit??

After cutting off leaking part I found the washers still can't spray it ...

I like that connector:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=523930&stc=1&d=1598131393

I don't like this - no water coming out:



Another thing that won't let any water out:



All it takes is moving it around a bit, no time for figuring this one out:



Job done:



Temporary fix, but I rather cut a bit than put a tape over it.

Will do proper job on it later

CIP4 wrote: »

I will be interested to see how long these last for the last ones I used several years ago at this stage lasted a year.

I’ve gotten over the year in mine, price the H15s for the DRL. Make sure you’re sitting down...

Not today because today is Sunday and shall be driving it and trying to find out what I screwed up through my amateur mechanic endeavors. The pics here are over the last two weeks as I was waiting for parts, machining etc. I got the valve covers back on Wednesday evening around 5:30pm. Delighted with the job and should be good for life. From receiving them back to actually driving it too approx 12 hours of labour. There is nothing quick about working on these, spaces are tiny. You can do something then find something should have been routed a different way so take it back off,rinse and repeat etc.

Anywhere here is a snippet of what has happened.

Ordered parts from Merc and they arrived, €700 doesn't get a lot of OEM stuff. I buy OEM for critical parts, next level would be OEM supplier and preferably made in Europe. Cosmetic items will be wherever value is to be found.



Collected diamond cut wheels and ceramic coated them as Rim Solutions did a fantastic job so figured as they will never be this clean again it was worth the effort. Time will tell. These have been installed with lug bolts and chinas finest mercedes center caps. I wasn't paying 70-80 for OEM plastic which is purely cosmetic.





Installed new oil separtor, cleaned and washed oil contaminated pipework, airboxes etc. Installed new and old. Still awaiting one vlave so had to clean the high load check valve and will install new one when it arrives.