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******Motors Chat - Round 6******

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  • #6152
    Interslice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,505 ✭✭✭Interslice


    Literally the first trip outside of the housing estate in the new car and it didn't miss a beat in 500km. I was a bit nervous going that far in a completely untested car. Suspension is lovely - comfortable and handles very nice. 0 - 120 is like boiling a pot of water though :o.


  • #6153
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    ok, really need to power wash out the engine bay in the focus.

    everywhere i park it looks like i have an oil leak but its the oil heating off the engine (hopefully)

    Wonder what the best way to do it is.


  • #6154
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    ok, really need to power wash out the engine bay in the focus.

    everywhere i park it looks like i have an oil leak but its the oil heating off the engine (hopefully)

    Wonder what the best way to do it is.

    AH Answer - Blast it with p1ss
    Motors answer - Go to the detailers


  • #6155
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    AH Answer - Blast it with p1ss
    Motors answer - Go to the detailers

    as in the pressure wash at topaz ? and blast it with pressure washer ?


  • #6156
    Chris_Heilong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    got the car aligned, but the stupid arch lining is still rubbing, It my fault as I removed some of it when putting the new bumper on. Pissed off every time I need to turn a corner, the plastic is breaking. I will take the wheel off tomorrow if I get a chance and use 3M double sided tape or something.


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  • #6157
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    as in the pressure wash at topaz ? and blast it with pressure washer ?

    Don't go near an engine bay with a power washer!!!


  • #6158
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    got the car aligned, but the stupid arch lining is still rubbing, It my fault as I removed some of it when putting the new bumper on. Pissed off every time I need to turn a corner, the plastic is breaking. I will take the wheel off tomorrow if I get a chance and use 3M double sided tape or something.

    DSCF6349_zps2991743b.jpg

    Only answer :)


  • #6159
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    YbFocus wrote: »
    Don't go near an engine bay with a power washer!!!

    what do ?

    i thought it was the norm as i see garages do it.

    like i need to get in and around and underneath this thing to get it good again .


  • #6160
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Oh ya and the fella that done his theory test today...... failed, 30 out of 40. He's determined to re-book it again asap and give it another lash. Didn't get much of an opportunity to go through the book with him with everything going on, but whatever about trying to teach young ones, it's nigh on impossible to explain things to old people! It doesn't seem to register with them :o


  • #6161
    Carazy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭Carazy


    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-vw-passat-130bhp-6-spd-05-lk-130/7316399

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-volkswagen-passat-1-9-tdi-130-bhp/7362970?u

    Didnt know where to post this 05LK.130 passat tdi. Clocked it seems


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  • #6162
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    what do ?

    i thought it was the norm as i see garages do it.

    like i need to get in and around and underneath this thing to get it good again .

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1602 might help :pac:


  • #6163
    String
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭String


    From reddit, using post-it notes to color dashboard lights

    SmYdZsJ.jpg


  • #6164
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    String wrote: »
    From reddit, using post-it notes to color dashboard lights

    SmYdZsJ.jpg

    But does it work? I might experiment on my 900 with that, if i can get white post its


  • #6165
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    That looks unbelievable :D


  • #6166
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    But does it work? I might experiment on my 900 with that, if i can get white post its

    White will just shine the original colour through though?? Only darker :)


  • #6167
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    YbFocus wrote: »
    White will just shine the original colour through though?? Only darker :)

    Yeah...hmmm, may look up the actual bulb names so, led's all the way!


  • #6168
    coolisin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,794 ✭✭✭coolisin


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    ok, really need to power wash out the engine bay in the focus.

    everywhere i park it looks like i have an oil leak but its the oil heating off the engine (hopefully)

    Wonder what the best way to do it is.

    Any chance it's just the aircon doing its job?
    Not an oil leak.


  • #6169
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    String wrote: »
    From reddit, using post-it notes to color dashboard lights

    SmYdZsJ.jpg

    unicorns_puke_rainbows_by_chronicle_vindictive-d56nvl0.gif


  • #6170
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Oh ya and the fella that done his theory test today...... failed, 30 out of 40. He's determined to re-book it again asap and give it another lash. Didn't get much of an opportunity to go through the book with him with everything going on, but whatever about trying to teach young ones, it's nigh on impossible to explain things to old people! It doesn't seem to register with them :o

    My lecturers told me something rather wise once, I was doing a really technical schematic of a HVAC system for a hotel we were working on, and they went "you know if your gran can't understand this it's worth nothing really, if you can get her to understand this drawing, you're doing it right"

    In otherwords, keep it simple


  • #6171
    YbFocus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,480 ✭✭✭YbFocus


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    what do ?

    i thought it was the norm as i see garages do it.

    like i need to get in and around and underneath this thing to get it good again .

    I'd just spend time with degreaser man if I was you, plenty of stories going around of serious harm done to engines!


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  • #6172
    String
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭String


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    But does it work? I might experiment on my 900 with that, if i can get white post its

    I'm not sure if the inner workings of all dash's are the same but if its similar to that im sure it would work. Strange though I haven't seen that before.


  • #6173
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    String wrote: »
    I'm not sure if the inner workings of all dash's are the same but if its similar to that im sure it would work. Strange though I haven't seen that before.

    Bloody handy if you're on a budget!


  • #6174
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    YbFocus wrote: »
    I'd just spend time with degreaser man if I was you, plenty of stories going around of serious harm done to engines!

    the only problem is theres like small puddles and lakes of oil sitting on parts of the engine that are hard to get at.

    like around the injectors on top of the block and its quite hard to get there, hence why i was going to blast it out with the pressure.

    from what i gathered on google. spray the engine with the de-greaser as much as possible when engine is slightly warm and then wash it off with low pressure .

    the air con does piss a bit of water but this is most definitly oil making its way off the bottom because theres so much on the engine. wasnt leaking at all before i left the cap off


  • #6175
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    My lecturers told me something rather wise once, I was doing a really technical schematic of a HVAC system for a hotel we were working on, and they went "you know if your gran can't understand this it's worth nothing really, if you can get her to understand this drawing, you're doing it right"

    In otherwords, keep it simple

    Yap, I ask him the questions, the way they are phrased can be confusing, so I dumbed them down for him, getting them all right no bother at that stage, then when he's on his own today, with the "normal phrased" questions, he got caught. Have to rethink my strategy......


  • #6176
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Yap, I ask him the questions, the way they are phrased can be confusing, so I dumbed them down for him, getting them all right no bother at that stage, then when he's on his own today, with the "normal phrased" questions, he got caught. Have to rethink my strategy......

    How about showing him the phrases, and explaining it to him? or is that what you done?

    30/40 is fairly good for an 84 year old though


  • #6177
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    Carazy wrote: »
    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/05-vw-passat-130bhp-6-spd-05-lk-130/7316399

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2005-volkswagen-passat-1-9-tdi-130-bhp/7362970?u

    Didnt know where to post this 05LK.130 passat tdi. Clocked it seems

    What a f-king shole!!

    05-LK-130
    05 LK 130
    05LK130

    This post should now pop up on Google.

    Qu4INU5.png
    r8MDlQY.png


  • #6178
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    toastedpickles wrote: »
    How about showing him the phrases, and explaining it to him? or is that what you done?

    30/40 is fairly good for an 84 year old though

    I started like that, but there's so many, it'd take hours and hours to go through the book once! Ya was a fair decent attempt, might take a few more attempts, but he should get there :)


  • #6179
    toastedpickles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,606 ✭✭✭toastedpickles


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    I started like that, but there's so many, it'd take hours and hours to go through the book once! Ya was a fair decent attempt, might take a few more attempts, but he should get there :)

    That's the main thing, once he passes


  • #6180
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,561 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Def not a typo on the passat
    fb4cde.png


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  • #6181
    Johnny_Fontane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭Johnny_Fontane


    Foxhole Norman wrote: »
    You know what I mean! If you want your car to sell it'll either have to be a desirable engine, which yours isn't, a good spec, which yours isn't or cheap in relation to other.......which yours isn't.

    I just sold it for 1175. How is that not cheap? Im amazed that in the €1500 range of cars that there was not much interest. But I think the Irish obsession with diesel had a major factor.

    But hey, I sold it to a normal punter, not a trade guy, so I'm happy in that respect.


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