Motors Chat - Round 7

Foxhole Norman · 09-11-2014 09:09AM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Cruise control module or break pedal sensor would be the most obvious. Although if there's no faults showing up it could be a damaged wire going to a sensor.

Yeah there's no lights staying on so the faults don't seem to be permanent, will give all the wires a good check today and have a look at the sensors.

Big Nasty · 09-11-2014 09:20AM

Could be ABS module either. All your traction and brake sh1t run through that. Known to give trouble too. The fact that no faults showing up for any of these is puzzling though.

Foxhole Norman · 09-11-2014 03:15PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Could be ABS module either. All your traction and brake sh1t run through that. Known to give trouble too. The fact that no faults showing up for any of these is puzzling though.

I'm hoping it's not the module :pac:

Big Nasty · 09-11-2014 04:04PM

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I'm hoping it's not the module :pac:

Ya can pick up modules in a scrappy. Just make sure it's the same code or it will have to be reprogrammed.

Foxhole Norman · 09-11-2014 04:11PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

Ya can pick up modules in a scrappy. Just make sure it's the same code or it will have to be reprogrammed.

Era yeah, I'd just rather not :pac:

Need to get I plugged in and see if that throws out anything obvious, anyone know a good BMW specialist in Cork?

Stheno · 09-11-2014 04:13PM

davycc wrote: »

Good luck with the new 156 stentho :-) what colour is it and I'll keep an eye out for it?and an ear out for that busso magic .

Thanks it's dark grey

davycc · 09-11-2014 04:58PM

Stheno wrote: »

Thanks it's dark grey

Nice stealthy color I'll keep an eye out so!

davycc · 09-11-2014 05:02PM

Picked up some shiny new OEM ugly winter rim's for the mr2 :-)
One even has a new snow tire on it

Cheensbo · 09-11-2014 05:17PM

Finally got my paj running, god damn diesel bug sh1te in the tank though, keeps blocking everything and making it die at very inappropriate times. Found a decent sized hole in my tank pickup filter just now, definitely not helping!

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 09-11-2014 05:46PM

Today i was told by a customer im too young to be driving a bus. ...... eh thanks. .

That's why your the passenger :P

Interslice · 09-11-2014 05:47PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

Finally got my paj running, god damn diesel bug sh1te in the tank though, keeps blocking everything and making it die at very inappropriate times. Found a decent sized hole in my tank pickup filter just now, definitely not helping!

That bacteria stuff? You going to clean it all out?

toastedpickles · 09-11-2014 05:47PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Today i was told by a customer im too young to be driving a bus. ...... eh thanks. .

That's why your the passenger :P

Isnt that like the 175th time since you started?? :pac:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 09-11-2014 05:50PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Isnt that like the 175th time since you started?? :pac:

Nope. The staff say I'm very young but not too young :P

First time a customer made a comment like that !

Cheensbo · 09-11-2014 05:51PM

Interslice wrote: »

That bacteria stuff? You going to clean it all out?

Gonna try I guess, don't really fancy dropping out the tank though, so Ill see what I can get from the access hatch. Any ideas on useful chemicals/liquids to flush/wash out the tank? Reading lots of different "advise" through google, all the way from jeyes fluid to petrol...

toastedpickles · 09-11-2014 05:52PM

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Nope. The staff say I'm very young but not too young :P

First time a customer made a comment like that !

Ah sure, could be worse! Could be yer man who drives like a loon

toastedpickles · 09-11-2014 05:53PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

Gonna try I guess, don't really fancy dropping out the tank though, so Ill see what I can get from the access hatch. Any ideas on useful chemicals/liquids to flush/wash out the tank? Reading lots of different "advise" through google, all the way from jeyes fluid to petrol...

Would it be an idea to siphon out the diesel then dump in whatever to clean it and siphon that out? Or is that a stupid idea?

Cheensbo · 09-11-2014 05:57PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Would it be an idea to siphon out the diesel then dump in whatever to clean it and siphon that out? Or is that a stupid idea?

There's a drain plug there so probably be a good way of getting most out, plus whatever water will be in there after 24 years of neglect, green diesel and nomadic ownership. :pac:

toastedpickles · 09-11-2014 05:59PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

There's a drain plug there so probably be a good way of getting most out, plus whatever water will be in there after 24 years of neglect, green diesel and nomadic ownership. :pac:

:pac: hahaha lovely :P

Cheensbo · 09-11-2014 06:03PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

:pac: hahaha lovely :P

Apologies, 22 years of neglect..

Think I've noticed from your posts you're from my neck of the woods, stalled out on the single lane bridge near sarsfields this afternoon, had to roll back down, thank fook there was noone behind me :eek:

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 09-11-2014 06:05PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Ah sure, could be worse! Could be yer man who drives like a loon

Ehhh

toastedpickles · 09-11-2014 06:06PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

Apologies, 22 years of neglect..

Think I've noticed from your posts you're from my neck of the woods, stalled out on the single lane bridge near sarsfields this afternoon, had to roll back down, thank fook there was noone behind me :eek:

I do believe i am! I probably know that bridge too :pac:

Interslice · 09-11-2014 06:09PM

Cheensbo wrote: »

Gonna try I guess, don't really fancy dropping out the tank though, so Ill see what I can get from the access hatch. Any ideas on useful chemicals/liquids to flush/wash out the tank? Reading lots of different "advise" through google, all the way from jeyes fluid to petrol...

I'd imagine you want to get it all out and dead otherwise it will just grow back. Sounds like a dirty job. Read before that your supposed to regularly fill a diesel tank to stop it happening. Not sure about chemicals etc. but I'd probably use a load of concentrated bleach and then wash it out with a power hose, more bleach more power hose and then dry it.

Cheensbo · 09-11-2014 06:19PM

Interslice wrote: »

I'd imagine you want to get it all out and dead otherwise it will just grow back. Sounds like a dirty job. Read before that your supposed to regularly fill a diesel tank to stop it happening. Not sure about chemicals etc. but I'd probably use a load of concentrated bleach and then wash it out with a power hose, more bleach more power hose and then dry it.

I'll give it a bash tomorrow and see what I can do, i'll talk to the local fuel lads and see do they know of something that will kill/dissolve the stuff.

Yeah I usually keep any diesel yoke I'd have well above 1/4 tank all the time, but the sh1tehawks that had it before me were running it to empty and throwing diesel out of god-knows-what into it, filth!

RandomAccess · 09-11-2014 09:23PM

Just saw an ad TV for "Logbook Loans"
http://www.loans2go.co.uk/

I just find it unbelievable that these services exist at all.. scary stuff

Bpmull · 09-11-2014 09:28PM

RandomAccess wrote: »

Just saw an ad TV for "Logbook Loans"
http://www.loans2go.co.uk/

I just find it unbelievable that these services exist at all.. scary stuff

It's unreal paying the guts of 3k back on 850 absolute joke. Yet someone must be taking out these loans.

colm_mcm · 09-11-2014 09:31PM

Bpmull wrote: »

It's unreal paying the guts of 3k back on 850 absolute joke. Yet someone must be taking out these loans.

Got a bad credit rating?
Got a friend you can drag down with you when you don't pay back this loan either?

Then you need Amigo loans!
http://www.amigoloans.co.uk

Noccy_Mondy · 09-11-2014 09:44PM

Anyone know of a decent ebay crowd that sell LED's? I'm after C5W 38mm Festoons

YbFocus · 09-11-2014 09:53PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Anyone know of a decent ebay crowd that sell LED's? I'm after C5W 38mm Festoons

Not sure of any crowd but will you need canbus ones Noccy?

Just something that many miss. If your car can report a bulb gone then you need the canbus type, if not then any old ones will do

I've bought off many of them and never had any trouble, once they have sold loads and have decent feedback from them!

toastedpickles · 09-11-2014 09:54PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Anyone know of a decent ebay crowd that sell LED's? I'm after C5W 38mm Festoons

Guess what i have sitting in the glove box of the 900

Noccy_Mondy · 09-11-2014 09:55PM

Nope tis only the old focus, doesn't tell me when anything is wrong! Super, I'll order a pair

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