Motors Chat - Round 7

Bpmull · 12-02-2015 10:53PM

Im suprised the garda even have a van this old tbh. Someone told me that all garda vehicles are taken of the road and crushed when they hit 300k miles but that could be completly wrong.

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/is-this-the-oldest-vehicle-in-the-garda-fleet-30986299.html

12-02-2015 10:56PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

So volvo failed nct on moisture in left rear light clutsre last night pending a free visual.

Do i need to go back to centre i used or will any centre do ?

Thanks

I know you can book any centre for a non visual retest. I wouldn't say a visual is any different. You could send a pm to nct tester on here to confirm

challengemaster · 12-02-2015 11:02PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Im suprised the garda even have a van this old tbh. Someone told me that all garda vehicles are taken of the road and crushed when they hit 300k miles but that could be completly wrong.

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/is-this-the-oldest-vehicle-in-the-garda-fleet-30986299.html

Probably historic, the last known time garda community relations actually existed!

Marcusm · 12-02-2015 11:08PM

Speaking of service vehicles, I just passed a "Doctor" car in Ballsbridge with "Wicklow Rapid Response" on the side. The funny thing is it was on UK 57 plates. Weird.

12-02-2015 11:13PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

So a thorough throttle body cleaning seems to have solved the chugging issues with the Volvo. Sounds and feels much better but I've yet to give her a proper spin out the road. I'll do that as soon as Ireland beats Italy

Oh ya, this didn't sort it by the way.

Was still no harm cleaning it though:

Before

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After

Squeaky clean on the other side too. Fuel injector cleaning is next up. Process of elimination at this stage. I'll keep going until the problem is solved/mechanic is needed.

Supergurrier · 12-02-2015 11:15PM

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toastedpickles · 12-02-2015 11:16PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Oh ya, this didn't sort it by the way.

Was still no harm cleaning it though:

Squeaky clean on the other side too. Fuel injector cleaning is next up. Process of elimination at this stage. I'll keep going until the problem is solved/mechanic is needed.

Just the man!

Could you, seeing as no one else did, point me in the direction of a decent multimeter?

Supergurrier · 12-02-2015 11:18PM

Whats the Volvo doing SG ?

- Lumpy idle ?
- Knocking off ?
- Crap mpg ?
- Anything else ?

Duke O Smiley · 12-02-2015 11:19PM

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Corolla legal for another year, not even an advisory.

12-02-2015 11:20PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Its war at this stage, but a war that I'm kind of enjoying

I'd consider myself fairly OK working on cars (better than basic) but this is a bit of a learning curve for me at the same time.

12-02-2015 11:31PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Just the man!

Could you, seeing as no one else did, point me in the direction of a decent multimeter?

Is it just for using around the car/house? Any price range in mind?

I have two. A Fluke (can't remember the model) which is the industry standard, therefore expensive and this which is a fleabay knock off, but a great one at that. I'd highly recommend it. Seriously, its a great yoke for the price.

toastedpickles · 12-02-2015 11:35PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Is it just for using around the car/house? Any price range in mind?

I have two. A Fluke (can't remember the model) which is the industry standard, therefore expensive and this which is a fleabay knock off, but a great one at that. I'd highly recommend it. Seriously, its a great yoke for the price.

Yeah just for the car really, theres a drain on the battery somewhere and i wana get to the bottom of it, that ebay yoke looks good though!

12-02-2015 11:36PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Whats the Volvo doing SG ?

- Lumpy idle ?
- Knocking off ?
- Crap mpg ?
- Anything else ?

Lumpy idle, crap MPG and she chugs away when you put the foot down. Its never cut out on me. No warning lights but haven't had it scanned either.

12-02-2015 11:40PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Yeah just for the car really, theres a drain on the battery somewhere and i wana get to the bottom of it, that ebay yoke looks good though!

You can go cheaper again but you can't go wrong with that one. A friend of mine has my fluke one for the past year and a half. Haven't been too bothered getting it back off him because of the cheap yoke :pac:

Cheensbo · 12-02-2015 11:42PM

TP I think i've one there if you would like a loan of it?

Dartz · 12-02-2015 11:43PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Lumpy idle, crap MPG and she chugs away when you put the foot down. Its never cut out on me. No warning lights but haven't had it scanned either.

Vacuum leak
Fouled MAF
Fouled 02 sensor.

They'd cause it to run rich.

I'd also suggest checking your ignition. Poor cumbustion from weak spark can cause a lot of these issue - and lead to the above in time.

toastedpickles · 12-02-2015 11:54PM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

You can go cheaper again but you can't go wrong with that one. A friend of mine has my fluke one for the past year and a half. Haven't been too bothered getting it back off him because of the cheap yoke :pac:

I may do the same with one of my tools actually :pac:

Cheensbo wrote: »

TP I think i've one there if you would like a loan of it?

Ah no you're grand

I've been meaning to add one of these to the collection for some time now, now i have an excuse to actually get one

13-02-2015 12:22AM

Got my Mick's Garage order.

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I can't say for sure, as I haven't really spent any time with the Focus' bonnet open, but I'm fairly confident the air and pollen filter are far too big to fit this car...

Zcott · 13-02-2015 12:26AM

Is there anything better than a freshly serviced and freshly cleaned car?

wotzgoingon · 13-02-2015 12:28AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Got my Mick's Garage order.

I can't say for sure, as I haven't really spent any time with the Focus' bonnet open, but I'm fairly confident the air and pollen filter are far too big to fit this car...

I doubt they are wrong, it is a very common car, so I doubt they could mess up.

challengemaster · 13-02-2015 12:31AM

http://filterlocation.com/ford-focus-cabin-air-filter-location/

Deleted User wrote: »

I can't say for sure, as I haven't really spent any time with the Focus' bonnet open, but I'm fairly confident the air and pollen filter are far too big to fit this car...

Pollen filter is under the wiper blades, air filter is in a black housing.

13-02-2015 12:33AM

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I doubt they are wrong, it is a very common car, so I doubt they could mess up.

Using their site, I did end up with the wrong air filter for the Rav4 (the left being the one it actually took, and the right being the one they sent out).

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Hopefully not a repeat of that, though. Fingers crossed you'll be right and I am just not familiar enough with the Focus filters. My initial impression is that they're a tad oversized though

EDIT:

challengemaster wrote: »

http://filterlocation.com/ford-focus-cabin-air-filter-location/

Pollen filter is under the wiper blades, air filter is in a black housing.

Ah yeah, I'm familiar with where they go (apparently some Focus' don't have a pollen/cabin air filter? And instead Ford sent it out with an empty plastic 'crate' blocking where you'd put it? Is this true for Ireland or just the US? (I only seen it mentioned on US forums, etc.).

If I open this up and there's no pollen filter, and it's not had one since it left the showroom, that'd be a pretty poor reflection of any of the mechanics who've had this car over the years.. (assuming it came without a filter in the first place).

It's discussed here;

http://forums.focaljet.com/ford-svt-focus-headquarters/672459-no-cabin-air-filter.html

Bpmull · 13-02-2015 12:52AM

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

You can go cheaper again but you can't go wrong with that one. A friend of mine has my fluke one for the past year and a half. Haven't been too bothered getting it back off him because of the cheap yoke :pac:

Fluke stuff is very good although I suppose unnecessary unless your using them all the time. We have a standard enough fluke meter that my dad bought a few years ago although it only does voltage and continuity no current which is a pain. I have one of them fluke voltage pen testers and they are a seriously handy yoke I have it left in the glove box all the time. Although it wouldn't be very useful for car electrics. The meter you linked looks good as an all round one.

In other news found my dads old Tom tom sat nav lying around the house it's not that old but he has a new one so I get his old one. I connected it up to the computer and it seems to be all updated so will be a handy yoke to have not that it will be used too often. Might use it on my trip to dublin airport tomorrow even though I do know the way

Mycroft H · 13-02-2015 07:05AM

I love my Fluke 87 III RMS. Seriously great multimeter. Spendy though, nicer if you get it for nothing.

Special Circumstances · 13-02-2015 07:54AM

Mycroft H wrote: »

I love my Fluke 87 III RMS. Seriously great multimeter. Spendy though, nicer if you get it for nothing.

Gotta be fluke if someone else is paying haha. They used to use fluke one place I worked,then some manager decided to save money. I was new and ended up with a toy of a thing. Cost em more in the long run I'd say with time and money I spent fuelling it with batteries.

I had and still have a better Tenma one at home for general use.

Mycroft H · 13-02-2015 08:50AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Gotta be fluke if someone else is paying haha. They used to use fluke one place I worked,then some manager decided to save money. I was new and ended up with a toy of a thing. Cost em more in the long run I'd say with time and money I spent fuelling it with batteries.

I had and still have a better Tenma one at home for general use.

Absolutely, decent tools pay in the long run.

Megger are also a decent brand, they're better known for their test equipment but you'd pick up a decent Megger multimeter for less than 100 euro. Well worth the money.

toastedpickles · 13-02-2015 12:02PM

Id like to get a decent one, but funds are tight for now, i got the one that mr goodman recommended so we shall see soon

Special Circumstances · 13-02-2015 12:17PM

Tenma 72-7725 just over the €25 min order for free delivery from Farnell. Do fine for general use I'd say. Couldn't justify a fluke for personal use. Although those pen testers for live mains are handy as bpmull mentioned.

edit - min order is only €20 for free next day delivery. There is a slightly cheaper Tenma without the temperature measurement. Either one ten times better than the toy I was given to use day in day out in a previous employment.

pred racer · 13-02-2015 12:38PM

toastedpickles wrote: »

Id like to get a decent one, but funds are tight for now, i got the one that mr goodman recommended so we shall see soon

You don't need a good one to measure 12v or continuity.
You only need a good one when the difference between 5.2v and 5.18v means something working or not

toastedpickles · 13-02-2015 01:03PM

pred racer wrote: »

You don't need a good one to measure 12v or continuity.
You only need a good one when the difference between 5.2v and 5.18v means something working or not

The one i ordered will do me grand so!

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