Motors Chat - Round 8

Bpmull · 17-05-2015 10:26AM

Could be worse my mum did 10k euro worth of damage to a Santa Fe crawling out of our driveway and hit a tractor but the crash actually happened in our drive. So she says that she has never had a crash on the road before :pac: I must try and find a picture of It, it was wrecked.

Interslice · 17-05-2015 10:27AM

they look cool but not the most PC cars in the world with a paint job like that :pac:.

JoeA3 · 17-05-2015 10:27AM

OSI wrote: »

SWEET JESUS!!

Yep! There's no such thing as a "cheap" body work job. Certainly no such thing as cheap "and" good. If you have a protected no claims bonus it might be worth going that route.

Interslice · 17-05-2015 10:40AM

Anyone good with air con? Is an air con dryer worth replacing? 30 euro for one. Are there any other consumables in an air con system? Have to replace the comperssor anyway so just want to do it all together.

166man · 17-05-2015 11:31AM

So as mentioned in the post a picture thread thought Id update here. I mentioned a convertible had been bought. Myself and Ded Zebra and QV have invested in this...

CLK320 auto. :cool:

dgt · 17-05-2015 11:58AM

Interslice wrote: »

Anyone good with air con? Is an air con dryer worth replacing? 30 euro for one. Are there any other consumables in an air con system? Have to replace the comperssor anyway so just want to do it all together.

Do you want an aircon compressor?

Interslice · 17-05-2015 12:06PM

dgt wrote: »

Do you want an aircon compressor?

If it's handy that would be great ye. I can get one but would have to pull it out of a 147 my mate has for breaking in work. Going to do the AC, oil sevice, timing belt and the rocker cover leak together next week. Rocker cover and sump bung are pissin out a litre every 500 miles between them :cool:.

dgt · 17-05-2015 12:18PM

Interslice wrote: »

If it's handy that would be great ye. I can get one but would have to pull it out of a 147 my mate has for breaking in work. Going to do the AC, oil sevice, timing belt and the rocker cover leak together next week. Rocker cover and sump bung are pissin out a litre every 500 miles between them :cool:.

I have one here somewhere loose

have you the tools for the belt? At least you dont have to worry about a balance belt

Interslice · 17-05-2015 12:29PM

dgt wrote: »

I have one here somewhere loose have you the tools for the belt? At least you dont have to worry about a balance belt

Deadly. Want to try and do the lot in one day. Fairly busy with college. The lad my mate works for has the tools for it alright. Seems handy enough with just the one belt, the one benefit of not getting the 2 litre

. There's a noise from that side that could be a tensioner so between that and the leaks I need to get on it. Belt itself looks like it would do another 50k miles. Need to make a shopping list. Coolant oil etc. Might do the ARB bushings to while I'm at it. Some sort of backroad only knock from the subframe area that I haven't figured out so might just throw parts at it until it goes away. The wishbones and track rods look and feel fine. It's a bit rolly in the tight corners so I'm guessing is the bushes or the drop links.

dgt · 17-05-2015 12:37PM

Interslice wrote: »

Deadly. Want to try and do the lot in one day. Fairly busy with college. The lad my mate works for has the tools for it alright. Seems handy enough with just the one belt, the one benefit of not getting the 2 litre

Still need the cam locks.... Yet you don't lock the crank! The aux belt is a fiddly f*cker to put back if you're not used t it

Interslice wrote: »

There's a noise from that side that could be a tensioner so between that and the leaks I need to get on it. Belt itself looks like it would do another 50k miles.

Belt will probably do another 150k miles if the truth be known. The tensioners and pump won't go anywhere near that though... That's why they break if not changed on time!

Interslice wrote: »

Need to make a shopping list. Coolant oil etc. Might do the ARB bushings to while I'm at it. Some sort of backroad only knock from the subframe area that I haven't figured out so might just throw parts at it until it goes away. The wishbones and track rods look and feel fine. It's a bit rolly in the tight corners so I'm guessing is the bushes or the drop links.

That bolded part is a wanker of a job... I would say it's your top wishbones causing the knocking. The done thing is to get new wishbones and polybush them. Stheno, 166man and qv can tell you similar stories!

Interslice · 17-05-2015 12:51PM

dgt wrote: »

That bolded part is a wanker of a job... I would say it's your top wishbones causing the knocking. The done thing is to get new wishbones and polybush them. Stheno, 166man and qv can tell you similar stories!

The lads were saying access is tight alright. Couldn't even see them when I'd a quick look last week

. Will be going down the polybush route wherever I can. Plan to use Meyle HD joints too as stuff goes. Should keep her going straight for a while. Suspension is tight enough in general so i'll tip away at other things first. Knock is only happening on the bumpiest of the roads around here. You know yourself

Noccy_Mondy · 17-05-2015 01:04PM

Anybody know anything about Nilfisk power washers. Turns on and makes the normal noise, but just won't suck the water, no pressure coming at all? It's not blocked at the gauze at the front.

dgt · 17-05-2015 01:09PM

Interslice wrote: »

The lads were saying access is tight alright. Couldn't even see them when I'd a quick look last week . Will be going down the polybush route wherever I can. Plan to use Meyle HD joints too as stuff goes. Should keep her going straight for a while. Suspension is tight enough in general so i'll tip away at other things first. Knock is only happening on the bumpiest of the roads around here. You know yourself

Drop the subframe and rack has to stay put. The gear cables can become tangled too. But its the clamps that are the real wanker, they're spot welded and a right pain to separate without mutilating the clamp somehow. Burn the rubber out and risk having the clamp go into shcutter in no time. Plus it's a pig to slip the bush in (is not what she said..... )

We don't have roads just joined up potholes at best

Interslice · 17-05-2015 01:18PM

dgt wrote: »

Drop the subframe and rack has to stay put. The gear cables can become tangled too. But its the clamps that are the real wanker, they're spot welded and a right pain to separate without mutilating the clamp somehow. Burn the rubber out and risk having the clamp go into shcutter in no time. Plus it's a pig to slip the bush in (is not what she said..... )

We don't have roads just joined up potholes at best

That sounds like serious ball ache. Must have a look at them first. Sounds like the type of bush best left alone unless you really have too :pac:. Whats the story with the belt then. Is there any decent how too's online? The lads will give me a few pointers but I'll have to do it myself. Want of do it anyway. Never done a DOHC before.

dgt · 17-05-2015 01:42PM

Interslice wrote: »

That sounds like serious ball ache. Must have a look at them first. Sounds like the type of bush best left alone unless you really have too :pac:. Whats the story with the belt then. Is there any decent how too's online? The lads will give me a few pointers but I'll have to do it myself. Want of do it anyway. Never done a DOHC before.

They sure are a bollox to do!

Belt: Not difficult, just a few extra bits to remove. You need a decent set of ribe keys, the cam locks, tensioner setting tool and a sprocket holder. Set the crank to the 9 o clock position once the pulley is removed (lines there to line up) They say to use a dial float but I find a good welding rod is fine (I'm too cheap for that and use the metal from a wiper blade). The tensioner is toothed and an arrow has to line up. I always set them ever so slightly tighter as they loosen up over time (remember doing one that was practically untensioned :eek:) loosen both sprockets to allow the belt to slip on easier. The waterpump can be tight to get out, just don't damage anything on removing it.

Don't get 1.6 blocks as they're different!

Stheno · 17-05-2015 01:49PM

dgt wrote: »

They sure are a bollox to do!

Belt: Not difficult, just a few extra bits to remove. You need a decent set of ribe keys, the cam locks, tensioner setting tool and a sprocket holder. Set the crank to the 9 o clock position once the pulley is removed (lines there to line up) They say to use a dial float but I find a good welding rod is fine (I'm too cheap for that and use the metal from a wiper blade). The tensioner is toothed and an arrow has to line up. I always set them ever so slightly tighter as they loosen up over time (remember doing one that was practically untensioned :eek:) loosen both sprockets to allow the belt to slip on easier. The waterpump can be tight to get out, just don't damage anything on removing it.

Don't get 1.6 blocks as they're different!

Does the variator need doing as well?

dgt · 17-05-2015 01:51PM

Stheno wrote: »

Does the variator need doing as well?

Only if it sounds like a JTD on cold startup

Interslice · 17-05-2015 02:02PM

dgt wrote: »

They sure are a bollox to do!

Belt: Not difficult, just a few extra bits to remove. You need a decent set of ribe keys, the cam locks, tensioner setting tool and a sprocket holder. Set the crank to the 9 o clock position once the pulley is removed (lines there to line up) They say to use a dial float but I find a good welding rod is fine (I'm too cheap for that and use the metal from a wiper blade). The tensioner is toothed and an arrow has to line up. I always set them ever so slightly tighter as they loosen up over time (remember doing one that was practically untensioned :eek:) loosen both sprockets to allow the belt to slip on easier. The waterpump can be tight to get out, just don't damage anything on removing it.

Don't get 1.6 blocks as they're different!

Cheers that sounds alright. Should do me with a bit of head scratching thrown in. Plan to start it early in the morning anyway so I'll not be in any sort of rush. Send us a PM if you find that compressor and I'll spin up to you. Can grab the one out the 147 if it's gone AWOL. Didn't look look like a long job to just rip it out.

Interslice · 17-05-2015 02:04PM

dgt wrote: »

Only if it sounds like a JTD on cold startup

So far so good! Only strange noise I get is a whisle the first 5- 10 times you press in the clutch after a stone cold start. Sounds like a very mild wastegate/dump valve whistle type sound

. Happens in every gear. Drive it up gently to no more than 2500 rpm, hit the clutch and pewww!

davycc · 17-05-2015 04:00PM

Selling my e36 already

looking to get back into a terrios/jimny or another small hot hatch:D

Im a bit weird like that

and I know its slightly overpriced :pac:

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/other-bmw/1997-bmw/8025447

Interslice · 17-05-2015 04:18PM

davycc wrote: »

Selling my e36 already
looking to get back into a terrios/jimny or another small hot hatch:D

Im a bit weird like that

and I know its slightly overpriced :pac:

http://www.adverts.ie/car/bmw/other-bmw/1997-bmw/8025447

Looks tidy man. Thought you'd get 1600 for it?
Oh and swap for large brown wheelie bin? Yours looks a little small.

Hal1 · 17-05-2015 04:21PM

I taught this was a great idea if you have limited garage space.

My four post ramp is mobile and moves on wheels when I need it too so cars go from that onto racking...

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All secured by these when moving a car.
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challengemaster · 17-05-2015 04:35PM

That's limited garage space? I can barely squeeze a single car into ours, and its a struggle to get out of the car then :pac:

davycc · 17-05-2015 05:09PM

Interslice wrote: »

Looks tidy man. Thought you'd get 1600 for it?
Oh and swap for large brown wheelie bin? Yours looks a little small.

thanks im unsure about the price but id be happy with 1600 seeing its these have almost cult status:pac:

our brown bin is in mint condition only used for a few weeks literally thanks to a mix p between landlord and the waste company;)

make me an offer lol

Hal1 · 17-05-2015 05:33PM

challengemaster wrote: »

That's limited garage space? I can barely squeeze a single car into ours, and its a struggle to get out of the car then :pac:

What's that fatty

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Hal1 · 17-05-2015 05:35PM

Ohh not really a fan of slammed cars, but this looks really good to me.

davycc · 17-05-2015 05:52PM

cant beat an imperial blue ford:cool:

Supergurrier · 17-05-2015 07:42PM

Me when i get my car back next week...

Noccy_Mondy · 18-05-2015 12:25AM

Heard a story there of a lad passing some sort of garda safety van thing. It was night time, he was going slow, but as he passed the camera flashed at him, passed back again wondering what was up, tax etc was in order, going uber slow again, it flashed, he had to pass again in order to continue his journey, again the flash. Wasn't until a few weeks after he got a fine and 6 penalty points.... because he had no seatbelt on! Done him for the 3 times he passed the van. Goes to show how these rigs can pick up on smaller details. Fool for not having the seatbelt on in the first place!

wotzgoingon · 18-05-2015 12:40AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Heard a story there of a lad passing some sort of garda safety van thing. It was night time, he was going slow, but as he passed the camera flashed at him, passed back again wondering what was up, tax etc was in order, going uber slow again, it flashed, he had to pass again in order to continue his journey, again the flash. Wasn't until a few weeks after he got a fine and 6 penalty points.... because he had no seatbelt on! Done him for the 3 times he passed the van. Goes to show how these rigs can pick up on smaller details. Fool for not having the seatbelt on in the first place!

I actually laughed at that for some reason. Passing three times.

Taking about garda. I was on the way into Galway today on the headford road just outside Galway. Loads of garda on motorbikes flying along heading towards me waving everyone into the side of the road. There was also a few garda cars and then a good few black vans with a white sheets of A4 with numbers on them. Anyone know what was going on?

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