Motors Chat - Round 9

Noccy_Mondy · 03-09-2015 06:25PM

Special Circumstances wrote:

Bandits. I'm sure I recall people on here getting them or the toyota equivalent from Mr T for pennies. Although that could be my mind playing tricks on me again.

Meh, I'll survive the fact they have financially crippled me :pac:

03-09-2015 07:12PM

I got 3 of those bulbs for the dash on the Focus when I had it. Worked out at €1 per bulb.

Mister Jingles · 03-09-2015 07:12PM

Seen a new Passet today in silver with hubcaps and it looked awful. And likewise with the base spec (LX ?) 152 mondeo I seen last week too, that looked even worse actually.

I'm not going to say how/why do people buy cars like this because I know a lot of them are fleet cars but to the minority that do what is the attraction ?

MuppetCheck · 03-09-2015 07:15PM

Price. Cheapest possible as long as it has the reg.

Noccy_Mondy · 03-09-2015 07:24PM

Mister Jingles wrote:

Seen a new Passet today in silver with hubcaps and it looked awful. And likewise with the base spec (LX ?) 152 mondeo I seen last week too, that looked even worse actually.

Naa, that's a zetec would ya believe, 16" puny alloys, along with dechromed doors, grille etc. Looks nasty.

They all looked well at the beginning of the year when Ford offered the appearance pack (which made the zetec almost identical to the titanium) for only a few bob extra. It was a promotional idea to kickstart sales. Everyone went for it, hence them all looking decent. Now it appears the offer is over and the boggo zetecs are showing their face!

Mister Jingles · 03-09-2015 07:37PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Naa, that's a zetec would ya believe, 16" puny alloys, along with dechromed doors, grille etc. Looks nasty.

They all looked well at the beginning of the year when Ford offered the appearance pack (which made the zetec almost identical to the titanium) for only a few bob extra. It was a promotional idea to kickstart sales. Everyone went for it, hence them all looking decent. Now it appears the offer is over and the boggo zetecs are showing their face!

Just after a quick Google there it must of been the Style model I seen, all 1.6 tdci no doubt. I can see there on carzone what you mean about the 151 zetec and titanium been very alike.

The new Focus is a cracking looking car, the front grill suits it much better than the Mondeo. Even the black mesh grill suits it very well also.

Pov06 · 03-09-2015 07:37PM

Well lads, RIP ford. Checked coolant level, the tank is empty. Last week it was up to the max.

beertons · 03-09-2015 07:47PM

Center armrest clippy thing arrived and fitted. Just waiting on a price now from the George Dalton place for the ariel.

Gavman84 · 03-09-2015 07:51PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Well lads, RIP ford. Checked coolant level, the tank is empty. Last week it was up to the max.

It been acting up at all? Can you see the leak at all? I had 1.8 before had coolant leak couldn't figure it out was the frost plugs in the end. Car was driving and working fine but coolant just be gone!

MuppetCheck · 03-09-2015 07:51PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Well lads, RIP ford. Checked coolant level, the tank is empty. Last week it was up to the max.

Fcuk...warranty on it? Any visible leak?

Pov06 · 03-09-2015 07:52PM

Working fine, not overheated, temp gauge normal but barely any coolant.

Gavman84 · 03-09-2015 07:53PM

Check frost plugs so sounds like what I had. Bit of work to get to mind I think.

Skylinehead · 03-09-2015 08:13PM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Far smaller than a parking bulb. Dash bulb is what yer man called them. 2.20 a bulb too! Needed 3 of them. Had a sneaky suspicion that they were more than a few pennys!

Weird, they're parking bulbs in my Civic. Maybe they're bigger in most cars.

CIP4 · 03-09-2015 08:31PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Working fine, not overheated, temp gauge normal but barely any coolant.

My mk2 focus pissed coolant everywhere when I had it turned out it was one of the rubber hoses that runs over the top of the radiator not sure if 1.8 has similar set up ah I seen the leak on the ground wrecked the engine. But then infairness Whalen that yoke wasn't leaking coolant it was leaking oil and when I wasn't leaking oil it was leaking diesel the poor engine was never dry. Obviously it's a different engine to yours.

In other news I got my car washed today after work as it got covered in a light layer of powder from work and went all sticky and was hard to see out the window. I didn't actually wash it though I need to do it next time and give it a polish but looks very clean at the moment they did a good job.

Last day of placement tomorrow after nearly 6 months I'll seriously miss the place and people but it was a great experience

Pov06 · 03-09-2015 08:40PM

Filled up with coolant, ran for 40 mins, no bother.

So I'm thinking. Hmm last week I used AC on the N7. Turned on AC, big puddle on the ground. As far as I can see an AC hose is covered in coolant

Thank fcuk

No leak when AC is off

Special Circumstances · 03-09-2015 08:52PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Well lads, RIP ford. Checked coolant level, the tank is empty. Last week it was up to the max.

I wouldn't be that quick to write it off!

Edit, ah you have a possible cause.
Tbh I'm fairly ignorant of ac, being a recent convert, but I thought the ac system was separate?

Pov06 · 03-09-2015 08:56PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I wouldn't be that quick to write it off!

Edit, ah you have a possible cause.
Tbh I'm fairly ignorant of ac, being a recent convert, but I thought the ac system was separate?

Same as myself so. It's strange but coolant leaks when AC is on, no idea how AC works.

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-09-2015 09:41PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Same as myself so. It's strange but coolant leaks when AC is on, no idea how AC works.

It should not work of the coolant AFAIK.
I had a bad coolant leak once in my cmax, the thermostat housing tends to leak in fords. It won't be obvious, there wasn't even a puddle under the car, but check if you can see any small leak from the thermostat housing.

Pov06 · 03-09-2015 09:46PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

It should not work of the coolant AFAIK.
I had a bad coolant leak once in my cmax, the thermostat housing tends to leak in fords. It won't be obvious, there wasn't even a puddle under the car, but check if you can see any small leak from the thermostat housing.

Not sure but the leak was on the driver side at the front of the bumper so it could be anything.

Bringing it to a garage tomorrow so they can raise it and have a gander.

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-09-2015 09:59PM

Pov06 wrote: »

Not sure but the leak was on the driver side at the front of the bumper so it could be anything.

Bringing it to a garage tomorrow so they can raise it and have a gander.

Front drivers side, there's a bent hose near the alternator coming from the rad, on my car that once came lose and was rubbing on the fan belt, check that out as well.

Edit:
I don't blame Ford for that, this was due to damage suffered when I ran over a Christmas tree that fell off someone's car one year. How many people here have managed to run into a tree on the motorway?

03-09-2015 11:02PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Front drivers side, there's a bent hose near the alternator coming from the rad, on my car that once came lose and was rubbing on the fan belt, check that out as well.

Edit:
I don't blame Ford for that, this was due to damage suffered when I ran over a Christmas tree that fell off someone's car one year. How many people here have managed to run into a tree on the motorway?

Sorry about that. Forgot the rope that day. Do you still have it? Will be needing it in the coming months :pac:

dr.fuzzenstein · 03-09-2015 11:54PM

Sh*t! NCT due next week and forgot to tax the car!
Will they test a car with tax out a few days?

04-09-2015 12:11AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Sh*t! NCT due next week and forgot to tax the car!
Will they test a car with tax out a few days?

Forgot :pac:

They will indeed.

04-09-2015 12:33AM

Applied for the Motorbike Theory Test.

As far as I can see it's identical to the car test in every way. There are a handful of bike orientated questions that come up, but I'm confident they also appear in the Car test, too?

Noccy_Mondy · 04-09-2015 01:48AM

Deleted User wrote:

As far as I can see it's identical to the car test in every way. There are a handful of bike orientated questions that come up, but I'm confident they also appear in the Car test, too?

Don't be hounding us all if you decide to get a bike :pac: :P

04-09-2015 03:01AM

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

Don't be hounding us all if you decide to get a bike :pac: :P

I'll still have a car

Supergurrier · 04-09-2015 07:22AM

Will work for driveshafts

Special Circumstances · 04-09-2015 07:28AM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Will work for driveshafts

Do they all go through them that quick?

fancy pigeon · 04-09-2015 08:18AM

fancy pigeon wrote: »

Ive only had the pipe on since Sunday

Its badly melted, i have silicone pipe to collect later but I'm unsure if that will cure it

It worked, boost and savage cooooo restored

the drive into work really woke me up

Now to sort out a better pipe solution

jimgoose · 04-09-2015 08:33AM

fancy pigeon wrote: »

It worked, boost and savage cooooo restored the drive into work really woke me up

Now to sort out a better pipe solution

Can I just say, at this point: Give 'er shoe an' make 'er boo laaaaad!! :pac:

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