*********Motors Chat - Round 9 *********

YbFocus wrote: »

I've bought parts, specific tools, 2nd hand bits and pieces and even my current wheels from eBay.
It is 100% safe

Yup. eBay's the job.

EBay it is so

I'll sit down and research later. Thanks

it wouldnt surprise me if they'd one in the fleet alright

Sigh. Didn't spot this last night:

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Ah crap

This is what I get for going out of my way to help someone!

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

No good deed goes unpunished!

Yep, know it too well! Might as well get the whole rear done at this stage and get the rust sorted.

Alanstrainor wrote: »

That could get v expensive very fast though!

It could, but I might as well get the rust done before it gets worse, only solace is I know the shop owner and some of the employees.

jimgoose wrote: »

Who's your bodywork dude, Norm?

Kenny's!

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I think it's Herr Halfort Rattalkann......

:pac::pac::pac: Ah Jaysis...

€250 ish to repair both panels, not too bad.

Deleted User wrote: »

Well, generally speaking, i wouldn't be keen on getting rid of DPF, at the same time, if I can get rid of it and avoid any headaches with it, then it might be the more economical option.

Not entirely sure why it's decided to give me the error, though. It's just after coming off a week where it did about 2,500km, a lot of town/dublin driving, but also a fair whack of R and N roads and a couple of 20 minute motorway spins (Drogheda to Leitrim to Westmeath to Kildare, to Dublin to Dundalk, etc. long spins).

I'd have thought a DPF would love that.


Maybe it is to do with the Elloys (eolys?) fluid. I'll bring it over to mechanic and get him to take a look. Whatever about checking oil or brake fluid, I wouldn't have a notion where or how to check for that!?

(rambles off to Google...)

EDIT: First thing Google showed was a car on a ramp. I'll leave it to the mechanic!

Sorry I meant eolys fluid (the phone autocorrects it). I'd be very confident that that warning is to do with low eolys fluid as I don't think the car gives an explicit warning more of the one you got. Basically the fluid mixs with the diesel to allow it to regen. As for long drives you could drive it for 24 hours straight but with no eolys fluid it's not going to regen. So without it after a short period of time the dpf will block and cause trouble.

You really need to get it checked and topped up as I know people who have damaged dpfs by not having it. Most cars don't use eolys fluid but yours does. So bring it to an mechanic and if he doesn't know what it is bring it to another that does.

There is zero need to remove the dpf with your long drives but you need the eolys fluid or your at nothing once it has that and long trips your laughing.

beertons wrote: »

Bringing my car down to George Dalton tomorrow for a bit of beauty treatment. Replace broken ariel and base, the black bit that goes under the front bumper, new light for passenger door, and the bit on the back wiper that directs the sprawling onto the window. Thankfully George knew all the bits I needed from my cryptic descriptions.

He's very good I've only been there once but he sorted an injector leak for me at time. I need to bring mine to him soon to get gearbox oil done But rying to get the opportunity to bring it is the problem.

Hi guys looking for opinions here. Have built up a lot of car care stuff over the years (wax,polish,shampoo , screenwash and any kind of new product and numerous wiper blades for cars that I sold and never fitted. Realistically I will never use them all up what do ye do. Keep them for I dunno sentimental reasons, sell them in one lot or something else?