Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

robbiew · 04-01-2016 04:48PM

shietpilot wrote: »

What made you change the PCV valve?

running a bit rough when turbo hit max boost, also when i changed diverter noticed a small bit of oil, after i changed the pcv the car def runs smoother.

GvidoR · 04-01-2016 04:49PM

Ah well, it's too late now, and those €2.56 I saved will go towards a delicious kebab I will get tonight.

Noccy_Mondy · 04-01-2016 05:45PM

Put a new battery in the mondeo today. Old one lasted 7.5 years, not bad going. The air filter housing needed to come out so the battery could slide out, bit of a pain!

b.c · 04-01-2016 10:12PM

Put a new thermostat and injector seal in my merc ml 270, all good so far

dr.fuzzenstein · 04-01-2016 10:21PM

Nothing hectic, car wash broke the antenna of my Cmax. New antenna €10, but base was also beyond use, another €20 from Ford themselves. Can't live without radio in my car. Easy enough job, inside light pops out, one screw and Bob's yer uncle.
From an earlier job, the patched up air intake hose and wheel bearing have made the car sooooo much more bearable. Before that it was blowing air at the front and howling like a Lancaster bomber from the back. My nerves would be frazzled after my commute, now I waft in in near silence. Well, as silent as a diesel Cmax gets...
Once you go over 300k km, the Cmax just becomes crisis management rather than servicing.

robbiew · 04-01-2016 10:23PM

GvidoR wrote: »

I tried pulling it off (over a hoodie) but it didn't come off. I put the bulbs back in. Either way, doesn't really matter, I already ordered new ones.

i love the analog style clocks on the older fords..

shietpilot · 04-01-2016 11:23PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Once you go over 300k km, the Cmax just becomes crisis management rather than servicing.

Once you get that far it becomes fun seeing how far can it go before it falls apart though :rolleyes:

TrailerBob · 05-01-2016 12:18AM

Got a pair of suction control valves fitted to the diesel pump today. Well it drives like a new jeep now. It had been starved of diesel, and getting stuck on acceleration for a while. One mechanic wanted to put a recon pump in it for a cool €1000... No thank you..

Noccy_Mondy · 05-01-2016 12:35AM

robbiew wrote: »

i love the analog style clocks on the older fords..

Me too. Some of the more newer passats, and cc's went back to analog clocks too - the b6 facelift.

shietpilot · 05-01-2016 01:15AM

Ah yes, the days when you got a clock instead of a tachometer.

Just that one bit extra to make you rush even more for work when you're late...

dr.fuzzenstein · 05-01-2016 09:28AM

shietpilot wrote: »

Once you get that far it becomes fun seeing how far can it go before it falls apart though :rolleyes:

Well, clutch, suspension and brakes are done, as is timing belt. Engine and gearbox are good, as is the rest. The only thing that hasn't seen any attention is the turbo, so I'm considering getting that one done this year as preventative maintenance.
Timing belt might have to be done again at 400k km, clutch should see 500k km, suspension, well, I'll replace it as needed.
There is no reason on earth this car shouldn't do 500k km with a bit of care.

CIP4 · 05-01-2016 09:36AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Well, clutch, suspension and brakes are done, as is timing belt. Engine and gearbox are good, as is the rest. The only thing that hasn't seen any attention is the turbo, so I'm considering getting that one done this year as preventative maintenance.
Timing belt might have to be done again at 400k km, clutch should see 500k km, suspension, well, I'll replace it as needed.
There is no reason on earth this car shouldn't do 500k km with a bit of care.

Your probably at the stage now where you wouldn't want to change it just to see how far it can go

But your right there is no reason why it won't keep going once it's minded. However it will eventually get to the stage where it will become uneconomical to repair and at that stage I suppose it's up to you to decide whether the car is worth it to you to spend the money on.

Sh1tbag OToole · 05-01-2016 09:38AM

shietpilot wrote: »

Ah yes, the days when you got a clock instead of a tachometer.

Just that one bit extra to make you rush even more for work when you're late...

What was the reason for bringing that in? The idea that mere mortals shouldn't know about such mundane technical detail as what speed the engine is running at? Steve Jobs would have been proud of the f*cker who thought of that

GvidoR · 05-01-2016 10:04AM

shietpilot wrote:

Ah yes, the days when you got a clock instead of a tachometer.

I know some cars are like that, but I have both.

dr.fuzzenstein · 05-01-2016 10:37AM

CIP4 wrote: »

Your probably at the stage now where you wouldn't want to change it just to see how far it can go But your right there is no reason why it won't keep going once it's minded. However it will eventually get to the stage where it will become uneconomical to repair and at that stage I suppose it's up to you to decide whether the car is worth it to you to spend the money on.

My guess, that would be around 500k km, when the clutch goes again and by then it might need shocks and springs again. IMO as long as engine, gearbox and body is sound, the rest is manageable.
Though in my case, the mileage is mostly motorway, so it's not Übercritical. It actually still drives very nice. You would never think it has the miles on it that it does. I think it was in worse shape when I bought it.

shietpilot · 05-01-2016 01:27PM

OSI wrote: »

Rev limiters made them redundant for the majority of drivers.

A tachometer is still better than a giant clock right in your face. It's fine to have a clock somewhere in the car but it's not a priority at all whilst driving, IMO.

Toyotafanboi · 05-01-2016 02:04PM

i remember i had a '98 106 with a giant clock. was always a source of banter with the lads as clearly there should be a rev counter there, nobody needs a clock that big.

shietpilot · 05-01-2016 02:10PM

I love how simple that cluster is! Not a single fault/check engine light :pac:

joujoujou · 05-01-2016 02:18PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i remember i had a '98 106 with a giant clock. was always a source of banter with the lads as clearly there should be a rev counter there, nobody needs a clock that big.

[foto]

Paddy spec. Needed upgrade.

Sh1tbag OToole · 05-01-2016 02:29PM

I have something similar on the ould 405.

I am sure there was a 304 back in the day that had no tacho, although most of them did and they were all carburetted so unlikely to have a limiter

shietpilot · 05-01-2016 02:34PM

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

I have something similar on the ould 405.

I am sure there was a 304 back in the day that had no tacho, although most of them did and they were all carburetted so unlikely to have a limiter

On some carburetted cars they had rev limiters by having a mechanism inside the distributor that would short out the power going to the spark plugs using centrifugal force.

pudzey101 · 05-01-2016 04:32PM

Today i done some work on my new e46 320d

, changed air filter, fuel filter, pollen filter , new oil , cleaned inlet manifold and egr valve , removed swirl flaps ( that are well known to destroy these engines) . wished i had got more pictures to show you but wanted to get this done asap as it was stressing me out

changed air filter.

changed the well known crankcase breather filter to a more uprated one (vortex)

removed the infamous swirl flaps and replaced them with 22mm aluminium blanks

Also noticed my left cluster reset button on my odometer wasnt working , opened it up to find a tiny plastic piecehad broken off !!

fixed it with one of these would you believe

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working as good as new now

in total it took me over 7 hours to do the lot :eek: and only costed me 130e for all parts

probably would have took a good mechanic if even 90 mins to 2 hours to complete , but its the satisfaction of doing it myself i love most

YbFocus · 05-01-2016 05:53PM

Great work man, you've all the preventative done now

Did the breather have the vortex type filter?
If not you should upgrade to it.

cletus · 05-01-2016 07:12PM

Was gonna post about changing the battery in my car, but pudsey's post has me feeling bad now

pudzey101 · 05-01-2016 07:18PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Great work man, you've all the preventative done now

Did the breather have the vortex type filter?
If not you should upgrade to it.

thanks man , yeah it was the vortex one , much better than the old sponge type one IMO

cletus wrote: »

Was gonna post about changing the battery in my car, but pudsey's post has me feeling bad now

haha post away , at least u done it yourself

05-01-2016 08:59PM

Great work Pudzey, fair play!

rushvalley · 05-01-2016 09:37PM

Not sure where to post this but I currently have HIDs in my car. Will normal halogen bulbs fit on the Hid kit or do I have to go source the original wiring and bulb holders for the headlights?

YbFocus · 05-01-2016 09:50PM

rushvalley wrote: »

Not sure where to post this but I currently have HIDs in my car. Will normal halogen bulbs fit on the Hid kit or do I have to go source the original wiring and bulb holders for the headlights?

Your original wiring and holders are likely plumbed into the system.
You need to take out the hid's and see what you're left with.

You can probably just throw in halogen bulbs then!

GvidoR · 06-01-2016 05:09PM

Ordered a new gear knob from Bulgaria on 27th Dec @ 23:30 for grand total of €7.06 and it arrived today. Happy days.

Finally I removed the old and horrible aftermarket one that was there. Whoever installed it before did an absolutely horrible job. Tape, adapter, more tape, knob and top and nothing to secure it in place so it came off easily if you pulled up. :rolleyes:

So out with the old.

And in with the new. Bad pic, I know. Looks better in real life.
The new one came with two adapters, allen key and 2 adapters. I installed it correctly and it feels so much better.

Toyotafanboi · 06-01-2016 05:14PM

Nice, you should have wen't 8 ball though!

Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

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