Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

jmreire wrote: »

It wont have to grass on you.. because it will prevent you from breaking the law.... it will recognize speed limit's white line's, proximity to other vehicles, objects etc. Until it will reach the stage that all cars will be driver less , and these are in existence even now. In 20 year's time, will be very few driver car's on the road, but maybe only special " Driver " parks, where people can drive for recreation or as a sport :cool::cool::cool:

20yrs??! We have them already; Blanchardstown and Finglas

Had a few jobs planned for this weekend discs and pads on the wife's nissan note, and rocker cover gasket on my own. Parts ordered and were out for delivery quicker than I thought. Only for them to land here this morning with the box in tatters, I wouldn't mind but the box of pads inside was also in bits. There was a loose screw sitting on top of the pads box, and was worried there were bits missing so had to refuse them. God damn it.

After the above....was someway sorted on Saturday I had been given the task of sorting out a possible replacement for bangernomics kind of money and went about getting it on Sunday. Ebay provided the car.

I found an absolute diamond when trawling through the usual over modded, clocked and abused cars especially in this category. I am based in the UK for the last number of year hence its easier for me to find and view. Found this little pocket rocket... 225bhp Audi TT (Mk1) Quattro first registered in 2003 for a few hundred quid shy of 2k (standard equipment includes Xenons, climate and white leather interior). Massive history file (receipts for tyres, service parts even down to bulbs) the previous owner had it for a number of years. Timing belt, tensioner and water pump was replaced prior to buying as well as a large service (spotted a brand new Mann Oil filter). The usual TTs weaknesses were addressed new coil springs (they seem to snap them) and the driver computer was reconditioned (they lose pixels as the car ages). The car even included 12 months test!! Its still rather quick (when it first came out it could do 0-60 in a shade over 6 seconds and still can leave many cars in its wake)!

Only thing its needs is the Haldex oil and filter changed, new wipers and the white leather seats cleaned and conditioned.

I put new pads and discs on the Mk2 Fiesta over the weekend and changed the brake fluid. All done for less than 50 euro. I love how cheap the parts are for that car.

The brakes are still rubbish though lol. But at least I have a bit of confidence in knowing they are new.

Going to keep my eye out for some XR2 calipers and a mondeo servo and do a swap.

What do you mean ripped off? Did you even factor in the mechanics hourly rate?
If you think you are being ripped off, buy a haynes manual and learn to do the basic jobs yourself.

Did well.. a lot of fellas would be annoyed if you showed up with your own oil and filter.

Not a very dirty job.

Added station logos to the radio

I like to live dangerously.

Top Dog wrote: »

That a factory unit or an aftermarket Android type one?

It’s a factory unit.


(Jaysus, seats look manky there, they’re not really!)

Took out the Chinese double DIN unit and put the original radio in.
Also gave it a good clean inside as I’m going selling it.





Again, the seats are clean, but look manky in the picture because of the way the material goes when you rub it.

Broke it



Auxiliary belt shredded with no warning - hopefully just the belt that needs replacing.

The microfilter wa acually very clean. I fitted an upgraded carbon filter version rather than the normal one. BMW charge around 80GBP for the ordinary one. The Bosch one was around 25GBP for the carbon version.






The service interval on the idrive was also reset via the diagnotic port.

I also took the opportunity to update the mapping on the professional idrive to the 2019-2 version via USB.

vintagevrs wrote: »

Interesting reg, bit confused it's on a 318 though. It was hardly a coincidence when bought new.

I'd imagine there were a few 325i owners less than impressed

But is it really any more confusing than BMW badging anyway where a 2.0 is a 318?

nogoodnamesleft.. is that a 535d?

Thinking of buying this as a replacement jack. The 2 I have now are absolute cheapies, bought for peanuts so I'm looking for something more substantial and easier to use:

https://www.halfords.ie/workshop-tools/garage-workshop/trolley-jacks/halfords-advanced-2-tonne-low-profile-trolley-jack

This will be used in the driveway, and stored in the garage which opens out into the drive. Mine drawback is the weight of the thing which is 30kg+. But I suppose if I want a sturdy jack, it's going to weigh a tonne, that's unavoidable. And sure it's on wheels.

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Thinking of buying this as a replacement jack. The 2 I have now are absolute cheapies, bought for peanuts so I'm looking for something more substantial and easier to use:

https://www.halfords.ie/workshop-tools/garage-workshop/trolley-jacks/halfords-advanced-2-tonne-low-profile-trolley-jack

This will be used in the driveway, and stored in the garage which opens out into the drive. Mine drawback is the weight of the thing which is 30kg+. But I suppose if I want a sturdy jack, it's going to weigh a tonne, that's unavoidable. And sure it's on wheels.

Must do the same at some stage. The lidl special i have neither gets in low nor goes high.

In the last couple of weeks (week and a half ish) I've done a few bits and bobs to the new is250.

Oil and filter change: Oil came out of it thick as tar, not impressed. I was suspicious of this when I was looking at the oil on the dip stick, but it was worse than I thought when I emptied it. I reckon I'll do another oil and filter change in a few months as a way of flushing it.

Intake pipe upgrade: There's an air pipe from the airbox to the throttle body and on new gs models there's a 'sound creator' air pipe installed. This is a modified intake pipe with what I can only describe as a horn pointing towards the cabin. There's a diaphragm inside that opens over 3,000rpm and blasts lovely intake noise into the cabin. It's amazing, the noise makes it sound like something way bigger and faster than it is. All of this came from a random ebay find, these parts are almost impossible to get so it was a really lucky one. And an OEM Lexus part too.

Rear brake pads: The rear pads were almost worn to the metal. So this was the first job I did. Not too bad, although I did make a mess of the fitting kit when removing the pads on the first side. So had to order a new metal retaining clip which was annoying.

NEXT UP:

1. Idler pulley and belt replacement. There's a bit of noise from the aux belts. Ordered a new idler pulley and belt, so I'll pull off the old belt and see what's what with the rest of the pulleys and change the idler while I'm there.

2. PCV: Super easy valve to change on these engines, no reason for changing it really. It's cheap and easily done so why not.

3. Spark plugs. Who knows if these have ever been done, so I've ordered 6 to pop in. Quite an annoying job to do, as access is limited. So quite a lot has to come off the top of the engine to get access.

And to top it off I just bought the new jack. It's amazing, hard to believe just how high it lifts compared to the old ones. And seems much sturdier and easier to use. Should make it easier for me to actually do these jobs.