The "Today I did something to my car" thread

dgt

Once, did a clutch change and didn't finish untill about 4am...

Or another time I locked myself in the garage and worked on a car the whole day...

I have the time and I love what I do, sure why spend it on anything else :pac:

Voodoomelon

I once started working on front suspension at 11pm, sure it was only going to take an hour. That was a mistake...

dgt

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I once started working on front suspension at 11pm, sure it was only going to take an hour. That was a mistake...

I think my favourite one was on the 406, needed a jubilee clip on the turbo, sure it's only a 5 minute job. 3 hours later and half the engine out I was wondering where I went wrong :pac::pac::pac:

Alanstrainor

dgt logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better take out engine!:pac:

MetzgerMeister

Alanstrainor wrote: »

dgt logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better take out engine!:pac:

challengemaster logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better sleep and get MM and conzy to do it instead :pac:

Tallon

Washed, dried, polished, washed, dried, waxed, buffed... Then did the wheels, the door trims and the windows

It's unreal the difference it makes, can literally see yourself in it

MetzgerMeister

Nice job Tal! Cool dog too :cool:

Ciano35

Ok it took more than 1 day, but from this:




To this:

challengemaster

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

challengemaster logic:

Need to do oil change...

Better sleep and get MM and conzy to do it instead :pac:

I think you're missing the part of the story where conzy put enough drink into me the night before to give an elephant a hangover

MetzgerMeister

challengemaster wrote: »

I think you're missing the part of the story where conzy put enough drink into me the night before to give an elephant a hangover

Yeah and you STILL couldn't handle it :pac:


Ciano - Nice job, reg visible in pic 2 though.

OSI - first sign of madness - taking out the lights to clean them, second sign of madness - talking to yourself about taking out the lights to clean them

dgt

Fiddled with the exhaust....

What a hunk of crap me phone is :mad::mad::mad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLI2d7uJy4

Once on a test drive, she went cooooo :pac::pac::pac::pac:

Alanstrainor

Target practise is all that was OSI!

carbon nanotube

I washed my Accord, clay bar and all. Not an easy task in this weather.

have not used a clay bar before, when they are all gunk do you just throw them out and buy more?

I am waiting on new alloys and eibach springs. That's as far as things will go. 7th gen Accords look good for their age.

Alanstrainor

Right, next on my list of mods. Angel eyes.

Don't know whether to get white ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-WHITE-/221050441143?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3377a20db7#ht_3388wt_1396

Or these ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-ORANGE-/221057240794?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337809ceda#ht_3125wt_1396

Hmmmmmm...

dgt

White.... But that's just me

Gary ITR

Not today but last week, finally got a chance to get my car onto the rollers, damn Couture Auto and their not opening on a damn Saturday lol!

Got Joe to tune it a wee bit and the difference is unreal. Far more mid range punch, not a huge gain to my peak number but tbh that's not important




The yard there was manky so that's all the muck on the car and my front bumper needs to be refitted after a wee off at turn 2 in Mondello

I really don't want to sell it now but needs must!

Fiona

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Right, next on my list of mods. Angel eyes.

Don't know whether to get white ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-WHITE-/221050441143?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3377a20db7#ht_3388wt_1396

Or these ones:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BMW-E46-Non-Projector-CCFL-Halo-Rings-Angel-Eyes-ORANGE-/221057240794?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337809ceda#ht_3125wt_1396

Hmmmmmm...

Umnitza Orion V2 Predators are your only man. Expensive but you get what you pay for.

Alanstrainor

Fiona wrote: »

Umnitza Orion V2 Predators are your only man. Expensive but you get what you pay for.

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

vectra

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Put on Irish ZV plates

Did you get black/silver pressed plates?
Would look cool on it.

challengemaster

Alanstrainor wrote: »

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

Yeah, they're the best on the market Alan

Fiona

Alanstrainor wrote: »

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

challengemaster wrote: »

Yeah, they're the best on the market Alan

Never had an issue with them when i had the e 46. The are k whole projector headlamp unit that you fit. Kennedydub on driver fit them on my car before i bought it so maybe drop him a pm about them?

Alanstrainor

Better:

Marlow

After replacing the left hand side engine mount on my T4 on friday and re-assembling the intercooler setup, my intercooler pipes started popping, leaving me without boost pressure. The issue was mainly one pipe, that wasn't flared at the ends.

So I went rummaging for some flared pipes in my parts collection and found a few bits and pieces, that did fit.

The initial solution on saturday worked, but left me with the turbo whining more than usual because there wasn't enough airflow and some of the rubber pipes were a bit squashed.

Second attempt today and all is good now.



/M

Voodoomelon

Alanstrainor wrote: »

After reading around online I think you're right! Cheers Fi

Don't go with eBay CCFLs, you'll go through 5 sets of them in the life of Umnitza ones. The eBay ones have rubbish inverters that not only go kaput all the time, they interfere with parking sensors too. I've my Orion V2s for over 3 years now with zero problems.

colm_mcm

Today I got my wrecked locknuts removed and ordered 2 tyres. the excitement :rolleyes:


On a happier note, I went Aldi crazy on Sunday

Washed car with turtle wax shampoo stuff that I bought a year ago but could never find and Aldi microfibre mitts
Cranked up the aldi polisher and compounded the whole car bar the roof and bumpers with megs ultimate compound
Polished it
Cleaned the wheels with Aldi cleaner stuff which was pretty good stuff, the brushes are great
Cleaned the leather

Then it rained and I went for a drive in the country and and I had a bag of chips in the car last night and kinda undid my good work a bit.

Alanstrainor

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Don't go with eBay CCFLs, you'll go through 5 sets of them in the life of Umnitza ones. The eBay ones have rubbish inverters that not only go kaput all the time, they interfere with parking sensors too. I've my Orion V2s for over 3 years now with zero problems.

I'll be holding off buying any extra mods and bits for the next while...have other things that need sorting.

Coolant is leaking from the expansion tank:( I think it's coming from the cap, all signs point to that. New part ordered and coolant to top it up. I'm only down to the minimum or there abouts at the minute.

Voodoomelon

What part did you order?

Alanstrainor

Voodoomelon wrote: »

What part did you order?

At the minute, I suspect it's the O rings on the filler cap. Worth a shot. Seems to be where it's coming from.

It's coming out really slowly, so it's really hard to tell, but I can see remnants of coolant from around there so here's hoping.

Rich11

today i bought and put this in my astra


i dont really know why i bought it, never have before, but was in the motor factors today getting oil, oil filter, fuel filter, for a service tomorrow, and picked it up too...dunno why:o
anyone ever used it...or anything like it

carbon nanotube

spent the most part of the weekend putting on the xlink, rough job... too many wires.

still not complete as I will leave the unit attached to the dvd drive, will get a usb extension cable to bring the usb port out along the front., just need the usb port easily accessible for my memory stick.

have to attach the bluetooth to the visor next time too.

good unit that xlink, i can stream via blue tooth direct into my car speakers now...

always wanted to listen to radio kerry on the way to work.:P

vectra

Rich11 wrote: »

today i bought and put this in my astra


i dont really know why i bought it, never have before, but was in the motor factors today getting oil, oil filter, fuel filter, for a service tomorrow, and picked it up too...dunno why:o
anyone ever used it...or anything like it

Jesus..!!! :eek:
I havent seen or heard of Bardahl in about 25 or 30 years.
I even forgot it existed

carbon nanotube

ive bought that previously, is usually only for people who need it to cure oil burning or radiator leaks.



and i wouldnt use oil cleaning crap in a car, if u want to clean your engine put in cheap crap oil and let it clean the engine out, then drain that and put in good quality oil.

them things also remove or could remove lubricants inside the engine itself.

TestTransmission

carbon nanotube wrote: »

spent the most part of the weekend putting on the xlink, rough job... too many wires.

ya think? I put one in before in the Accord I had before and found it pretty simple.Online guide really helped though.

carbon nanotube

TestTransmission wrote: »

ya think? I put one in before in the Accord I had before and found it pretty simple.Online guide really helped though.

well it was 2 hours anyway,seemed ages. i had to nip to halfords for sockets too.

had you the touch screen unit also? its still not done, im waiting on a usb extension. don't want to rush these jobs/

tuborg_man

Today I spent way to much money on second hand bbs alloy's. And gave up trying to fix my fiat scudo on a budget of zero and have agreed to sell it after I rip my taxi stuff from it.

TestTransmission

carbon nanotube wrote: »

had you the touch screen unit also?

Nope.

carbon nanotube

TestTransmission wrote: »

Nope.

thought so, none of the Irish ones got that. You can imagine its slightly more tricky so? you should try doing it on the same unit and get back to me.

TestTransmission

carbon nanotube wrote: »

thought so, none of the Irish ones got that. You can imagine its slightly more tricky so? you should try doing it on the same unit and get back to me.

Mine wasn't an irish car, it was a Jap.

vectra

Fitted the Cupra Sideskirts to the Toledo today.
Not a job my back and hips liked
Too crocked to even dream of taking pics.
Will get my son to sort some tomorrow.
Good weather to be out though

Marlow

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'll be holding off buying any extra mods and bits for the next while...have other things that need sorting.

Coolant is leaking from the expansion tank:( I think it's coming from the cap, all signs point to that. New part ordered and coolant to top it up. I'm only down to the minimum or there abouts at the minute.

In the E39 6-pots it's common, that the expansion tank itself is the issue for leaks. Could very well be the same in yours.

/M

dgt

The 406 is running quite rough, me thinks the sender is clogged. Had a look at taking it out, this is going to be fun... :rolleyes:

dgt

OSI wrote: »

Let's not kid ourselves here. We already know the engine is coming out :P

Well the sender is attached to the fuel lines, which go to the engine, which may be inaccessable....

One thing leads to another! :eek:

Nissan doctor

dgt wrote: »

Well the sender is attached to the fuel lines, which go to the engine, which may be inaccessable....

One thing leads to another! :eek:

Yeah but you'd use a blown indicator bulb as an excuse to take the engine out:P

dgt

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Yeah but you'd use a blown indicator bulb as an excuse to take the engine out:P

Right full beam fyi :pac:

MetzgerMeister

Nissan doctor wrote: »

Yeah but you'd use a blown indicator bulb as an excuse to take the engine out:P

Hey....smarthole! Did you get my PM a while ago?

colm_mcm

Got my new tyres today, a lot better than the bald ones that came off.

-Corkie-

Lads the axle stands and trolley jack are back in Lidl this thursday.

baldshin

They're back since yesterday, picked up the axle stands for €11.99.

Rich11

serviced my car today after work, just before the rain:cool:, oil, filter, didnt think i put it on so tight the last time i changed it:o, fuel filter: theres the old rusty one


also, i through a can of bardahl engine flush into the car yesterday, and while i was draining the oil, the first bit was slightly thinker and a bit lumpy, so im assuming it was the bardahl which made it like that, through cleaning the engine, and it was only changed around 6/7,000miles ago

Alanstrainor

Just wanted to show the difference in the headlight situation: