Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

corkgsxr

Mar4ix wrote: »

squeal is made by edge of disc rub against new pads, so disc edge has to be file down .... probably grinder would do the job. .... also (long time ago) one dealer mechanic said me (after i replaced not original brake disks with original pads) , that squeal could come from brake material incompatibility ... when replacing brake disks and pads, has to be same company make... but i am not sure about that statement.

O stop. Good hard use and squeal will go. Its just dirt and ****e on the pad surface. Id be hard on brakes and iv never had squeal.

And all a big edge will do is give you less pad before you hit the backing plate. You'd be surprised how hard they arento grind. Anyway if there so bad that you think they need to be ground down you probably need new disks anyway

dgt

Considering I couldn't find a guide on how to change it, I'll make one here

Fuel filters are often neglected on these cars. There was a major flatspot in the car if any load was detected so I decided to change the filter and see i it made a difference.

It's rather long :pac: and no, I won nothing on that ticket


The filter is located on the left hand side of the car near the front under the passengers footwell. Nicely hidden by fiddly plastics


4 push clips, 2 nuts and 3 screws to remove it.

The filter is held in by one clamp


At either end is a length of rubber tubing. Loosen one end, break the bond and allow depressurisation. Then maneuver that end into a suitable container and collect the petrol


Take the old filter out, drain the rest of the petrol and inspect the hoses for perishes/fraying. If it's ok swap them over


That filter was last done in 2001 :rolleyes:

When putting the new filter in run the clamp up first as it would be a pig to do so in situ with the filter


Fix the pipes, tighten the clips and start the car to check for leaks. If all is ok replace the tray.

That wasn't so hard was it :cool:

It also seems to have cured the hesitation going uphill :D:D

Alanstrainor

Nice one, there's another DIY to add to my long list of to do's on mine! :cool:

Scortho

Fixed hesitation....thank fcuk

Supergurrier

Scortho wrote: »

Fixed hesitation....thank fcuk

Did you hesitate before doing it or jump right in ?

Scortho

Supergurrier wrote: »

Did you hesitate before doing it or jump right in ?

The e39 that he has, well the straight 6 one, has a really annoying hesitation that comes and goes.
You'll be happily going along and then when you put your foot down, it goes slower! :pac: a couple of seconds later and it slowly increases speed.

After driving it for an hour, I couldn't wait to get back into the 156

Seweryn

I recently purchased a new set of spark plugs and decided this morning to inspect the old plugs and fit the new ones into the engine of my Honda.



The old plugs are the NGK Iridium-X and after about 38k km they still look good to me, so I am going to hold on to them just in case...



The new plugs are Denso Iridium Power. The differences between these and the old NGK plugs are minimal, but visible. The new plugs have 0.4mm centre electrde vs 0.7mm in the NGK plugs, and have a U-Groove ground electrode. Not sure if any of these changes are going to improve the (already very good) fuel economy, but I was keen on trying them on, so will see...



Job done and the Lady is ready to rock the road .

TestTransmission

Most boring car I've had through the NCT in a while, oh well

wotzgoingon

TestTransmission wrote: »

Most boring car I've had through the NCT in a while, oh well

Won't have to worry about NCT for a long time.

TestTransmission

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Won't have to worry about NCT for a long time.

Yup.Pretty handy alrite

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Today I did something to my car alright:
listed it on DoneDeal.

:P

Interslice

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

Today I did something to my car alright:
listed it on DoneDeal.

:P

needs more pics :mad: :pac:


Picked up these(x2) today. My christmas project. They're top and bottom ball joints. Hopefully stop the knockin. Either them or a top mount at it I think.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Interslice wrote: »

needs more pics :mad: :pac:

I'll add more at home later, they are on the laptop at home.

Speaking of adding more pics, I don't see any on your post :P

Interslice

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I'll add more at home later, they are on the laptop at home.

Speaking of adding more pics, I don't see any on your post :P

Pic was too too massive. Over in meath so internet is too slow to upload a smaller one. Thumbnail will just have to do.

Scortho

Interslice wrote: »

Pic was too too massive. Over in meath so internet is too slow to upload a smaller one. Thumbnail will just have to do.

Can you replace ball joints?
Seems to be the thing to go on wishbones, well that or bush and Id much rather spend a few euro replacing a balljoint than an entire wishbone thats perfectly fine?

CianRyan

About time, Cleveland. Now things can get interesting.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

CianRyan wrote: »

About time, Cleveland. Now things can get interesting.

Exactly.
Can you say, "daily"?

CianRyan

Smoke machine.

Interslice

Scortho wrote: »

Can you replace ball joints?
Seems to be the thing to go on wishbones, well that or bush and Id much rather spend a few euro replacing a balljoint than an entire wishbone thats perfectly fine?

Depends on the car, I changed the upper wishbone on a 156 before and it was all one piece. I got all four ball joints for 66 euro, that one wishbone for the alfa was around 80/90 quid I think. Lower one's might be doable.

Scortho

Interslice wrote: »

Depends on the car, I changed the upper wishbone on a 156 before and it was all one piece. I got all four ball joints for 66 euro, that one wishbone for the alfa was around 80/90 quid I think. Lower one's might be doable.

Just did a bit of googling and i don't think its possible...:mad:

Ah well thankfully my suspension is in tip top condition after the weekend.
Got around to fitting koni Strt shocks and even though they're not fsds they make some difference to the car.
Also fitted ebc turbogrooved disks and greenstuff pads.

Some pics of Dgts handiwork
Worn droplink...thankfully all i had to do was walk over to my spares bucket :pac:


Old shock and spring....that spring shouldn't be out like that :roll eyes:



Shock and spring ready to go back on


Depending on what I decide to do with the car, braided hoses and eibach arbs will be done at some stage:) My mind will be made up when the gtv goes on the road, but the 156 will be coming off in february anyway. No way am i paying 100 quid tax a month to drive it on the weekend for an hour or two.


Oh id love if there was a system of weekend tax for half the price of full time tax. I know a few (id say we all do) who've taken big engined cars off the road because they can't justify using it for a few hours a day at the weekends.







By the way, anyone know how to make the photos smaller?

advertsfox

Currently looking at new tyres for the C5, chinese crap are useless in the rain and confuse the TC / ESP so time for a nice upgrade from Camskill.

Question, the current tyre size 215/55/R16 - would there be much difference / benefit going for the more common 205/55/R16 or even 225/55/R16? Cheers lads.

advertsfox

OSI wrote: »

This is always worth a look when consider tyre sizes:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

That's a great little app. Here's the results.

205/55/R16 - When your speedo reads 60mph, you are actually driving 59mph (1.7% too fast).
225/55/R16 - When your speedo reads 60mph, you are actually driving 61mph (1.7% too slow).

You think it would make much noticeable difference to ride height / comfort?

corkgsxr

advertsfox wrote: »

That's a great little app. Here's the results.

205/55/R16 - When your speedo reads 60mph, you are actually driving 59mph (1.7% too fast).
225/55/R16 - When your speedo reads 60mph, you are actually driving 61mph (1.7% too slow).

You think it would make much noticeable difference to ride height / comfort?

You wont notice its tiny

advertsfox

corkgsxr wrote: »

You wont notice its tiny

Cheers, found some nice well reviewed 205/55/R16 Vredestein Sportrac 5's for €65 a corner.

toyotaavensis

Today I changed the other halfs cars oil, oil filter, air filter, topped up the gearbox oil and changed the pads all around and new plugs. At the weekend the tracking needs to be done as she aims for every pothole she sees.

colm_mcm

advertsfox wrote: »

That's a great little app. Here's the results.

205/55/R16 - When your speedo reads 60mph, you are actually driving 59mph (1.7% too fast).
225/55/R16 - When your speedo reads 60mph, you are actually driving 61mph (1.7% too slow).

You think it would make much noticeable difference to ride height / comfort?

Your speedo would have been overstating the speed as a default anyway.

Supergurrier

Today i did nothing with my car but i spent 30 minutes with a sharp kitchen knife to see what the courier had left in my turf shed !

Hmm...


Much huffing and puffing later


Shiny


Downpipe+High flow catalyst


I wonder if i could...


Lol Yep


All wrapped up and put away ready for fitting

Well im pretty exhausted...

_Kaiser_

advertsfox wrote: »

Currently looking at new tyres for the C5, chinese crap are useless in the rain and confuse the TC / ESP so time for a nice upgrade from Camskill.

Question, the current tyre size 215/55/R16 - would there be much difference / benefit going for the more common 205/55/R16 or even 225/55/R16? Cheers lads.

I actually did the same on my last Passat.. the 215's were almost impossible to get and stupidly priced so I got 205's and they were grand and far cheaper!

So in a related question.. the A6 currently has 245/40/R18 on it and will need changing soon-ish. Are there any more "common"/cheaper sizes that it'll run happily on?

Cheers lads

toastedpickles

IT'S SO SHINY!!!

Supergurrier

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I actually did the same on my last Passat.. the 215's were almost impossible to get and stupidly priced so I got 205's and they were grand and far cheaper!

So in a related question.. the A6 currently has 245/40/R18 on it and will need changing soon-ish. Are there any more "common"/cheaper sizes that it'll run happily on?

Cheers lads

225/40/R18 seem to be a fairly common size, i use them and i think MM runs them on his fronts too