Today I did something to my car (volume 2)

Trollhättan

Passed NCT -> 01/2015

toastedpickles

I would love one of those saabs

challengemaster

I think the camera that took that was made the same year

Very nice car though!

Trollhättan

challengemaster wrote: »

I think the camera that took that was made the same year

Very nice car though!

Thanks but not quite as old... iPhone 4s.

Note to self...must clean lens.
Note to Applus...must clean windows!

MetzgerMeister

I love those Saabs!

Voodoomelon

Got a new door handle during the week for the car. Comfort Access was never working; water gets in behind the handle and corrodes the cables and solder joints. They're eye-wateringly expensive and BMW typically want €800+ to provide one installed, in the correct colour. I got mine brand new for less than a quarter of that.

Old door handle out: (BMW again want €250 for two special tools to get the handle out, coathanger and a flathead screwdriver do the same thing):



Old and new:




Corroded cables:


Now working again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6d-mgpQIXw

Well chuffed with the repair.

Now to repair the old one and keep as a spare.

GvidoR

Got 2 ignition leads from the breakers for 12 euro and replaced them.

dgt

GvidoR wrote: »

Got 2 ignition leads from the breakers for 12 euro and replaced them.

Why not new and all4 ?

GvidoR

Because one or two of the middle ones were throwing sparks, and since I am going to order blue or red set of 4, I didn't want to spend much at the moment, but I want the car to run fine until I get those.

corkgsxr

GvidoR wrote: »

Got 2 ignition leads from the breakers for 12 euro and replaced them.

20 euro would have bought ya 2 new ones. They deteriorate with age

GvidoR

Motor factors don't sell them separately, I didn't really have any other choice.

corkgsxr

GvidoR wrote: »

Motor factors don't sell them separately, I didn't really have any other choice.

Iv often bought them separately a few times

dgt

GvidoR wrote: »

Because one or two of the middle ones were throwing sparks, and since I am going to order blue or red set of 4, I didn't want to spend much at the moment, but I want the car to run fine until I get those.

But why not the whole set? Is there a reason for holding out for the other set?

corkgsxr

Under 50 euro for a blue set on geebay

toyotaavensis

Finally got around to some housekeeping.
Replaced the little clips which keep the plastic covers attached to the car in the engine bay.
Topped up the screenwash
Pumped the tyres
Checked other fluids
Put the screenwash jet that was firing over the roof at the car pointed at the windscreen
Cleaned the windows
Took out the air and pollen filters to see how clean it was.
Gave the inside a hoover

Nothing major but i do always give her a little once over like this half way between services.

Noccy_Mondy

toyotaavensis wrote: »

Finally got around to some housekeeping.
Replaced the little clips which keep the plastic covers attached to the car in the engine bay.
Topped up the screenwash
Pumped the tyres
Checked other fluids
Put the screenwash jet that was firing over the roof at the car pointed at the windscreen
Cleaned the windows
Took out the air and pollen filters to see how clean it was.
Gave the inside a hoover

Nothing major but i do always give her a little once over like this half way between services.

Sometimes it's the little things that give the most satisfaction

toyotaavensis

yea but i am half expecting someone like dgt to come in and put up pictures saying today i changed the engine in the 406.

That said i always like the mid service tidy up. The time before this I found two bulges on the inside of one of my tyres.

dgt

toyotaavensis wrote: »

yea but i am half expecting someone like dgt to come in and put up pictures saying today i changed the engine in the 406.

That said i always like the mid service tidy up. The time before this I found two bulges on the inside of one of my tyres.

Not today I'm afraid! :eek: I meant to do that but when I got round to getting up, it began to lash rain

However I washed 5 cars (all the BMW's, van and Sportwagon), cleaned up some sensors, shimmed another gov and removed my exhaust. All in the dark so no pics.....!

Yeah I'm a disgrace :pac:

toyotaavensis

Your light workload for today puts me to shame.

corkgsxr

toyotaavensis wrote: »

yea but i am half expecting someone like dgt to come in and put up pictures saying today i changed the engine in the 406.

That said i always like the mid service tidy up. The time before this I found two bulges on the inside of one of my tyres.

No he just fitted 6 turbos to it. He had to modify the left wing to fit them all in.

CianRyan

OSI wrote: »

They have high performance cars that sell in Europe.



As proves my point above. They are not however big, ineffecient V8s. In case you hadn't noticed there's a massive shift in the European market towards smaller lighter engines. Whether we like that or not, it's what sells. Car manufacturers don't spend millions on researching the market to decide that spending millions on developing smaller and lighter engines is a great way to waste money. If the likes of the V6/8 Falcons would sell in Europe, they would be sold in Europe. Why would Ford bother developing cars specifically for one market if they could be sold everywhere.



You've got some serious chip on your shoulder about my GTI. Every time you disagree with something I say you drag into a conversation that had no reference to it.

Yes, they have high performance cars that sell well, but nothing with a big engine or RWD. Despite a turn or the average motorist wanting small turbo charged engines there will always be a demand for larger engines cars.

As for spending milions on development... The cars already exists! Already in the correct format for the UK and Ireland. Switching the drivers side is a drop in the ocean or a brand like Ford.
An if they can sell the Mustang over here with the wheel on the wrong see they can do the same on the continent.

As for your GTI, I like it.
It's a lovely looking car, mentioning it seems to be the only way to get a real response out of you sometimes.

joujoujou

Washed air intake filter. Dried. Sprayed with K&N oil.

MAF sensor cleaned.

Reset ECU.

Got rid of low revs and shaking while idle.

cletus

joujoujou wrote: »

Washed air intake filter. Dried. Sprayed with K&N oil.

MAF sensor cleaned.

Reset ECU.

Got rid of low revs and shaking while idle.

always wondered, can the oil in those k&n filters affect the maf sensor negatively

joujoujou

If used reasonably - no.

MAF sensor is very easy to clean up anyway.

rex-x

cletus wrote: »

always wondered, can the oil in those k&n filters affect the maf sensor negatively

Yes its the main killer of MAF sensors! I wouldn't touch a non paper element filter with a barge pole

joujoujou

Oh my god! :eek:

So my MAF sensor died 5 years ago, right?

corkgsxr

cletus wrote: »

always wondered, can the oil in those k&n filters affect the maf sensor negatively

Only if over oiled.


I wouldn't go k+n myself actually fairly restrictive for a "sports filter" bmc is the one imo. The induction noise on the gsxr is incredible with bmc.

Karl Stein

Cabin/pollen filter change yesterday.



A disgrace Joe.

rex-x

joujoujou wrote: »

Oh my god! :eek:

So my MAF sensor died 5 years ago, right?

Perhaps no but have you tested the readings its given with live data recently? There are 2 situations that damage MAF sensors, when the car is shut off and the breather gas is forced back though it and when its sucking oil via a filter. Besides they generally have a detrimental effect of horsepower rather than the claimed increase. A well designed OEM airbox with a paper element filter cant be beaten.

toastedpickles

Charles Rocher wrote: »

Cabin/pollen filter change yesterday.
A disgrace Joe.

That would be the biggest understatement of the century right there :pac:

I changed my number plate surrounds to ones i got, pics laytur