DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!
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Re: DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!
But is Wales ready for the car?
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I should think so Gibbo, but not so sure about the crew!!
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Re: DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!
Excellentmickthemaverick wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 13:03
Incidentally as a final final summary of the lower arm replacement, I replaced my temporary pinch bolt with the real thing this morning so I can now declare the MOT advisories totally dealt with as well as the full service so the car is ready for Wales!!
Jim
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Re: DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!
I popped out to the garage this morning to get SWMBO's car out for routine inspections and I noticed this:
Aah thought I, that needs putting where it belongs. You may remember I replaced a hose clip on the MX3 a couple of weeks ago but the last time I used the car there was still some steam seeping out from the radiator end of the top hose, so I ordered the new one to replace this one:
Five minutes of blissfully simple screwdriving later and the job was done:
Of course once I had the original on the bench I felt a forensic investigation was required but it didn't take long to spot this:
So that pinprick hole had been the cause of the steam and now I'm pleased to say having run it up to temperature there is no steam evident. However when I switched off I'm sure I heard a slight hissing for a couple of seconds but by the time I got my ear to the place I thought it came from it had stopped. Hmm... watch his space......
Aah thought I, that needs putting where it belongs. You may remember I replaced a hose clip on the MX3 a couple of weeks ago but the last time I used the car there was still some steam seeping out from the radiator end of the top hose, so I ordered the new one to replace this one:
Five minutes of blissfully simple screwdriving later and the job was done:
Of course once I had the original on the bench I felt a forensic investigation was required but it didn't take long to spot this:
So that pinprick hole had been the cause of the steam and now I'm pleased to say having run it up to temperature there is no steam evident. However when I switched off I'm sure I heard a slight hissing for a couple of seconds but by the time I got my ear to the place I thought it came from it had stopped. Hmm... watch his space......
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
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Re: DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!
Got up this morning and thought 'Sun' and empty garage, SWMBO out on Mondays, time to make a better job of the emergency bumper repair that I did last year! So I removed the parking sensor and ran into the first issue. The connector plug fell apart in my hands so a bit of reworking required:
The obvious thing to do is to cut the plug off clean and splice in a section, so I found and prepped a decent link:
This end is ready to go back on the car when I've finished the painting but I could finish the end to the sensor:
Having got that ready I did the body prep and initial filling and now I am waiting for the stopper primer to dry ready for the top coat, hence I came indoors to post this:
Once painted it won't be concourse finish but lets be fair it is a 20 year old daily driver!!
The obvious thing to do is to cut the plug off clean and splice in a section, so I found and prepped a decent link:
This end is ready to go back on the car when I've finished the painting but I could finish the end to the sensor:
Having got that ready I did the body prep and initial filling and now I am waiting for the stopper primer to dry ready for the top coat, hence I came indoors to post this:
Once painted it won't be concourse finish but lets be fair it is a 20 year old daily driver!!
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!
I used to ride on two wheels, but now I need all four!