What have you done to your car today?
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Soldato
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Ah, I don’t mind getting mine dirty 
How long do you plan on keeping the car?
Heard concerns / stories about failing locks due to the constant additional pressure being applied by the uprated struts
Soldato
Hopefully 2-3 years, maybe more depending on circumstances. Only got the car 2 months ago and already looking at replacements
good point - I'd forgotten about that in my comment, taking off the internal trim panels from inside the boot, to lube the mechanism, also playing with the bump-stop level, was a BM though.
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your picture in the bm thread ?, with palm trees was much more gorgeous
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Yesterday i spent 4 hours removing a mangled caliper carrier bolt from the back of the Focus - Ford in their wisdom used external torx bolts meaning I had to go buy some E sockets. Obviously after 7 years of water and other crap they pretty much disintegrated when trying to turn.
Couldn't get reasonable access to cut the head off and the disc was in the way of drilling it out so had to improvise and chop slots into it / smash it round with a chisel in the end. I'm hoping the replacements I've bought have been changed to a regular old Hex head, although I doubt i'll be changing the rear discs again in my ownership.
Couldn't get reasonable access to cut the head off and the disc was in the way of drilling it out so had to improvise and chop slots into it / smash it round with a chisel in the end. I'm hoping the replacements I've bought have been changed to a regular old Hex head, although I doubt i'll be changing the rear discs again in my ownership.
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Nothing says fun and games more than rusty looking torx bolts.
Caporegime
Torx bolts are less likely to round actually. It is just very easy to use the wrong size bit in them or if they are not seated correctly. My Saab uses these in both male and female configurations and are a joy to use.
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Rear valance nearly finished! Here is a welding slow mo done on my portable telephone, and a crossmember shot!
Man of Honour
Turned left into a very narrow road anticipating the sharp kerb but even still, just gently brushed it 
I'm kinda kicking myself because I'm on CSL profile tyre sizing so if I had standard size the sidewall would have been a few mm bigger so the alloy rim would have cleared the kerb
Wonder if a smart repair can be done on diamondcut since that is such a light scuff?
I'm kinda kicking myself because I'm on CSL profile tyre sizing so if I had standard size the sidewall would have been a few mm bigger so the alloy rim would have cleared the kerb
Wonder if a smart repair can be done on diamondcut since that is such a light scuff?
Soldato
D'oh!
I have a slightly smaller donk on one of my wheels which I inflicted during a slight error of judgement driving out of a petrol station, meaning the wheel kissed one of the many pointless bits of kerbing there.
It annoys me less than it would if it was damage caused through the carelessness of someone else though.. If that makes sense?!
I have a slightly smaller donk on one of my wheels which I inflicted during a slight error of judgement driving out of a petrol station, meaning the wheel kissed one of the many pointless bits of kerbing there.
It annoys me less than it would if it was damage caused through the carelessness of someone else though.. If that makes sense?!
Took it in for a service and a diagnostic today at SEAT for an intermittent engine warning light which my OBD11 adapter tells me is related to the boost pressure actuator in the turbo. Arnold Clark are quoting me £465 just to remove and inspect the turbo further, any fix (or worst case scenario, turbo replacement) will be extra.
Ouch. Very much regretting not getting an extended warranty plan now.
Ouch. Very much regretting not getting an extended warranty plan now.
Had a recall notice from BMW for my 320d a few months back for the EGR cooler issue. I called them up back then and got it booked in for not only that, but a "steering gear quality enhancement" which turns out to be an issue relating to corrosion and bolts falling out resulting in the potential to lose steering altogether, lovely. Anyway, today was the day. Was quite pleased to get a nice 530i M Sport Touring as a loaner for the day:
However I just had a call from them to say that it failed its check on the EGR cooler so it needs a replacement which they don't have available right now and they're going to be organising me a hire car of some sort. No doubt I'll end up without my own car for quite a while
However I just had a call from them to say that it failed its check on the EGR cooler so it needs a replacement which they don't have available right now and they're going to be organising me a hire car of some sort. No doubt I'll end up without my own car for quite a while
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Is it a 1.2 TSI ? My mum's is 3 years old and had the actuator replaced in the first year and the turbo replaced 6 months ago. It's a very common fault you should get goodwill from VAG towards the cost of what I expect will be a new turbo.
Soldato
Does it happen at startup where it judders at 1.2k rpm then throws an stop/start error along with the engine light staying on for about 5 seconds then disappears?
How do you go about proving this to the dealer since it's intermittent?
Man of Honour
D'oh!
I have a slightly smaller donk on one of my wheels which I inflicted during a slight error of judgement driving out of a petrol station, meaning the wheel kissed one of the many pointless bits of kerbing there.
It annoys me less than it would if it was damage caused through the carelessness of someone else though.. If that makes sense?!
I know what you mean, at least it is something caused by the car being used as it should instead of it just sitting there parked up all happy and someone else hitting it!
1.4 TSi (2014 Leon FR). I've emailed some places this afternoon asking for quotes, I'll need to go and collect the car tomorrow whether I can them to do the work or not so I'll speak to them then but I can't see them offering any kind of goodwill at 4 and a half years old.
Soldato
NA though. If it was a turbo....
Caporegime
Still a very cool car, and fast for its day.