What have you done to your car today?

acemastr · 14 Jan 2018 at 17:22

Replaced the LED headlight bulbs, turns out the reason I thought they were so dim is because one of the two LED diodes on each had blown!

Invertigo · 14 Jan 2018 at 19:03

grudas said:
Duckle...

10 points sir!

Indeed, and I'm in love with the noise. Hardly any difference when cruising but a lovely throaty rumble when pressing on. Had a lovely burst of cracks and bangs when letting off the throttle suddenly too. Lovely!

Kei · 14 Jan 2018 at 19:08

Investigated an occasional misfire on hard acceleration which turned out to be the ignition coil pack bolts coming out on their own. Checked the coil pack and all of the plugs and then put it all back together with a dab of loctite on each of the coil pack bolts.

grudas · 14 Jan 2018 at 19:16

Invertigo said:
10 points sir!

Indeed, and I'm in love with the noise. Hardly any difference when cruising but a lovely throaty rumble when pressing on. Had a lovely burst of cracks and bangs when letting off the throttle suddenly too. Lovely!

My backbox delete is similar just turned up

Invertigo · 14 Jan 2018 at 20:30

grudas said:
My backbox delete is similar just turned up

I don't think I'd want any louder to be fair, pretty happy with the level now.

Rainagul · 15 Jan 2018 at 02:12

Gearbox dosen't like my Supra's power anymore. Stripped second and third gear

Time for a better gearbox and more power!

Akagi · 15 Jan 2018 at 02:20

Ouch!

PardonTheWait · 15 Jan 2018 at 02:28

Rainagul said:
Gearbox dosen't like my Supra's power anymore. Stripped second and third gear

Time for a better gearbox and more power!

o_O

Oh!

Rilot · 15 Jan 2018 at 06:52

In my professional opinion - having worked on many cars over the years - that's knackered.

JRS · 15 Jan 2018 at 07:12

Rilot said:
In my professional opinion - having worked on many cars over the years - that's knackered.

I must concur with my learned friend here - that is definitely a knackered gearbox.

Biffa · 15 Jan 2018 at 09:41

needs dentures

Akagi · 15 Jan 2018 at 09:42

Could work. Lots of fixadent will be required though.

adolf hamster · 15 Jan 2018 at 12:22

Rilot said:
In my professional opinion - having worked on many cars over the years - that's knackered.

i disagree, bit of isopon will take that right out

IC3 · 15 Jan 2018 at 12:24

A bit of elbow grease and it'll be like new.

Conscript · 15 Jan 2018 at 13:06

Having listened to the noises that Rainagul's Supra made when roaring up behind me at the last South East meet, I'm surprised that it didn't eat my gearbox for lunch, let alone it's own.

dacads · 15 Jan 2018 at 14:47

Rilot said:
In my professional opinion - having worked on many cars over the years - that's knackered.

I'm no professional and can make the assessment that is knackered

Clarkey · 15 Jan 2018 at 15:23

W58? Looks like it, well known to be chocolate in fairness.

Invertigo · 15 Jan 2018 at 15:25

So this morning my passenger side xenon seemingly was a bit tired and opted to point straight down at the road.

From reading it seems the auto levelling stepper motors can get stuck due to lubricant drying out, so that's the first port of call!

Rainagul · 15 Jan 2018 at 15:32

Clarkey said:
W58? Looks like it, well known to be chocolate in fairness.

Yeah 58. Was a ticking time bomb to be fair. Got an R154 to go in it, see how long that lasts before I destroy that with 500hp+

IC3 · 15 Jan 2018 at 16:23

Rainagul said:
Yeah 58. Was a ticking time bomb to be fair. Got an R154 to go in it, see how long that lasts before I destroy that with 500hp+

You running 500 on stock internals or did you've any engine work done?