What have you done to your car today?

Vita · 18 Mar 2018 at 17:08

Frozennova said:
It would appear he's bough a silver MK1 and has been keeping secrets

Why do I see this going like TurboT part 2.

Akagi · 18 Mar 2018 at 17:57

Sorry to disappoint but the wanted post on the group is for a colleague at work. No secrets are being kept.

Excitement over anyway, its in a big ready to go back... Wrong size housing (not as advertised).

What I bought was a Holset HX35 with a 12CM housing. What I received was a Holset H1C with an 18CM housing.

Thorburn · 18 Mar 2018 at 19:29

Got pulled out the mud by a tractor at Goodwood yesterday.

Let's offroad by James Thorburn, on Flickr

Tractor pulling by James Thorburn, on Flickr

Jonnycoupe · 18 Mar 2018 at 19:53

Looks like he was busy!

Diagro · 18 Mar 2018 at 20:04

Why do people even go? Every year people get trapped.

GhostWKD · 18 Mar 2018 at 22:49

Engine came out

Akagi · 18 Mar 2018 at 23:10

For why Keates, for why?

GhostWKD · 18 Mar 2018 at 23:44

Acme said:
For why Keates, for why?

Because naturally the clutch is an engine out job

Akagi · 19 Mar 2018 at 00:03

GhostWKD said:
Because naturally the clutch is an engine out job

Kenai · 19 Mar 2018 at 06:54

Diagro said:
Why do people even go? Every year people get trapped.

Because most people get out fine, though I did chuckle at the fwd Evoque I saw yesterday just wildly spinning its wheels and going nowhere.

Phemo · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:13

Seems the battery on the wife's car is dead. Won't start, random error messages and the dash LCD screen now goes off when doing anything, even turning on the rear wiper. It fired up absolutely fine last night so a little surprised. It checked out at 10.06v with a multimeter so it's definitely knackered. Fires up fine with another battery and checks out at 14.6v or something around that anyway so the alternator is ok.

Looking at a Bosch S4 or S5. £105 for the S4 or £125 for the S5. Is anyone aware of any difference that would justify the extra £20 of the S5?

Avalon · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:17

Phemo said:
Seems the battery on the wife's car is dead. Won't start, random error messages and the dash LCD screen now goes off when doing anything, even turning on the rear wiper. It fired up absolutely fine last night so a little surprised. It checked out at 10.06v with a multimeter so it's definitely knackered. Fires up fine with another battery and checks out at 14.6v or something around that anyway so the alternator is ok.

Looking at a Bosch S4 or S5. £105 for the S4 or £125 for the S5. Is anyone aware of any difference that would justify the extra £20 of the S5?

Extra year warranty - try Costco for a lower price if you have access. Oh and long time no see

mjt · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:27

Phemo said:
Seems the battery on the wife's car is dead. Won't start, random error messages and the dash LCD screen now goes off when doing anything, even turning on the rear wiper. It fired up absolutely fine last night so a little surprised. It checked out at 10.06v with a multimeter so it's definitely knackered. Fires up fine with another battery and checks out at 14.6v or something around that anyway so the alternator is ok.

Looking at a Bosch S4 or S5. £105 for the S4 or £125 for the S5. Is anyone aware of any difference that would justify the extra £20 of the S5?

https://www.carparts4less.co.uk/ are super cheap. Online arm of EuroCarParts apparently.

Phemo · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:40

Cheers guys. Looks like the other difference is that the CCA is rated a bit higher on the S5 at 800 vs the S4's 720. Original battery was only 700 CCA anyway so might as well just go for the S4.

CP4L are usually quite a bit cheaper than ECP but only seem to be £5 cheaper on the S4 surprisingly. Managed to order it with free same day delivery which is a nice plus.

thecremeegg · 19 Mar 2018 at 14:10

Got my Vanos seals replaced, my exhaust backbox modified and the clutch delay valve removed on my Z4 - it's like a new car!

Akagi · 19 Mar 2018 at 14:15

You can clutch kick it around roundabouts now.

thecremeegg · 19 Mar 2018 at 14:34

Naturally! Can't believe how bad the gear change from 1st to 2nd was with the valve in, mental!

Glanza · 19 Mar 2018 at 14:45

Ripped my hand to shreds having to get in through the wheel arch to replace a DRL build that failed. No wonder on the forums it advises finding someone with small hands to do it for you.

Frozennova · 19 Mar 2018 at 20:12

Just ordered all of the remaining items needed to get the MX5 back to its former glory.

Safe to say my wallet has taken a proper beating and I don't plan on bending any more con rods anytime soon

Conscript · 19 Mar 2018 at 21:02

Tonight, I took the opportunity to upgrade the headlight bulbs in my girlfriend's Kia Sorento after one of them blew over the weekend. Usually, this isn't a job I'd bother reporting in this thread, but I thought it worth mentioning because in a world where this seems to have become a complex task, this was the first time where I found it genuinely easy.

I went out clutching an inspection light and wrapped up in warm clothes, full expecting to be stood for a long while in the cold, getting sore fingers and turning the air blue, but as soon as I opened the bonnet, it was obviously going to be an easy job.
- Access to the back of the headlight was easy; it wasn't tucked away deep inside the bumper recess.
- Inspection cover was a simple twist-lock affair, and it was clearly marked which way to turn to lock/unlock.
- The bulb holder was integrated with the connector and again was a simple, clearly marked twist-lock affair; a few degrees to unlock then you simply withdraw it from the projector chamber...no messing in the blind with retaining springs.
- The bulb holder actually had enough slack left in the wiring so you could pull it out nice and far to give yourself enough room to replace the bulb in the connector easily.

I got the impression that someone had actually put some thought into how to make it simple. Literally 2-3 minutes work each side. It took me longer to get into the packaging for the new bulbs.
So well done, Kia :cool: