Caporegime
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Refitting is the reverse of removal
What type of flaring tool did you use? I recall trying to use one many years ago and having little success.
What have you done to your car today?
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What type of flaring tool did you use? I recall trying to use one many years ago and having little success.
Don
This is the one I have: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flexzion-F...prefix=brake+line+flaring+tool,aps,75&sr=8-29
Caporegime
Love it.
so in retrospect were there symptons clutch cylinder was going ? given the breakdown/corollary
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realised anti roll bar may be limiting/hindering trailing arm extension on the side of the car jacked up - so jacking whole rear might have helped
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Don
Yes, clutch pedal went to the floor without warning when the slave cylinder seals blew.
In retrospect, the clutch had been feeling kind of mushy for some time.
Associate
Removed spacers from the Clio, so nice not having the wheels constantly scrubbing when turning etc 
Wheels are ET50 vs stock ET68, it previously then also had 25mm spacers on front and 20mm on the rear and scrubbed horrendously (to the extent I probably need new front wheel arch liners)
Happy with how it looks now regardless
Before;
Vs After;
Different angles so hard to tell but whilst it's not as 'scene' it drives much better imo
Wheels are ET50 vs stock ET68, it previously then also had 25mm spacers on front and 20mm on the rear and scrubbed horrendously (to the extent I probably need new front wheel arch liners)
Happy with how it looks now regardless
Before;
Vs After;
Different angles so hard to tell but whilst it's not as 'scene' it drives much better imo
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Soldato
What a ball ache that was!!! Fitted this awesome bit of kit just recently and went onto insurance to see if I had to have it insured as an extra. Sure enough I did. Upon selecting the induction kit under the list of mods it said I needed to call as the quote would increase. Phoned them up, NOPE we don't insure ANY engine mods even just a filter change. This was with Hastings :/
Phoned around and went through Adrian Flux who has now insured ALL my engine mods with just a £10 increase a month - Very happy!
ps I've never fitted one before, so it was all new to me at the time
Phoned around and went through Adrian Flux who has now insured ALL my engine mods with just a £10 increase a month
- Very happy!
ps I've never fitted one before, so it was all new to me at the time
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Caporegime
Ghetto wheel alignment. A lot of triple checking but car drives spot on now. (New track rod ends, inner tie rod ends and three buckled wheels straightened!!!!)
Soldato
So does that mean you had uninsured mods already? Or were they just incompetent when you took out your insurance with them?What a ball ache that was!!! Fitted this awesome bit of kit just recently and went onto insurance to see if I had to have it insured as an extra. Sure enough I did. Upon selecting the induction kit under the list of mods it said I needed to call as the quote would increase. Phoned them up, NOPE we don't insure ANY engine mods even just a filter change. This was with Hastings :/
Phoned around and went through Adrian Flux who has now insured ALL my engine mods with just a £10 increase a month
ps I've never fitted one before, so it was all new to me at the time
A fair bit of heat soak no?What a ball ache that was!!! Fitted this awesome bit of kit just recently and went onto insurance to see if I had to have it insured as an extra. Sure enough I did. Upon selecting the induction kit under the list of mods it said I needed to call as the quote would increase. Phoned them up, NOPE we don't insure ANY engine mods even just a filter change. This was with Hastings :/
Phoned around and went through Adrian Flux who has now insured ALL my engine mods with just a £10 increase a month
ps I've never fitted one before, so it was all new to me at the time
Never got the chance to drive the car with it fitted until I changed over.
As for heat soak, YES. But I'm going to get a bonnet vent maybe mugen and a cold air feed from bumper
A couple of years ago I upgraded the brakes on my MG ZT from the standard 284mm discs to the bigger 326mm discs from the ZT190 (same caliper as the E46 330). The calipers came with lightly used discs and pads so I fitted them at the time and had absolutely no issues with them. A very worthwhile upgrade!
I noticed that the front pads were getting low so late last year I changed them. Initially everything was fine but driving home one cold January evening I started to get a really nasty wheel wobble and plumes of smoke from the passenger side front wheel... great! Luckily I had a set of spare calipers that I'd intended to sell but hadn't got around to it, so a couple of days later I braved the wind and rain and changed the passenger side caliper and once again everything was fine. I figured maybe there was some corrosion on the piston, I ordered a rebuild kit but kept it to one side rather than immediately rebuilding the old caliper.
Fast forward a few months and a couple of days ago I noticed another wheel wobble and smoke, this time from the drivers side.... WTF! I've had issues with rear calipers sticking before, but never normally a front. Out came the other spare caliper and yesterday I swapped it out... I didn't know BMW calipers were servicable items! Thankfully the weather was a bit nicer this time and the whole job took about 40 minutes.
I swear by this 1 man bleeding method. No messing about with pressure caps or vacuum bleeders, I've never owned a car where the pressure cap will fit so don't even bother with them now. Instead, just add enough brake fluid to submerge the hose in a jar, crack the bleed nipple and pump the pedal.
The disc has clearly been running stupidly hot and now has a little bit of visible scoring, so that's a job for another day. At the same time I'll paint the calipers and if the brake unions play nicely, fit the braided lines I've had lying around for a while.
I've also got another rebuild kit on the way and will rebuild both of the old calipers ASAP... just in case...
I noticed that the front pads were getting low so late last year I changed them. Initially everything was fine but driving home one cold January evening I started to get a really nasty wheel wobble and plumes of smoke from the passenger side front wheel... great! Luckily I had a set of spare calipers that I'd intended to sell but hadn't got around to it, so a couple of days later I braved the wind and rain and changed the passenger side caliper and once again everything was fine. I figured maybe there was some corrosion on the piston, I ordered a rebuild kit but kept it to one side rather than immediately rebuilding the old caliper.
Fast forward a few months and a couple of days ago I noticed another wheel wobble and smoke, this time from the drivers side.... WTF! I've had issues with rear calipers sticking before, but never normally a front. Out came the other spare caliper and yesterday I swapped it out... I didn't know BMW calipers were servicable items! Thankfully the weather was a bit nicer this time and the whole job took about 40 minutes.
I swear by this 1 man bleeding method. No messing about with pressure caps or vacuum bleeders, I've never owned a car where the pressure cap will fit so don't even bother with them now. Instead, just add enough brake fluid to submerge the hose in a jar, crack the bleed nipple and pump the pedal.
The disc has clearly been running stupidly hot and now has a little bit of visible scoring, so that's a job for another day. At the same time I'll paint the calipers and if the brake unions play nicely, fit the braided lines I've had lying around for a while.
I've also got another rebuild kit on the way and will rebuild both of the old calipers ASAP... just in case...
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Ghetto wheel alignment. A lot of triple checking but car drives spot on now. (New track rod ends, inner tie rod ends and three buckled wheels straightened!!!!)
Love the little Ignis Sport! Used to be a bargain, but I can see they're attracting quite the premium recently.
Soldato
Transferred approximately 1/2 of all the insects in Norfolk onto my windscreen during a spirited drive in the RS6, including one which may (or may not) have been a flying cow, judging by the palm sized splat left behind and the loud "thwack" it made on impact. Also saw quite a few recently killed Muntjac deer (medium dog sized buggers) littering the sides of the road with about a dozen of them over 30-ish miles, which seems a little high over this time last year but I don't really know Norfolk well enough to say if that deer body-count is high or not (maybe last year was very low?).
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Don
Over the weekend, so a little late posting, but:
Replaced a cracked headlight - Interestingly the replacement has a 2021 manufacturing date (so someone obviously paid for a brand new one from Mini)
Cleaned up the new to me "spare" pepperpot that I ordered. Unfortunately as soon as I pressure washed the face, some of the paint started peeling, so will have to have a go at spraying it at some point
And today a new battery charger arrived, as after replacing the headlight I had a low battery warning appear on the dash when the engine wasn't running. Checked the battery voltage after letting it sit for a while and at around 12.1, so should still ok (and starts absolutely fine), but probably worth giving it a full charge, as I do a lot of short journeys.
Replaced a cracked headlight - Interestingly the replacement has a 2021 manufacturing date (so someone obviously paid for a brand new one from Mini)
Cleaned up the new to me "spare" pepperpot that I ordered. Unfortunately as soon as I pressure washed the face, some of the paint started peeling, so will have to have a go at spraying it at some point
And today a new battery charger arrived, as after replacing the headlight I had a low battery warning appear on the dash when the engine wasn't running. Checked the battery voltage after letting it sit for a while and at around 12.1, so should still ok (and starts absolutely fine), but probably worth giving it a full charge, as I do a lot of short journeys.
About average number i would say but I see a lot since I live in the countryside but not far from the A47 and they love to cross that road at night. once came round the bend on the acle stright going towards norwich and one came bounding across the carriageway from the fields.
Gave it the beans to celebrate...
Anyone know why the removal date is not the same as expiry?
Edit... Ah...
www.gov.uk
Anyone know why the removal date is not the same as expiry?
Edit... Ah...
Penalty points (endorsements)
You could get penalty points (endorsements) on your driving record if you're convicted of a motoring offence
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Soldato
I washed my car last night, only to have a nice fresh streak of bird **** down the side of it this morning.
Always the case huh?
I was toying with getting someone to sort the paintwork (chips, scratches, **** acid damage) then get it protected. But after this latest clean, I really may as well go for a full respray, it's awful lol. The previous owner really didn't give a toss.
Always the case huh?
I was toying with getting someone to sort the paintwork (chips, scratches, **** acid damage) then get it protected. But after this latest clean, I really may as well go for a full respray, it's awful lol. The previous owner really didn't give a toss.
Caporegime
Mine is getting constantly bombarded at the minute. Frigging pigeons and doves!