What have you done to your car today?

InvaderGIR · 16 Oct 2014 at 08:55

andy_mk3 said:
It says in the instructions not to remove it. I fit at least half a dozen sets of pagid discs a week and have never ever has any issue with the coating.

I've never bothered to read the instructions.

It'll get removed by the pads anyway so it seems sensible to clean it off, especially as previously I've fitted their painted blanks discs and had shoddy noisy braking for a few stops (Howard may remember this from my 328) and when I popped the pads off a short while later they had paint crap in the friction material.
I'll stick with my method, done it for years and they work well without any detrimental effects to braking or anything.

Confused · 16 Oct 2014 at 09:22

After fitting the new front suspension, I decided to try setting the alignment, using the "string box" technique:

The length of wood clamped to the steering wheel prevents the wheel from turning when adjusting the track rod ends.

Front right wheel had about 4mm toe in (across the diameter of the rim), with the front left having 0mm toe, which accounted for needing to turn the steering wheel to the right when driving straight

The default should be 0 overall toe, so the front wheels are now parallel, as they should be.

Rears appear to have the same amount of toe as each other, so will see how it feels once I take it out for a spin.

Mobius 1 · 16 Oct 2014 at 16:29

Found the issue

It's still going in Monday. The jubilee clip looks odd.

Brookert · 16 Oct 2014 at 17:04

^ I assume that's the throttle body that hose is going into, might be a bit of leakage there

Howard · 16 Oct 2014 at 17:29

If that's the throttle body housing then I'm surprised it runs at all

mjt · 16 Oct 2014 at 17:33

"Adaptive Headlight Defective"

*turns car off and on again at the next set of lights*
No warning- Problem solved

Having done some research, it seems to be a common intermittent fault. Yay.

acemastr · 16 Oct 2014 at 17:41

Sell that S3 asap. I know you've done so much but it seems to have a new 'characteristic' each week!

Mobius 1 · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:11

Brookert said:
^ I assume that's the throttle body that hose is going into, might be a bit of leakage there

Howard said:
If that's the throttle body housing then I'm surprised it runs at all

Haha. Tbh guys shes sounding a bit ropey. Like there's too much fuel going in the engine

can't believe they've put me off at the garage til Monday :confused:

Clarkey · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:19

Just put it back on? It's hardly the first time an intake hose has popped off a turbocharged engine..

nicRob · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:25

Surprised it drives at all, when I blew a hose off, I struggled to move at the next roundabout! As Clarkey says, put it back on

looks like you'll need to rotate the clip a bit, but shouldn't be any issues loosening it slightly and refitting the hose

Jonny ///M · 16 Oct 2014 at 19:34

Cleaned it properly for the second time since I've had it. Need to get myself a proper cleaning kit rather than borrowing my mates. Technically not today but I aligned the passenger side wiper lower than it used to be...

it was that bad before I had written TURBO and a penis on the hatch and it wouldn't come off with the pressure washer....

Conscript · 16 Oct 2014 at 20:09

Got a puncture last week and the tyre goo was less than useless. Did a bit of research online and found that an Impreza spacesaver fits my car and will also sit neatly in the recess in the boot. So I picked one up from eBay for £20.

Hopefully, I never have to use it.

mjt · 16 Oct 2014 at 20:10

Conscript said:
Got a puncture last week and the tyre goo was less than useless. Did a bit of research online and found that an Impreza spacesaver fits my car and will also sit neatly in the recess in the boot. So I picked one up from eBay for £20.

Hopefully, I never have to use it.

Nice.

There is the space in my boot for a full-size spare. I should really do something about that. I dread the day I have to use some god-awful goo. Could do with a jack though

Conscript · 16 Oct 2014 at 20:13

In Australia, the car comes equipped with a full size spare (think its mandatory for all cars out there*), but with a modified boot mat that takes up more room. In other countries, I beleive the space saver is standard. Here in the Uk though, just a bottle of goo and a compressor

EDIT: *This might actually be lies.

acemastr · 16 Oct 2014 at 20:43

The Impreza(WRX) space saver is hilariously bad, but useful in bad situations I guess.

My rear spats have arrived today, will be putting those on tonight, pics to follow!

Conscript · 16 Oct 2014 at 22:01

It's...an emergency wheel. How can it be any worse than any other? Unless it's square. Which it isn't.

[TW]Fox · 16 Oct 2014 at 22:16

mjt said:
Nice.

There is the space in my boot for a full-size spare. I should really do something about that. I dread the day I have to use some god-awful goo. Could do with a jack though

I thought the goo stuff was ok? I just bought a BMW Mobility Kit for mine complete with cannister of zoo. It only needs to get you to the nearest tyre place, same as one of those space savers does.

andy_mk3 · 16 Oct 2014 at 22:21

Rip the sidewall open, good luck with your goo then

That stuff is only ever any use for small punctures like nails, which most of the time stay in the tyre and only loses pressure very slowly.

Spare wheel every time for me!

shauncr91 · 16 Oct 2014 at 22:21

[TW]Fox;27066096 said:
I thought the goo stuff was ok? I just bought a BMW Mobility Kit for mine complete with cannister of zoo. It only needs to get you to the nearest tyre place, same as one of those space savers does.

Don't think you can repair a puncture once the goo has been used though can you?

Hyburnate · 16 Oct 2014 at 22:22

shauncr91 said:
Don't think you can repair a puncture once the goo has been used though can you?

No, that's why it's always better if you're speccing your car to go with the spare because the £70 or w/e it may be will save you in the long run.