What have you done to your car today?

Liverpool-Lad · 6 Apr 2013 at 21:58

Just an MOT. Passed with flying colours!

rossk26 · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:16

Howard said:
Hmm I wonder how easily they'd fit a Mondeo..

They fit pretty much all fords

MOOGLEYS · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:33

I changed the fan resistor pack so I know have different fan speeds other than off or Max.

Rotty · 7 Apr 2013 at 00:43

tried to get some oil

no luck,even on web, looks like a main dealer job

Phil W · 7 Apr 2013 at 07:58

What oil?

Howard · 7 Apr 2013 at 09:10

-westy- said:
Very. Ford Part No. F4097642

Cool, is this part number for the heated variants? Just googling around it seems like a popular mod!

Rotty · 7 Apr 2013 at 11:36

Phil W said:
What oil?

Castrol EDGE SLX Professional 5w-20

rossk26 · 7 Apr 2013 at 12:41

Howard said:
Cool, is this part number for the heated variants? Just googling around it seems like a popular mod!

Finis codes:

1708797 - Heated Version (£30)
1708797 - Non-Heated Version (£12)

They used to be £2.95 each (both heated and non-heated) from Ford only last year, before the clicked onto how popular they were becoming, and hiked the prices up...

danza · 7 Apr 2013 at 12:42

I removed big paint transfer 'scrape' from the rear bumper of my 406 Coupe with some magic eraser, some G3 to re-polish and some elbow grease. It worked brilliantly.

Howard · 7 Apr 2013 at 12:44

rossk26 said:
Finis codes:

1708797 - Heated Version (£30)
1708797 - Non-Heated Version (£12)

They used to be £2.95 each (both heated and non-heated) from Ford only last year, before the clicked onto how popular they were becoming, and hiked the prices up...

£30 each? Bugger that.

Just looked and they seem to be £12 each on eBay for heated ones though.

G|mp · 7 Apr 2013 at 12:53

I've got to go and get a license plate.

Some dumb bint and her tow bar in a car park decided to crunch my plate :/

rossk26 · 7 Apr 2013 at 13:13

Howard said:
£30 each? Bugger that.

Just looked and they seem to be £12 each on eBay for heated ones though.

Sure they are heated? I paid £12 for a pair on eBay for non-heated...

4T5 · 7 Apr 2013 at 13:20

Washed it, Used a bit of compound polish where needed, polished it, waxed it then finished it off with some Auto Glym Extra gloss protection. :cool:

ShakenNstirred · 7 Apr 2013 at 13:47

Changed the rear drums /shoes and wheel bearings on my 20 year old polo.
A job a lot easier than I thought it was going to be

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4T5 · 7 Apr 2013 at 19:14

Took it to a little MX5 meet over Loughborough. :cool:

Phil W · 7 Apr 2013 at 19:25

Busy day today

Rotty · 7 Apr 2013 at 19:25

4T5 said:
Took it to a little MX5 meet over Loughborough.

do they have big MX5s ?

Matt82 · 7 Apr 2013 at 19:29

Phil W said:
Busy day today

Doesn't the filter get soaked in that location just due the spray from cars ahead?

Pabl0 · 7 Apr 2013 at 19:39

Changed the spark plugs ready for new coil packs and the tested them by driving around new housing developments! Ah!

Phil W · 7 Apr 2013 at 19:41

Matt82 said:
Doesn't the filter get soaked in that location just due the spray from cars ahead?

No, the hole letting air in isn't very big and it doesn't sit directly in front of the filter. Water does seldom get in the little 'compartment' but not much, just spray really. I've had it on since I bought the car in September 2011 and no problems so far. Will need to keep an eye on this one to see how it copes though, it's a paper filter so ill need to check and make sure it doesn't pulp up and/or start falling to bits