I'm trying to remember if my Panda MJ has a DPF or an EGR.....or both.
Anybody like to help clear my befuddled brain?
Anybody like to help clear my befuddled brain?
Technical Does the MJ have a thingummy or a wotsit?
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Technical Does the MJ have a thingummy or a wotsit?
EGR only 
Thanks both. Now if you can just tell me where I live I'll be able to go out and walk the dog tomorrow.
Bit late but, thanks.EGR only
I mean my thanks were a bit late, not the advice.
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I was given a gummiebear once, is that a cousin to a thingummy? Come to think of it, it was in 1985 and I worked for a Ford dealer. Over the Christmas break someone broke into the compound and stole an almost new Granada Ghia X. You know the type, the last of the three box designs with a proper boot. Anyway, fairly early in the New Year we got a message that it had been found.....in Roscommon.I prefer thingummies over wotsits! EGR...
So two of us were despatched on an Aer Lingus flight to Dublin to pick it up. My colleague was specifically chosen for this jaunt because he had cousins over there and we could stay over with them which would mean we could leave first thing the next morning, fresh and alert.
Unfortunately, the Dealer Principal had reckoned without The Black Stuff. I was planned to be the passenger so I could have a few, and did. However, Nick also succummed to temptation and consequently was a little woolly headed when we left. He had a look at the ferry times and decided that rather than Dun Laighorie (sorry about the spelling) it would be more convenient to drive to Belfast and catch a ferry to Liverpool instead, icy weather notwithstanding.
All went well until we got near Lisburn and came across an army checkpoint as we rounded a bend. Nick took decisive action and parked the car safely in a convenient ditch. The squadies were very helpful and understanding, once they'd had us out of the car at gunpoint. You try getting out of a car in a ditch without using your hands.
"I've told you to get your hands up."
"I can't get out of the car with my hands up."
"Well you'd better f*****g learn how, and fast."
I'd never actually had a rifle pointed at me before so learn fast I did.
Eventually we managed to get to the docks on the back of a recovery truck and I was very glad I didn't have to explain that one away.
Aha! the old "on the bend" checkpoint. Don't remember ever getting to school on time back in those days. There usually was about half a dozen or so checkpoints to pass through on the way...
At least they didn't shoot first and ask questions later...
I've only ever been to the Emerald Isle twice, 1985 was the first time. The second was when I had a spell driving wagons for a firm that imported cut flowers and various florist-type sundries. We had the contract to supply the NAAFI, mainly in Wiltshire, but we also went to British Army HQ in Ulster which was in Lisburn, yes that place again.
Anyone who served in Northern Ireland in any of the services was advised that, after leaving the forces, they shouldn't visit any part of the island of Ireland in case they're recognised. However, one of our drivers, we'll call him Derek, an ex-squadie, frequently made the trip from Mancland to Stranraer to Larne to Lisburn. I always thought there was a certain risk element to driving a British registered truck at night through any of the six counties but Derek needed the money.
He also complained that every time he drove over there he got pulled over by either the Army or RUC. This time I drove the first half and got to the barracks without incident. 5 miles after we left, you guessed it, with Dered at the wheel we were pulled over by the RUC. Before we got to Larne it was a Scottish regiment.
As we hove into Stranraer Derek breathed a sigh of relief.....until he drove off the ferry and straight into the arms of Customs who were checking for Red Diesel and anything else we had on board. Fortunately, the back was empty. Derek swore blind he'd never go back.
The next week he was back. You can't keep a good man down. :bang:
Anyone who served in Northern Ireland in any of the services was advised that, after leaving the forces, they shouldn't visit any part of the island of Ireland in case they're recognised. However, one of our drivers, we'll call him Derek, an ex-squadie, frequently made the trip from Mancland to Stranraer to Larne to Lisburn. I always thought there was a certain risk element to driving a British registered truck at night through any of the six counties but Derek needed the money.
He also complained that every time he drove over there he got pulled over by either the Army or RUC. This time I drove the first half and got to the barracks without incident. 5 miles after we left, you guessed it, with Dered at the wheel we were pulled over by the RUC. Before we got to Larne it was a Scottish regiment.
As we hove into Stranraer Derek breathed a sigh of relief.....until he drove off the ferry and straight into the arms of Customs who were checking for Red Diesel and anything else we had on board. Fortunately, the back was empty. Derek swore blind he'd never go back.
The next week he was back. You can't keep a good man down. :bang:
