Found a hole in my exhaust flexi pipe and two rather large dents in my sump!
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What's made you grumpy today?
Damn oil breather has split
Guess I'll be off to scrappies tomorrow before work :bang:
Benny
Why not get a new one from a dealer?
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This is a good example of a consumable part that's probably best not bought from a scrap car.
If it's for a 500, Research FIAT at Nuneaton will sell you the latest OEM breather via ebay for a fair price.
Service is excellent - I've bought one of these from them
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Knowing my local dealer they'd charge the blummin earth for a piece of rubber! And no its not for 500 its for a punto mk2 the cars are non existent to fiat dealers nowadays
Benny
Benny
Absolutely nothing has made me grumpy today. There's still time though.
3 hour drive today and can't sleep at all
I hate when that happens :bang:
I did 5 hours once and i wasn't even tired :devil:
Benny
Well where do I start?
So I've done my 2nd oil change after 500 miles, me expecting it to be a walk in the park...wasn't I wrong!
Tried to remove filter by hand , that thing wasn't budging for nothing, I put all my strength into and took loads of skin off my hands
So what did I do? I don't have the filter removal tool, so I stabbed the bastard hammer and strong flat head screwdriver to get leverage to undo filter! It worked after that it was all good!
Then, I was driving and receiving a phone call and im not one to drive and answer phone so I put my hazards on 5 secs before pulling over safely, this twit behind me did the same eventually pulls out and moans at me....erm if you were paying attention to my damn car you'd know I wasn't intending on going anywhere!!!! My hazarda were on....which either means broken down or to warn other drivers of my presences while im at a standstill :banghead:
Meh I don't know about today it's been horrible
Benny
So I've done my 2nd oil change after 500 miles, me expecting it to be a walk in the park...wasn't I wrong!
Tried to remove filter by hand , that thing wasn't budging for nothing, I put all my strength into and took loads of skin off my hands
So what did I do? I don't have the filter removal tool, so I stabbed the bastard
hammer and strong flat head screwdriver to get leverage to undo filter! It worked after that it was all good!Then, I was driving and receiving a phone call and im not one to drive and answer phone so I put my hazards on 5 secs before pulling over safely, this twit behind me did the same eventually pulls out and moans at me....erm if you were paying attention to my damn car you'd know I wasn't intending on going anywhere!!!! My hazarda were on....which either means broken down or to warn other drivers of my presences while im at a standstill :banghead:
Meh I don't know about today it's been horrible
Benny
i fecking hate people who do that. if you want to pull over you indicate to pull over so people know what you are doing. If you felt the need to put hazards on then it probably wasn't a safe place to pull over anyway
It was a safe place to park, I've always used hazards. Hes probably first person in 2 an half years of pissing driving to moan about it....special much? Yep!
Same here, hazards are just for emergency situations right?!
benny279 for all he knew you could have broken down and been calling for help?
not sure why he would have stopped behind you? clearly one of those drivers who never looks beyond the car in front.
that said for future reference it is correct to indicate you're pulling over and only use the hazards if you are causing and significant obstruction (which you shouldn't do anyway) leave the indicator on while stopped to let other people know you're not going anywhere if you don't think it will be obvious
When it comes to hazard lights my biggest pet hate is when people tow a broken down car with the hazard lights on, so if following you have no idea of intention because they can't indicate. they generally never have an On Tow sign though so if its a van or something you just think they are driving along with their hazards on
not sure why he would have stopped behind you? clearly one of those drivers who never looks beyond the car in front.
that said for future reference it is correct to indicate you're pulling over and only use the hazards if you are causing and significant obstruction (which you shouldn't do anyway) leave the indicator on while stopped to let other people know you're not going anywhere if you don't think it will be obvious
When it comes to hazard lights my biggest pet hate is when people tow a broken down car with the hazard lights on, so if following you have no idea of intention because they can't indicate. they generally never have an On Tow sign though so if its a van or something you just think they are driving along with their hazards on
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yep not allowed to use them for towing either unless on a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway and you need to warn drivers behind you, even then you only put them on until the people behind notice and then turn them off, the tow car isnt allowed them at all.
highwaycode said:
its not just advice either its law
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Just to correct dave because he likes to get these things wrong
highway code said:
you still can't use them for the reason that you are towing
Which I normally do use my indicators....its not a exactly a costly mistake is it? Yes, not wise but every driver has their faults, heck even you and dave could have habits....but do I come on a forum and judge or throw highway code at you? Nope cause its unnecessary!
Wherever dave dislikes it or not, I don't care what he likes and doesn't like (not trying to be harsh) just saying. I hate taxi drivers there's certain things on the roads that grind my gears, but you two have just blown this out of proportion, was there any need for it? Not really. If you both want to carry it on feel free to
Laters.
Benny
Wherever dave dislikes it or not, I don't care what he likes and doesn't like (not trying to be harsh) just saying. I hate taxi drivers there's certain things on the roads that grind my gears, but you two have just blown this out of proportion, was there any need for it? Not really. If you both want to carry it on feel free to
Laters.
Benny
As I said doesn't bother me you didn't put anyone at risk, the driver behind should have been paying a bit more attention to the road and not just staring at the back of your car, I'm pretty certain I've done similar in the past.
All I said was I hate when people tow with hazards on?
As I said doesn't bother me you didn't put anyone at risk, the driver behind should have been paying a bit more attention to the road and not just staring at the back of your car, I'm pretty certain I've done similar in the past.
All I said was I hate when people tow with hazards on?
Exactly, no one was hurt im fine car is fine other driver is fine his car is fine....I really do not see the big deal here....yes hazards are for emergency only....I know this and don't expect to come on a forum and get told how to drive. Thats just as bad as a backseat driver!
I see hundreds of people doing far worse things on the roads! But ah well thats life and life goes on doesn't it?
It could of been worse if I didnt use any form of indication and expected driver behind to know. Least I gave him some form of warning. But everyone is just making a big fuss out of it.....
jamesdt
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Drilling into a live wire in a wall that ive just had plastered time to hack it all back off again :bang:
