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Cam sensor is an urgent one mate. When the warning flags up the car goes into limp mode, dont want to run it longer than need be so will maybe look at new if it means i cam pick up over the weekend. Cheers anyway though mate
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Right, new Cam Sensor ordered on Vauxhall Parts World today so hopefully get that this week.
Hoping to have it running right by next weekend. Fingers crossed
Hoping to have it running right by next weekend. Fingers crossed
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Ok...cam sensor changed at lunchtime. Battery needs replacing though, so do front brakes. That and a service and im hoping that this thing will keep going for a few miles yet!
Is she still sounding like a sack of Tatties??
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Not so much so, no. Going to do the rest of the work ASAP and get her OPCOM'd again before St Andrews/England/Holiday!
I swear, the Stilo had nothing to do with your battery woes :laugh:
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I beg to differ!
Anyway, should have a new battery in by the weekend. Would have been tomorrow, but problems with pay mean it'll be a day late so it'll have to wait. The car, when shes fired up, is running a lot better. Starting is still troublesome, so a new battery and service will hopefully help. Also going to hopefuly have the thermostat and front brakes changed before St of Andrews.
Anyway, should have a new battery in by the weekend. Would have been tomorrow, but problems with pay mean it'll be a day late so it'll have to wait. The car, when shes fired up, is running a lot better. Starting is still troublesome, so a new battery and service will hopefully help. Also going to hopefuly have the thermostat and front brakes changed before St of Andrews.
Do u want any thiong brought up from the brakers down here??
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Cheers mate ill let you know. Sit rep, new battery installed last night at stuarts. Didnt get home without making a new fault though, exhaust centre section snapped. Replaced earlier as it was just too loud!
Martyn said:
I tell you, should've just done a custom one, doesn't need to be expensive - Ally's went at one point so he literally popped a bit of scaffold on. Apparently sounded quite interesting :laugh:
muppet42 said:
What was that on the Laguna??
Andi_F said:
The Pug, would've been hilarious on the Laguna - maxing the diesel roar :laugh:
muppet42 said:
Major :lol: there Rob...............
I could just see that now
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Bit of an update again today.
Massive cheers first of all to Mark and Daz (Cento and Abyss) for putting in some work on the Vec for me!
Took a drive to Dundee to go over last minute plans for St Andrews with Mark, and hopefully do some flyering. Weather kinda put paid to the idea of flyering. I did half a dozen or so motors whilst sat eating a sandwich at Tesco waiting for Mark to arrive. Then the heavens opened. Oops.
So retreating to the lock ups we got the plugs and oil changed. Seems the vec, in her old age, is leaking oil into the plugs. Will have to monitor that one, but the new plugs seem to be burning the oil off after being correctly set up. The gaps definately weren't right set up from their boxes, and I suspect the last set fitted were maybe the same.
Original plan was to change the oil filter and re-bleed the cooling system, but National have over-torqued my front wheels to ****. They will not move. Neither man nor machine can remove the wheel nuts, so I suspect another sharply worded email is in order.
Was a good afternoons banter, so thanks again guys. Oh, and Mark has a trophy piece from the Cinq to show to the world...one broken spring.
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Massive cheers first of all to Mark and Daz (Cento and Abyss) for putting in some work on the Vec for me!
Took a drive to Dundee to go over last minute plans for St Andrews with Mark, and hopefully do some flyering. Weather kinda put paid to the idea of flyering. I did half a dozen or so motors whilst sat eating a sandwich at Tesco waiting for Mark to arrive. Then the heavens opened. Oops.
So retreating to the lock ups we got the plugs and oil changed. Seems the vec, in her old age, is leaking oil into the plugs. Will have to monitor that one, but the new plugs seem to be burning the oil off after being correctly set up. The gaps definately weren't right set up from their boxes, and I suspect the last set fitted were maybe the same.
Original plan was to change the oil filter and re-bleed the cooling system, but National have over-torqued my front wheels to ****. They will not move. Neither man nor machine can remove the wheel nuts, so I suspect another sharply worded email is in order.
Was a good afternoons banter, so thanks again guys. Oh, and Mark has a trophy piece from the Cinq to show to the world...one broken spring.
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Shame to hear about the issues with the Vec but at least good banter was had
And I reckon if the engine's fubar do something mental like transplant over an MSD GSi lump and pop on Omega rwd running gear. I'm sure it'd be a perfectly easy thing to achieve
And I reckon if the engine's fubar do something mental like transplant over an MSD GSi lump and pop on Omega rwd running gear. I'm sure it'd be a perfectly easy thing to achieve
the wheel nuts are stupidly tight
as said at the time, i've never been unable to get a wheelnut off due to tightness before, even an airgun with something like 250nm of torque didnt have enough shove to get them off
bonkers
as said at the time, i've never been unable to get a wheelnut off due to tightness before, even an airgun with something like 250nm of torque didnt have enough shove to get them off
bonkers
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I did have an issue with one on the Stilo once. Put so much force trying to loosen it with the standard Fiat wheel brace I split the metal on said brace. Took it down to Arnold Clark who without an apology or anything re-torqued it and sent me on my way. Wouldn't have been a safety issue or anything *rolls eyes*
Sakes, that's the 2nd Time national have over tightend your wheel nuts.
Probs just got the Air gun whacked it on full & tightened the wheel nuts like that again.
Mark love the Trophy :laugh:
Probs just got the Air gun whacked it on full & tightened the wheel nuts like that again.
Mark love the Trophy :laugh:
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Update.
MOT is due at the start of September. The more I think about what's needing done, the more Im thinking its just not worth the hassle. Plus, at the moment, I can't afford to repair or replace the Hearse. So she'll probably just go to scrap in about 5 or 6 weeks.
Got to hope some other plans fall into place so I can keep on motoring, but just now things aint good on the financial front
186k(ish) on the clock, in case anyone's wondering. She's had a hard life.
MOT is due at the start of September. The more I think about what's needing done, the more Im thinking its just not worth the hassle. Plus, at the moment, I can't afford to repair or replace the Hearse. So she'll probably just go to scrap in about 5 or 6 weeks.
Got to hope some other plans fall into place so I can keep on motoring, but just now things aint good on the financial front
186k(ish) on the clock, in case anyone's wondering. She's had a hard life.
is that a advert martyn
