What have you done to your car today?

sigma · Monday at 14:32

mid_gen said:
Neat.

My local garage only charge 30 quid for oil and filters though so think I'd pay the lazy premium.

Assume it's fairly easy to dispense it at a tip?

£30 for an oil change including oil and filter? I'd question if they're even changing it for that price.

mid_gen · Monday at 14:42

sigma said:
£30 for an oil change including oil and filter? I'd question if they're even changing it for that price.

I supply the oil and filter......they do it for half an hour labour.

adam cool dude · Monday at 14:54

Street said:
That's my next job, but I do have to lift the car and do it from below for that one I think!

Just don't do the mistake of draining it before making sure you can crack off the fill plug first!

Street · Monday at 14:57

adam cool dude said:
Just don't do the mistake of draining it before making sure you can crack off the fill plug first!

Yeh, that wouldn't be a good day! :cry:

jpaul · Monday at 15:21

big syringe is obligatory for the gearbox&diff though .... in the next life I'll get a transparent one.
I assume that with the pump extraction from the sump bottle/pipes tolerate a hot extraction.

what was the californian scent then - marijuana ?

LuckyBenski · Monday at 15:25

adam cool dude said:
You can get 12v pumps also that come with long bits of tube so you don't even have to use your hands. They are great for doing diffs, gearboxes and power steering reservoirs.

I bought one from Lidl for £9.99 about 5 years ago but most likely 50 quid with the inflation over the past two years.

Middle of Lidl has one at the moment I keep being tempted by... I'll report on price tomorrow. I think sub-£20.

Twentymac · Monday at 15:32

EML light was on.
From plugging in the Code Reader, it gave me this code - "P0121 throttle position sensor (TPS) circuit “A” is above or below the normal range."
Being a 2.0 VAG Diesel engine i just assume that the throttle body is just clogged with carbon so cant either open fully or close fully.
Anyway, whipped it off and low and behold shes a dirty girl.

Before:

After:

Street · Monday at 15:38

jpaul said:
I assume that with the pump extraction from the sump bottle/pipes tolerate a hot extraction.

The instructions in mine said to run the engine to get it hot, so I took it for a spin round the block first.

Akagi · Wednesday at 09:12

E30 is being MOT'd as we speak.
I do not enjoy this anxious wait.
I think it should be fine. Maybe.

Akagi · Wednesday at 10:03

Pass! Phew.

rodders · Wednesday at 16:57

Akagi said:
Pass! Phew.

Mines 5th June, little while to wait....waiting to know is horrible.

LuckyBenski · Wednesday at 21:47

Replaced the throttle cable as the old one had worn a kink in the sleeve.

In doing so had to take the hard top off and reinstate the soft top. Im actually hopeful this will be more watertight. Surprised I got the entire job done in an hour, I only popped out to scope the job out.

Now I can take it for its MOT having sat on the drive since December! Fingers crossed it passes as insurance and tax due in June...

Akagi · Wednesday at 21:53

rodders said:
Mines 5th June, little while to wait....waiting to know is horrible.

You can do it up to a month (minus a day) before it expires remember!

rodders · Wednesday at 21:57

Akagi said:
You can do it up to a month (minus a day) before it expires remember!

Have done, due 1st July on paper.

Akagi · 2024-05-16T00:21:02+0100

rodders said:
Have done, due 1st July on paper.

ahh I see

BananaDunka · 2024-05-16T08:10:05+0100

Well looks like I need a at least one new new drive shaft as mine are too corroded and the new reluctor ring on the left won't go on at all, the right one is siezed on and a special tool is being sent from their sister garage later on to see what's that is like.

Ahh the joys of owning an old M car....

Car is out of action for 2 more days at the min depending on when the new drive shaft(s) get delivered to the garage quick or not. Best option just replace both anyway as they'll come with the rings attached already and it's only time before the opposite side rusts itself away and damages the new ring anyway.