what have you done to your car today ?

[iammooks]

Short stint in the garage this morning.

Cam (hopefully) timed a little better as it felt down on power, idle was a tad rough, and MPG was horrendous.

Swapped a couple of glow plugs around as got a light on saying No.3 was not right. Best case I didn't plug it in correctly to begin with, worst case I'm replacing the glow plug wiring.

Definitely want the hard pipe kit for it though as just getting at the glow plugs is a nightmare with the standard boost pipe in the way

That's something that's stopped me changing my glow plugs. That and the fear of one snapping while I'm taking it out. While I'm pretty sure I'm still on the original ones, they still seem to work - I only have the warning light stay on when it's really, really cold.

I'm cleaning my EGR valve today. It doesn't really need it but I might as well while I had it out to check it.

If I can get a space outside the house I'll do the oil change next week and try to get at the lower EGR pipe to undo it from the underside.

It's such a pain living where I do - everyone is working from home so their cars don't move that much, and we've only got parking on one side of the street. One day I might get a space outside the house, but if I do a quick run to warm up the oil, the space probably won't be there when I get back.


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[Nam-uk]

That's something that's stopped me changing my glow plugs. That and the fear of one snapping while I'm taking it out. While I'm pretty sure I'm still on the original ones, they still seem to work - I only have the warning light stay on when it's really, really cold.

I'm cleaning my EGR valve today. It doesn't really need it but I might as well while I had it out to check it.

If I can get a space outside the house I'll do the oil change next week and try to get at the lower EGR pipe to undo it from the underside.

It's such a pain living where I do - everyone is working from home so their cars don't move that much, and we've only got parking on one side of the street. One day I might get a space outside the house, but if I do a quick run to warm up the oil, the space probably won't be there when I get back.


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Think the life of glow plugs is around 50k , I got the car upto temp when removing them and one was bloody tight it did feel like it was going to snap, refitted with copper grease on the threads, have you got an old tooth brush as that’s what I used too clean my egr to get all the carbon out was also handy when I removed that rubber gasket too clean that grove out

 

[MoToJoJo]

Also, for fun I picked up a used subframe and now know how close the Mk3 TT stuff will be to fitting a Mk1

 

[smutts]

I had my clutch, timing belt and wishbones all changed on the drive over the last 3 years.

How many new words had the neighbours children learnt, after that little lot?
That was an impressively grenaded clutch!

 

[Alexis27]

It gets worse - it was Christmas Eve 2019 and the wife was driving her dad home from hospital after a major heart operation. Cost £260 for the RAC to tow it home too

It had only done 76k too!

 

[iammooks]

It gets worse - it was Christmas Eve 2019 and the wife was driving her dad home from hospital after a major heart operation. Cost £260 for the RAC to tow it home too

It had only done 76k too!

Some things really do happen at the worst possible time - it's like life is really kicking you in the balls.


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[Rich.T]

Filled my tank to the brim today. Read on a far flung corner of the internet there maybe fuel issues again due to Mad Vlad Poo Tin cutting his capers.
I cant see the connection myself but there you go.

 

[Sparkie]

Filled my tank to the brim today. Read on a far flung corner of the internet there maybe fuel issues again due to Mad Vlad Poo Tin cutting his capers.
I cant see the connection myself but there you go.

He can cut the gas supply I guess but petrol I’m not so sure.
Don’t start a stampede


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[Rich.T]

He can cut the gas supply I guess but petrol I’m not so sure.
Don’t start a stampede


Badger5 Custom Map + TIP,
3”Custom exhaust, FMIC, Bosh 550’s, BC Coilovers, ARB’s +loads more.

Im saying nothing

 

[Nathan penney]

So that’s why there is a queue of just Seats and Cupras at my local shell?

 

[MoToJoJo]

Turns out my glow plug wiring... is fine! Yay!

Guess it was just me not plugging it in correctly. Now I just have to solve the coolant alarm going off on first start (guessing bad sensor or the plug isn't on right )

 

[smutts]

Fixed the wipers, they now will turn off! Yay!

 

[Nam-uk]

Turns out my glow plug wiring... is fine! Yay!

Guess it was just me not plugging it in correctly. Now I just have to solve the coolant alarm going off on first start (guessing bad sensor or the plug isn't on right )

Open the expansion bottle , you'll see two prongs , use a screwdriver or something and gently rub them as they oxidize ect you'd think there clean looking at them, had same on mine and did that, it lasted, but i still got the bottle swapped by the garage i got car from.. its a common fault but easy fix

 

[smutts]

Glare at it with utter hatred,
Passenger door lock, again.
I effing hate those locks.

 

[Nam-uk]

Glare at it with utter hatred,
Passenger door lock, again.
I effing hate those locks.

replaced both rears last year as that cold spell we had in jan whipped them out , and repaired the old ones with other parts, the motors inside just unplug pity i cant find them as a separate part, rears are easier todo though

 

[iammooks]

I may have put a little diesel in today... Only because I might get to see some family I've not seen for about six years and I'm not risking being sat in a queue where there's no fuel.

Decided to sand the cracked clear coat on my rear bumper today to see if I could get it flat and maybe even a little more presentable. It blew through in a couple of places, but I was expecting to have to respray it over the spring anyway so I'm not too fussed. I'll probably do the same to the front bumper now too - at least it gives me a reason to do it when the weather gets warmer. There are a couple of light scratches on the roof and someday soon I'm just going to go out, give it a wet sand and see if T-Cut can bring some life back to it.

There's always something quite scary about taking sandpaper to your car, but with all the stuff it's put me through lately, it's going to have to sit there and take what's coming to it.

 

[Rich.T]

Glare at it with utter hatred,
Passenger door lock, again.
I effing hate those locks.

Both my rears have packed up over the last couple of months.
Guess im going to have a 3 door till the summer.

 

[iammooks]

Both my rears have packed up over the last couple of months.
Guess im going to have a 3 door till the summer.

SEAT missed a trick there. I've always thought a 3dr Leon would be cool.


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[Nam-uk]

Both my rears have packed up over the last couple of months.
Guess im going to have a 3 door till the summer.

got mine from here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153589805626?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 its cheaper buying more,
any issues its free return , i had one with a missing spring outside lock and replaced within a week, they even said keep the old lock that's were i got the replacement motor from for the genuine locks removed, if there is a will there is a way lol

 

[iammooks]

Too wet to do any work on my car today for the moment. I was amused/disappointed to see the woman I helped fill up her oil about a month ago sat in her car with smoke pouring out the back and the check engine light visible on the dash when I walked past.

When I helped her out, she wanted my help topping up the oil. I couldn't understand how no matter how much oil went in, it never seemed to show on the dipstick. I was really nervous about overfilling the oil on someone else's car and so checked it every time she poured a little in. Eventually, it did show - after putting in the whole litre bottle. Told her she had a serious oil leak and to get it checked immediately - like, right now immediately.

It seems she didn't follow my advice.