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Driveway CSI today is the continuation of my wiper linkage saga.
I've taken the wiper mechanism off the car as it failed again on the way home. You can see where the missing spring clip goes on the end. I fixed this before with a cable tie and it lasted four hundred miles.
Replaced the cable tie with a Jubilee clip until I can find either the right clip or a replacement mechanism.
The clip touched the top of the bulkhead and it was annoying from the start so I have placed a couple of washers under the front mount so it's spaced clear and silent again.
I've taken the wiper mechanism off the car as it failed again on the way home. You can see where the missing spring clip goes on the end. I fixed this before with a cable tie and it lasted four hundred miles.
Replaced the cable tie with a Jubilee clip until I can find either the right clip or a replacement mechanism.
The clip touched the top of the bulkhead and it was annoying from the start so I have placed a couple of washers under the front mount so it's spaced clear and silent again.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Saturday 25th February 20:42
Interesting Driveway CSI today and the return of the Blue Seicento.
After several OBD scans and Google searches by student mechanics to find the P0115 code for a "faulty temperature sensor" the owner was bemused by the fact the water temperature sensor had been replaced twice and the car still ran like a pig and kept cutting out.
I pointed out that the water sensor should not have any effect on the cars engine unless the alternator was on it's way out and the fan cutting in was taking current away from the ECU and coilpacks.
The alternator checked out and the scanner showed the same code.
So I checked the air temperature sensor and sure enough it was covered in cack. I cleaned it, cleaned the terminals and it ran fine for a while and started to pig out again but didn't stall.
New air temperature sensor on the way and hopefully it will be cured.
Google searching OBD code reading students 0 - 1 Me.
After several OBD scans and Google searches by student mechanics to find the P0115 code for a "faulty temperature sensor" the owner was bemused by the fact the water temperature sensor had been replaced twice and the car still ran like a pig and kept cutting out.
I pointed out that the water sensor should not have any effect on the cars engine unless the alternator was on it's way out and the fan cutting in was taking current away from the ECU and coilpacks.
The alternator checked out and the scanner showed the same code.
So I checked the air temperature sensor and sure enough it was covered in cack. I cleaned it, cleaned the terminals and it ran fine for a while and started to pig out again but didn't stall.
New air temperature sensor on the way and hopefully it will be cured.
Google searching OBD code reading students 0 - 1 Me.
MOT prep' for the RX8 part two today.
Gave the car another wash in the rain as it saves getting the hosepipe out and there are marginally fewer chemicals in rain water so it's better for paintwork.
Also I removed and placed the locking wheel nuts after finding out the key wasn't missing but had been broken by whoever had fitted the tyres. No doubt they had used it in an air gun.
There are loads of known methods of removing locking wheel nuts without the key. We all know they are pretty much useless and criminals have been nicking wheels since the day after the bloody things were invented.
But like most jobs if you have the right tool for the job you don't need to risk damaging your vehicle using a criminal method.
Remember the infomercial from the 90's for a universal socket called "Gator Grip"?
I bought one at the time and it was crap, beyond useless and hardly worth the effort sending it back as they would only send you a new one and it would be back to square one again.
That was then. Now material technology and manufacturer processes mean not only do they work but they are the ideal tool for removing locking wheel nuts if you don't have the key.
Gave the car another wash in the rain as it saves getting the hosepipe out and there are marginally fewer chemicals in rain water so it's better for paintwork.
Also I removed and placed the locking wheel nuts after finding out the key wasn't missing but had been broken by whoever had fitted the tyres. No doubt they had used it in an air gun.
There are loads of known methods of removing locking wheel nuts without the key. We all know they are pretty much useless and criminals have been nicking wheels since the day after the bloody things were invented.
But like most jobs if you have the right tool for the job you don't need to risk damaging your vehicle using a criminal method.
Remember the infomercial from the 90's for a universal socket called "Gator Grip"?
I bought one at the time and it was crap, beyond useless and hardly worth the effort sending it back as they would only send you a new one and it would be back to square one again.
That was then. Now material technology and manufacturer processes mean not only do they work but they are the ideal tool for removing locking wheel nuts if you don't have the key.
Not really they are still just as crap but I am not willing to break forum rules by instructing how to do something that could potentially facilitate criminal activity.
Nothing mechanical today but aesthetic. I have painted and fitted red bumpers to my yellow Bravo.
So it doesn't look like newly painted bumpers on an old car I needed to age them to match. So I used different colour primers.
Red in the middle, grey on the corners and a combination of grey and matte black on the ends.
A combination of plastic and filler primer on the spoiler to make different textures.
So it looked sun baked on top.
So it doesn't look like newly painted bumpers on an old car I needed to age them to match. So I used different colour primers.
Red in the middle, grey on the corners and a combination of grey and matte black on the ends.
A combination of plastic and filler primer on the spoiler to make different textures.
So it looked sun baked on top.
Oh. The dreaded washer bottle exchange. If the car is less than twenty years old I refuse to do it now and mount a universal one in the engine bay somewhere.
They are more often than not mounted first on the assembly line. With Alfa GTV/Spider V6's you have to take the drivers side engine mounts off to get to the bloody thing! Skoda Fabia; the whole front end. Fiat Bravo/Brava/Marea/Marea Weekend the drivers door, drivers side headlight and front bumper has to come off to take the wing off and get to a bolt that's nearly impossible to reach.
They are more often than not mounted first on the assembly line. With Alfa GTV/Spider V6's you have to take the drivers side engine mounts off to get to the bloody thing! Skoda Fabia; the whole front end. Fiat Bravo/Brava/Marea/Marea Weekend the drivers door, drivers side headlight and front bumper has to come off to take the wing off and get to a bolt that's nearly impossible to reach.
Well thanks to the new GTI format that for some reason I can't opt' out of any more. Images will not upload.
So...
Two wheeled Driveway CSI today.
I was worried about the rear shock linkage as the VFR was clunking when I hit meaningful bumps.
Had a good look round and couldn't find anything so I took the seats off to check the battery was the right one and mounted properly and discovered the wheel brace was loose.
So...
Two wheeled Driveway CSI today.
I was worried about the rear shock linkage as the VFR was clunking when I hit meaningful bumps.
Had a good look round and couldn't find anything so I took the seats off to check the battery was the right one and mounted properly and discovered the wheel brace was loose.
Another two wheeled Driveway CSI today.
My nephews first bike is this Chinese moped. Bloody Hell I wish we had these when I was his age. My RD50 was over a grand (Stan Stevens build engine and I got my first ban for doing 73mph on a dual carriageway). This was £200 and so simple to work on the wobbly handle bars were a matter of a few screws and a 14mm bolt not done up to torque.
After a couple of "adjustments" it now goes off the 45mph clock and 30mph is roughly three quarter throttle for reliability sake.
My nephews first bike is this Chinese moped. Bloody Hell I wish we had these when I was his age. My RD50 was over a grand (Stan Stevens build engine and I got my first ban for doing 73mph on a dual carriageway). This was £200 and so simple to work on the wobbly handle bars were a matter of a few screws and a 14mm bolt not done up to torque.
After a couple of "adjustments" it now goes off the 45mph clock and 30mph is roughly three quarter throttle for reliability sake.
I went all "Driveway CSI" on my GSXR250R-SP earlier.
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The head gasket had gone and I was curious to know why. I have never know a head gasket failure on any GSXR, GS, GSX or Bandit before (apart from the 400 Bandit with the variable valves that would blow gaskets if the oil was too thick with gunk).
The exhaust had been poorly welded in the past and instead of replacing the "O" ring down-pipe gaskets Gumgum was used excessively all but closing the number one and two pipes. The back pressure must have caused the failure.
Luckily the chap bought a gasket set back in 2002 as I imagine they would be impossible to find now.
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The head gasket had gone and I was curious to know why. I have never know a head gasket failure on any GSXR, GS, GSX or Bandit before (apart from the 400 Bandit with the variable valves that would blow gaskets if the oil was too thick with gunk).
The exhaust had been poorly welded in the past and instead of replacing the "O" ring down-pipe gaskets Gumgum was used excessively all but closing the number one and two pipes. The back pressure must have caused the failure.
Luckily the chap bought a gasket set back in 2002 as I imagine they would be impossible to find now.
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