I feel sick - dropped a rubber washer in the engine.
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I took the fuel rail off to get better access to the alternator. Came off nice and easy and was cracking on when I noticed a rectangular rubber washer thing from the connector of the injectors actually in the hole of the injector.
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t !!!! Thought I.
Pointy nose pliers for an important game of operation and with the slightest of touches to hook it out, pooof and it was gone.
I think I might cry.
and I can't get the alternator off.
I'm presuming you have to loosen the plate off with the four little hex headed bolts but they're as tight as F$%K. The long bolt and short adjuster bolt are out, but it doesn't want to come out.
s
t !!!! Thought I.Pointy nose pliers for an important game of operation and with the slightest of touches to hook it out, pooof and it was gone.
I think I might cry.
and I can't get the alternator off.
I'm presuming you have to loosen the plate off with the four little hex headed bolts but they're as tight as F$%K. The long bolt and short adjuster bolt are out, but it doesn't want to come out.
Byff said:
Alternator is out - just needed a bit more brute force.
The regulator I bought isn't the right one though, stripping it down, I think I might as well just put a new one on.
Now I have to recover the lost washer, I've got a Dyson animal and a thin plastic pipe - I'm going fishing....
We use a company in Blackpool to recon alternators - for about £70. Good deal and a good service -pm me if you wantThe regulator I bought isn't the right one though, stripping it down, I think I might as well just put a new one on.
Now I have to recover the lost washer, I've got a Dyson animal and a thin plastic pipe - I'm going fishing....
Look on the bright side Byff, theres a thread on the Alfa forum where a guy unknowingly dropped a tiny ball bearing from a socket set extension into an intake.
It did a lot more damage than a bit of rubber.
I took a look in my toolbox and found a ballbearing was about to fall out of my draper bit set holder, felt a bit hot and cold when I saw it, I tape up anything similar now.
It did a lot more damage than a bit of rubber.
I took a look in my toolbox and found a ballbearing was about to fall out of my draper bit set holder, felt a bit hot and cold when I saw it, I tape up anything similar now.
What about wrapping a welding rod in masking tape (or similar) but with the sticky side out, one continous bit of tape all the way up the rod so it does'nt come off, then you can bend it to what ever shape suits, have a torch and another rod handy so if you get it, you can use the second rod like chopsticks and get it out!
The offending washer has successfully been removed.
Took the throttle bodies off and it was sitting in view, perched to the side of the valve. Thin bit of wire to hook it out and job's a good'un.
BTW, what's best for re-sealing the rockerbox cover?
Took the throttle bodies off and it was sitting in view, perched to the side of the valve. Thin bit of wire to hook it out and job's a good'un.
BTW, what's best for re-sealing the rockerbox cover?
Edited by Byff on Tuesday 18th April 12:25
Byff said:
The endoscope thing I've ordered has a hook attachment so I'm enjoying the weekend with beers and i'll tackle the problem once it gets delivered.
Do you have a link for this? It sounds ideal for the locating and extraction of a loose bolt extraction in the dash of my VX Also great news about fishing the offending part out - well played!
p4cks said:
Do you have a link for this? It sounds ideal for the locating and extraction of a loose bolt extraction in the dash of my VX
Also great news about fishing the offending part out - well played!
I got this one....Also great news about fishing the offending part out - well played!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232247993020
It hasn't arrived so I'm not sure if I've chucked a £10'er at chinese junk tat yet.
Byff said:
I got this one....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232247993020
It hasn't arrived so I'm not sure if I've chucked a £10'er at chinese junk tat yet.
It arrived today and having stuck it up my nose and in my ear, it would have done the job perfectly.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232247993020
It hasn't arrived so I'm not sure if I've chucked a £10'er at chinese junk tat yet.
Byff said:
Byff said:
I got this one....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232247993020
It hasn't arrived so I'm not sure if I've chucked a £10'er at chinese junk tat yet.
It arrived today and having stuck it up my nose and in my ear, it would have done the job perfectly.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232247993020
It hasn't arrived so I'm not sure if I've chucked a £10'er at chinese junk tat yet.
Proper man way to test it!
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