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Why is this section so quiet
I love messing around with old cars always have done but I am absolutely stunned my this is the busiest car site in Britain and so few make good use of this section
I would have thought all these enthusiast at least a good chunk of them would be working on their own stuff but disappointingly not
I love messing around with old cars always have done but I am absolutely stunned my this is the busiest car site in Britain and so few make good use of this section
I would have thought all these enthusiast at least a good chunk of them would be working on their own stuff but disappointingly not
StoatInACoat said:
Because this is a forum and in my experience people asking for help will be given one of the following responses:
- You don't know what you're doing and shouldn't work on cars yourself anyway
- That particular job is dealer only/requires a billion pound specialist tool
- You'll void your warranty if you fix that yourself
- You're an idiot/dangerous/a variation of this theme
So people don't ask for help and get it wrong or pay a man millions of pounds in labour to do something because they're terrified of making a mistake or being ridiculed by a bunch of nobodies on Pistonheads who don't know one end of spanner from the other. Personally I've spent plenty of timebreaking fixing my cars because when I started driving I had no money and therefore no choice and am happy to share anything I've learned along the way.
I think a bigger question nowadays is do people actually care or have any desire to learn how their cars work or how to fix them? It's common folklore that cars are WAY too complicated to work on now (I don't actually subscribe to this and actually think modern diagnostics make life easier if anything) and that the actual process of digging out the tools and getting filthy is not a valid way of spending ones time on a Sunday afternoon as a "little man" will do it for you or the cars on lease so who cares anyway.
Good points It would be a shame if people who enjoy the spanners dont ask on here when they need to know I joined 4 years ago but only just started posting I post a lot more on other sites but out of all them this is the most hostile .Its a shame because there maybe a lot of knowledgeable people that just dont post to avoid the hasslle- You don't know what you're doing and shouldn't work on cars yourself anyway
- That particular job is dealer only/requires a billion pound specialist tool
- You'll void your warranty if you fix that yourself
- You're an idiot/dangerous/a variation of this theme
So people don't ask for help and get it wrong or pay a man millions of pounds in labour to do something because they're terrified of making a mistake or being ridiculed by a bunch of nobodies on Pistonheads who don't know one end of spanner from the other. Personally I've spent plenty of time
I think a bigger question nowadays is do people actually care or have any desire to learn how their cars work or how to fix them? It's common folklore that cars are WAY too complicated to work on now (I don't actually subscribe to this and actually think modern diagnostics make life easier if anything) and that the actual process of digging out the tools and getting filthy is not a valid way of spending ones time on a Sunday afternoon as a "little man" will do it for you or the cars on lease so who cares anyway.
I have missed a few teeth out once and noticed it on start up there was no big explosion just bad timing as you would have to miss quite a few out for things to make contact
Once I had a dodgy tensionser that wobbled and the belt went over into the block but because I always start up with the covers off I could see it and stop it before we had damaged
In 30 years of messing around with old cars I have never come across this before and probably never will
Once I had a dodgy tensionser that wobbled and the belt went over into the block but because I always start up with the covers off I could see it and stop it before we had damaged
In 30 years of messing around with old cars I have never come across this before and probably never will
jeremyh1 said:
I have missed a few teeth out once and noticed it on start up there was no big explosion just bad timing as you would have to miss quite a few out for things to make contact
Once I had a dodgy tensionser that wobbled and the belt went over into the block but because I always start up with the covers off I could see it and stop it before we had damaged
In 30 years of messing around with old cars I have never come across this before and probably never will
Cambelts are not that difficult Once I had a dodgy tensionser that wobbled and the belt went over into the block but because I always start up with the covers off I could see it and stop it before we had damaged
In 30 years of messing around with old cars I have never come across this before and probably never will
lucido grigio said:
I've done cambelts before on easy engines,Pinto and CVH.
For reasons of cost I shall tackle a twincam for the first time soon,Duratec.
I shall not have special tools but will be very careful to line up everything properly.
On general topic,those asking about brake jobs on here who don't know one end of a spanner to the other really should consider paying a competent person to do the job.
LucidoFor reasons of cost I shall tackle a twincam for the first time soon,Duratec.
I shall not have special tools but will be very careful to line up everything properly.
On general topic,those asking about brake jobs on here who don't know one end of a spanner to the other really should consider paying a competent person to do the job.
These are very good general purpose timing change tools for most makes at a very reasonable price
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-Master-Petrol-Diesel...
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