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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: bob.dent on 20 October 2011, 13:24:09
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Finally located a replacement diff to replace the whining diff in my estate and had it topped up with new oil and fitted yesterday. Located it through find-a-part.com and got it from Carquip UK (VX breaker in Kings Lynn) for £98.70 including packing and delivery charges.
My car had a slight whine when I bought it 4.5 years ago but had got worse in the last year, but I had kinda got used to it. Oh what bliss to have a nice quiet one. :y
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blimey thats taken a while to get sorted Bob :o
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blimey thats taken a while to get sorted Bob :o
Yeah, it has a bit! ;D But to be honest, up until the last 6 months or so it hasn't really been a problem as it only had a slight whine between 50 and 70mph. Another problem was actually sourcing the correct one at a decent price.
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
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Finally located a replacement diff to replace the whining diff in my estate and had it topped up with new oil and fitted yesterday. Located it through find-a-part.com and got it from Carquip UK (VX breaker in Kings Lynn) for £98.70 including packing and delivery charges.
My car had a slight whine when I bought it 4.5 years ago but had got worse in the last year, but I had kinda got used to it. Oh what bliss to have a nice quiet one. :y
I know what you mean. I had this on my Capri 3.0S many many years ago. The whine got higher pitched the faster you went. It lasted a year before the planet wheel finally introduced itself to the crown wheel with an almighty bang. ;D ;D
It was sheer bliss when I fitted a replacement.
Regards
Alan
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I thought the whine was from a whinging southern softie :D
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I thought the whine was from a whinging southern softie :D
Pete, I wouldn't have expected any other comment from ya ::) ;D
When I come up for a weekend I'll teach you how to drink properly instead of that shandy stuff you normally swill, then you'll be whining! ;D
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excellent news :y
Bring on that weekends drinking! im up for that :)
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excellent news :y
Bring on that weekends drinking! im up for that :)
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Just got to find a spare weekend and sufficient beer vouchers. Better bring a sick bag along for Pete though! ::) ;D
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excellent news :y
Bring on that weekends drinking! im up for that :)
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Just got to find a spare weekend and sufficient beer vouchers. Better bring a sick bag along for Pete though! ::) ;D
Proper ale up here matey and it will only take £5 to get you drunk ;D
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£5 that's only 1 1/2 pints down here Pete you don't drink much do you. ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ???
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£5 that's only 1 1/2 pints down here Pete you don't drink much do you. ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ???
I've know Bob quite a few years and know he's anyones after a pint or two ;D
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
I would agree with that, I've always fancied Bob's car. :-* :y
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
I would agree with that, I've always fancied Bob's car. :-* :y
Why thank you kind sir. :y Sadly, I'm getting the jobs done that needed doing so that I can hopefully sell it in the near future as it's becoming a real struggle to run it as an everyday car. Ironic though isn't it.......I've had it over 4 years with a noisy diff and now it's nice and quiet........well, you get the picture. ::)
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Any clearer idea on the replacement yet Bob? Still thinking C5?
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
I would agree with that, I've always fancied Bob's car. :-* :y
Why thank you kind sir. :y Sadly, I'm getting the jobs done that needed doing so that I can hopefully sell it in the near future as it's becoming a real struggle to run it as an everyday car. Ironic though isn't it.......I've had it over 4 years with a noisy diff and now it's nice and quiet........well, you get the picture. ::)
Hmmm nice car Bob! :-X
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
I would agree with that, I've always fancied Bob's car. :-* :y
Why thank you kind sir. :y Sadly, I'm getting the jobs done that needed doing so that I can hopefully sell it in the near future as it's becoming a real struggle to run it as an everyday car. Ironic though isn't it.......I've had it over 4 years with a noisy diff and now it's nice and quiet........well, you get the picture. ::)
Hmmm nice car Bob! :-X
Form an orderly queue, now. ::)
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
I would agree with that, I've always fancied Bob's car. :-* :y
Why thank you kind sir. :y Sadly, I'm getting the jobs done that needed doing so that I can hopefully sell it in the near future as it's becoming a real struggle to run it as an everyday car. Ironic though isn't it.......I've had it over 4 years with a noisy diff and now it's nice and quiet........well, you get the picture. ::)
Hmmm nice car Bob! :-X
;D ;D ;D 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV3QgDq2TGw
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;D ;D ;D
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Thought about LPG,ing it Bob ? :-\
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Thought about LPG,ing it Bob ? :-\
A question that's been asked many times Albs but the cost of doing it's becoming prohibitive after the money I've had to spend on it recently getting necessary maintenance jobs done. So, unless my lottery number come up........... ::)
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Glad its all fixed up, such a stunning example :y
I would agree with that, I've always fancied Bob's car. :-* :y
Why thank you kind sir. :y Sadly, I'm getting the jobs done that needed doing so that I can hopefully sell it in the near future as it's becoming a real struggle to run it as an everyday car. Ironic though isn't it.......I've had it over 4 years with a noisy diff and now it's nice and quiet........well, you get the picture. ::)
Hmmm nice car Bob! :-X
Pleased you like it Laura ::) :-*
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
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Still thinking C5?
Sinclair? :o
:P
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
Unfortunately, yes. Been using them for many years and they're fairly reasonable and always do a top job. I'm afraid my lack of expertise and tools lets me down sadly. :-[
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Still thinking C5?
Sinclair? :o
:P
Now that WOULD be cheap to run!! ;D
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
Unfortunately, yes. Been using them for many years and they're fairly reasonable and always do a top job. I'm afraid my lack of expertise and tools lets me down sadly. :-[
If you ever need a hand Bob - Im not too far away. :y
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
Unfortunately, yes. Been using them for many years and they're fairly reasonable and always do a top job. I'm afraid my lack of expertise and tools lets me down sadly. :-[
You can do a v6 cambelt ;)
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
Unfortunately, yes. Been using them for many years and they're fairly reasonable and always do a top job. I'm afraid my lack of expertise and tools lets me down sadly. :-[
You can do a v6 cambelt ;)
Sure I can Jaime, you want me to come and do yours? ::) ;D
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Thats the one job a lot of people are scared of doing.If you can do that,you can do most other things. ;)
As I said,if you ever need a hand and/or borrow tools,give me a shout. :y
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Thats the one job a lot of people are scared of doing.If you can do that,you can do most other things. ;)
As I said,if you ever need a hand and/or borrow tools,give me a shout. :y
;D ;D ;D
Got you there Albs......that message to Jaime was strictly tongue in cheek!! I watched him do a cambelt change at The Lakes and helped him with a spanner work, and thats about as good as it gets! ::) ;)
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:-[ :-[ :P ;D..........anyway,offer still stands. ;)
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Thats the one job a lot of people are scared of doing.If you can do that,you can do most other things. ;)
As I said,if you ever need a hand and/or borrow tools,give me a shout. :y
;D ;D ;D
Got you there Albs......that message to Jaime was strictly tongue in cheek!! I watched him do a cambelt change at The Lakes and helped him with a spanner work, and thats about as good as it gets! ::) ;)
I wouldn't say you helped him. More like "did it under supervision because of a certain Admins hangover" :-X :-X ::) ::) :D :D
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Thats the one job a lot of people are scared of doing.If you can do that,you can do most other things. ;)
As I said,if you ever need a hand and/or borrow tools,give me a shout. :y
;D ;D ;D
Got you there Albs......that message to Jaime was strictly tongue in cheek!! I watched him do a cambelt change at The Lakes and helped him with a spanner work, and thats about as good as it gets! ::) ;)
I wouldn't say you helped him. More like "did it under supervision because of a certain Admins hangover" :-X :-X ::) ::) :D :D
Well didn't want to mention that........... :-X ;D
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
Unfortunately, yes. Been using them for many years and they're fairly reasonable and always do a top job. I'm afraid my lack of expertise and tools lets me down sadly. :-[
If you ever need a hand Job - Im not too far away. :y
Now thats what I call an offer ;D
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I thought you were the expert on replacing the door bushes Bob ;)
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I thought you were the expert on replacing the door bushes Bob ;)
Ah.......now there's a thing I CAN do!! :y
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You dont put it in the garage and pay hourly rates for maintianence do you ? :-\ ::)
Unfortunately, yes. Been using them for many years and they're fairly reasonable and always do a top job. I'm afraid my lack of expertise and tools lets me down sadly. :-[
You can do a v6 cambelt ;)
Sure I can Jaime, you want me to come and do yours? ::) ;D
I've done it now, why didn't you offer last week ;D
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Thats the one job a lot of people are scared of doing.If you can do that,you can do most other things. ;)
As I said,if you ever need a hand and/or borrow tools,give me a shout. :y
;D ;D ;D
Got you there Albs......that message to Jaime was strictly tongue in cheek!! I watched him do a cambelt change at The Lakes and helped him with a spanner work, and thats about as good as it gets! ::) ;)
You did it all, just with someone watching over your shoulder to ensure it was OK :y
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Thats the one job a lot of people are scared of doing.If you can do that,you can do most other things. ;)
As I said,if you ever need a hand and/or borrow tools,give me a shout. :y
;D ;D ;D
Got you there Albs......that message to Jaime was strictly tongue in cheek!! I watched him do a cambelt change at The Lakes and helped him with a spanner work, and thats about as good as it gets! ::) ;)
You did it all, just with someone watching over your shoulder to ensure it was OK :y
:o :o
Bloody hell, that hangover must have been worse than you thought!! ;D