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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26220 on: 30 March 2024, 18:11:05 »
Changed the oil, I might have left the old oil in for longer than I'd normally like (but still well under half what JLR say,,,
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26221 on: 30 March 2024, 19:37:22 »
Fitted new N/S headlight to the 530D. Lots of fixings for bumper, arch liner etc to remove and one awkward barsteward fixing on the rear of the unit, the other three easily accessible.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26222 on: 31 March 2024, 14:05:16 »
Gave the Yeti a good clearout driving to Kiddy for the NSRA Big Brunch local hot rod run, couple of good 70mph bits of duel on the way so hope the DPF had a dump! Was good with 30? hot rods and customs and the unveiling of a new FED (front engined dragster ) All you could eat buffet breakfast as well!!
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26223 on: 03 April 2024, 22:36:50 »
Changed the battery in the Merc. Stop/Start hasn't worked for months (good!) but it started throwing ABS, TPMS and ESC fault codes last week. Stop/Start now works (Booooo!) and no more trouble codes (yet).

But  - What a PITA getting the battery retaining bold in. Couldn't have designed it any worse if they had tried. In the end gave up with the original Merc bolt and put a longer VX bolt in. Then shut the bonnet on the old bolt, and broke one of the bonnet spring things :(. New one ordered off eBay.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26224 on: 05 April 2024, 16:47:01 »
Drove it to the East Riding of Yorkshire, not far from Filey. The motorways were chockers with slow moving traffic so I just tootled along.  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26225 on: 05 April 2024, 16:54:57 »
Quote from: LC0112G on 03 April 2024, 22:36:50
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But  - What a PITA getting the battery retaining bold in. Couldn't have designed it any worse if they had tried. .....

must be a merc thing then. My ML's main battery is under the driver's seat & the carpet will need cutting .... not sure if the seat will have to come out (it did on my R Class) & the aux battery is in the boot area which means the spare wheel well has to come out to get to it.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26226 on: 05 April 2024, 19:09:43 »
No carpet cutting involved. ???
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26227 on: 05 April 2024, 21:25:34 »
Swapped it for a convertible Mustang.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26228 on: 05 April 2024, 23:58:13 »
No shit? After all the work you done on it?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26229 on: 06 April 2024, 00:49:55 »
Quote from: Raeturbo on 05 April 2024, 23:58:13
No shit? After all the work you done on it?
For the day ;)

Not too shabby for a four banger.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26230 on: 06 April 2024, 10:29:23 »
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26231 on: 06 April 2024, 12:06:16 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 05 April 2024, 16:47:01
Drove it to the East Riding of Yorkshire, not far from Filey. The motorways were chockers with slow moving traffic so I just tootled along.  :)
That was where I got the last tow truck from ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26232 on: 06 April 2024, 12:08:14 »
Finally got some new rubber on the back.  Its much less of a handful coming off roundabouts now :)

Treated it to a complete set of new wheelbolts, as I couldn't remember which ones I'd already changed.  The JLR ones are shite. Like really shite.  Really, really shite.  That useless scottish idiot Callam has a lot to answer for.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26233 on: 06 April 2024, 20:22:48 »
Agreed shit and as are most these days🤬
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #26234 on: 07 April 2024, 13:29:46 »
Replaced the ones on her car now as well, for same reasons around my shite memory ;D
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