Car D.I.Y.

[Profpointy]

That's better:

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It's almost a shame to get it all oily again !

 

[Pinno718]

It's almost a shame to get it all oily again !

I won't see it anyway 🙂 All that work hidden.

 

[icowden]

Finally I have the chance to participate!

I changed the headlight bulb in the daughter's Fiat 500. Does that count?

If it helps it was an absolute bugger to get out. The electrical header did *not* want to let go of the bulb and as usual the car is designed so there isn't quite enough room for a human hand to get in there without something stabbing into the back of it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Batteries aren't cheap. Especially stop start. If the one in my van goes, I'll be letting someone else fit it as there is a whole pile of electronic gubbins bolted to it, and it's at the back of the engine bay. They are apparently a 'pig' to replace.

One reason for always turning the ‘stop/start’ off whenever l use my Kodiaq

 

[gbb]

One reason for always turning the ‘stop/start’ off whenever l use my Kodiaq

Yep, rarely ever use mine.
New battery fitted this afternoon, Yuasa EFB type. Halfords online were quoting £200 to supply and fit their own unspecified type.
So mine was £134 for a good battery, they're making £55 ish (minimum) to do 10 minutes work !!!

 

[Drago]

One reason for always turning the ‘stop/start’ off whenever l use my Kodiaq

I bought one of those cheap stop-start eliminators from China. The function still works, but it defaults to "off" when the ignition is switched on.

 

[Pinno718]

Yep, rarely ever use mine.
New battery fitted this afternoon, Yuasa EFB type. Halfords online were quoting £200 to supply and fit their own unspecified type.
So mine was £134 for a good battery, they're making £55 ish (minimum) to do 10 minutes work !!!

I do tend to opt for Bosch (from a registered supplier) with their 5 year warranty which I exercised when my battery was 4 years and 10 months and got a replacement for free (despite a bit of obfuscation by the seller).

 

[Drago]

Bosch car batteries for the wWestern Europe market are made by Exide, which is what I typically go for.

 

[Bristolian]

...and pray the starter motor doesn't die.

MB do fit a somewhat beefier starter motor to their start/stop vehicles but if it dies it will have lasted more than 194,000 miles so I'll forgive it