fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Might be years yet. Mine is fine appart from a baffle in the back boxe has 'fell off' - it's corroded inside and was rattling around. It's sound outside !
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Might be years yet. Mine is fine appart from a baffle in the back boxe has 'fell off' - it's corroded inside and was rattling around. It's sound outside !
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Potentially because of the cat, the nasty stuff no longer gets into the exhaust & eats it from the inside
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Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Ok,i had it sorted the other day. I was going to post and tell all,but this C19 has taken up my self allocated daily post limit on CC. Not only did i have the tensioner fan belt replaced,i also had a service. Not the full service where they clean the brakes,but the second one down which involved an oil change,oil filter,air filter,pollen filter,fuel filter and screen wash and anti-freeze. The total bill,cash in hand
was £330. I know absolutely zilch about car engines,so i asked a bloke who's a friend of a friend to do it,hoping i wouldn't be ripped off. I've looked under the bonnet and i can see that he has put a brand new fan belt thingy on,because it looks brand new.Meaning it's not from a scrapyard. My only slight concern is the oil. I checked the dipstick yesterday. I expected the oil on it to be golden in colour,but it does look black,or maybe dark green.Surely he won't have put the old oil back in the engine?
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Is it a Diesel, if so it will go black the first time you start it up
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
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- Plymouth
So the friend of a friend is a qualified mechanic? Oil can go dirty very quickly after a change, becasue there's always a pint or more old oil that can't be drained out easily (unless you leave it to sit for a few months).
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Accy cyclist
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- Location
- The hills of Accrington
And stay black? i know it might sound a dumb question,but like i said, i know zilch about engines. Also,the 'oil inspection advised'or summat like that,light has gone,but now it says just 'oil inspection'. Both lights went off/go off after ignition.
New change of diesel oil will always go black straight away, oil in petrol cars doesn't, it stays clean looking for quite a while.
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Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Yes,he is qualified. He works at a MOT and tyre place. I asked a 30-40 years in the job fully qualified HGV mechanic and he recommended him.
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Accy cyclist
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- Location
- The hills of Accrington
So do you both think £330 was a fair price? The job itself was £200,with the service costing £130. The MOT centre bloke across the road wanted about £130 just for an oil change.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
DOn't dwell on it, you've had it done now. A good rate is £45/hour labour. Some places would have charged a bit less overall, others (like main dealers) would have charged double.
Richard A Thackeray
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Rear wiper doesn't work
Or, it does when it's very hot
I think there's a fractured cable somewhere, that makes intermittent contact?
However...……….. there's (I think) 5 wires to the motor
So.….. is it the motor itself?
That'd be easier, as it'd save stripping out the trim to find one
Or, it does when it's very hot
I think there's a fractured cable somewhere, that makes intermittent contact?
However...……….. there's (I think) 5 wires to the motor
So.….. is it the motor itself?
That'd be easier, as it'd save stripping out the trim to find one
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If you can get a 2nd hand replacement I'd be swapping the unit as a first logical step, unless like MGF's they are known for chewing the cable up as it goes from the body to boot
I agree, it’s more likely to be the motor unit that’s failed.
