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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
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Location: IoW
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Took the car in for a repair and MOT re-test. Surprise, surprise, they've found something else that's going to cost me money. 
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:19 pm
Posts: 5071
Location: Manchester
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"balance out your festive fun with job-hunting joy"
I'm sick of this sort of [LIFTED] in my inbox; why does everything about jobs and work have to be so fake?
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
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Youngest daughter's Micra back in the garage again... It has had the Lamda sensor replaced twice in 3 weeks, now the engine warning light came on again! Hopefully we will get it back properly repaired this time!
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HeatherKay
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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Oh for the days when cars were simple mechanical devices that didn't need to sense lambdas. If your fan belt went, you could get home by whipping off your tights as a quick repair. You could gap the distributor with your thumbnail. You could change the spark plugs, because you could actually see where they were attached to the engine.
Happy days.
_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I changed my spark plugs on my car and it's a 57-plate Golf. Obviously you have to remove the engine cover which is always the most difficult bit but once done, it's like any other engine.
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
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Location: IoW
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You'd have to be an incredibly leggy girl for your tights to substitute a serpentine belt found in most cars these days.  Perhaps nostalgia isn't what it used to be, Heather, because I think the average distance travelled using tights was only three to four miles, before they snapped and wrapped themselves around the shaft (according to some trivia thing I read many moons ago). BTW, morning all.
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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To change the spark plugs in in my car, you actually have to take the engine out. If I didn't know better I'd think it was designed by an Italian
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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Ah but the funny looks I used to get taking my tights off on the side of the road  
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
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Location: Here, but not all there.
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Wait, you're not Superman or Robin Hood?! 
_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
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Location: London
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_________________Still the official cheeky one
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
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tombolt
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am
Posts: 2967
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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You have to remove the inlet plenum on mine due to being a transversely mounted v6. The front bank is easily accessible after unbolting the cover, so you have to watch out for lazy garages not changing the rear bank. 
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
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This would be me when something went wrong with a car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv0onXhyLlE_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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We will be keeping an eye on youtube for evidence that you have had such problems. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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pcernie
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Location: Belfast
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Not a chance, can't justify a car in any way, shape or form... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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