My plan for taking Val for an MOT in better weather never quite went to plan, but at least there was no salt on the roads this year which is a bonus. Storm Kathleen decided to arrive during the night so it was a very wet drive to the MOT station this morning with the temperature at only 2°C MOT2024...

Yet another great 3D printed part idea! This is a a super common failure point.

Looks good!

Sold the 99 that I hit the deer with, today. Drove it for the first time in a month yesterday, to make sure it was ready to show the buyer. Today, we finalized the transaction and he drove it away. He's rebuilding it, and was really pleased with it's condition other than the collision damage. I've ...

abscate wrote: ↑19 Apr 2024, 04:19 What did Homer Simpson say after hitting a dear with his v70?

D'oh! ....or, Doe!

abscate wrote: ↑06 May 2024, 07:35 Took Mrs Dr ABscate to hospital for second knee replacement.

We went with Stryker over URO for the parts

That's a great decision... I'm not sure I'd want to try out URO knees...

Prayers for a speedy recovery!

abscate wrote: ↑09 May 2024, 04:51
In many States, you can pass inspection with your car on fire. Flames have to be smaller than 6 cm though.

We're not animals, a larger flame would possibly obstruct the view. Also, we use inches here, none of that metric stuff!

Clemens wrote: ↑14 May 2024, 13:57 I finally had my buddy over to replace my front cam seals which were stuck in there pretty good. I used this fantastic cam gear tool I built with great success. And yes, abscate, that is nautic blue ... 20240514_210611.jpg

That tool looks very surprised

I plan to do an oil change soon and it has me wondering something Would an engine oil flush work for the bottom channel of the PCV? It was clogged when I replaced the box and the lines, and the usual method seems to be oil pan removal. Would there be a chance that an oil flush can dissolve the bloc...

Noticed a new leak today. Looks like water, wet spot is around the back of the engine in like with the driver (LHD). Are there any common leaks here? Turbo water line? It could be the turbo coolant line that runs under the intake, or it could even be the lower radiator hose connection to the rear w...