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 windscreen Wipers . . .opinions ? |
tim_roberts
 5th Feb 2021 1:45 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 22 · Views: 8123 · Subject: windscreen Wipers . . .opinions ? |
I find the cheap ones last about a year to 18 months.
I reckon I can get through 3 or 4 sets (5 years) for the price of one Bosch set.
Do the Bosch ones last 5 years? I doubt it. |
| engine stops after 2 seconds |
tim_roberts
4th Feb 2021 4:12 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 15 · Views: 9333 · Subject: engine stops after 2 seconds |
Mine's been doing that for ages! Completely random, though usually when starting from cold.
I don't know if it's related to my other issue of the key not docking properly and then not wanting to ej ... |
| Insurance refund |
tim_roberts
4th Feb 2021 8:35 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 3 · Views: 2407 · Subject: Insurance refund |
I sold my Audi TT yesterday. The guy came, paid cash and drove it away.
So I rang my insurance broker and asked to remove it from my policy (I've got a multicar policy, so I don't even know how muc ... |
| The Passport Office . |
tim_roberts
29th Jan 2021 11:09 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 9 · Views: 4347 · Subject: The Passport Office . |
| Despite this, we still have the ridiculous situation where you have to renew your passport at least 6 months before it expires (more if you're going away for a long trip) and they start the new passpo ... |
| PTU failure? |
tim_roberts
17th Jan 2021 10:21 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 5238 · Subject: PTU failure? |
Mine had done 103,000 miles, and the diff was replaced 18 months ago at 95,000.
Not great, but hopefully they won't need doing again in my lifetime. |
| Haldex problem??? |
tim_roberts
16th Jan 2021 8:56 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 10 · Views: 4717 · Subject: Haldex problem??? |
Your clunks sound very similar to what I was experiencing just before Christmas (see my posting in Technical headed "PTU failure?")
It turned out to be the drive from the gearbox to the P ... |
| PTU failure? |
tim_roberts
16th Jan 2021 8:51 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 5238 · Subject: PTU failure? (UPDATE) |
Just a quick update:
I took my car to Candy's 4x4 in Fordingbridge just before Christmas. Of course, they were just about to close for two weeks so they didn't get to look at it till just after New ... |
| PTU failure? |
tim_roberts
20th Dec 2020 8:49 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 5238 · Subject: PTU failure? |
| Thanks, I will contact them |
| PTU failure? |
tim_roberts
19th Dec 2020 4:26 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 5238 · Subject: PTU failure? |
My plan to drive up to Bell Engineering may be a bit ambitious then.
Can anyone recommend an independent in the Bournemouth area (Dorset/Hampshire)? |
| PTU failure? |
tim_roberts
19th Dec 2020 10:40 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 11 · Views: 5238 · Subject: PTU failure? |
A few weeks ago I posted that my car (MY2010, manual gearbox) was making a loud clonk when reversing.
This continued till a few days ago, and now, instead of a single clonk when reversing, I get a ... |
| Which welder? |
tim_roberts
2nd Dec 2020 10:33 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 11 · Views: 4297 · Subject: Which welder? |
I'm fascinated - what is an "inverter" in relation to welders? I thought an inverter was something that turned 12v DC into 240v AC.
I still have the Clarke spot-welder that I bought 30+ y ... |
| Formula 1 |
tim_roberts
30th Nov 2020 9:38 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 199 · Views: 71894 · Subject: Formula 1 |
| That Armco looked like Bacofoil to me. |
| Formula 1 |
tim_roberts
15th Nov 2020 2:54 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 199 · Views: 71894 · Subject: Formula 1 |
| Surely he deserves a Knighthood now! |
| Re-mapping the TD4 |
tim_roberts
16th Oct 2020 11:30 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 15 · Views: 11283 · Subject: Re-mapping the TD4 |
| I did the Bluefin remap a couple of years ago. It cost about £350 I think, but you have to be fairly computer-savvy to do it yourself (and have access to the internet and a Windows pc with USB ports) ... |
| cam belt change price |
tim_roberts
25th Sep 2020 7:36 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 38 · Views: 15374 · Subject: cam belt change price |
I did my cambelt earlier in lockdown. There's nothing particularly difficult about it, though you do need to follow one of the Youtube videos as there's a lot of bits and pieces to remove.
The hard ... |
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