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 Locked out |
davyboy
 22nd Oct 2020 8:50 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 69 · Views: 23672 · Subject: Locked out |
I was thinking that a trolley jack under the protective plate to edge the car away from the wall,
Breaking the window is a bad idea, I think, two heads better than one
I’m working at Hoylake coast ... |
| Locked out |
davyboy
22nd Oct 2020 6:30 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 69 · Views: 23672 · Subject: Locked out |
Dear feelander Marto,
If you like another head round this I am working tomorrow at the coast guard station at Hoylake
Would you like me to call??? |
| Low voltage |
davyboy
21st Oct 2020 4:40 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 5 · Views: 3407 · Subject: Low voltage |
Hello, sorry for late reply here are my findings, I charged the battery overnight and removed the charger and waited an hour or so for the battery to settle.
Standing voltage 12.45 volts
Ignition ... |
| Low voltage |
davyboy
20th Oct 2020 10:37 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 5 · Views: 3407 · Subject: Low voltage |
Well, regarding the current battery what is the amperage? A standard 096 battery is 70Ah, my Evoque battery is equivalent to an Exide AGM 115 80Ah.
If you have the cable mod plus cleaned all others w ... |
| Low voltage |
davyboy
20th Oct 2020 9:23 pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 5 · Views: 3407 · Subject: Low voltage |
| Hello, Someone put on this forum regarding adding an extra earth cable from the negative earth post to the engine block to cure hdc issues when starting, just put earth cable into search. Or hdc fault ... |
| Gates or Dayco cambelt kit? |
davyboy
20th Oct 2020 8:51 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 5 · Views: 2992 · Subject: Gates or Dayco cambelt kit? |
Hello, if it were me a Gates cambelt as that was the manufacturer of my original, some other members may have a different view, but I prefer to go like for like.
Not sure of the pump tho, my old one ... |
| No power at all |
davyboy
12th Oct 2020 10:04 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 0 · Views: 896 · Subject: No power at all |
| A lesson well learned,, Back in May 2020 at 120.000 miles I asked the local landy dealer for a price to service only the intercooler thinking a relatively simple job and also a dealer warranty on the ... |
| Oil Brand |
davyboy
28th Sep 2020 11:15 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 11 · Views: 5607 · Subject: Oil Brand |
| Slight spelling adjustment “did not didn’t” about shell being dirty. Sorry. |
| Oil Brand |
davyboy
28th Sep 2020 11:11 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 11 · Views: 5607 · Subject: Oil Brand |
Hi, regarding engine oil and have used Shell helix before my thoughts are that shell doesn’t do for me what engine oils are designed to do.
Before any holiday season I always change engine oil and ... |
| Expensive V Power fuel |
davyboy
24th Sep 2020 10:44 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 55 · Views: 23124 · Subject: Expensive V Power fuel |
| Sorry forgot to say that I didn’t check the injectors at all as I’d heard horror stories of them being welded through poor design to the cylinder head and expensive repairs trying to remove them. ... |
| Expensive V Power fuel |
davyboy
24th Sep 2020 10:24 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 55 · Views: 23124 · Subject: Expensive V Power fuel |
| Good evening, I always try and fill up every time with shell V max diesel and yes it is a little more expensive, Our annual jaunt is as follows, We always go to Switzerland caravan in tow, fill up a ... |
| Disco 3 v FL2 |
davyboy
24th Sep 2020 9:43 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 18 · Views: 7718 · Subject: Disco 3 v FL2 |
| I’ve also heard about the crankshaft issues yikes, but also most common is the oil pump shearing, taking out the cambelt and what does the cambelt do? Drives the cams, just imagine all that damage.
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| cam belt change price |
davyboy
24th Sep 2020 9:29 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 38 · Views: 15355 · Subject: cam belt change price |
Cambelt and water pump took me around four hours as took my time.
There is an excellent video on YouTube Nabrach I think? Check spelling tho
Purchased the replacement belt,pulleys,water pump from Eu ... |
| Very poor cold starting in Summer months no frost- Yet! |
davyboy
6th Sep 2020 12:20 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 7347 · Subject: Poor starting from cold. |
Well, spent some time removing the egr valve what a job that was, on removal the whole assembly was caked in carbon, the pipe that feeds the throttle body nearly blocked.
All now cleaned out and re ... |
| Hole through bulkhead / firewall |
davyboy
5th Sep 2020 12:40 am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 10 · Views: 5426 · Subject: Sound free advice! |
Well, mr ozjeff62 now now, all we are offering is free sound common sense as you first wrote “as I add more stuff to the bus”.
Once a little electrical short to ground events unfold ie electric ... |
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