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I wholeheartedly support your decision to pull the engine and go all M539 on it. If it is a help I'll gladly come by one Saturday to drink your coffee and pretend I can be helpful while watching you work.


I like this. I'm free too. We'll all come down and "help".


We could stretch the ...

Fucking Christ, how many accidents has that MOT station caused by being """accommodating"""

Bwaaaahahahahahahaha

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cew8jde9pxqt

Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Yeah that's what I'm thinking too.

Apparently Leto was a fucking nightmare on set and that set the tone for everyone elses poor performance - no-one wanted to deal with his stupid method acting cringe. Demanding to be treated as Ares on set, and not listening to the director unless he described ...

Tron Ares
Some great visual effects set pieces, and those set pieces are well directed.

Everything outside of those scenes is a fucking embarrassment to all involved.

The main character has nonsensical - even by Tron standards - characterisation, and Leto doesn't have the charisma to even come ...

I bought a wiper blade, and fitted it. The drivers wiper was starting to fray a bit - not enough to affect wiping but it wouldn't have been long.

Annoyingly, the 'aero wing' on the old Bosch broke it's clips when I was trying to swap it, so no totally tekkers downforce on the drivers wiper any more ...

I have washed the car. Obviously it's still raining so it still looks a bit wet and sad, it just doesn't have a layer of traffic film from being parked on the road.

I'm sure it'll return soon enough, but as the weather gets less shit there'll be less reason to leave it.

This critical update is now ...

OK, my money is on HPFP being the actual problem though ;)


£200 - although there’s two of them because of course there are - and an easy job too:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234828996297

Could be £350/pair if they have a 20% promo again soon.

Car made it down to the coast absolutely fine ...

You're assuming MAGA nutjobs have a plot themselves, to compare against.

John wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:42 pm

Beany wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 3:38 pm Anyway, if you're wondering how much it costs around here

I've forgotten where you live, Scarborough?

Pudsey these days.

Anyway, if you're wondering how much it costs around here for
Engine oil + filter
Coolant
Brake fluid
Gearbox oil
Diff oil

and MOT

It's about £520.

Which doesn't feel too horrid given that I should only need to worry about oil and filter changes for the next couple of years, maintenance wise.

No ...

OK, my money is on HPFP being the actual problem though

mik wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 1:17 pm

Beany wrote: Fri Feb 20, 2026 1:11 pm it ain't a q-car (assuming you're talking about the new one)

No. Keep up at the back kids.

.....no.

I'm sorry, if it has tailpipes you can double fist, it ain't a q-car (assuming you're talking about the new one)

Should have got a nice Z4 Coupe mate.

My one just passed it's MOT with flying colours, no advisories.

Fuel pressure might be a HPFP and the injector codes could be a result of that - that rings a *vague* bell from N55 tuning (the high pressure pump can't keep up with bigger injectors and mappings ...

Those exhausts look fucking moronic.

Looks like he's having a piping hot coffee enema.

The police and prosecution services aren't really allowed to show that they're properly gunning for someone, but...well, it is his birthday, which I'm sure they're aware of.

I hope he was having a lovely birthday breakfast in his jammies, thinking about what a lovely day it was, when they knocked ...

Z4 is in for MOT and fluid swaps (including gearbox and diff oil) so lets see how that goes...

No reason to suspect any problems, recently had it on the shaker to find bad bushes and had those fixed, so hoping for a quiet day

Rich B wrote: Wed Feb 18, 2026 6:42 am

mik wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 11:03 pm

dan wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 7:53 pm

Yes, and that metro has an opel dtm 2.5 in the back, it’s awesume.

As in one of these?

Holy moly….

Power output
450–540 hp (336–403 kW) @ 11,650-12500 rpm

If you're gonna gut swap a 6R4 I can think of worse options!