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I don't think you need to be a professional to set an 80 minute timer for a 90 minute timeout operation...

Looks a piece of piss online for the ZF8. Ok it's a bit inconvenient as there's no drain bolt so you have to undo the whole sump and you need a scan tool to read the oil temp to correctly measure the level which seems to range from £60-130. If your specialist is servicing your car at the side of th...

Looks a piece of piss online for the ZF8. Ok it's a bit inconvenient as there's no drain bolt so you have to undo the whole sump and you need a scan tool to read the oil temp to correctly measure the level which seems to range from £60-130. Now do all that - and removing any required undertrays etc...

Ascender wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 3:03 pm Segregation is the way to go.

Christ, that seems a bit extreme.

Oh, for cycle lanes.

V8Granite wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 3:42 pm Also, aren’t all cabin filters charcoal filters ? I’ve never had one that isn’t.

Yeah that's what I thought, but nope, you can still get cabin filters that aren't activated charcoal, and even if it were, £50 for a fucking cabin filter even for New Money Raith is still a pisstake.

Yeah, it's 5.5hours all in, most of which is for the gearbox which with the ZF8s is a pain-in-the-arse job that involves getting the box up to temperature after refilling, doing the Magical ZF Dance of Acceptance etc to flush the fluid through all the valves, coolers, etc. The rest of it is pretty s...

Parts prices for modern BMWs, even from indies, are kinda hilarious. Bosch service parts (filters, fluids etc) and NAPA gearbox oil = £550 BMW service parts and gearbox oil = £1050, £450 of which is the gearbox oil, which costs nearly twice as much as ZFs own stuff. Labour is 5.5hrs at 70/hr Good of...

Swervin_Mervin wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 8:58 pm

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 12:55 pm BMW rocker cover leaks seem to be as consistent as full moons.

Is it even a BMW if it doesn't have an oil leak?

It's deeply suspicious if it doesn't have one, in my opinion

Haven't had that price list yet, but he did say they were pretty busy so I'm not in any rush.

I mean, $2700 wouldn't cover a fraction of his medical bill if it had bitten, so perhaps not the smartest move. Oh hey someone actually did it. https://gizmodo.com/cybertruck-video-breaks-finger-safe-stick-elon-musk-1851460112 “In my last video everybody kept saying that when the Tesla Cybertruck w...

Good shout.

I can smell it in the cabin, and I've basically asked them to 'have a look' when it comes in for service, to see if they can pin it down a bit better.

Activated charcoal cabin filters will help, but they won't fix the actual problem

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 12:55 pm BMW rocker cover leaks seem to be as consistent as full moons.

Yeah, it's either that or the oil filter housing gasket, they seem to be evergreen pain points on BMW six pot lumps.

Local indy is going to send me a list of prices for engine/gearbox service, OE vs premium OEM parts etc. I mentioned in my email that I've got a probable rocker cover leak and I'm used to that from having an E46 6 pot and he quizzed me on that and offered to buy it off me :lol: fucking everyone want...

Oh that's....that's a....beauty?

I mean I like my shonky old Fords but even I've got my fucking limits

Ah, back when the co-op had the chromed seperators between the shop and the tills and as a youth, I could spin on them.

Wheeeeeee

Inadvertently a more accurate definition of how Mother Theresa treated the poor than most coverage of her.

Far more interesting than some shitbox italian soft roader for people trying to impress their millionaire pals - I saw an S-suffix Cortina wagon in red last night, and it was fucking mint.

Much like this

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 8:42 pm Is the 400bhp VAG the new LS ?

"just drop a 400bhp VAG in there"

I mean, "VAG Turbo it" has been a thing pretty much since the engine came out. Remember David Browns VAG Turbo Exige?

I regularly get paneer pakora as a starter. Deep fried battered cheese is always a winner.

I never did much currying when I was down south, so it's entirely possible that the southern jessies are doing it wrong, as is so regularly the case.

David Camerons personal car.