Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 6:13 pm
Cheers Mik I'll pick some up, I have some Auto Finesse stuff but it won't touch it!
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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 6:31 pm
Have you tried a fallout remover. A lot of the black specs on my white mito aren't tar and need a fallout remover or a physical method ( fingernail or clay ) to remove.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 6:55 pm
I've not tried it Harry, the stuff I rubbed made brown stains like tar does, will it shift that?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 5:06 am
If tar remover is dissolving it slowly then it probably is just well baked on and dried out tar.
I'd still try a fallout remover. Autoglym magma can be bought in Halfords and works well. If it finds iron contaminants it turns purple. Makes a huge difference to how bright and crisp my car looks.
I'd still try a fallout remover. Autoglym magma can be bought in Halfords and works well. If it finds iron contaminants it turns purple. Makes a huge difference to how bright and crisp my car looks.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 8:19 am
Some images of mine on p377 of this very Fred.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 9:13 am
Ahh, I remember this well. There was a recall for all Renault 19's at the time and it was my job as the apprentice to replace them. The new cable had more heat proofing on it, was a bit longer and took a slightly different route. The clutch pedal was also replaced as the cable exited at too sharp an angle and caused the cable to snap prematurely.Rich B wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 11:52 am Similar issue when I had the clutch cable snap on my R19 16v
Most were replaced, but I expect some slipped through the net as this was circa 1993/94, so getting hold of people wasn't as easy as it is today.
#UselessTrivia
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 10:02 am
yeah, I think the cable went inside the exhaust heat shield when it could have quite easily run outside it. I just ran it where ever it seemed sensible to put it!Gwaredd wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:13 amAhh, I remember this well. There was a recall for all Renault 19's at the time and it was my job as the apprentice to replace them. The new cable had more heat proofing on it, was a bit longer and took a slightly different route. The clutch pedal was also replaced as the cable exited at too sharp an angle and caused the cable to snap prematurely.Rich B wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 11:52 am Similar issue when I had the clutch cable snap on my R19 16v
Most were replaced, but I expect some slipped through the net as this was circa 1993/94, so getting hold of people wasn't as easy as it is today.
#UselessTrivia
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 11:18 am
So new tyres on the ML, tyres fitted fine but when I checked the torques on the nuts not one was right. One was over 300nm 
Re-torqued them all and took the long way to and from my parents to check all was well. I forget every time how crap tyres can feel in the last mm or so of legal tread. It’s like I’ve more grip and dropped the tyre pressures 5psi, lovely.
Also stuck the trickle charger on it for a day as I was getting a low coolant alarm which always seems to happen after lots of short trips in winter. Seems fine now.
Dave!
Re-torqued them all and took the long way to and from my parents to check all was well. I forget every time how crap tyres can feel in the last mm or so of legal tread. It’s like I’ve more grip and dropped the tyre pressures 5psi, lovely.
Also stuck the trickle charger on it for a day as I was getting a low coolant alarm which always seems to happen after lots of short trips in winter. Seems fine now.
Dave!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 11:22 am
I've always found tyres feel their very best just before they go in the bin.
As long as it's dry anyway
New tyres alwyas feel slimy and squishy.
As long as it's dry anyway
New tyres alwyas feel slimy and squishy.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 11:42 am
New hose required that was the issue, not so expensiveBroccers wrote: Sat May 16, 2020 2:49 pm Yes he did mention box off and not easy when he didn't even open the bonnet to solve the problem.
Hopefully not too broken.
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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 11:43 am
That. Annoyingly.integrale_evo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 11:22 am I've always found tyres feel their very best just before they go in the bin.
As long as it's dry anyway
New tyres alwyas feel slimy and squishy.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 12:40 pm
Yeah, new tyres are noticeably more quiet though.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 12:47 pm
You’ve had 5-20k to progressively get used to the old ones. They’re like an old pair of slippers.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 12:51 pm
No, he was saying they are still grippy.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 12:52 pm
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 1:01 pm
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 9:38 pm
Used my mitos roof bars for the first time. Was paranoid the whole time that the straps were going to work loose and bash the roof
Was expecting them to be noisy but really didn't notice them until 80ish where there was a bit of a whistle.
And no, not the biggest set of ladders in the world, but they wouldn't fit in the e46 touring so zero chance in the space inefficient mito!
Cat has found a new favourite hiding spot in the fiat
Washed the merc and soon realised I must have either run out of time or forgot to give the bonnet a coat of fusso when I did the rest as it got wet instead of the water just falling off
Was expecting them to be noisy but really didn't notice them until 80ish where there was a bit of a whistle.
And no, not the biggest set of ladders in the world, but they wouldn't fit in the e46 touring so zero chance in the space inefficient mito!
Cat has found a new favourite hiding spot in the fiat
Washed the merc and soon realised I must have either run out of time or forgot to give the bonnet a coat of fusso when I did the rest as it got wet instead of the water just falling off
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 9:40 pm
The old ones just felt hard and didn’t have that last bit of mechanical grip you would expect.
Admittedly it’s a 2.1 ton tall car but it still handles nicely.
I think if I drove a Caterham 7 I’d become over-stimulated and need a lie down
Dave!
Admittedly it’s a 2.1 ton tall car but it still handles nicely.
I think if I drove a Caterham 7 I’d become over-stimulated and need a lie down
Dave!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 9:45 pm
You wouldn't fit into it I suspect.V8Granite wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:40 pm The old ones just felt hard and didn’t have that last bit of mechanical grip you would expect.
Admittedly it’s a 2.1 ton tall car but it still handles nicely.
I think if I drove a Caterham 7 I’d become over-stimulated and need a lie down
Dave!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 9:59 pm
integrale_evo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 9:38 pm And no, not the biggest set of ladders in the world, but they wouldn't fit in the e46 touring so zero chance in the space inefficient mito!
