What have you done to your Landie today.

[shinydiscoball]

The bit thats worrying me is the fact that they did 3 sniff tests and 3 compression tests that came up clear. They rekoned the headgasket was ok.

It was only the fact that I got fed up and told em to strip the engine cos I was fed up with the overpressurising. When they stripped the engine it was found that the head had been shifting on the nylon dowels and that the HG WAS gone. They then skimmed and pressure tested the head and re-fitted it.

Now suddenly the head is cracked TWICE and they missed both of em. I'm starting to wonder just how much knowledge engineering companies have.

Bit like the "VW/Audi group approved" Mechanic my mate took his audi 2006 A3 2.0 TDi 16v to get a cracked head sorted.

Bought a head of fleabay for £250 allready pressure tested (cheap) new one from VAG would have £1100. He then decided it would be a good Idea to get it fitted propper so off to said VAG "approved" mechanic. Comes back 2 days later running sweet as a nut and cost £400 in parts (headgasket, belt and tensioner) and labour. On sunday i get a phone call from my mate "can you come tow my car home? Engines died after making a queer noise." So goes and gets him drags it back to his, open the bonnet first port of call in regard to described symptoms was the cam belt cover. "Wheres the belt? must have snapped." "Oh hang on there it is down round the crank pulley" It was still in one piece and hadn't failed so checked the tensioner... slack and the retaining nut hand tight. So now the valves are ****ed (both cams locked up) and haven't got the head off yet to see whether we've got any cracked pistons so the whole engine could be totalled.

 

[discoboy84]

to day i have

with some

 

[Paul D]

Changed Air, Oil and fuel filter, cleaned out Sedimenter, generally gave it a service, brakes clutch and PS all seem topped up, coolant's all OK and a good colour, could do with changing oil, but didn't have time as the weather persisted it down suddenly ..

On list for tomorrow are Oil change, wheel bearings check, all pivot points and bushes check, Discs and Pads, though they were done only 5k ago anyway and general 'stuff' checks ...

Going away at the weekend, towing the caravan to Anglesey so want it reasonable, plus the MOT's due in August and I want to spot any problems now.

 

[Paul D]

Well .. it all looked good, bearing in mind I had run it yesterday and all was well ... did all the checks, filled up with new oil (drained old overnight) checked everything again and started up ... what a noise!!

Couldn't understand it ... so looked underneath and saw it right away ...the exhaust downpipe, just where it curves to go backwards, looks like some fecker's drilled a hole in it! Can't believe it, but they must have 'cos it's a perfectly round hole with a tad of curly swarf!

Really ****ed off now, couldn't get a piccie either 'cos the phone's playing up and the digi camera wouldn't start up either, not my day I guess. So, either a new downpipe or Gun-Gum and bandage ... I think Gun-Gum 'cos I'm skint and haven't time to feck about chasing stuff.

 

[G-man]

i drove mint to the chippy and back!!! remembered why i love it even though it has a saggy spring on the nearside front and it has no tailgate, also i started the planning proper for its resurrection to glory and offroad beastlyness

 

[nickh75]

god am i a tw#t! i booked the mot for tomorrow thinking the mot is due august 13th, got the old mot out just now an it's not due till the 23rd august,:doh:
so i gotta phone them in the moring an rebook for next weekend coz you can only mot the car 28 days before is due


so i'm a tw#t

 

[gemsdad]

god am i a tw#t! i booked the mot for tomorrow thinking the mot is due august 13th, got the old mot out just now an it's not due till the 23rd august,:doh:
so i gotta phone them in the moring an rebook for next weekend coz you can only mot the car 28 days before is due


so i'm a tw#t

:doh::doh::doh:

 

[goonarmy]

Plan on putting the bumper end cap on tonight if it dont rain in time for the MOT tommorrow.Der der deddeddahn!!!!

 

[bustersbus]

Yesterday ah stuck in a set of Defendoors' speaker housin's...

Today ah changed me rear wheel bearin's and drive flange...

Then cleaned and painted me spare rear prop...

If ye ever have to (or accidentaly) split yer props, then look for the arrows so's ye can stick them back together properly...

That lot took me all day!! Ah hate havin' man flu!!!!!

 

[nickh75]

Yesterday ah stuck in a set of Defendoors' speaker housin's...

That lot took me all day!! Ah hate havin' man flu!!!!!

kinell buster how many hammers do you have
you for got to get the sledge hammer out mate

 

[nickh75]

god am i a tw#t! i booked the mot for tomorrow thinking the mot is due august 13th, got the old mot out just now an it's not due till the 23rd august,:doh:
so i gotta phone them in the moring an rebook for next weekend coz you can only mot the car 28 days before is due


so i'm a tw#t

oh btw i'm not that much of a ****
i took it for mot an it passed with NO advisories

 

[gemsdad]

oh btw i'm not that much of a ****
i took it for mot an it passed with NO advisories

:clap2::clap2::clap2:

 

[goonarmy]

took mine to the mot, just a matter of how badly it fails now!

 

[diesel_jim]

Just in the process of changing the transfer box over from a 1.4:1 to a 1.2:1 on my 110.

popped in for some chocolate...and a quick browse on here

 

[bustersbus]

Stuck some uj's in the prop and swapped it over...

and found out that some stupid fecker hadn't put the old one on the right way round!

Ah never even thought to check before when ah last did the uj's on it:doh:

 

[bustersbus]

kinell buster how many hammers do you have
you for got to get the sledge hammer out mate

Got another 3 mate
Roofin' hammer, mash hammer and the big sledge hammer... but ah didnae need thum fur this job

 

[diesel_jim]

Just in the process of changing the transfer box over from a 1.4:1 to a 1.2:1 on my 110.

popped in for some chocolate...and a quick browse on here

1.2 box now in and running... wish i'd done it ags ago. the 110 drives lovely now.

 

[Mark Disco]

finally got round to sorting out some music in the disco!! after 4 months of the 'next track' button falling off and the cd's in the changer only playing randomly i'd had enuff!! new Kenwood mp3 player is now in, and remembering that the rear sub needs an adaptor i did the sensible thing and didnt buy 1 :doh:. got a 12" sub and 150w amp instead very impressed with the sound now, and more impressed that sound actually comes out when i want it to for a change!! the amp is mounted on the rear carpet and all wires are under the carpet so its not in the way, and the sub box is easily removable if i need the space in the back.

 

[Pikey]

turned the disco into an open top sports car??

 

[landowner]

1.2 box now in and running... wish i'd done it ags ago. the 110 drives lovely now.

Any comments on 1.2 box ?
put one in mine but not used it yet