Sadly these are the latest additions to the "Shelf of Shame" :oops: RIP little fellas In reality they're not completely dead but injured enough I wouldn't trust them for anything much. The digital pins 10 and 11 are no longer working and...

Stretch a length of string down the side of the car so it touches the back wheel and just touches the front. It will give you a rough guide on how far out of alignment the front wheels are. If they are a mile out then maybe that's the issue but...

Thinking about it, I think they were the ones who left the pamphlet for the Waiau Naturist site in the van, together with a drinks receipt from the Cruz Gay & Swingers Bar. Used condoms everywhere and broken bed board. No couldn't have been...

The shunt has pack negative and positive so is able to send out the pack voltage by CAN. The inverter does the same. By plagiarising the work of others I have a ready made way of reading the CAN from the shunt and inverter so although the charger...

I'm a novice on battery stuff. But I don't know how a monitor of the batteries knows their voltage when there is something plugged into them charging them. It would presumably see the voltage that the charger is putting out. Can't be having...

Another thing I discovered was that the circuit I built (on the previous page of this thread) to sense when the charger plug is pushed in and send a Gnd to power my Arduino Nano, sends positive 12V when the plug is not in. :oops: I suspect this...

Yes mate, it's currently triggered by the brake light switch and as I was writing the post above it occurred I could use it but I need to confirm it won't pull on the brake lights but I guess another relay would sort that. I think there is an...

Over the weekend I discovered that disconnecting Gnd from the accelerator pedal to prevent the car driving away while the charge cable is plugged in is NOT A GOOD IDEA! At one point during testing I turned on the ignition and the motor suddenly...

They look mean

The good news is the new Nano is working and the circuit that detects when the Charger is plugged in also works. When I plug the charger in the Nano gets 5V and powers two relays which stay on until the charging sequence completes. There are...

"sub optimal" Love it. I shall use this term at work, next time I think I'm clever and doing things correctly when I diagnose faults with a multimeter and "sub optimally" catch 2 wires with 1 prong and blow fuses. My spanners have chunks burnt...

I'm sorry to hear that GG, I love motor sport and everyone knows it can be dangerous but it's always gut wrenching to see someone get hurt. it never occurred to me that these connectors could be so dangerous but if you look at the tip of the...

There's not much that is when it comes to working on bits you've not worked on before. The important thing is, do you still have all your limbs, eyes etc? If you do, then its a good day. It wasn't such a good day for 1 of the drivers at the...

As I rapidly approach my 6th decade, I'm still very amazed how every day is still a school day. I think some are ****ed off that they don't know everything, maybe even think they do. But I love learning stuff. It may mean you still have/create...

I found out today that replacing the suspension springs & struts on an F2 isn’t as easy as I thought it would be.

Want a laugh guys? Here's a top tip, if using these connectors to connect your 12V then DO NOT try to plug them in live. If you do then don't be surprised if you let out the blue smoke The hole on the left isn't meant to be there. :oops...

Here we go

None taken. :) The replacement is built and ready for testing tomorrow so here's hoping I don't do the same again. ;)

BTW I'm not laughing at your misfortune just your description of what happened. I do absolutely admire what you've achieved,with a great dollop of envy, because I wouldn't know where to start & I'll admit I fall asleep trying to understand some...

Is the noise from the front or back?

Looks like I cocked up somewhere. :mad: While testing in the car I seem to have blown two digital inputs in the Nano so am now rebuilding the circuit. I'm not certain how it happened but I probably stuck 12V up it's arse and it didn't like it so...

Evri are the absolute worst…

Well my struts turned up at lunchtime today! I built up one, little nervy with the spring compressors. I thought I got it all correct … all the tabs on top bearing plate etc. lined up with the locator on the back of the strut, but when offered...

So, after rapidly ordering all the spare parts required for a complete suspension renewal on both front corners from AF yesterday, on a premium urgent Saturday delivery, DPD turned up missing 1 box 🤬 Driver “Sorry mate, must be still at the...

A new battery was delivered from Tayna by Yodel late yesterday evening. Clearly marked with arrows "This way up" the ****er of a delivery guy carries it upside down and drops it, literally drops it, on its end in the porch. Good job Tayna pack...

So after 11 years of owning my FL1 I finally got around to getting the rear window washer working. I made it more of a mission than what it needed to be! I thought the pump motor was stuffed - no. Took both pumps out and then the washer bottle...

You broke it ! Not uncommon apparently. My Sport TD4 passed MOT today with no advisories ! Treated it to some fuel and a clean beforehand.

Well I found the problem - guess what I’m doing this weekend!

Booked it in for alignment and bought a fresh pair of front driveshafts for it, because it's my car and if everyone else gets to be wrong about what's up with it (including JLR) then I do too

Giving the Sport TD4 a once over before MOT. All looks fine underneath. Oil leak is fixed. But, looked at the bolts holding the wheel arch fuel pump in. I thought, bet they'd never unscrew. I was right. One freed with wd40, one turned and the...