DJMartin07
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Probs, but look how bad my waterpump was, aluminium and steel fuse together, which dumb Vauxhall engineer didn't think of that when designing the engine.  It took me a day trying to get it out, with my tutor not telling me the most simpelest way of heating it up, I chisled the fuck out of the thing.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
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Huffski
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went to talk to mate at the garage and noticed this v6 vectra and asked hu it was. So i was talking to the guy and i asked him whats it running and he goes 430 bhp i was like oh and hows that then. He goes ive had i chipped so i just walked away i was nt going to argue but to him it was the fastest car in the world he could beat everything. Fuking jam rag
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Phi
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Originally posted by Dan295
 phi 2/3 of yours sound reasonable, they usually use a reg number so if you gave them a reg number of a facelift car, and yeh you can get points for your speedo not working
but i was on the phone, where wouldi randomly egt a reg from lol i dont want to keep phoning vaux..why would i want to do that ..there clearly annoying
Dan tell me how a policeman or anyone can see the speedo not working. whilst driving behind or next to car .... thats the point of it being funny
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by Corsa_phi]
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mattk
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just change the headgasket when it breaks 
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Dan295
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if he got pulled over though or went through a camera though phi he would have been fucked
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Phi
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I actually need to ring the Vauxhall service dpt from where my car went to before i got it to see when a service is due... looking forward to that one :S
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Timbaland
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Put the MINI into BMW once because it was weird starting up from cold, would drop and lift the revs and so on. Got it back a few days later and they said it was fixed, Driving home and noticed it wasnt sounding the same. Got home and noticed they had taken off my £120 BMC induction, Went back and they said that was the problem LOL Actually turned out to be an idle valve or something.
And another time that Arnold Clark had it for a week my sister phoned me and said it was in Burger King car park.
I went down pretending i wanted something out of my boot. The receptionist was all helpful and then came back looking worried with the manager, He said 'Someone will bring it round in 5 minutes'. Waited 10 minutes and saw it drive past the showrrom window. I ran round and saw 3 guys my age get out with there burger kings. I went off my head , the manager came out and went mental at them aswell. Got a full tank of fuel, an extra years warranty and 2 free services. Hate to think they were probably kicking fuck out of my car.
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Dan295
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
Probs, but look how bad my waterpump was, aluminium and steel fuse together,
erm you what, course its easier as aluminium and steel have different rates of expansion, thus heating it up removes the fitting tolerances
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by DJMartin07
Probs, but look how bad my waterpump was, aluminium and steel fuse together, which dumb Vauxhall engineer didn't think of that when designing the engine. It took me a day trying to get it out, with my tutor not telling me the most simpelest way of heating it up, I chisled the fuck out of the thing.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
I'm not a mechanic and could have told you heating it up would have helped
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Phi
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Originally posted by Dan295
if he got pulled over though or went through a camera though phi he would have been fucked
dosnt matter dan ,
my story was clearly funny and he didnt realise what he had said to us
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DJMartin07
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Originally posted by mattk
just change the headgasket when it breaks
I have and it's taken me two days to strip the engine down, as everything seems to be aluminium to steel to me, and they are virtually unseprable. Haynes manual just said give it a few taps with a hammer to get it out, 4 hours later, the waterpump is in pieces under my car.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
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deano87
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Originally posted by Timbaland
And another time that Arnold Clark had it for a week my sister phoned me and said it was in Burger King car park.
I went down pretending i wanted something out of my boot. The receptionist was all helpful and then came back looking worried with the manager, He said 'Someone will bring it round in 5 minutes'. Waited 10 minutes and saw it drive past the showrrom window. I ran round and saw 3 guys my age get out with there burger kings. I went off my head , the manager came out and went mental at them aswell. Got a full tank of fuel, an extra years warranty and 2 free services. Hate to think they were probably kicking fuck out of my car.
That is shocking. At least you got something back. But that still isn't the point. Would have been interested if you reported it stolen. I bet they weren't insured.
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DJMartin07
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
Probs, but look how bad my waterpump was, aluminium and steel fuse together, which dumb Vauxhall engineer didn't think of that when designing the engine. It took me a day trying to get it out, with my tutor not telling me the most simpelest way of heating it up, I chisled the fuck out of the thing.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
I'm not a mechanic and could have told you heating it up would have helped
How could you, I had a two tutors that didn't know that and they've both been in the buisness 20 years, but the one that worked at Vauxhall in the past knew. Tutor Clive is always right.
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Phi
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Originally posted by Timbaland
Put the MINI into BMW once because it was weird starting up from cold, would drop and lift the revs and so on. Got it back a few days later and they said it was fixed, Driving home and noticed it wasnt sounding the same. Got home and noticed they had taken off my £120 BMC induction, Went back and they said that was the problem LOL Actually turned out to be an idle valve or something.
And another time that Arnold Clark had it for a week my sister phoned me and said it was in Burger King car park.
I went down pretending i wanted something out of my boot. The receptionist was all helpful and then came back looking worried with the manager, He said 'Someone will bring it round in 5 minutes'. Waited 10 minutes and saw it drive past the showrrom window. I ran round and saw 3 guys my age get out with there burger kings. I went off my head , the manager came out and went mental at them aswell. Got a full tank of fuel, an extra years warranty and 2 free services. Hate to think they were probably kicking fuck out of my car.
well a good outcome but id of kicked of soo muchh! they would have to give me free stuff for at least a year
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quote:
Originally posted by DJMartin07
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Originally posted by mattk
just change the headgasket when it breaks
I have and it's taken me two days to strip the engine down, as everything seems to be aluminium to steel to me, and they are virtually unseprable. Haynes manual just said give it a few taps with a hammer to get it out, 4 hours later, the waterpump is in pieces under my car.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
Must be that super unleaded you're using.
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Dan295
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quote:
Originally posted by DJMartin07
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
Probs, but look how bad my waterpump was, aluminium and steel fuse together, which dumb Vauxhall engineer didn't think of that when designing the engine. It took me a day trying to get it out, with my tutor not telling me the most simpelest way of heating it up, I chisled the fuck out of the thing.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
I'm not a mechanic and could have told you heating it up would have helped
How could you, I had a two tutors that didn't know that and they've both been in the buisness 20 years, but the one that worked at Vauxhall in the past knew. Tutor Clive is always right.
erm even i mentioned that earlier
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Timbaland
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Originally posted by Corsa_phi
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Originally posted by Timbaland
Put the MINI into BMW once because it was weird starting up from cold, would drop and lift the revs and so on. Got it back a few days later and they said it was fixed, Driving home and noticed it wasnt sounding the same. Got home and noticed they had taken off my £120 BMC induction, Went back and they said that was the problem LOL Actually turned out to be an idle valve or something.
And another time that Arnold Clark had it for a week my sister phoned me and said it was in Burger King car park.
I went down pretending i wanted something out of my boot. The receptionist was all helpful and then came back looking worried with the manager, He said 'Someone will bring it round in 5 minutes'. Waited 10 minutes and saw it drive past the showrrom window. I ran round and saw 3 guys my age get out with there burger kings. I went off my head , the manager came out and went mental at them aswell. Got a full tank of fuel, an extra years warranty and 2 free services. Hate to think they were probably kicking fuck out of my car.
well a good outcome but id of kicked of soo muchh! they would have to give me free stuff for at least a year
It still annoys me and i stil see the wee bastard that was driving it although he doesnt work there now.
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DJMartin07
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
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Originally posted by mattk
just change the headgasket when it breaks
I have and it's taken me two days to strip the engine down, as everything seems to be aluminium to steel to me, and they are virtually unseprable. Haynes manual just said give it a few taps with a hammer to get it out, 4 hours later, the waterpump is in pieces under my car.
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by DJMartin07]
Must be that super unleaded you're using.
Or as I was told at college, it was someone who never greased the waterpump when it was fitted and someone who never used antifreeze to prevent it, and that wasn't me.
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deano87
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Originally posted by Timbaland
It still annoys me and i stil see the wee bastard that was driving it although he doesnt work there now.
Hmmm I wonder why
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deano87
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
Or as I was told at college, it was someone who never greased the waterpump when it was fitted and someone who never used antifreeze to prevent it, and that wasn't me.
Contradicted yourself imho so if it was fitted properly and been used with anti-freeze, it wouldn't have happened, and there is no need to replace after 46k.
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Phi
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Originally posted by Timbaland
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Originally posted by Corsa_phi
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Originally posted by Timbaland
Put the MINI into BMW once because it was weird starting up from cold, would drop and lift the revs and so on. Got it back a few days later and they said it was fixed, Driving home and noticed it wasnt sounding the same. Got home and noticed they had taken off my £120 BMC induction, Went back and they said that was the problem LOL Actually turned out to be an idle valve or something.
And another time that Arnold Clark had it for a week my sister phoned me and said it was in Burger King car park.
I went down pretending i wanted something out of my boot. The receptionist was all helpful and then came back looking worried with the manager, He said 'Someone will bring it round in 5 minutes'. Waited 10 minutes and saw it drive past the showrrom window. I ran round and saw 3 guys my age get out with there burger kings. I went off my head , the manager came out and went mental at them aswell. Got a full tank of fuel, an extra years warranty and 2 free services. Hate to think they were probably kicking fuck out of my car.
well a good outcome but id of kicked of soo muchh! they would have to give me free stuff for at least a year
It still annoys me and i stil see the wee bastard that was driving it although he doesnt work there now.
throw burgers from burger king at him, he will then know his place  
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Dan295
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i've seen a couple of renault technicians in a 08 megane 225 in macdonalds drive through, the thing still had some of the delivery tape/protection on it
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DJMartin07
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by DJMartin07
Or as I was told at college, it was someone who never greased the waterpump when it was fitted and someone who never used antifreeze to prevent it, and that wasn't me.
Contradicted yourself imho so if it was fitted properly and been used with anti-freeze, it wouldn't have happened, and there is no need to replace after 46k.
I'm talking about the waterpump, but I guess we can't trust Haynes manuals when they said about the head gasket, as I swear they are normally done at a major service, but I can't remember the mileage of that, as tbh deano I can't see the point of changing so early as mine lasted 98k miles.
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tom_simes
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Headgaskets are not done at a major service
Cambelt, rollers and waterpump usually are, but not headgaskets.
Is this the future of the UK mechanic industry?
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DJMartin07
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Proberly, but i'm not a mechanic, I did a quali at college, but i'm training to be a panel beater/ body painter, accident and repair basically.
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