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[quote][i]Originally posted by nibnob21[/i] Cheers Darryl :) I've had a very productive few days. Girlfriend was working all weekend so I took the opportunity to get a load done on the car. Got the following done: Gearbox oil Diff oil Gear shifter turret oil Spark plugs Alarm fob battery Fix central locking SMD sidelights Engine oil Clean interior SUNDAY...back up on the ramps: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/075.jpg[/IMG] Annoyingly the diff filler plug is 23mm and the drain plug is 24mm. Didn't have a 23mm socket so that meant a special trip to machine mart for a new one. [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/076.jpg[/IMG] Soaked in plus gas: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/077.jpg[/IMG] Filler plug out: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/078.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/079.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/080.jpg[/IMG] Drain plug out: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/089.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/090.jpg[/IMG] Back down the ramps to get it to drain better: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/091.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/092.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/093.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/094.jpg[/IMG] Old oil. Doubt it's ever been changed: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/095.jpg[/IMG] New oil: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/096.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/097.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/098.jpg[/IMG] Bolts done up then put level on the ramps to check the oil level: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/099.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/100.jpg[/IMG] Torqued up to 50Nm: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/101.jpg[/IMG] Old sidelights. Utter crap: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/102.jpg[/IMG] SMDs I had lying about from the Corsa: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/103.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/104.jpg[/IMG] New spark plugs: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/105.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/106.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/107.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/108.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/109.jpg[/IMG] Little syringe from the local pharmacy used to get old gear turret oil out and new stuff in: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/110.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/111.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/112.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/113.jpg[/IMG] Boot hoovered: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/114.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/115.jpg[/IMG] Passenger door stripped down to fix central locking: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/116.jpg[/IMG] Think I found the problem: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/117.jpg[/IMG] Bad section removed and it works again. Coupled with new alarm fob battery and I now have working remote central locking, immobiliser and alarm :) [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/118.jpg[/IMG] MONDAY...back up on the ramps: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/119.jpg[/IMG] Engine oil was only changed a week and a half ago (a couple of days before I bought the car) but the guy used 5w-30. Too thin for my liking and not suited for the warmer weather coming (touch wood). So while the oil filter is still new and doesn't need replacing I swapped the oil to 10w-40. No pics but I did remember to drain the oil from the filter: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/120.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/121.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/122.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/123.jpg[/IMG] Then on to the fuel filter. Cover removed: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/124.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/125.jpg[/IMG] Already I can spot a problem. The 'out' metal pipe on the new aftermarket fuel filter doesn't match the one: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/126.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/127.jpg[/IMG] Rubber fuel hose won't reach it: [IMG]http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g230/nibnob21/128.jpg[/IMG] I've requested a partial refund to cover the cost of a new bit of rubber fuel hose, or have offered to return the filter for a full refund at the seller's cost of return postage. That's been the only hiccup over the last three days though so not bad going! I've got new gear shifter rubber boots in the post. Other than the fuel filter the only thing left to do for the time being is the HT leads. [/quote]
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