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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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23rd Nov 08 at 08:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Would you attempt your first oil change today, considering a wind chill of -5 and 3 inches of snow, when your outside on the road doing it?
Adam-D
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23rd Nov 08 at 08:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes. oil is warm. go for it,
dannymccann
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23rd Nov 08 at 08:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im going to wait until / if it stops raining, would rather not have water soaked in engine grease and shit falling down through into my eyes
Twiggy
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23rd Nov 08 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i find the oil sprays everywhere when its windy
pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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23rd Nov 08 at 09:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah, do it in the dry and out of the wind.
daymoon
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23rd Nov 08 at 10:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do it, weather add to epxerience !
mazdaspeed
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23rd Nov 08 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had to change a wheel bearing in the snow so an oil change will be easy.
dannymccann
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23rd Nov 08 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hmm, it didnt go so well

Where I live is shite so couldnt jack it up or ought so went over to my dad's where we used a flat driveway. Got it in the air and removed the plastic sump guard and then got on the blower to SteveX16XE and found the sump nut.

First problem - instead of an open ended spanner i was expecting for the nut, its a fuckoff size torx bolt.....of which weve got 1 size too small and am 20 minutes from civilisation That was the end of that then for the day.

But oh no its not, I go to put the sump guard back on, as im tightening up theres a creak and a crack and one of the legs on the axle stand is snapping Bear in mind these are 2-tonne rated stands, 2 on one side of the car, so that was a hairy experience to say the least

Anyways finished off quickly and get on the drive home, going down a long straight road at 70mph the bastard thing flies off and nearly takes some poor sod in a golf out behind me Pulled over to see if i could find it, but by this time its 430 and dead of night so thats something else to buy now

Eventful day, yet still no oil change
daymoon
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23rd Nov 08 at 18:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had same problem with torx key..
but u didnt have to take off the plastic guard lol!
mazdaspeed
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23rd Nov 08 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That was my fault saying it will be easy
mattk
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23rd Nov 08 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I wouldnt be buying a new guard if its plastic, cant do a great deal of "guarding" if its placcy
dannymccann
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23rd Nov 08 at 18:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its good strong plastic with some foam on the back of it, I would prefer to have it on there though, aerodynamics and all that shiz Gotta keep my diesel planted
Graham88
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23rd Nov 08 at 19:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I did my oil today, and air filter, and doing my fuel filter tomorrow now I have feeling back in my hands
dannymccann
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23rd Nov 08 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont rub it in
Adam-D
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23rd Nov 08 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i plumbed in my fpr, and bolted down the header tank
dannymccann
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23rd Nov 08 at 19:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No idea what that means
Adam-D
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23rd Nov 08 at 19:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fuel pressure regulator, and bolted down a alloy header tank "bit where the coolent goes"
dannymccann
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23rd Nov 08 at 19:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yargen got the header tank bit, wasnt sure on the abbreviation
pow
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23rd Nov 08 at 22:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I fitted a stereo for my gf's brother today.

The plastic undertray also gets on my tits on my Ibiza
harrisp
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24th Nov 08 at 11:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im taking my gearbox out today....fun.
corsa_nation
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24th Nov 08 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by pow

The plastic undertray also gets on my tits on my Ibiza


Mine's scraping on speed bumps all the bloody time!!!
flybikeslee
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24th Nov 08 at 12:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i fitted an engine in torential rain, man up and go do it
dwcars1.4
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24th Nov 08 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just do it lol
adz_gsi
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24th Nov 08 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the socket you need is torx 45 if you have a vauxhall
Jay
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24th Nov 08 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by dwcars1.4
just do it lol

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