pow 
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Just need a rant: 
 
Bought the MX5 out this morning for the first time in a week or so. Passenger window is now sulking in the door and not wanting to come back up. It is also dying for some new alloys/tyres. 
 
Mum's car (SLK) needs a service but before that I have to remove 100000000 peices of plastic to remove the sump plug and oil filter. 
 
KA is leaking brake fluid from the threads of the band spanking new bleed nipples. And it's leaking coolant from a gasket. 
 
Alfa wants a service costing £277 and some new front pads (might do that myself though lol) 
 
    
 
That's better   
 
 
 
[Edited on 09-07-2011 by pow]
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chrisritch 
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atleast the prius is ok?
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pow 
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That one isn't my problem. Thank fuck. Theres still a Capri sulking at the back of the garage that needs a few bits doing and an MOT. *sigh* I need a week off!
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chrisritch 
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i have a week off to fix my car next week. 90% certain its the gear linkage now  
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adiohead 
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quote: Originally posted by pow 
nipples. 
  
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corsarooney 
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Bloody things are money pits!   
 
Btw pow if you heard/saw/got woken up by a noisy black corsa being kicked the life out of round windsor last nite 
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  that would be me  
 
  Corsa 1.6 sport - 1 
1.7 puma engined fiesta - 0 
 
Keeping corsa's on the redline since 2008
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ed 
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Well this was interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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pow 
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quote: Originally posted by corsarooney 
Bloody things are money pits!   
 
Btw pow if you heard/saw/got woken up by a noisy black corsa being kicked the life out of round windsor last nite 
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I went for a smash round Windsor LATE last night cos I couldn't sleep in the Mazda, got pulled over for coming a little sideways off the King Edward Court round-a-bout and he was having a chat to me about cars in general. A black MiTo went past and he was like - yeah they're nice, my wife wants one, theres one with POW on it round here... I was like lol it's mine.
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DaveyLC 
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quote: Originally posted by pow 
 
KA is leaking brake fluid from the threads of the band spanking new bleed nipples. And it's leaking coolant from a gasket. 
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Wrong length/pitch bleed nipple or you didnt clean out the hole before you put the new one in.  
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pow 
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I didn't clean the hole out no. Fuck knows what I'm going to do with it. Dad suggested some PTFE   
 
[Edited on 10-07-2011 by pow]
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DaveyLC 
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Clean the hole out with a cotton bud, both faces need to be clear or it wont seal, its not the thread that seals a bleed nipple is the contact inside..
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pow 
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H'ok I'll give it a go DIVID  
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