Tom Booth Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Ha, just wait till the MOT station can't test your car because they can't get it in the building so you have to go down in the rain/cold to lift it up in there car park.. That's when you know coilovers were worth it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Get a roof rack and carry a few planks of wood with you, the added weight will help lower it even more to be honest I need mine sorting asap now, fed up of not being able to go over 40ish unless I know the road well because any slight in/decline and my wheels scrape the top of the arch, making them stiffer doesn't help either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Roll the arches? Cheap/ not hard to do yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Roll the arches? Cheap/ not hard to do yourself. The edges don't scrape it's the top side of the arch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Widebody it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Unless there's a way to make the arches taller, being wider won't stop it scraping at all. It needs raising anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Well guys, I got the car back from the garage today after having the clutch done. Went for a Costa with a friend through the day. Fully recommend the orange hot chocolate, it was amazing! 20141212_135801 by dann2707, on Flickr Anyway I got in the car and... I nearly put my foot through the bloody footwell. I couldn't actually believe it, it felt so light. I genuinely was concerned they hadn't done the job properly. I went for a drive back home and it feels amazing. So smooth and so effortless to press now, it engages so quickly. Can't get over how happy I am with it. I'm not the one to exaggerate over something so bleak as a clutch but it's improved the drive SO much Only cost me £175 in labour too in the end. £25 cheaper than I anticipated. I got home and started fitting the 10mm stub axle spacers from Pure It was very cold and I had to do the job quickly as I wanted to take the car back to the garage to tighten the hub nuts back up to 175nm as they have a torque wrench but here are a few before and after pics. Fitting them was really easy. Simply undo the 2 x 17mm nuts holding the rear brake carrier to the hub, then undo the 30mm (I think) hub nut taking care not to lose the washer that is under the disc and taking note which way it goes on as it's very important! Then this reveals the 4 torx bolts. I find it bizarre how 3 of them are the same and 1 is a smaller size. I thought someone had bodged it initially with wrong sized bolts! 20141212_164843 by dann2707, on Flickr Then slide the stub axle spacer in and fit the new bolts and nuts. Now for some shocking before and after pics. HATE the dark. You can sort of see the difference. It is only 10mm though. Before: 20141212_163302 by dann2707, on Flickr After: 20141212_174353 by dann2707, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 The Astra was really sluggish today so I decided to look at the MAP sensor as the EGR has already been blanked. Yummy, this could very well be an issue.... A quick spray with electrical cleaner and a few minutes in the ultrasonic cleaner...clean I then noticed a dead vacuum hose upon refitting the sensor and found some silicone tube to replace it And then I noticed this The swirl flap bar is off, this isn't a positive sign although the car has been running well until today and this looks to have been off for a while... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I have no idea whats wrong in that last photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yeah it's really hard to see, basically there is a rod that joins the swirl flaps and it has fallen off (if you look above where the brightest point of the light is you will see a ball joint and connector), this means the bushes have worn and also could mean one or more flaps are sticking too. I don't really want to do the ideal fix of a new inlet manifold as it's extra money and takes a day to fit. I might just get a rebuild kit for the arm and hope it stays in place... or lock flaps open Just took the car out and it's running back to how it was, so that's a relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 That MAP sensor was ridiculous! Good work dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yeah I can't imagine it was that effective, bloody love that ultrasonic cleaner I'll do my injectors with it at some point, it made a big difference to the old ones in the Porsche although I ended up replacing them with new in the end as they were very worn. I'll whip off the EGR soon and clean that as the blanks have a hole in them therefore crap can still get through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'd recommend the James' sea clean for doing the injectors. Works wonder on the ones i've done so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 That's what I have, well had... as I literally just finished the last dregs of it. I sometimes use washing up liquid initially on oily parts, seems to lift off better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 May of bought an FMIC, 2.5" DP and sports cat...oops! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Sold to a REALLY nice bloke, who paid proper money for it, that is really going to love it and is only going to use it for track days. Really really happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 number plate bulb out? Just saved yourself a few quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 number plate bulb out? Just saved yourself a few quid Nahh, it comes back on if you flick it haha! I text the new owner saying the LED hadn't fired up, and he said 'yeah I pulled over to take a picture and it was out, I flicked it and it's working. I think it likes me.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Before: After: I love your before and after pictures, it's like you've accidentally copied the same link twice every time 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I love your before and after pictures, it's like you've accidentally copied the same link twice every time I don't get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) I don't get it Maybe you should try driving a less faggoty car then you'd get it all the time, German ones work pretty well. And Panda's work pretty good too. Edited December 12, 2014 by Pashley26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Mate your mrs would rather f**k a koala than you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Mate your mrs would rather f**k a koala than you. I'd rather f**k a koala than my Mrs; your point? Go buy this Dan, you'll get pussy on tap then. http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/e46-m3-00-06/bmw-m3-2003/3168875 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I wish I could turn the tap off sometimes. It's draining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I wish I could turn the tap off sometimes. It's draining! Do you find that you spunk so much a day that it actually dehydrates you to the point that it looks like your body is a vacuum inside and by 11PM and your 19th go you're looking a bit like this. Or is that just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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