The Angry Thread.

[SamKidney]

Usual for network rail to cut back vegitation at night as the volume of traffic is at its lowest. I live around a mile from my nearest station and I can hear the rail grinders from here

[isitafox]

Yeah when I lived next to Plymouth station they did some sorta line scraping and / or welding or some shit? Made a LOT of noise on a saturday night.

Yup this

Usual for network rail to cut back vegitation at night as the volume of traffic is at its lowest. I live around a mile from my nearest station and I can hear the rail grinders from here

Is this

Think I've got them outside the box tonight

[MadManMike]

My car is fuuuuuuuuuuucked. Got it going in to Mazda tomorrow to go up on ramps and discover why I'm getting such shit fuel economy, no power and an overwhelming petrol smell.

I love selling broken cars and buying broken cars.

[isitafox]

I hope it's an easy fix dude. With any luck it'll be something straightforward like the fuel pump collapsing (this happened to my CMax but the pump is inside the tank so took AAAAAGGGGEEEEESSSSS to discover!).

[MadManMike]

Yeah I'm sure it'll be a fairly cheap fix, just annoying to have problems after only 2 weeks!

[AdamR28]

My car is fuuuuuuuuuuucked. Got it going in to Mazda tomorrow to go up on ramps and discover why I'm getting such shit fuel economy, no power and an overwhelming petrol smell.

I love selling broken cars and buying broken cars.

Nooo don't take it to Mazda. Bash a post on MX5 Nutz and see if any locals can take a look for you. Should be something very simple, like a dead coolant temp sensor so the ECU is thinking it's in cold start and over-fuelling all the time (to be honest that's not a bad place to start, it would give all the symptoms you describe and it's not an unknown issue), and you don't want to shell out £50+Vat an hour to find out!

Here's how you check (swap drivers side for passenger side, stupid yanks): http://www.miata.net/garage/faultcodes.html - I reckon you might be showing fault code 9. The Diagnostics Box is a little black cube about 1" x 1.5" with 'DIAG' or similar on it. Open the lid and there's a graphic showing you where the GND and TEN pins are.

This is the part: http://www.autolinkmx5.com/temperature-sensor-mazda-mx-5-16-mk1-ecu-rear-of-engine-375-p.asp

And here's where it is:

It's at the back of the engine, facing the bulkhead, but not impossible to change with a bit of knuckle-scraping. Worth doing the diagnostic first though

Edit: Saw your post on Facebook, could also pull a plug out to check - if it's all black and gunky that would also point to over-fuelling, rather than a leaky injector etc.

[Pete.M]

You and Sam seem to have the worst luck with cars!

Gonna go ahead and post this here too. As good as it was while it lasted, I can't recommend Zee calipers for trials use.

[SamKidney]

Sam as in me Sam?

I fixed my misfire, one of the followers that acts on one of the exhaust valves had jumped out somehow, Asif the valve hadn't returned/hadn't opened at all.

Runs fine now, still Shite because my big end bearings are slowly disintegrating but it fires on 4 now haha

I'm angry because people are shit, and cause shit that makes more shit

Edited September 22, 2014 by SamKidney

[bing]

One day pal, you'll get to the heady heights where you've forgot what shit even smells like

[SamKidney]

And t'will be a good day

[MadManMike]

Nooo don't take it to Mazda. Bash a post on MX5 Nutz and see if any locals can take a look for you. Should be something very simple, like a dead coolant temp sensor so the ECU is thinking it's in cold start and over-fuelling all the time (to be honest that's not a bad place to start, it would give all the symptoms you describe and it's not an unknown issue), and you don't want to shell out £50+Vat an hour to find out!

Here's how you check (swap drivers side for passenger side, stupid yanks): http://www.miata.net/garage/faultcodes.html - I reckon you might be showing fault code 9. The Diagnostics Box is a little black cube about 1" x 1.5" with 'DIAG' or similar on it. Open the lid and there's a graphic showing you where the GND and TEN pins are.

This is the part: http://www.autolinkmx5.com/temperature-sensor-mazda-mx-5-16-mk1-ecu-rear-of-engine-375-p.asp

And here's where it is:

It's at the back of the engine, facing the bulkhead, but not impossible to change with a bit of knuckle-scraping. Worth doing the diagnostic first though

Edit: Saw your post on Facebook, could also pull a plug out to check - if it's all black and gunky that would also point to over-fuelling, rather than a leaky injector etc.

Cheers for the info mate, I'll check it out

Also I should have been clearer - I know someone at Mazda, who is going to check it out on a ramp etc... I'm not paying stealer prices!

Also, it seems to idle quite high, would that also be a symptom?

[ogre]

didn't get a job i had an interview, they did offer me another position but i don't wanna work in a f**king call centre (no offence if any of you guys do, but it's not suitable for ogres). Also this:

[HippY]

I am dreaming about an E46, but I am afraid that it would eat all my money up. or if not, I would spend all my money on it :/

[LiamWood!]

Sam as in me Sam?

I fixed my misfire, one of the followers that acts on one of the exhaust valves had jumped out somehow, Asif the valve hadn't returned/hadn't opened at all.

Runs fine now, still Shite because my big end bearings are slowly disintegrating but it fires on 4 now haha

I'm angry because people are shit, and cause shit that makes more shit

The cam followers used to fall off my corsa all the time, best one was about 6 fell off all at once. Only 1 cylinder had all 4 valves working. It's due to the camshafts being worn and the followers being able to move up and down. The cams are designed to hold them down but obviously when the cams get worn they fall off the valves.

Common problem with the Prefacelift Corsas.

[SamKidney]

The cam followers used to fall off my corsa all the time, best one was about 6 fell off all at once. Only 1 cylinder had all 4 valves working. It's due to the camshafts being worn and the followers being able to move up and down. The cams are designed to hold them down but obviously when the cams get worn they fall off the valves.

Common problem with the Prefacelift Corsas.

Seems about right, this ones never had a decent service until I bought it and that will have been too late. Would explain its horrendous tapping too.

Ive got a better set of Cams and lifters with followers from a twinport Im going to be using in its place when I rebuild it.

[dann2707]

Getting bored with these celebrity pics now. Bit harsh on them to be fair, really weird as it really draws in just how they're like us. Nothing special about them! This post is so pointless but I realised I haven't posted in the angry thread for ages

[Blake]

Dann cox complaining about nudes I never thought I'd see the day

[MadManMike]

Nooo don't take it to Mazda. Bash a post on MX5 Nutz and see if any locals can take a look for you. Should be something very simple, like a dead coolant temp sensor so the ECU is thinking it's in cold start and over-fuelling all the time (to be honest that's not a bad place to start, it would give all the symptoms you describe and it's not an unknown issue), and you don't want to shell out £50+Vat an hour to find out!

Here's how you check (swap drivers side for passenger side, stupid yanks): http://www.miata.net/garage/faultcodes.html - I reckon you might be showing fault code 9. The Diagnostics Box is a little black cube about 1" x 1.5" with 'DIAG' or similar on it. Open the lid and there's a graphic showing you where the GND and TEN pins are.

This is the part: http://www.autolinkmx5.com/temperature-sensor-mazda-mx-5-16-mk1-ecu-rear-of-engine-375-p.asp

And here's where it is:

It's at the back of the engine, facing the bulkhead, but not impossible to change with a bit of knuckle-scraping. Worth doing the diagnostic first though

Edit: Saw your post on Facebook, could also pull a plug out to check - if it's all black and gunky that would also point to over-fuelling, rather than a leaky injector etc.

I just did the test of connecting GND and TEN, no engine light came on at all - should it come on, even if there's no fault codes logged?

Also, yes, the plugs are a little gunky but not too bad - mainly on the fatter bottom part.

[MadManMike]

So the engine light is only applicable in mk2's... That website should probably make it a little clearer.

I need to get an LED for mine. I'll sort that tomorrow

[isitafox]

Some fanny tried snatching a kid at our local park after school today, must have been minutes before we got there as well.

I hope they get caught and absolutely f**king destroyed inside!

[ogre]

sick of applying for jobs. mrs ogre is getting on my tits. living at my folks is shit. lack of freedom and funds is also majorly shit.

[Tom Booth]

Back home from holiday

[Greetings]

To be blunt, I'm wasting my life. Having come up with a list of things which need to change, I noticed they all depend on one thing which isn't going to happen any time soon - me moving out. Can't do that because of my dad and because I require a lot of space which I'm not going to be able to find elsewhere without having to rent an apartment and a small warehouse. That I cannot afford. I'm fed up living in the countryside away from my friends and life in general. I'm fed up with the commute - the traffic is getting worse every year to the point that I visit the nearby city maybe twice a week as opposed to 5-15x a week a few years ago. I need to quit motorsport - easier said than done when you've been at it for 6 years straight and can't stand the sight of your mates doing something you love but can't do yourself. I need to start working out properly but I don't have the motivation to do this alone and am not willing to spend 2 hours in the car each day just to work out with my friends. Lastly, I need to be among motivated people and that's not here where it's so quiet and empty you could spend a whole day not seeing another human being. Need to take action but I have a feeling that whatever approach I take, I'm going to be in a worse position overall than I am now.

[AndrewEH1]

To be blunt, I'm wasting my life. Having come up with a list of things which need to change, I noticed they all depend on one thing which isn't going to happen any time soon - me moving out. Can't do that because of my dad and because I require a lot of space which I'm not going to be able to find elsewhere without having to rent an apartment and a small warehouse. That I cannot afford. I'm fed up living in the countryside away from my friends and life in general. I'm fed up with the commute - the traffic is getting worse every year to the point that I visit the nearby city maybe twice a week as opposed to 5-15x a week a few years ago. I need to quit motorsport - easier said than done when you've been at it for 6 years straight and can't stand the sight of your mates doing something you love but can't do yourself. I need to start working out properly but I don't have the motivation to do this alone and am not willing to spend 2 hours in the car each day just to work out with my friends. Lastly, I need to be among motivated people and that's not here where it's so quiet and empty you could spend a whole day not seeing another human being. Need to take action but I have a feeling that whatever approach I take, I'm going to be in a worse position overall than I am now.

Move into the city and commute to your dad's every couple of days?

[isitafox]

That's what I was gonna suggest, from you previous posts it looks like he supports you quite a bit so I'm sure he wouldn't mind you keeping some stuff back home