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I think a lot of the people feel like they're going to be forced down the EV route they don't want to go down and Tesla were the first manufacturer to sell a half-decent EV. I dislike EV's, but only because I love internal combustion engines. I find them characterful and I like maintaining...

I try keep diary's on here because people seem to like them. But for records I bundle together receipts from jobs, staple them together with a front sheet explaining what was done, when and why and then I also put a copy on Custodian as a 'backup'.

As someone with ADHD, having this on my keys wouldn't end well.

3rd drain still pitch black, although much more viscous than drain 1! Popped a new O ring on the level plug because the old one was looking a little sorry for itself. I wanted to change the washer on the drain plug too but didn’t have the right size, so just flipped the old one over...

Started changing out the fluid on the gearbox. The gearbox was very smooth, although a little lethargic. I purchased 7 litres of Comma MVATF Plus and a 10oz bottle of Lubegard Red. I had 5 litres of Comma MVATF Plus already on the shelf, meaning I now had enough for 3x drain and fills. The...

Didn't see this thread until this morning. Personally I use either Fuchs Sintofluid 75w80 or Millers Oils MTF 75w80 in most manual gearboxes. I think they both do 75w85 and 75w90 variations. I personally feel like Millers Oils MTF's give a slicker shift, but it's hard to gauge because I've...

This post reminded me of a local mountain road near to where I live called the Blwch (no, that's correct, it's Welsh). During the winter months the Bwlch mountain road never gets salted. Apparently if they do salt it, then all the sheep come down to lick the road.

You write that like you move a lot. Do the neighbours keep driving you out for doing weird things? Like zig-zagging up and down the road for hours on end picking up screws and nails? :ROFLMAO:

Few questions as coolant changes isn't something I've frequented and my education on such matters isn't great. Our Volvo had a new cambelt including water pump in 2021 and currently there is red/pink coolant in there. I suspect this is a generic OAT or Dexclone. The Volvo left the factory...

I love ours! It's been off the road now for coming up to 2 years needing a suspension refresh. I'll get there eventually.

I think that was done before I'd bought any. Current spend looks like this... Reason for the odd quantity of ATF, I already have 5 litres of MVATF in the garage from when we had our Saab 95 that's unopened. I wanted to go with Maxlife but seems wasteful when I already have a decent quantity...

I'm buying from AUTODOC so hope they'll be somewhat reliable. That said, the power steering pump I bought from them was an ESEN SVK 'brand' and was awful. When I googled the company they were just a warehouse in Poland that I suspect are buying junk from China and selling it on.

Looking to change both front wheel bearings in our Volvo XC70. Any preference between FAG and SKF when it comes to wheel bearings? SKF are £75 each and FAG are £60 each.

Wooohoo, progress! I picked up a second-hand power steering pump from eBay for £60. Of course, being the sensible and forward thinker I am, I drove the car down a dirt track an hour before doing this job. 🫣 Belt off (again!)... New old and old new pumps together... And all in...

I had a Xiaomi 12T Pro for 12 months... well I say 12 months but I didn't have 1 for more than 3 months because they kept breaking. They can barely make phones, I'm not sure I'd trust a car of theirs.

I don't believe that. Higher HTHS may cause slightly more drag, but it's negligible. Regardless, we were talking about SAPS, not viscosity.

Which makes you question the entire 'SAPS' thing entirely. Is it really required? Ford and Volvo were using high SAPS oils with DPF's for years with next to no issues. Why in 2015 did they suddenly decide they needed them?

All things considered, C3 and A3/B4 oils are quite similar in their performance. Just one uses an additive package that doesn't leave ash behind when burned.

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Ignoring the size of the issue. I feel like 'injecting it back into the ground' would be the easy bit considering we've been drilling it out the ground for what... 2371 years now? :ROFLMAO: