Gearbox Oil & Differential Oil

[oldcarman]

I think that's how @Southernboy does his gearbox @colb, I agree squeeze bottles are a PITA!

 

[t-tony]

I have a 1 ltr syringe which I used for doing the auto box on my Z3. Squeezy bottles ...... too much waste and too much mess. YUK

Tony.

 

[Grumps]

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And with that, Tony's weekend plans are ruined

LOL!! Good luck @t-tony .

 

[colb]

What did you get done, any nasty surprises found?

 

[Faheem]

So, Tony was very helpful indeed.

On a warm engine we did a compression test and all 4 cylinders were running at 175psi

Also got the fuel filter changed and the brake fluid.

Despite the brake fluid being relatively clean there was some air in the system and after flushing the system and filling it with new fluid the brakes definitely feel sharper. Not massively but there is a noticeable difference.

Tomorrow I'll do the compression test with a cold engine.

Also @t-tony let me know how heavy that fuel filter feels

Once again thank you so much for your help today, you're a star.

 

[Faheem]

Also @Lee are these the bushes you were telling me about? They look to be in excellent condition.............

 

[Lee]

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Also @Lee are these the bushes you were telling me about? They look to be in excellent condition.............

Looking very crispy

 

[Faheem]

Honestly mate I can't go round a roundabout without fearing for my life any faster than 20mph and I loose all traction.

 

[Lee]

That sounds about right mate. They will need refreshing.

 

[Faheem]

Where am I on that waiting list?

I'm just waiting to get a second car now, hopefully within the next month, maybe a Polo like @GazHyde has once I do I can leave the zed with you, loads better than trying to change them in one day.

 

[Faheem]

Cold test results are in
Cyl 1 - 180
Cyl 2 - 50
Cyl 3 - 125
Cyl 4 - 180

 

[Antm72]

Oh dear

 

[Faheem]

Not brilliant news @Antm72 but it raises the question as to why it's fine on a warm engine. As said above results were 175 PSI across all cylinders when the car was warm.

 

[Antm72]

No not good news hopefully it is refined to the head whats your plan ?
Head off the project car and a refurb then a swap ?

 

[Faheem]

My plan was to drive the car for a more weeks until I get another car so I can put this one away and get to the bottom of the problem, however, the plug in cylinder 4 has popped out whilst driving so many times that the threads in that cylinder are ruined and I can't tighten the plug down anymore.

 

[Faheem]

Can anyone help? Not in an ideal position right now with this being a daily driver.

Will something like this work?

Spark plug simply isn't tightening at the moment.

 

[Zeti]

It's a ring problem. Valves are OK. While hot , the dilatation of the pistons offer good sealing.

 

[Tracy Dee]

Try a Heli Coil thread in head.
Cliff.

 

[Tracy Dee]

On your plug you can't tighten just wondering if the thread has worn so bad that some swarf has got in the bore causing your misfire. You need to check and vacuum out with a skinny rubber pipe on a vacuum.
Remove any swarf that has got in the bore.
Then try a Heli Coil.
Cheers Cliff.

 

[Faheem]

Thanks for that Cliff. It's incredibly irritating that this happened on Sunday and that I need to get back to work tomorrow I cannot find any shop that sells heli coil.