Recent content by P38Seb

Just following up on this - were they M10 bolts? I’ve got to replace my exhaust and the looks of the bolts suggest they’re mostly just holding on wit hopes and dreams.

Very rude. Noticed it and as I pulled myself further under the car it just kept getting bigger.

Yep - they did also find a tiny seep on the compressor where the hoses connect so I’ll get some fresh o-rings at the same time. In other news I was under the car and have found a frankly hilariously sized hole in the y joint in the exhaust..

Found the leak..

New walnut centre dash is in - didn’t realise the cubby box wasn’t transferable so I’ve got a double din sized hole in there at the moment - as much as it’ll pain some of you I’m going to put a double din headunit in - the benefits of CarPlay are too great for me. It’s also off to the local...

Story of my aircon life that is

After doing my heater core orings it brought to light just how brittle my old centre dash piece is - pretty much crumbled putting back together, so I’ve been watching a few walnut dash parts on eBay and a seller sent out an offer, so now I have a nice walnut dash piece on the way.

Filled the tank today.. 66.62ltrs, tanks trip said 325mi. Dash said 33.5mpg, the maths doesn’t agree. 22.2 😂

Update - gave the connector a squirt the other day and yesterday while running the car after doing the heater core o-rings guess what reappeared? The SRS light. I now suspect it’s one of the wires where it enters the connector opposed to the connector itself.

Don’t suppose you remember what ohms resistor you used do you?

You underestimate my ability to burn things..

Might grab some trusty Wagos out of the van then make a better fixing. Don’t trust myself not to set the car aflame with a soldering iron.

Right so quick update - drove back from a cycle to the unit to dump the bike etc and had a quick nose under the seat to check which connector. Moved it slightly and now the SRS light is gone with no message either - so thankfully not the clock spring, which means Nanocom is reading correctly-...

Oh look, another problem with the P38 - it’s fine, this is all doing wonders for my mental health. I’ve got a somewhat permanent SRS light on the dash now, accompanied by AIRBAG FAULT on the LCD display. Wiggling the yellow cable under the drivers seat doesn’t fix and with Nanocom I can clear...

Well I’ve tried to regas it a few times and always ends up empty 2-4 weeks later. I’ve got a VERY early 2001 car so I’m hoping if it is the condenser I can use the cheaper version if it is still that.