ergsrfun The car has done nothing of interest, so there is little to post. It is only really being used at the weekend for longer drives and doing nothing during the week. This is a good was of saving money on Shell V-Power. The same niggles are there – occasionally the rear right brake squeaks while … Read more
The car behaved perfectly over my holiday to France. Clocked up about 1400 miles in a week, and returned with a very full boot of oil (5W40 fully synth), wine, beer, cookware and food. Due to changing plans had to drive 560 miles on Sunday which wasn’t much fun. Did 420 miles before refuelling which … Read more
I decided to get my car up on axle stands and take a closer look at where the oil is coming from. This image shows my axle stand point, and a nice shiny suspension bush… The drip was quite visible, as was the sealant around the new bolt. However round the back, towards the inside … Read more
It looks like WMSS efforts fixing the a leak from the reversing light switch didn’t work. Oil was still escaping from my gearbox, albeit very slowly. Not fancying a trip to Birmingham as I am very busy at the moment, I decided to go to a new local garage who have been doing work on … Read more
Yesterday the car was back at WMSS for more work. Had the usual oil and filter change. Mobil 1 5W40 went in although the garage would use 0W30 fully synth if left to their own devices. I am doing some more research to find out which is the most suitable oil for my use, and … Read more
I have another battery I tried charging the 0.0V battery. Charging it on a constant voltage power supply thr current drain increased with time. Charging it on a car charger the voltage fell as the current rose… I managed a couple of times to get it up to 11 volts, but both times it fell … Read more
Received my lovely Mobil 1 yesterday : 6 litres for 33 Euros works out at £22.50 If a 4 litres is £39 in the UK, and 1 litre bottles are £12.99 as they were at the weekend in Halfords, buying the same volume would costs £65 (or £58.5 if you bought multiple 4 litre bottles. … Read more
I was going to take my Aero for a drive today as it hadn’t been out for a week. No response to key-fob remote, open the bonnet, and the battery has a voltage of 0.0V. Check voltmeter on my gf’s car – 12.4. Remove battery and voltage rises to all of 0.2V Truly knackered. This … Read more
MOT organised through Silver Street. No problems, £44.15