post your mistakes!!!
- Thread starter popsy09
- Start date
When i tried fitting my oil temp gauge to the oil filter housing. I put the tensioner bracket the wrong side and the tensioner bolt was catching on the pulley. I thought i cut it down... anyway found out the tensioner bracket was supposed to go on the other side. So now to tensionthe alternator belt is by doing it by the pulling on the p/s pump and use the bolt that holds the bracket lol.
fail for me
fail for me
Sheldon
Malta Area Rep.
changing from 4th in hi revs to 1st (in the mini and i dont know how the fuck it went into first!) will blow your engine... after a week car mad some crazy noises and we found block cracked
"qmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm *gear change* BBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"
"qmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm *gear change* BBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"
Aidan@EP-styling
Trader
Decided to sell all the aftermarket bits of my car last December.
Changed my mine after Christmas and now modified it again! Expensive!
Changed my mine after Christmas and now modified it again! Expensive!
TO82
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:homer: :haha:
popsy09
Munster Area Rep.
o shit !!!!well at least you knew exactly what you needed lol
drew-turbo
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standard mani 1bar put washers behind actuator 
cracked all way round
cracked all way round
Captain Starlet
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Never stick you hand when d engine is running
:haha:
done this, went a run and actuator pipe split, was so eager to change it burned my hand so many times on the manifold.
popsy09
Munster Area Rep.
totall agree with you on this i had ae111 before glanza and i was struggling to find mods for it but with the v its something different every week im after spending nearly 3 g already :haha::haha:buying a starlet - my wallets been empty ever since.
Not had anybiggies. maybe forgetting that the cat-bracket has 3 bolts that attach it to the engine, not 2. muppet
Big_Daddy
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lol been there also, :haha:
DAVID 96 GLANZA V
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buying a 97 1.6 mondeo!
bushings bushings bushings bushings bushings:haha:
and soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow
IT WOUDNT PULL THE SOCKS OFF A DEAD MAN:haha:
bushings bushings bushings bushings bushings
:haha:and soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow
IT WOUDNT PULL THE SOCKS OFF A DEAD MAN:haha:
Gilly2006
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i made a silly mistake of topping the oil up and not putting the oil filler cap on and drove for a few miles! oil EVERYWHERE! FAIL!!!
changed the oil, put the oil pan under the car. checked everything........ jumped in the car, moved it away and ran over the oil pan and oil went alllllll the way down the side of the car and all the way up the side of the white back door and garage door! took me 45 mins to clean everything!
Fail!!!!
changed the oil, put the oil pan under the car. checked everything........ jumped in the car, moved it away and ran over the oil pan and oil went alllllll the way down the side of the car and all the way up the side of the white back door and garage door! took me 45 mins to clean everything!
Fail!!!!
streetracer_starlet
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Sold a genuine set of Volks for £75
Sold a genuine set of Volks for £75
lol how did u manage that :haha:
popsy09
Munster Area Rep.
Sold a genuine set of Volks for £75
f**k me i thing your winning m8 i bet ya man couldnt believe his luck !!!!!
Captain Starlet
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Sold a genuine set of Volks for £75
huh lies..
more like selling the sleeper
a baby seat will fit fine
Rob fulham4eva
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payed 500quid for an xr3i checked the usual areas so seemed like a gd buy, went for an mot 4 months later, failed was gona cost 600quid to fix, pulled the carpet up wen i got it home completely rotten underneath due to water damage boot was completely gone, looked at the last mot had no advisories , sold the car for 75quid (to a friend) wiv a full ashley system which cost 300quid, was my first car so live and learn, friends nearly finished restoration on it, mesh and body filler:rockon:
, pulled the carpet up wen i got it home completely rotten underneath due to water damage boot was completely gone, looked at the last mot had no advisories , sold the car for 75quid (to a friend) wiv a full ashley system which cost 300quid, was my first car so live and learn, friends nearly finished restoration on it, mesh and body filler:rockon: