Not done anything as I had planned on Saturday due to putting my back out on Friday. Have got this lot to do. Hopefully the filter won’t cause me too much stress!
Well that oil filter is in a ridiculous location! Even with the filter pliers it took a good 5-10 mins of swearing and as expected got covered in oil. Replaced the gearbox oil but was surprised how clean the oil was that I drained. Now onto the fuel filter, fingers crossed I don’t snap any clips!
Didn’t manage to do the fuel filter, had a quick look and the current filter and connections are filthy so I cleaned it up and then couldn’t figure out if the green clips need pulling up or pushing in? Was scared to snap them.
need to pull clips OUT except nothing much to grab onto, i used pointy knife blade to encourage the clip out of its surround
had mine off in seconds with these...30 fkn mins last time without,and had to resort to the screwdriver through the filter special!
Wheel change r26r Swapping red wheels over to black so I can freshen up red wheels Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Few things Wheels off, arches decontaminated and dressed Wheels cleaned whilst off and resealed Bumper off - back inserts off to be sprayed along with a new bumper I've sourced Tomorrow full wash & paint decontamination Sunday possible correction and seal
If you can remove the bumper it's not too bad Blade, remove the drls and ballasts then it unclips The middle bit just unclips, There is a lot of clips mind - god knows who designed it lol!
if you get bored Gareth i have a black one that needs sorting Looks really nice i just can't get the enthusiasm to clean mine at the moment
Like new Gareth!! I have the cabin very clean always, but the exterior...maybe 2 times at year, and when I clean it, can´t leave so so clean and bright like yours. Any trick?? Ok, I see your thread right now
I’d happily spend some time on it. Love detailing cars (used to be a self employed detailer) I could clean yours and you could do some tinkering on mine
Thanks Manu! I would happily go back to cleaning cars for a living if it was sustainable. My advice would be watching some beginners videos on YouTube for detailing and have a go. Just set yourself a good 5-6 hours aside when you have a good go at it. Today took me 4 hours.
Probably a great deal as my car is absolutely shit high, i would have to clean it first before you see it
I bet it’s not that bad Ian, I’ve worked on some absolutely shocking cars in the past believe me! I’ll have to remind you about this next summer then ha.
I think it is, i don't really like cleaning cars, i normally give it a clean before i drive to a track day, especially if it's abroad but by the time i get to Folkestone its all dirty again, so whats the point My Espace has not been cleaned in the last 3 years, it a work vehicle i do clean the windows now and again
Good luck with that, did mine a couple of months ago right ass of a job I ended up taking the drivers seat out
Had it in my head that would be for mapped engines. Will order a gap tool, presume it's not too complicated. Cheers for the heads up.
Benefits mapped or not engine, just gives stronger spark than the larger but weaker factory gapped plug Be super careful when gapping, tap electrode v gentle to correct gap otherwise can damage it and brake off later in engine
Got it out, eventually! Having massive hands and finding out eurocar parts supplied me with the wrong replacement didn't help. Will finish it tomorrow once I've been back to to get the right filter!
