What did you do to your vehicle today?

[deanox]

You should replace all your hose clamps with the type you have used already, the factory ones are shit and loose their tension, had a car cook on me because of this.

[Codex]

Yeah next pay i'll be replacing the rest of the turbo coolant lines and clips, unfortunately I can't get to a lot of them under intake etc but they aren't showing any signs of weakness like the turbo coolant lines were (except white powder forming on outside, not sure what causes this, seems to have not come back after I changed what I have and changed coolant plus cleaned off the powder)

[Codex]

Forgot to post photo of said dead hose

[Spigalau]

You should replace all your hose clamps with the type you have used already, the factory ones are shit and loose their tension, had a car cook on me because of this.

This man speaks wise words, the tension clips are crap - jubilee ftw.

Got to the bottom of my recent coolant issues - appears I can trace it back to changing the radiator cap last Dec. The one repco supplied was 1.1 bar (factory is 0.9), and the thing failed - wouldn't open under pressure - end result was cracked the header tank (replaced), cascaded to the thermostat housing (replaced), and a couple of other hoses that fatigued under the load. Not happy with Repco, but you deal with muppets, you get soft cuddly toys. Just got back from a week of skiing with the kids - up & down the hill every day without any issue - now happy.

[Mayhem_Lee]

Had some muppet reverse his van into my forester in the car park building today..... minor damage thankfully

[Pitchey]

minor damage thankfully

To the van driver or your car?

[Codex]

This man speaks wise words, the tension clips are crap - jubilee ftw.

Got to the bottom of my recent coolant issues - appears I can trace it back to changing the radiator cap last Dec. The one repco supplied was 1.1 bar (factory is 0.9), and the thing failed - wouldn't open under pressure - end result was cracked the header tank (replaced), cascaded to the thermostat housing (replaced), and a couple of other hoses that fatigued under the load. Not happy with Repco, but you deal with muppets, you get soft cuddly toys. Just got back from a week of skiing with the kids - up & down the hill every day without any issue - now happy.

Jubilee hose clamps?

I shall be replacing the rest of that line and the hose clamps this weekend hopefully, also bought a new strut brace (because it's prettier >_> will paint up the current one and sell off )

Had something unusual, boost controller needs a clean out it seems. Was overtaking, hit second stage turbo and it completely lagged then overboosted causing a CEL (66, sequential turbo)

Pulled over, restarted engine after checking vacuum lines all intact etc and hasn't happened again since, put it down to the car being really overloaded and having to work a shit load harder to move along lol. Will grab some compressed air and clean out the BBOD next weekend hopefully

[Spigalau]

Now I need to debug a random lumpy idle - has just started to happen, doesn't happen all the time, arrrgghhh.. I guess plugs & leads is 1st step.

[Codex]

I'd run an upper engine cleaner first, get the subaru upper engine cleaner from dealer, it's only around 13 dollars and works really really well.

[Codex]

Saw this GC STI strut brace come up on tardme and couldn't resist, i'll finish priming my other brace and get it on tardme

[Xsannz]

So you'll be strutting a new strut brace then... What a bracing experience that will be.... Better brace yourself

[Codex]

Need to finish fabricating alarm siren bracket first it's on second coat today, will wet sand when I get home and spray again

[Bounty Hunter]

Bikes in the shop getting a stripped bolt helicoiled, coolant system checked out (it was boiling over on the weekend), new grips, and new fork seals, I'd do it myself but I just don't have the time to do it.

[Pitchey]

Still waiting for my new BMW to arrive.

[Spigalau]

Still waiting for my new BMW to arrive.

you driving for the crown now ?

[Codex]

Bikes in the shop getting a stripped bolt helicoiled, coolant system checked out (it was boiling over on the weekend), new grips, and new fork seals, I'd do it myself but I just don't have the time to do it.

Sounds like would be fun to rip into xD clogged rad or hosing? If the hosing is stock and unshielded around head it could be falling apart on the inside like mine was

Still waiting for my new BMW to arrive.

Ohhh details?

[Bounty Hunter]

Sounds like would be fun to rip into xD clogged rad or hosing? If the hosing is stock and unshielded around head it could be falling apart on the inside like mine was

it's only 4 years old,just over a year since rebuilt so I doubt it.

I think it's an air lock, or my radiator cap, or a blown head gasket, in that order.

on track it stayed at 75-77 deg cel, then because they dont run a cool down lap (it's retarded - I know) the engine jumps up to 95 by the time I get to pits.

here's what they do (knowledge of ruapuna may be required)

race finishes and the red flag is waved and they stop bikes at the hairpin, the winner doesn't even make the first corner before the red flags come out.

bikes accumulate at the hairpin and they wait until the track is cleared up to the dipper, then they let the bikes around the wee corner beside the hairpin.

So I thrash the tits off my engine trying to come first, I do 1/4 of a lap at 90% pace (any slower is dangerous) then my engine sits while I wait for the really slow cunts to get from the hairpin to the dipper, then I get another 1/4 of a track at whatever pace I decide (usually 60 or 70kph with the clutch held in) and then I get in to pits and it boils over.

in the time from the race finishing to hauling up in pits my engine has jumped up to 95 deg cel (indicated, the fluid will be hotter than that)

[Codex]

That's pretty bad lol, stronger inhib?

[Bounty Hunter]

That's pretty bad lol, stronger inhib?

inhib?

[Codex]

Yeah, coolant, use a better mixture

[Pitchey]

you driving for the crown now ?

lol, naw, just for me! Still got the Commies as work hacks.

Ohhh details?

Well, new to me any way, 1999 BMW K75 R/T Ultima

[Obble]

lol, naw, just for me! Still got the Commies as work hacks.



Well, new to me any way, 1999 BMW K75 R/T Ultima

k75s are amazing.

Workmate sold his 1990 k75 today, it was a sad day.

[Pitchey]

My XJ900's for sale! Hint Hint

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-515678873.htm

[Bounty Hunter]

Yeah, coolant, use a better mixture

It's a special non-glycolanoloanolocolanol (slippery shit) premix for race bikes.

It's really pink!

[Pitchey]

I want!