Car D.I.Y.

[fossyant]

Son acquired a 'rough' 60 plate Aygo Blue to tidy up and sell on for a not in-significant profit. He's just had MOT and it's failed on emissions, poor handbrake, and a rusty sill. The emissions can be sorted by cat cleaner and a good run - the car hasn't been driven for a long time. The handbrake needs attention, and the hole can be fixed - my son is quite handy with welding too. But there is a long list of advisories for crustyness underneath. I've had a look (given my limited mobility) and it needs a good clean and undercoat/underseal to touch up but not 'hide' the crust. It's not been looked after and is from Scotland. In comparison to our similar age one, it's dog rough. Ours did need undercoating on arrival though. It's MOT'ed at Halfords so they don't overlook anything.

He's also bought a Leon FR 64 plate from a friend - usual case of car's been tuned then blew up. He's got it for £1,500 and at worse needs a new engine, but should make a tidy profit on it. That's currently parked on a side street ! I'm hoping he get's it to the garage where he is working and fixes it there !

All I've done is give my alloys a good scrub on the van. Still need to get rid of some built up deposits on the inside of the rims, but it's going each time I clean it - don't want to get aggressive with wheel cleaner as these are diamond cut, so I'm using a diluted solution - it's Jenny Chem non-acidic wheel cleaner, but some of the reviews say it can stain diamond cut alloys - never had that issue as both our cars are lacquered over the 'bare' alloy.

 

[Adam4868]

Took my partner and her Art exhibition up to Manchester on Monday....The Berlingo needs a new clutch !
Said she'd never noticed ....never noticed the diesel light on low either 🤣

 

[Drago]

Daughter #3's Nissan Puke has blown up. I think the turbo might have let go and the engine hs had a munch on it.

 

[fossyant]

Daughter #3's Nissan Puke has blown up. I think the turbo might have let go and the engine hs had a munch on it.

Oh dear - blown turbos usually deposit bits into the engine if unlucky.

 

[Drago]

Yeah, it doesn't sound good.

 

[CXRAndy]

Replacing discs is a bit bigger job than merely the pads to be fair, and apart from already jacking up the car and taking a wheel off, there's not much time saved by combining

It is. However if the rotors are showing any sign of rib wear, then it's prudent to do them at the same time. All you're doing is wearing down the new pads super quick to match the worn surface. Plus more importantly the braking will be quite poor on the rear until the pads have bedded in

It's a good opportunity to have a good clean up of hub mating surface, check for any other points of wear or corrosion