Kyle T
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I'm sure there's a bucket of sarcasm, but thanks... I think 
Fixed my toilet tonight - now THAT is a man job.
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Simon_16v
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Worked out those buttons flushed it did you 
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Kyle T
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funny bugger.
Remember that noise it was making? The BAAAAAARRRRRRRRPPPPPP for the full duration of the cistern filling up?
FIXED!
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Simon_16v
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Isolation valve not fully opened?
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FlaFFy_91
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
funny bugger.
Remember that noise it was making? The BAAAAAARRRRRRRRPPPPPP for the full duration of the cistern filling up?
FIXED!
mine does this!
what is it so i can attack it, break it then pay a professional to come and fix my mistake?
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Kyle T
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It was the valve and ballcock mechanism which seems to be a pretty much standard fitment.
Mine was a bottom entry one, £13 from screwfix. Just needed to isolate the cistern, flush the water out, remove the valve and replace with the new one - configure the water level and turn the tap back on.
Need to fix my bathroom taps next, shall I start a project thread?
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Kyle T
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Bit of an irritating day, but still got some stuff done.
Up bright and early as ever to collect something from the post office, some spacers from CDF Racing.
A few weeks back when I was adjusting my rear ARB, I noticed that the drop links didn't sit right with my new ride-height. Basically the droplinks were angled in (positive camber yo) and the bushing of one was getting nipped up against the outer washer. I got in touch with Chris @ CDF Racing and he said it was common and my fitting kit should have included spacers to sort it, so he sent me some out FOC.
Before:
One of the spacers:
After:
Next up I was going to finally fit this catch-can, so TMIC off and mocked up the position. Started drilling only to find my drill failed as soon as it "bit", just not enough torque. Nik (Daymoon) was going to pop round to try my OBDII adapter and app so asked him to bring a decent drill.
His drill worked the magic and I had a hole in no time, tapping was difficult but got there in the end... beauty.
My spacer arrangement bolted in perfectly... only problem is, there was no way for me to screw the catch-can into it's base without fouling the aircon (solid) pipes.  This wasn't apparent during the mockup because I wasn't "screwing" the catchcan down into position, it's final resting place was fine - just impossible to screw it in/out with the pipes in place.
After much headscratching, I gave up - sprayed some underseal on my drilled hole and refitted the TMIC.
Refitting the TMIC took about 30mins, right pain in the arse When I finally got both pipes into place, I dropped the LAST bolt of the job and it landed out of reach on the plastic undertray :@
Jacked the car up, under-tray off... fuck it, might as well do my oil change too since the undertray was coming off.
Idled the car for 15mins or so to warm the oil up, jacked her up - bolts/clips out from the undertray then cracked off the sump plug.
Whilst it drained out, I filled up the new filter. Took several goes while all the air came out.
Old (non genuine ) oil filter came off easily by hand, then refitted my new one and new magnetic sump plug:
Manual said 4l of oil but the internet says 4.5. I put four in, checked for leaks whilst running the car on stands. Happy there were no leaks, I checked the level and it was about 80% on the way to full.
Took the car for a wee drive and then brought it back to flat land for another test. Almost to full, so added .5 litres and it was bang on the money.... so for future reference, the internet is right.
So, done my FIRST EVER oil change Don't believe I've managed to avoid one for so long, but there you go... cherry popped and I haven't welded any of my internals to each other.
As for the catch can, I'm thinking of just selling it on. I got it at group buy price which is no longer going so should be able to get my money back. Only other thing I can think of is battery relocation to the boot... perhaps something worth considering as it'll make my FMIC easier next spring 
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Kyle T
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I could just get a wee battery 
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daymoon
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Slim battery does seem to be a good option.
Good think you haven't mentioned the embarrassing(for me) part of today
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Kyle T
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Oh yeah, speaking of batteries
Wanna buy my fullsize one? 
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daymoon
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
Oh yeah, speaking of batteries
Wanna buy my fullsize one?
Mine seems to be ok now 
It's weird. My last thought before turning the key is who I could ring to bring jump leads
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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your dangerous with tools
one of them batteries will probably go flat in a matter of days if your only commuting to work and stuff mate, alarm on overnight and shiz. could get a mid size one and relocate to boot? even weight distro n that
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Kyle T
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Yeah some homework needed regarding battery. If I could half the size of my battery - there would probably be enough space for the can but I'm not sure what's available for me.
Relocating to the boot would be best, but masses of effort for the sake of a catch can - so unlikely to happen at this stage, but perhaps will happen when I go FMIC anyway...
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0775kieran
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Could try a Cusco catch tank. http://www.japanparts.com/images/ImageFromDB.php?base=1&no=33303
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gazza808
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Older civics use tiny battery's.
Worth a look
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Kyle T
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I've been tipped off that older Micra's have diddy batteries too.
Food for thought
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John
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There will be loads of easy to come by tiny batteries, it's whether it's big enough for the car that's the problem.
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Kyle T
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I've done my homework and the relevant stats seem to be CCA (needs to be high enough to crank my engine) and AH (whether my limited charge time is enough to keep on top of the drain).
The tiny odyysey battery pictured above is from another Impreza which suggests the CCA is sufficient. For all I know though, he may only ever do 100mile trips per crank or keep it on a trickle charger etc... Neither of which are an option for me.
With that in mind, I'll be looking at Ah of 40+ which the odyssey is nowhere near. CCA I reckon I can go as low as 250-300.
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Wrighty
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They do bigger ones then the pc680 mate, for a weekend car the 680 is fine and offers a genuine weight saving of 6.5kg over a standard one. but like you say your a tart and need to pootle to work every day
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
They do bigger ones then the pc680 mate, for a weekend car the 680 is fine and offers a genuine weight saving of 6.5kg over a standard one. but like you say your a tart and need to pootle to work every day
I think the PC950 will be a decent compromise. It's the same length as my current battery but 80mm thinner so I could set the battery up flush to the washer bottle/fuse box and have the catch can between the battery and the headlight.
Think I'll just wait till my current battery dies, it's on it's way out I'm sure as every few days I get a single alarm chirp on startup which apparently signifies a low battery, and I ran it flat back when doing my HVAC LED's just from 5mins testing on the drive with the lights on and ignition off
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Wrighty
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yeah 950 looks good. sounds like a keen frost will be the end of you current one lol
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Kyle T
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Had my battery out on sunday to do some mockups with household items which could be approximately arranged into the size and shape of the PC950
Doesn't look like it'll leave enough room for the catch can, so I'm back to either the PC680 (and risking it being a waste of cash because I run it flat) or going for the boot relocation...
I think that catch-can will gather dust for now.
Treated myself to a bit of an off-season treat...
There's enough wax for probably a couple of coats (one application) so not sure whether to save it till' spring or whack it on for winter protection.
I've been using the Werkstatt kit all summer and it's been excellent, but not durable in the slightest so I'm topping it up almost weekly. As a result of that, I've used the full kit and I'm currently LSP'less.
If I get a mild/dry weekend I might strip back and apply this Angel AG stuff, otherwise just get some Meg's paste wax for a cheap filler over winter.
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chris_uk
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dont know how people can be arsed to wax cars over and over.. i start and get bored before ive even finished 1/3 of the car.. never mind doing it weekly..
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Ian W
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I use Werkstat in the Summer but come the Winter its Collinite 476 all the way.
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Kyle T
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dont know how people can be arsed to wax cars over and over.. i start and get bored before ive even finished 1/3 of the car.. never mind doing it weekly..
The Werkstatt is just a spray, so pretty much like quick detailing - takes about as long as it does to dry the car off.
I didn't mind re-doing it weekly in the summer, but with washes being further apart in winter I could do with something more durable.
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