The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => Petrol/Diesel/Red Diesel/Aviation Fuel Head Zone => Topic started by: Barman on January 17, 2014, 02:52:45 PM
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Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Popcorn:
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Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Get a man in.......... whistle:
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Get a man in.......... whistle:
evil:
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He should get a Sierra whistle:
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He should get a Sierra whistle:
evil:
I was doing a service...
I took the sump guards off to drain the oil and noticed oil dripping from the front diff...
Turns out the filler plug is buggered - threads stripped. The plug is steel and the casing alloy...
So, I've spent the rest of the day trying to track down a suitably sized (M15) Helicoil kit or sump plug repair kit....
It is almost impossible to do anything like that here... A Cypriot shop owner simply won't say "I don't have it but I know who does...." so you end up driving around the whole bloody island @ €1.45 per litre and a dripping diff...
So, have sealed it up with PTFE tape and am trying to buy something on line but it turns out to be a difficult size.... Banghead
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He should get a Sierra whistle:
evil:
I was doing a service...
I took the sump guards off to drain the oil and noticed oil dripping from the front diff...
Turns out the filler plug is buggered - threads stripped. The plug is steel and the casing alloy...
So, I've spent the rest of the day trying to track down a suitably sized (M15) Helicoil kit or sump plug repair kit....
It is almost impossible to do anything like that here... A Cypriot shop owner simply won't say "I don't have it but I know who does...." so you end up driving around the whole bloody island @ €1.45 per litre and a dripping diff...
So, have sealed it up with PTFE tape and am trying to buy something on line but it turns out to be a difficult size.... Banghead
noooo: get a shogun.......... whistle:
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He should get a Sierra whistle:
evil:
I was doing a service...
I took the sump guards off to drain the oil and noticed oil dripping from the front diff...
Turns out the filler plug is buggered - threads stripped. The plug is steel and the casing alloy...
So, I've spent the rest of the day trying to track down a suitably sized (M15) Helicoil kit or sump plug repair kit....
It is almost impossible to do anything like that here... A Cypriot shop owner simply won't say "I don't have it but I know who does...." so you end up driving around the whole bloody island @ €1.45 per litre and a dripping diff...
So, have sealed it up with PTFE tape and am trying to buy something on line but it turns out to be a difficult size.... Banghead
noooo: get a shogun.......... whistle:
I have a shotgun.... rubschin:
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Shoot the car :thumbsup:
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Douggie knows a machine shop in Limassol that fits Helicoils.... cloud9:
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Douggie knows a machine shop in Limassol that fits Helicoils.... cloud9:
Probably doubles as a family planning clinic.
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Douggie knows a machine shop in Limassol that fits Helicoils.... cloud9:
Probably doubles as a family planning clinic.
If that was a Hellinic joke .....I take my hat off.......... Thumbs: Thumbs:
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Douggie knows a machine shop in Limassol that fits Helicoils.... cloud9:
Probably doubles as a family planning clinic.
;D
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Not that BM needs that ::)
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Not that BM needs that ::)
noooo:
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You could always see if you can get one of these for it.. rubschin:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543395/The-end-mechanic-Smart-glasses-make-possible-fix-car-engine-just-looking-it.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543395/The-end-mechanic-Smart-glasses-make-possible-fix-car-engine-just-looking-it.html)
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You could always see if you can get one of these for it.. rubschin:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543395/The-end-mechanic-Smart-glasses-make-possible-fix-car-engine-just-looking-it.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543395/The-end-mechanic-Smart-glasses-make-possible-fix-car-engine-just-looking-it.html)
rubschin: