WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

[fogman]

pics glynn

[James Bass]

I had Chugga in for her re-test. SHE PASSED.

[gregster]

How much did you need to leave in the ashtray mate???

Well done fella...

[Livewire Frontera]

Replaced the spark plugs hoping to clear up the erratic idle and guess what?............. It didn't!!
i'm starting to worry that its worse than i feared, i've bought a replacement intake manifold gasket hoping that the existing one has broken down and is sucking a small amount of extra air in, when i put my foot down i get a wiff of fuel so thats my way of thinking failing that could be either head gasket or valves need re-seating if its the head gasket it could be the same problem my old cavalier had in that the head gasket blew between the cylinder bores so dropping the compression but not mixing the oil and water

[Gazeddy]

put muds on my spare wheels ready for the annual

[fogman]

[akers159]

Got the rear N/S disc and pads changed
Still waiting for bits for the front two, will start the rear O/S tomorrow
Nobby

[bigdazz]

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well done james

[hipo1024]

I wired up the CB aerial, took it out into a open area and tested the SWR.....hmmm...it shot well above 3, I let go of the button as soon as it went that high. :'( So tomorrow I'll have to have a scout on here to find out what ive done wrong

[Drift]

Hipo me ole mate, post in ICE section and the guys will help you no end

[Livewire Frontera]

[andysd1]

lee, just check the fookin egr will yer,

[Drift]

Not wanting to sound all Adminy, but could you keep the techi stuff in the techi threads please guys as this info could be useful for others and it will get lost in here as this is just a thread about a quick overview of what you have done to your car today, not a Q&A forum

Sorry to get heavy, but in the long run it benefits all members past, present and future

Thanks guys

[RatCav]

Not today but last night ... replaced the rear nearside brake caliper. Should of been easy, but turned into a nightmare. Stupid stupid Isuzu ... why would you make two brake calipers exactly the same where the only difference is 20mm on the slider. Then spread rumours that the 1990 LWB Lotus Edition has 75mm sliders and then fit 55mm sliders to actual thing. After finding out the new one was 20mm too long I had to cut the old caliper apart to get the seized slider out and compare the two. To make things even more annoying, to get the 55mm slider all they did was literally chop 20mm off the end of the longer one

Then I had to bleed the effin things, then I wasted an hour of my life adjusting the stupidly overly complicated handbrake system only to slacken everything off and give up. Leaving it in gear now when parked. Must sort it though ... MOT end of May

[fudge]

if you need a hand, i can allways pop over ratcav

[RatCav]

Might tap you for a hand next Wednesday Fudge. It will be done. I will also double triple chack the other side is working properly then as well.

[mikovitch]

Today I have changed the thermostat housing gasket. Hopefully it will stop losing water now.

It seems a little smokey but I am hoping that it is a bit of gasket seal burning off or something. Meh, time will tell I guess!

[Livewire Frontera]

Well had a proper day today sun shining get the beers out and cracked on with the jobs

1st order of business spark plugs

old ones


New ones


What a difference must have done at least 3 or more years with these in


then came the brake pads i checked them yesterday when i had my new tyre (supplied by Gazeddy) fitted at my mate nicks tyre bay he didn't even charge me cos i did the swap using their gear so they didn't have to do the work

they have done some serious mileage judging by whats left compared to the new ones


and then replaced the intake manifold gasket which didn't look too bad but no change in the irratic idle so guess what i did next?? i removed the EGR valve gasket was shot made a few phone calls and found that they are a dealer only part my mate Sven on parts couldn't believe the price, he said its the most expensive gasket for its size he's ever known........ £10 inc VAT

Here's the old gasket, new one arrives from Ellesmere Port tomorrow morning

[PixelMonkey]

Fitted a black screen top as i dont have any sunvisor after relining the interior roof awhile back.

Preped my replacement sills ready for welding.

in the sunshine

[andysd1]

is that the EGR valve, lee.lol