The Classic is in for an MoT test tomorrow, so it had a new rear exhaust today. I also fitted new rear discs and pads as the old discs had become very rusted around the edge. That rust was wearing the associated area of the relatively new pads and leading to a smaller friction surface […]
Alpine Trip is on
Having been stone-walled with every attempt since last July at getting leave arranged for this summer’s expedition around the Alps, I finally lost patience and went over the company’s rostering department’s head and spoke directly to the Fight Ops Director (second highest man in the company). He was extremely reasonable and had it sorted within […]
Another Noise, Another Worry
I noticed a new engine noise on the way home from work the other day, so spent today investigating. There was an intermittent plastic knocking noise, which emanates from the snorkel top. I inspected the turbo with the ducting removed, removed the snorkel to check for contamination or damage and checked the filter, but found […]
First Service
The weather was good today (much better than the pessimistic forecast), so I was able to change the oil and filters. It’s amazing how black and thin the running in oil was, though some of the blackness will be from the graphite grease that was liberally applied to all the bearings and seals on assembly. […]
Why Can It Never Go Smoothly?
Well, there have been a few issues since the Tdi running-in started. With about 150 miles under its belt, the gearbox has started occasionally jumping out of fourth gear on the over-run. I have removed the top cover of the gearbox again, suspecting that this problem is down to me disturbing the positions of the […]
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