What have you done today/recently to your 5?

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:12 am

KevGoat wrote:
M0nkeyM4gic wrote:
I think the parts say it all, CAS was leaking, first time under the bonnet of the 5 and i loved every minute of it, apart from the oil filter, other than that it all went to plan.

Yeah that first filter change is often a PITA ... after that, can only blame yourself if too tight

Never understand why so many people, mechanics included, tighten oil filters up so hard. So many of them never oil the seal either.

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It took me ages to get the filter off the first time I serviced my car. Now it takes seconds. I also learned quickly that it's a good idea to throw a rag over the hose clamps for the fuel lines...

CaptainNate · Postby **CaptainNate** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:11 am

TieNN89 wrote:
CaptainNate wrote:Went to go pick up a compressor, misjudged the size from the photo. So I am currently hardparking at supercheap auto waiting for the bigger car....

Couldn't put it in the boot and strap the boot lid down?

Nope, It had to stay standing up due to already having oil in it

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Pokmx5 · Postby **Pokmx5** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:48 pm

finally put them in last night

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:00 pm

Mothballed it...

thelaughingman · Postby **thelaughingman** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:10 pm

Ordered:
- Alloy Radiator
- Turn Signal Intakes (thanks for the group buy)

Received:
- Tie Rod Ends
- Rear wheel bearings
- Rocker Cover Gasket
- Cam seals

Now just paying off my wheels and a heap of other parts....

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:17 pm

PaulF wrote: It took me ages to get the filter off the first time I serviced my car. Now it takes seconds. I also learned quickly that it's a good idea to throw a rag over the hose clamps for the fuel lines...

Good thinking. I usually just leave blood stains all over them.

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:15 pm

manga_blue wrote:
PaulF wrote: It took me ages to get the filter off the first time I serviced my car. Now it takes seconds. I also learned quickly that it's a good idea to throw a rag over the hose clamps for the fuel lines...
Good thinking. I usually just leave blood stains all over them.

So I'm not the only one?

22Silver · Postby **22Silver** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:21 pm

Last time I changed oil fuel and air filters, I also had to do heater hoses, rad hoses, radiator and a bunch of other stuff.
I swear I left 1/5th of my blood in the engine bay.

elliptoid · Postby **elliptoid** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:37 pm

Installed central locking.

Earlybird · Postby **Earlybird** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:49 pm

Fitted my Ultra Racing cabin brace and modified the wind blocker to retain its functionality.

Snowmotion · Postby **Snowmotion** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:06 pm

Fitted my Magnecor 8.5mm competition leads. Feels like it has fixed the slight miss on first press of the throttle.

Also found one of the soft top drains was blocked this morning after last nights downpour. A quick visit to Bunnings and some flexi wire for tieing up plants and problem solved.

Just to dry the car out now.

22Silver · Postby **22Silver** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:03 pm

Best way to dry the car is to pat out as much water as possible with a towel, then run it with heater and fan on max, aircon on if you have it, air to 'fresh' not recirc, and then let it run for 20 mins with the windows just cracked a little.

Forgot to put my window up once, started washing, took a good 2 minutes to realize I didn't put it up..

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 5:31 pm

Had a full set of ku31s fitted/balanced & aligned. Just got to do front pads then I'm ready for the track day.

manga_blue · Postby **manga_blue** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:39 pm

Cleaned out the air filter box. Found these plastered against the filter. :shock:

Apparently there are some downsides about sucking air through the firewall from the air collector box.

For all the botanists among us I have identified Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus terreticornis), Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) and Coast Banksia (Banksia integrifolia).