What did you do to your x40 today???

[baldmosher]

Originally Posted by Worms

Just back home from the annual trip to the Mediterranean. Just over 3,500 miles, Inverness to Nice and back and the only problem is that the (original) tail-gate struts are no longer keeping the tail-gate open. Now at 220,000 miles and trip fuel consumption was 42.7 mpg, which is pretty good for an old petrol engine and cruising at between 70 and 80 mph most of the time.

Top tip, save the bent top ends from your old struts, they can be swapped with your new ones if they are aftermarket and straight.

[Haizum74]

Today I was going to do the drop links and fuel filter, but it rained so I just stared at the car from my window, in a state of sadness.

[baldmosher]

4th timing belt fitted
Fuel/oil/air filters replaced
Tried to fit new headlamp wiper motors, neither work... One half-works but now stays upright. Still, I have some spare motors to play with...

[phil_r]

Car is having a clutch and possibly a dmf fitted at our local garage, finally decided to get it done after driving it carefully for the last year and a half with occasional slipping.

Been driving around my mums 1994 440 2.0 GLT, cracking car and surprisingly quick!

[Haizum74]

Did the drop links. When I say links I mean link. Yes, the bolts decided not to budge. One dremel, 4 dremel bits, one torx screw busted and a purchase of an angle grinder and job done on the one side. 3 hours from getting the jack out of the car to putting it back in the boot.

Suffice to say when I got the top nut off the suspension dropped. I wasn't prepared and sharted myself a large pony.


Also did a friends oil change on her car as it was her birthday and she hadnt changed the oil for a good 2 years. chain wrenches are a fecking nightmare.

[druid]

Fitted a new tip on my exhaust

[clarkey1984]

Originally Posted by druid

Fitted a new tip on my exhaust

That looks sweet, I may change mine as the outwardly rolled single 4 inch pipe mines wearing does look a bit OTT.

[3rk5]

From time to time the recirculation and AC on/off (the orange one that indicates that AC is off, green one doesn't flash) lights on my climate control unit start flashing. It flashes them for a minute and then stops, the unit seems to work fine though. What causes this?

[clarkey1984]

Today I discovered that if you reverse back off a small (not dropped) kerb in a straight line then it is a quick easy and efficient way to get your outer bumper off, result! Luckily it clipped back into place pretty easily, apart from buggering about trying to find the right size washer to add where the screw had pulled through where it meets the bottom of the passenger wing it was back on within a minute or two.

[3rk5]

Originally Posted by clarkey1984

Today I discovered that if you reverse back off a small (not dropped) kerb in a straight line then it is a quick easy and efficient way to get your outer bumper off, result! Luckily it clipped back into place pretty easily, apart from buggering about trying to find the right size washer to add where the screw had pulled through where it meets the bottom of the passenger wing it was back on within a minute or two.

I was a bit luckier than you I think. This happened to me today again, bumper got stuck on the curb... Didn't notice it until I started reversing and heard a big crack.