What did you do to your x40 today???

[aldred309uk]

Originally Posted by skyship007

Did a routine check, topped up the oil with 1/2 liter of LM 10w30 that I found in the garage. Added one teacup of coolant and filled up the washer bottle with several liters of minus 30c supermarket blue.

Checked the tyres (All were OK) and overinflated them from 2.5 to 3 bars to allow for several months of natural loss and cold weather. Only enough tread left for this winter, so they will get binned next spring.

Replaced one rear sidelight R5W bulb, but the forking new one was already kaput, so bought 2 new Osrams. The round version of the R5W does not seem to fit as well as the OEM Osram flat sided job.

Removed mud and rubbish from the footwells and seats, but alas no time to wash the old dear, as I'm bound for Blighty again.

Will you not be invalidating your insurance by inflating your tyres above the manufacturers recommended pressure?

[gazO2V40T4]

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[gazO2V40T4]

I tried to just add a photo of the test sheet but it wouldn’t allow it

[Haizum74]

Originally Posted by gazO2V40T4

I tried to just add a photo of the test sheet but it wouldn’t allow it

It's photobucket. Not you.

[gazO2V40T4]

Originally Posted by Haizum74

It's photobucket. Not you.

So how do I post pics now then buddy

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by aldred309uk

Will you not be invalidating your insurance by inflating your tyres above the manufacturers recommended pressure?

Noop! The max pressure for a Conti winter tyre is 45 PSI and it's not an illegal act or even a undeclared Mod to run tyres at 3 instead of 2.5 bars.
Oddly enough the Volvo stealership and Iffybrake shops do just that in winter cos of ice holes and lumps. The fact that drivers don't check their tyre pressures too often when it's cold is another good reason.
My partner never checks them at all, hence I pump em all up a bit more than normal.

[Antz]

Originally Posted by gazO2V40T4

So how do I post pics now then buddy

Find a new provider. Imgur or Flikr both work but they aren't as good.

[gazO2V40T4]

Originally Posted by Antz

Find a new provider. Imgur or Flikr both work but they aren't as good.

Thanks Antz nice to see some familiar names are still here and some of the long term members still harping on about the same old s**t ha ha

[clarkey1984]

Originally Posted by aldred309uk

Will you not be invalidating your insurance by inflating your tyres above the manufacturers recommended pressure?

Legend post matey hahaha

[clarkey1984]

This morning, the first sub zero one this year here, i remembered one reason why i hate my car in the winter time, drivers door, no, frozen shut, passengers door, same, drivers rear, probably would have gone but my sons child seat is in the way, so passenger rear door, then clamber through, marvelous. I have used some wd40 on the drivers door rubber now, as a temporary measure until i can find some silicone spray, im sure we have some at work.

I also remembered one reason why i love my car in the winter today as well, 18 years old, approaching 183 thousand miles, heated seats still work faultlessly.