Can't see anything, but my eyes are pretty knackered too!
How grumpy do the French police have to be to nick you for not carrying spare LED headlights? :)
Space-savers are crap. They're sketchy as hell and basically just enough to get you to a tyre shop. I'd rather have a full size spare and be able to carry on my journey.
Sadly, the first "upgrade" that most BMW owners do is replacing run-flats with tyres that don't feel like concrete boots so they're not a fantastic option either.
Having said that, I don't carry a spare at all in my LPG cars unless I'm on a long trip. The Jeep came without the carrier and the Duchess no longer has a spare wheel well.
By the way: Are good old NGK BPR6ES still the recommended plug?
Also.. red HT leads? https://www.island-4x4.co.uk/ignition-lead-4046-9802-hls103xp-p-461.html
A bit tarty :/
I just went out to see if there was RPM showing while cranking (saw on a post that claimed you should see 1-200rpm when cranking if the CPS is OK) and she started first hit. She cranked for half a second with 0rpm showing then boom - straight into perfect running. I took her for a 30 minute drive to make sure the battery is fully charged and she behaved perfectly. Then started twice more when I got home. Hmm.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll start with plugs and wires -they're old! (I don't see them on my list, so they're probably coming up to 30k)
By coincidence, I was chasing a misfire under load on my Jeep this afternoon and thought I'd start with plugs - to find that the king lead literally just snapped at the coil end connector and fell off. It was a cheap pattern part (Blueprint) which looks like it has been arcing for a while. I was starting to look for a CPS for that one too! Hopefully new leads will sort it.
Morat
Folks,
this is a bit of a pain. She's been grand all summer but now it's getting colder she's failing to start when cold. There was one time it wouldn't start and I cleared a security Serial link error and she started fine. I don't think this is related.
It started with crank, burble, nothing. Then crank burble, nothing. Then crank, fire - run (albeit lumpy to start with as cylinders chimed in)
As it gets colder it's more likely, crank, burble, nothing. Crank, burble, nothing, Crank crank crank crank nothing.
If you get lucky and it fires up, hot or warm restart is fine.
Currently looking at about 3C on the thermometer and she won't fire at all.
Faults on the nano
Multiple misfires (not surprising), and random upstream O2 no signal (occurred once, not present). I cleared then, they haven't come back but she still won't start.
Yes, plenty of fuel - both types :)
Where should I begin?
I don't understand why the regs were changed in 2012. Surely every car should have a spare? My preference would be for full sized too - so there's a nice location for an LPG tank :)
The internet certainly harms health with the amount of time spent slumped in front of a screen!
I still do it :P
What year is your P38?
Mine is a 2000 so it can be EKA unlocked by the Nanocom. Which meant that it basically paid for itself when my P38 battery went flat while it was waiting for parts at a garage. My drivers door had a failed microswitch so the only way to enter the EKA was via a Nancom.
Daily? yes..probably. It depends on your routine. Put it this way, I think they're great for what they are but I wouldn't use one as an ambulance!
Buy two and drive them every other day :)
Then when you need to fix something you can learn it once and practice with preventative maint on the other one!
oh btw,
Emissions for The Duchess this time round: CO 0% and HC 30ppm/1200ppm
Non Catalyst equipped vehicle (metered check) fuel type LPG.
I'd like to see you haul our narrowboat behind a Landy, even if you could get it onto the beach :)
Not easy to get on the plane either, to be fair!
Only if you used two surf boards :)
Ah right yes :) 47 foot canal boat. Built for comfort over speed!
(but for a canal boat she's quite nippy with a 42hp engine)
All there is to know!
https://www.kateboats.co.uk/madeleine-47-foot-5-luxury-4-berth-narrowboat/
She's what's known as a Sponsored Boat, so we paid for her to be built, own her and take a cut of the rental. It isn't a get rich quick scheme by any means, but she washes her face and we get free holidays which works out great it you like canal boats, and we do :)
Yep, the best choice is to switch off the LPG and forget about it until it's running properly on Petrol. With multipoint you're adding a new injection system on top of the existing one so any fault on petrol (apart from petrol fuel pressure, I guess) is going to affect the LPG side. Single point can mask/survive petrol side issues because it's a separate system, but it's not a great choice for a Thor as described up-thread.
Back from a week on the boat... what a lovely relaxing ride back that was. Today was one of those days that it's all worth it :) I even got to off-road for about 10 yards when pulling over to let a police car go wailing by. <smugface>
She also survived 10 days stationery without the battery going flat, which was nice.
Hmmm, my trip computer says 13mpg average!
I can get about 70 litres into the LPG tank from empty and usually get about 180 miles from it*. I think that's just the price of commuting over B roads :(
StrangeRover It sounds like it's time for a new system. If the lines are all in the right place and can be re-used it should save some time. I'm guessing your tank is getting a bit long in the tooth but if it's in the wheel well I can't imagine it needs replacing? I honestly don't give any extra for a car that has an LPG conversion. Even if it runs it's probably worn out anyway. The maths still works on a new install, it'll definitely save you money.
The arch isn't sharp and it didn't attract any attention this time round- even the front tyre got through without an advisory. It is correct that it passed as it has at least 1.6mm over 75% of the tyre but it doesn't look pretty as it's the outside edge that is worn. Maybe they're busy? :)
Apparently I have rusty coil springs on the front of my Jeep... ooh noes! :)
I have no idea. Maybe they're covering their asses for the whine from the diff?
Anyway, failed then passed -
Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects):
Nearside Rear Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board pipe broken off rear flange (6.1.2 (b) (ii))
Repair immediately (major defects):
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
After they fixed that she got through with no advisories - which is funny as the rear arch damage was listed last year and hasn't changed :(
God no, they're fierce as hell but she's had a lot of work since last year. She did pick up an advisory for a rear wheel bearing last year which I have missed :/ I wonder if they've got a 20 ton press...
Or whether I should get one :)
Time for Man Maths!