Looking online at the Viscosity index of some oils, i've come to the conclusion that ELF and Total who are one the same are on top with a VI of 186..
Compared to an average of 160-170 from other brands..
Just curious to know what ya'll use on 'ere!!
Rimmer Bros..
It wasn't their "value" brand but it wasn't cheap, considering aswell it is a Dayco i'd expect better!!
"made in italy too"
The front accesory drive was quite noisy, a definite bearing failure!
The old tensioner below an original DAYCO part 20yr old.
The brand new Tensioner, again a DAYCO part was completely fuckered out the box, it sounded worse than the old one!!!
Rocked from side to side too!!
Not happy.
She needed a new alternator too, atleast the new one fitted!!!
On a C130 (Hercules, Fat Albert) aircraft mission to Khandahar, Afghanistan, an Intel officer asked if she could visit the cockpit.
When she got up there, she found four crewmen. She asked the first what he did, and he explained that he was the navigator and what his responsibilities were. She turned to next one and asked what he did. He explained that he was the engineer and his job was to monitor and troubleshoot any system problems to keep the flight operating smoothly.
She turned to the next one and asked what he did. He explained that as the aircraft Captain he was responsible for everything on the airplane and the functioning of the crew. She turned to the co-pilot and asked, "Well Flight Lieutenant, what is your job?"
He replied, "Ma'am, I am the aircraft Captains sexual adviser."
Somewhat shocked, she said, "I beg your pardon, but what do you mean by that?"
"Very simple ma'am. The aircraft Captain has told me that when he wants my fucking advice, he'll ask for it."
A professor was giving a lecture on "Involuntary Muscular Contractions" to his first year medical students.
Realizing that this was not the most riveting subject, the professor decided to lighten the mood slightly. He pointed to a young woman in the front row and said, "Do you know what your asshole is doing while you're having an orgasm?"
She replied, "Probably lying under his Range rover with a spanner in his hand again."
I've seen it on a good few forums and it seems to work well.....
A bit of fun eh!!
I'll start...................................
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After a few beers last night I staggered home feeling horny:
"How long have you been in?" asked the wife.
"About 5 minutes" I said.
"Why didn't you wake me?" she moaned.
I said, "because you'd have said no."
2
Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news.
The donkey's died.' Paddy replied, 'Well then just give me my money back.' The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I've already spent it.'
Paddy said, 'OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.' The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?'
Paddy said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.' The farmer said, 'You can't raffle a dead donkey!'
Paddy said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'
A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ' What happened with that dead donkey?'
Paddy said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at £2 each and made a profit of £898'
The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?'
Paddy said, 'Just the guy who won, so I gave him his £2 back....
Not yet LOL
The flexplate shattered and i'm pretty sure the turbo oil seals have failed too!!
Typical diesel!!
Not all diesels
My 190k TD5 is spotless inside
But i'd say most other diesels are black as the ace of spades, especially neglected ones!
Ah yes..
I changed the Oil but only bought 5 litres, i need an extra 0.7
Just wondering today after topping her off..
The oil is quite clear even after 1500mi,
Castrol Edge 10w60.
Update time..
After pondering the idle issue I clouted the thing with a rubber hammer and squeezed the pipes going to the IACV the idle dropped and a "click" came from it, and the idle dropped down to normal...
Helps being a caveman I guess!!
Cheers Richard
Will a standard OBD reader be able to do it?
Right I've returned it to "original" with regards to throttle cable, and it still does it..
I noticed it started right after I overtook a tractor "with the original throttle cable setting" instead of going 1/4 to 1/2 throttle like i usually do I just mashed the throttle and she rightfully took off however when turning around in my drive i noticed the idle had raised to 1100 and would just sit there, and then drop back down..
Now on cold start it sits at 1500 or 1700 and sits there until she warms up, then it starts to fluctuate and it drops suddenly to the normal idle speed.
I've replaced the TPS mainly because I was getting spurious codes "fixed"
From memory i have an Idle air control valve malfunction code, but my code reader has been borrowed by a friend!
IIRC it was PO505..
Before this issue it would fire and then cut out or it would fluctuate between 100 and 1200rpm rapidly, so i had to hold the throttle for around 30secs to allow it to stabilise.
This is my idle when cold..
The old TPS was all rattly, which i thought was odd..
Thanks all.
dhallworth wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
dhallworth wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
When I rebuild tractor engines we get them on a PTO dyno and load them down to seat the rings..
Some of those big 6 cylinder tractors sound amazing whilst at full chat on the dyno!
That they do!
The best yet was a Case CVX Puma!!!
That sounded incredible
I'm half seriously looking for a tidy John Deere 3650 just now. Have a notion for one on wide tyres and a wide step with that 6 pot turbo. Total overkill for what we need but it would be fun!
Good tractors, mechanically quite strong, only time i've had one in was for a clutch...
What work you planning on having it do?
dhallworth wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
When I rebuild tractor engines we get them on a PTO dyno and load them down to seat the rings..
Some of those big 6 cylinder tractors sound amazing whilst at full chat on the dyno!
That they do!
The best yet was a Case CVX Puma!!!
That sounded incredible
Thanks Richard.
Thanks all..
Guess i should use it more often.
I replaced my two front ones after finding water and shit inside them..
There is an O ring IIRC that seals out road garbage..
This in my experience can be a cause of EAS issues,
But to be honest anything cheap isn't going to last, or maybe even work!!
When I rebuild tractor engines we get them on a PTO dyno and load them down to seat the rings..
I see no reason why not to do the same with a V8, work on an M62 I did and she pulls hard..
Anyone use it on the regular basis?
I've heard some people say it can wear out bags etc however I thought with what they go through when you're driving that wouldn't be the case?
Also are the bags supposed to completely depressurise when Access mode is selected or does it keep pressure in the bags?
Thanks
H