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Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:12

Audi's own instructions don't tell you to check the oil level by hand?

Gorsh.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:13

The "warning bong" sound in my M5s was the same regardless of the problem, whether it was a low temperature warning or a "your engine has crapped its pants and thrown a con-rod out on to the street".

Luckily I didn't have any issues with the second M5, but I had so many mechanical faults with the first one (all covered under warranty) that I became conditioned to associate the warning sound with a £2,000 bill.

This made the "low temperature warnings" all the more pant-shittingly terrifying.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16561

I know what you mean, even though my car has been reliable so far, every time I hear that sound I get a moment of dread fear before realising that I've just left the boot open or something.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:28

It's strange that the Nissan Cube is the first car that I've driven in a long time that I actually trust.

I always get the fear on long journeys that my car is definitely going to break down, but not the Cube.

Incidentally, I've never had a car break down on a long journey.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:40

TheVision wrote:

It's strange that the Nissan Cube is the first car that I've driven in a long time that I actually trust.

Really, then what was it doing with that VW Beetle at Monte Carlo?

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:30

Grim... wrote:

Audi's own instructions don't tell you to check the oil level by hand?

Gorsh.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13383

krazywookie wrote:

Glad you asked?

Sorry I was responding to previous suggestions (not from yourself!) that I was some sort of negligent moron, knowingly running my car 'short' of oil and risking all sorts of damage and disaster.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 14:46

Hearthly wrote:

Sorry I was responding to previous suggestions (not from yourself!) that I was some sort of negligent moron

Which don't exist.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 14:46

Lonewolves wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

I'm comfortable knowing that the car will slowly move from 6.2 litres of oil to 5.2 litres of oil over the space of 1500 miles, at which point I'll top it up again.

Really? That's a lot of oil.

Just spotted this - more oil = better oil cooling.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 14:58

Grim... wrote:

Lonewolves wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

I'm comfortable knowing that the car will slowly move from 6.2 litres of oil to 5.2 litres of oil over the space of 1500 miles, at which point I'll top it up again.

Really? That's a lot of oil.

Just spotted this - more oil = better oil cooling.

I was just bringing it to the circular conclusion bc H was complaining about the amount of oil it uses.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13383

Grim... wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

Sorry I was responding to previous suggestions (not from yourself!) that I was some sort of negligent moron

Which don't exist.

Oh I must have imagined the comments then.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Hearthly wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

Sorry I was responding to previous suggestions (not from yourself!) that I was some sort of negligent moron

Which don't exist.

Oh I must have imagined the comments then.

do quote them, unless Grim's changed time.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Grim... wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

Sorry I was responding to previous suggestions (not from yourself!) that I was some sort of negligent moron

Which don't exist.

I dunno, that's not an reasonable summary of this post I reckon:

Cavey wrote:

I just don't get why anyone would rely on the oil warning idiot light before topping up (which is possibly past the point of increased wear being incurred as a result of low oil pressure), especially if the engine drinks oil, as this one seems to. How hard is it to pop the bonnet and check the dipper every fill up/whilst topping up screenwash etc., it's a high performance engine after all, and the cost of a new 'un is horrendously high.

Mechanical sympathy, much? Crickey, if I did that on most bikes I've ever owned, they'd have been toast.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 16:52

Crickey

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Lonewolves wrote:

Crickey

At his age I'd guess so, yes.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 16:56

Also I think you mean unreasonable, Doc.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 19:05

Well, he's just agreeing with me.

I'm not sure he meant to, but he is

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 19:07

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Grim... wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

Sorry I was responding to previous suggestions (not from yourself!) that I was some sort of negligent moron

Which don't exist.

I dunno, that's not an reasonable summary of this post I reckon:

Cavey wrote:

I just don't get why anyone would rely on the oil warning idiot light before topping up (which is possibly past the point of increased wear being incurred as a result of low oil pressure), especially if the engine drinks oil, as this one seems to. How hard is it to pop the bonnet and check the dipper every fill up/whilst topping up screenwash etc., it's a high performance engine after all, and the cost of a new 'un is horrendously high.

Mechanical sympathy, much? Crickey, if I did that on most bikes I've ever owned, they'd have been toast.

Fuck me, just seen this: it's Stalker Gaywood, strikes again.

Even on whatever planet you inhabit, Gaywood, with your tenuous-at-best grip on reality - even you couldn't claim that what I'd written there equates to me somehow "suggesting he was some sort of negligent moron".

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 19:09

MrChris wrote:

Lonewolves wrote:

Crickey

At his age I'd guess so, yes.

Sadly, yes.

Jem · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 19:39

You pair need to kiss and make up or start ignoring each other because this is getting fucking tedious.

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2017 19:48

Jem wrote:

You pair need to kiss and make up or start ignoring each other because this is getting fucking tedious.

Heh. Not much I can do if he sticks his beak into everything I do and say (even quoting me to someone else when they've not even done it themselves, see above). For whatever reason, the guy is obsessed.

I've tried "kissing and making up" umpteen times; I've met him more than halfway in arguments time and again, and I've shaken his hand in person. He's just not interested.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10079

GazChap wrote:

The "warning bong" sound in my M5s was the same regardless of the problem, whether it was a low temperature warning or a "your engine has crapped its pants and thrown a con-rod out on to the street".

Luckily I didn't have any issues with the second M5, but I had so many mechanical faults with the first one (all covered under warranty) that I became conditioned to associate the warning sound with a £2,000 bill.

This made the "low temperature warnings" all the more pant-shittingly terrifying.

We still panic when the 535 does that.

Mostly for low washer fluid now, but it used to be "the electrics have shafted the battery again" and "your run flats are running flat again". Once per journey, pretty much. What idiot uses one beep for everything?

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4673

TheVision wrote:

It's strange that the Nissan Cube is the first car that I've driven in a long time that I actually trust.

I always get the fear on long journeys that my car is definitely going to break down, but not the Cube.

Incidentally, I've never had a car break down on a long journey.

I'm reluctant to say too much for fear of the jinx, but modern cars are (overall) just so reliable and robust. I sometimes take it a little for granted. Perhaps it might lull people into a false sense of security at some times.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4673

BikNorton wrote:

one beep for everything?

Maybe there needs to be an escalation, but done like a polite human interaction - a quiet 'ahem' for minor things, 'uh-oh' for middling things, and screaming for major things.

Or, for expensive luxo barges, a sequence of 'kerching' sound effects, as you know it's gonna cost you.

The focus has a yellow light and a red light, but only one beep sound, and it has a little display that can show some text (eg 'power steering fault' - RED light). The mazda has simply a picture of a spanner.

krazywookie · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:54

Sir Taxalot wrote:

BikNorton wrote:

one beep for everything?

Maybe there needs to be an escalation, but done like a polite human interaction - a quiet 'ahem' for minor things, 'uh-oh' for middling things, and screaming for major things.

Or, for expensive luxo barges, a sequence of 'kerching' sound effects, as you know it's gonna cost you.

The focus has a yellow light and a red light, but only one beep sound, and it has a little display that can show some text (eg 'power steering fault' - RED light). The mazda has simply a picture of a spanner.

Perhaps that sucking sound builders make when you ask for a quote.

I'm sure I remember setting a car up to cut spark as soon as the oil pressure light comes on to minimise damage in the event of catastrophic oil loss. This would seem a good idea in general, I wonder why it's not done?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:54

As above, wouldn't unburnt fuel be swept through into the hot exhaust and then explode?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

MaliA wrote:

As above, wouldn't unburnt fuel be swept through into the hot exhaust and then explode?

Which would give you additional thrust, so is a good thing.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:46

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

As above, wouldn't unburnt fuel be swept through into the hot exhaust and then explode?

Which would give you additional thrust, so is a good thing.

Oh, good point.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:12

Sir Taxalot wrote:

The mazda has simply a picture of a spanner.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:19

Lonewolves wrote:

Sir Taxalot wrote:

The mazda has simply a picture of a spanner.

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MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:19

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

As above, wouldn't unburnt fuel be swept through into the hot exhaust and then explode?

Which would give you additional thrust, so is a good thing.

Is there any legal reason why i cannot make a pulsejet?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16561

None at all, you might get some noise complaints when you run it, though.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:28

I need enough thrust to push forward an 80kg me, and 14kg bike and weight of pulsejet. I might use tandem. Hmm.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:49

MaliA wrote:

I need enough thrust to push forward an 80kg me, and 14kg bike and weight of pulsejet. I might use tandem. Hmm.

So, 110 something for 10m per sec per sec

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16561

You want to watch Colin Furze on YouTube, he loves his pulse jets:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:27

BikNorton wrote:

[What idiot uses one beep for everything?

Roadrunner.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

markg wrote:

You want to watch Colin Furze on YouTube, he loves his pulse jets:

I fucking love Colin Furze.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16561

He's great. He must have either some pretty cool or very pissed off neighbours.

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:56

markg wrote:

You want to watch Colin Furze on YouTube, he loves his pulse jets:

Now THAT is my kind of bicycle.

Bravo to this chap.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:04

I mean, I know it goes about the spirit of what he does, but; oh Christ put a helmet on at least, man!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Grim... wrote:

I mean, I know it goes about the spirit of what he does, but; oh Christ put a helmet on at least, man!

he has a safety tie

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:10

Grim... wrote:

I mean, I know it goes about the spirit of what he does, but; oh Christ put a helmet on at least, man!

If he drops this V1-mobile, surely a potential knock to the head would be the last of his worries, more the impending "kaboom" and fireball?

I've never heard of this guy but by crikey, what a bloke, man after my own heart x 1000. Sod the noise, sod the neighbours, sod safety...... sod everything. :metul:

myp · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:17

Cavey wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I mean, I know it goes about the spirit of what he does, but; oh Christ put a helmet on at least, man!

If he drops this V1-mobile, surely a potential knock to the head would be the last of his worries, more the impending "kaboom" and fireball?

I've never heard of this guy but by crikey, what a bloke, man after my own heart x 1000. Sod the noise, sod the neighbours, sod safety...... sod everything. :metul:

Says the guy who doesn't ride in winter. Bk-brrrk *flaps wings*

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:21

Lonewolves wrote:

Cavey wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I mean, I know it goes about the spirit of what he does, but; oh Christ put a helmet on at least, man!

If he drops this V1-mobile, surely a potential knock to the head would be the last of his worries, more the impending "kaboom" and fireball?

I've never heard of this guy but by crikey, what a bloke, man after my own heart x 1000. Sod the noise, sod the neighbours, sod safety...... sod everything. :metul:

Says the guy who doesn't ride in winter. Bk-brrrk *flaps wings*

Heh.

If you're going to rebel, do it in comfort I always say.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:23

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:23

Werthers, Z?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 13:31

Make it a chewy one, don't want to risk a hard boiled treat at my age.

krazywookie · **Posted:** Thu Feb 23, 2017 19:35

MaliA wrote:

MrChris wrote:

MaliA wrote:

As above, wouldn't unburnt fuel be swept through into the hot exhaust and then explode?

Which would give you additional thrust, so is a good thing.

Oh, good point.

Yes, it goes bang, not a problem. And then only really with carbs.

Colin furze is a national treasure.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2017 22:58

Hmm might have found the cause of my cars performance drop. Checked the air filter today as I had a feeling it might need attention (Green Cotton that's been in about 2 years) and it was absolutely choked with bits of crap! Gave it a good clean out with a brushed attachment on the cordless dyson so hopefully she can breathe properly again now. Wish I'd taken before and after pics of it now it almost filled half the tub!

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:21

I borrowed a brand new BMW 730d from my local BMW dealer yesterday. There's no way in hell I'll be able to afford a new one by September, but I reckon if I really knuckle down and pay off as much debt as possible between now and then (certainly all the c/c debt) I may be able to find a decent used model.

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