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jerrytug · Oct 10, 2021

Got another 205 diesel: 281,000 miles on original engine and drives like new. Another refugee from Sadiq Khan's ULEZ nonsense starts a new life in the country..

Barking Mat · Oct 10, 2021

jerrytug said:
Got another 205 diesel: 281,000 miles on original engine and drives like new. Another refugee from Sadiq Khan's ULEZ nonsense starts a new life in the country..View attachment 313807

That looks well tidy.

I find the cylinder head gasket dies at 200,000 miles or twenty years of age.

Barking Mat · Oct 10, 2021

Barking Mat said:
That looks well tidy.

I find the cylinder head gasket dies at 200,000 miles or twenty years of age.

But then you change the head gasket and it's good for another twenty years.

Bleed nipples on brake disks calipers, too, made of cheese.

Great cars, I had a few.

minimutly · Oct 10, 2021

jerrytug said:
Got another 205 diesel: 281,000 miles on original engine and drives like new. Another refugee from Sadiq Khan's ULEZ nonsense starts a new life in the country..View attachment 313807

Shame it’s a diesel....

Barking Mat · Oct 10, 2021

minimutly said:
Shame it’s a diesel....

No, Pug 205 diesels fly, I rate them.

And the mk 1 Renault Clio.

minimutly · Oct 10, 2021

Barking Mat said:
No, Pug 205 diesels fly, I rate them.

And the mk 1 Renault Clio.

I’m just anti diesel - ignore me....

Munkul · Oct 10, 2021

Barking Mat said:
No, Pug 205 diesels fly, I rate them.

And the mk 1 Renault Clio.

Yup. We had a few when we were younger, we didn't look after them but we had a lot of fun with them!
The 205s made excellent farm cars... The clios not bad either...

jerrytug · Oct 10, 2021

minimutly said:
Shame it’s a diesel....

I couldn't afford a madly overpriced 205 GTI, but my 1.9 turbo diesel is 91hp, not far off in the real world, with more flexibility through the rev range, and the 1.8 N/A feels close to that. Anyway not arguing, each to their own.

KimB · Oct 10, 2021

300nm torque wrench. I got a gift card from the guy I helped last week fixing the truck so I bought this for myself. I have been needing one for a while

daleyd · Oct 10, 2021

KimB said:
300nm torque wrench. I got a gift card from the guy I helped last week fixing the truck so I bought this for myself. I have been needing one for a while

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Those Halfords ones look great value!

KimB · Oct 10, 2021

daleyd said:
Those Halfords ones look great value!

They are, this is my third haha. The other two are smaller though. I realised after I bought the last one that I couldn’t torque my vehicles wheel nuts which has been bothering me.

Barking Mat · Oct 10, 2021

KimB said:
They are, this is my third haha. The other two are smaller though. I realised after I bought the last one that I couldn’t torque my vehicles wheel nuts which has been bothering me.

Don't you need a 3/4 " for big trucks ?

daleyd · Oct 10, 2021

KimB said:
They are, this is my third haha. The other two are smaller though. I realised after I bought the last one that I couldn’t torque my vehicles wheel nuts which has been bothering me.

I was looking at them a while back, I’ve got a few of differing types (a cheap Lidl 1/2 inch one and some smaller decent brand secondhand ones I’ve picked up) but these always looked good for the money - if I was buying new they would be hard to look past I think.

KimB · Oct 10, 2021

Barking Mat said:
Don't you need a 3/4 " for big trucks ?

They’re 1” on the trucks for wheel nuts. This is for my own vehicles.

daleyd said:
I was looking at them a while back, I’ve got a few of differing types (a cheap Lidl 1/2 inch one and some smaller decent brand secondhand ones I’ve picked up) but these always looked good for the money - if I was buying new they would be hard to look past I think.

Definitely worth picking one up. If you have a Halfords card it’s even cheaper.

daleyd · Oct 10, 2021

KimB said:
They’re 1” on the trucks for wheel nuts. This is for my own vehicles.

Definitely worth picking one up. If you have a Halfords card it’s even cheaper.

I applied a few years back for a trade card and had an email back saying to go to store and pick it up (i think I just emailed them a copy of my HNC from apprenticeship) but never did go in and collect it. A good reminder to go and get it sorted!!

KimB · Oct 10, 2021

daleyd said:
I applied a few years back for a trade card and had an email back saying to go to store and pick it up (i think I just emailed them a copy of my HNC from apprenticeship) but never did go in and collect it. A good reminder to go and get it sorted!!

Very good reminder. I paid £84 for the torque wrench which I think is normally £105.

dobbslc · Oct 11, 2021

jerrytug said:
Got another 205 diesel: 281,000 miles on original engine and drives like new. Another refugee from Sadiq Khan's ULEZ nonsense starts a new life in the country..View attachment 313807

I would like this but it's got that bastard Sidiq Khan's name in it.

Barking Mat said:
No, Pug 205 diesels fly, I rate them.

And the mk 1 Renault Clio.

I had a diesel Clio van and it was ridiculously fast!

James1979 · Oct 11, 2021

jerrytug said:
Got another 205 diesel: 281,000 miles on original engine and drives like new. Another refugee from Sadiq Khan's ULEZ nonsense starts a new life in the country..View attachment 313807

Those engines go on for ever. They are really good. My dad had the pickup which I think was a 305 but the same base engine as far as I know. Worked hard and went for a lot of years.

Brad93 · Oct 11, 2021

The two helicoil kits turned up.

Now have M2.5, M3, M4, M5, M6, M8, M10 and M12.

Edward Teach · Oct 11, 2021

Brad93 said:
The two helicoil kits turned up.

Now have M2.5, M3, M4, M5, M6, M8, M10 and M12.

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Here is my collection of Helicoil kits.

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