Tools for home servicing

Wig

mikey72 wrote: »

I find most modern cars don't suit trolley jacks any more, either there's no where solid enough, it's all light metalwork that bends, or plastic that breaks, or the jack cuts into the underseal and leaves big scuff marks, in the end I've got a selection of wooden blocks with various cut outs that slot onto the sills, or the jacking points, or sit under the suspension lower mounts.

And I find that car ramps are impossible with modern cars with all the skirting bumpers, you have to make a series of steps for the wheels to go up before they even get on the ramps!

Rover socket for oil filter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36mm-Oil-Filter-Socket-Rover-75-Freelander-NEW-transit-/250926662254
I still wouldn't buy one, I've been looking for a picture of the 75 oil filter in situ to see what is so special that you need a spanner to undo it, but I have failed to find one..... I don't see why if it is tight to get off you wouldn't just use a chain/strap or hammer a screw driver through it and turn the screw driver??? You won't need a socket for putting on the new one as they only go on to hand tight.

alexalexalex

Wig wrote: »

I still wouldn't buy one, I've been looking for a picture of the 75 oil filter in situ to see what is so special that you need a spanner to undo it, but I have failed to find one..... I don't see why if it is tight to get off you wouldn't just use a chain/strap or hammer a screw driver through it and turn the screw driver??? You won't need a socket for putting on the new one as they only go on to hand tight.

clicky for a pic of the engine, behind the dipstick you can (just about) see the oil filter. It's about 4 or 5 inches deeper than the engine cover so a bit awkward to get to. I'll have a go at getting to it by hand tomorrow because I've been snowed under the last few days but if I have to get a specific part for it that's no problem because I'll hopefully be getting plenty of use out of it if I have the car for a while, plus it's only a tenner so no harm done if I only use it once

Joe_Horner

alexalexalex wrote: »

clicky for a pic of the engine, behind the dipstick you can (just about) see the oil filter. It's about 4 or 5 inches deeper than the engine cover so a bit awkward to get to. I'll have a go at getting to it by hand tomorrow because I've been snowed under the last few days but if I have to get a specific part for it that's no problem because I'll hopefully be getting plenty of use out of it if I have the car for a while, plus it's only a tenner so no harm done if I only use it once

Clicking that link reminds me why I love our cars so much. DIY access Nirvana :j

alexalexalex

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Clicking that link reminds me why I love our cars so much. DIY access Nirvana :j

What's that then, the inside of a hair dryer or something?!?
I think even I could probably find my way around that one!!

s_b

some kind of daft mobile:D

s_b

cortina mnk2 needs finnishing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mk2-cortina-1300-/220983002614?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item33739d05f6

got to say it already looks finished to me:D

vaio

and the modern variety, note the easy of access

vaio

Wig wrote: »

.......I've been looking for a picture of the 75 oil filter in situ to see what is so special that you need a spanner to undo it, but I have failed to find one..... I don't see why if it is tight to get off you wouldn't just use a chain/strap or hammer a screw driver through it and turn the screw driver??? You won't need a socket for putting on the new one as they only go on to hand tight.

could it be that the filter is a paper element contained in a reusable casing?

Road_Hog

s_b wrote: »

cortina mnk2 needs finnishing

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/mk2-cortina-1300-/220983002614?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item33739d05f6

got to say it already looks finished to me:D

Jesus Christ, just looked at a linked auction from your post. 1981 3.0s Capri (not even a 2.8i special, what was it called, the 280D?) for the princely sum of £6,500 and the seller rates the body work as 8/10.

Sorry, but why would you want to spend that sort of money on a car that is not in perfect condition, was outdated even 30 years ago and is not even rare or in mint condition. If I remember rightly, that 3 litre lump was ancient.

Joe_Horner

alexalexalex wrote: »

What's that then, the inside of a hair dryer or something?!?
I think even I could probably find my way around that one!!

Like sb says:

s_b wrote: »

some kind of daft mobile:D

It's a 1966 Daf 32 (pretty much the same as the later 33. Free tax, cheap insurance, pretty good on petrol (high 40s on a run) and great for home servicing - simple and loads of access but the complicated bit is under the back seat where the rubber bands are kept

No, really, I mean it...


:eek:

Oh, and it was a freebie - cost about £650 to collect, recommission, paint, MOT and insure for the first year. Plus, it may not be fast (cruises at 65 - 70 all day if the roads flat) but 60 in this feels like 120+ in a modern, so it's fun without risking your licence :T

You just know it makes sense!