Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
For you old BMW nutters i mean enthusiasts, this guy does some good videos.
Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.
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link1896
Wheel size expert
15 years old. It’s up there.
Oh yes, Streten (m539 restorations) has gotten the world of bmw tragics hot under the collar.
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
Ok, so not manifold... Just didnt sit right, so i took it off, blocked off all the holes, positioned it with the 4 ports level and filled it up with petrol and let it sit for an hour - no leaks. Silicone squeezing must have been me just pushing it in the gap.. Back to square 1.
Started spending some more time in the diagnostic software watching live data. And unplugging sensors - O2 sensors, no change, MAP sensor made it idle higher and better. Think I'll replace that.
But tooling around I saw "flywheel target programming" - "not set". Ah. This is the problem Meg Sports get with a single mass flywheel, and I've used a DMF but a Valeo one, not OEM LUK...
If the drive cycle setting procedure (run it up the 4000rpm in third and coast back down a few times) doesn't work, i might be in trouble... Apparently it can be mapped out, but thats a specialist job in Melbourne...
Started spending some more time in the diagnostic software watching live data. And unplugging sensors - O2 sensors, no change, MAP sensor made it idle higher and better. Think I'll replace that.
But tooling around I saw "flywheel target programming" - "not set". Ah. This is the problem Meg Sports get with a single mass flywheel, and I've used a DMF but a Valeo one, not OEM LUK...
If the drive cycle setting procedure (run it up the 4000rpm in third and coast back down a few times) doesn't work, i might be in trouble... Apparently it can be mapped out, but thats a specialist job in Melbourne...
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Filling the manifold with petrol? Driving the shitbox to Melb to make it idle?
Time to call it...
Time to call it...
Cardy George
Not guilty
I'm with him.
If it was classic metal, or even classy metal, I'd say persevere.
But it's not, bin it, start again.
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
lol. It’s not that bad... Gotta try the programming procedure for the flywheel sensor first.
And just to be annoying my pos old lappy had its fan die... So I was putting it in the freezer between sessions, and sitting it on an ice pack
There’s only about 3 grand in it ( but a lot of time...) but it’s more than I just want to dump. Besides, as annoying as it is, my OCD won’t let a bloody machine outwit me!!
Asininedrivel
Likes bikes and dirt and has no idea why
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
Cant even import those...
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
Just an old Megane, not even a sport. A French Camry.
It had sentimental value, and it was intended to be waaay less work than its turned out to be. Hindsight is a bitch, i certainly wouldn’t have started the project knowing what I know now!
Mouse trap.
Cardy George
Not guilty
Minus the snail
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
Yeah... The whole project is a featured entry in “it seemed like a good idea at the time”. And had a bunch of things not gone awry in a pretty unforeseeable fashion it probably wasn’t a terrible idea...Minus the snail
SummitFever
Eats Squid
I say keep going. There's something incredibly satisfying about that sort of problem solving and you are most likely pretty close to solving it. Double check wiring and connectors for damage, corrosion etc.
It may only be an old Megane but what you've done is far better for the planet than throwing it out and buying a new car.
It may only be an old Megane but what you've done is far better for the planet than throwing it out and buying a new car.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
I doubt he needs a (this) car anyway - not like it runs & drives! Seems to be getting by with a non-functional piece of crap so far.
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
I’ll figure it out eventually. Thankfully I don’t actually need it on the road anytime soon, so can chip away at it until the eminently satisfying Eureka moment. I have one more calibration procedure to run tomorrow and a new map sensor ordered, and if that doesn’t work I’m parking it for a while and letting my subconscious work on it while I play with my new bike (among a hundred other projects...)
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
We have a nearly new car as well. Don’t really need two cars as we’ve discovered after both were written off in the hail, so can afford to tinker with this at my leisure.
Also, VW owners can’t throw too much shade on Renaults...
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So it is a race between you and the rust!
Haakon
has moral fibre, who'd have thunk that?
haha. at least thats one problem Meganes dont have...
Cant rely on the French for anything.