2003 Vauxhall VX220 2.2

[pablo]

you need to program in the mileage as its stored on the stack

 

[svensktoppen]

Where did you get it from?

 

[pablo]

garw.co

 

[svensktoppen]

Cheers! Looks like you got the last one

 

[pablo]

he makes them in batches. I actually ordered this around the end of October iirc.

 

[seanmooney]

That’s a tidy bit of kit, really makes it more racecar now .

 

[pablo]

Some new plugs arrived today - gapped them 0.8mm and will get them fired in asap

NGK Iridium IX

 

[michelinman]

Nice trackskills tool Paul! You did well catching the engine in time! You have seriously upped your game!

 

[pablo]

Nice trackskills tool Paul! You did well catching the engine in time! You have seriously upped your game!

Blast from the past! What you up to these days?

 

[michelinman]

Blast from the past! What you up to these days?

Haha! Its been a while alright! Ahh, you know still wasting my time and money on cars and trying to get my teenage son into doing the same Hope you're all doing well!

 

[pablo]

Refresh my memory? 944 turbo?

 

[michelinman]

Refresh my memory? 944 turbo?

I wish! Was just a lowly NA 924 - which I gave to my mate after my 2nd son was born lol

Photo credit to @kurgan from on here below (sorry for spamming your thread; but at least its from Kirky )

 

[pablo]

lol no worries - was right with the porsche part anyway!!! Memory isnt away yet.

 

[Blackie]

lol no worries - was right with the porsche part anyway!!! Memory isnt away yet.

I was beginning to think I it was, that spanner is still knocking around my boot lol

 

[pablo]

dammit - Ill ding you over the weekend and grab it. Cheers B

 

[Blackie]

dammit - Ill ding you over the weekend and grab it. Cheers B

I’m only messing mate, no rush, unless you need it of course.

 

[pablo]

Bloody battery was dead dead. Fancy pants dash was draining it and the cold has now killed it. New one from Halfords (thanks trade card). Battery swap is a total balls. Bleeding hands later and it’s swapped ok

Used the multimeter to measure current draw with everything off and it was 0.5A Unplugged dash and 0.05A which is more like it.
So std stack back in for now. I need it for MOT anyway so the miles are right. there is a bug in the latest units where you can’t set the miles.

lastly I stretched some of mrs pablos tights over the heater feed pipe. The amount of crap that comes through and covers the dash is unreal.

 

[svensktoppen]

Trickle charger and battery kill switch are your best friends with these cars, mine only lasts a few days without charging, lol Mostly the Cobra alarm killing mine.

That's a serious drain from that dash though!

 

[pablo]

Mine was able to sit for a couple of weeks and start on the button so not normal at all.

will chat to the dash guy there must be a problem somewhere.

 

[Woodcutter]

That’s hectic, wonder why it’s drawing so much power even when off?

How much did Halfords rob you for a new battery?!

 

[pablo]

£60. Typical I was up at yours the day before FFS.

 

[Woodcutter]

£60. Typical I was up at yours the day before FFS.

£60 is decent enough to be fair, I would have charged you £70

 

[pablo]

I have a trade card though. Think it was 70-80 normal price. I went for the calcium one for the extra years warranty.

 

[hutchy_belfast]

I have a trade card though. Think it was 70-80 normal price. I went for the calcium one for the extra years warranty.

As if you will have the car longer than a battery warranty

 

[svensktoppen]

Mine was able to sit for a couple of weeks and start on the button so not normal at all.

will chat to the dash guy there must be a problem somewhere.

If you're lucky it could be a simple wiring thing, maybe using the non-switched supply instead of the switched?

Definitely not normal, no. Is Cooper's the same? His will have a larger battery, might still be draining just not so noticeable on his car?