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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Topic: Smoking Posted: 26-February-2005 at 13:57 |
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May be? It's definitely WCUK where I live.... |
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 26-February-2005 at 10:59 | ||
Sting, The Animals, Dire Straits . . . Admiral Lord Collingwood (Nelsons 2nd in command at Trafalgar) Then for the engineering stuff - the rifled cannon courtesy of Lord Armstrong, first house in the world lit by electric light (ditto), Tyne Bridge (model for Sydney Harbour job), George Stephenson - railways, etc, etc, etc. It may be WCUK where you live but it's still UKGB up here! AndyS - Proud to be Geordie |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 26-February-2005 at 06:36 | ||
Fog on the Tyne, Gazza, Jimmy Five-Bellies, Byker Grove, etc. |
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 25-February-2005 at 07:51 | ||
Wye aye man ! |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 24-February-2005 at 09:16 | ||
Oh dear, such humility! |
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Ciao,
Spokey |
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 24-February-2005 at 07:24 | ||
My wife thinks I'm somewhere between the two but with true Geordie sex appeal.
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 23-February-2005 at 15:14 | ||
Don't you mean George Clooney? |
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ian M635UK
Really Senior Member I Joined: 01-July-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 264 |
Posted: 23-February-2005 at 07:45 | ||
PS to run Power Boost you just losen the tubing arounf the air flow meter and squirt away at 2000rpm. It will decoke the engine nicely. Valve stem seals harden with age. 82kmiles? It's just run in. I wouldn't rip the head off to resolve the start up smoke issue. Ian |
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ian M635UK
Really Senior Member I Joined: 01-July-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 264 |
Posted: 23-February-2005 at 07:10 | ||
This isn't the problem with a smokey engine on start up though. You can replace the valve seals without removing the head but you need to pressurise the cylinders at Top Dead Centre with compressed air. Then use a special tool to depress the valve springs whilst avoiding them dropping into the cylinder!!!! Otherwise head gasket set is around £200. 8 hours labour via a competent mechanic or a weekend doing it yourself if you feel inclined. If the engine doesn't use oil when running then there is no bore wear which is great news. Worn valve seals then become a minor irritant only on start up. If it helps my rebuilt M635 engine with new valve seals will still smoke very slightly on start up after being laid up for a couple of weeks. Maybe a nicked seal in my case but it doesn't bother me. I have also run Power Boost rpior to rebuild. Removed alot of carbon and made engine run smoother but again this aint the problem at hand. Ian |
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sharknose
Groupie Joined: 10-August-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 59 |
Posted: 23-February-2005 at 05:39 | ||
Well, it's got a whopping 82,000 miles on the clock, which would seem to be genuine as I have every MOT certificate since the first one.
I quite like the idea of using that stuff - I've looked at it in the past, and it seems to get some very good reviews, and they have plenty of real test results on their website. Only reason I've never used it in the past was it seemed a PITA to apply (presumably having to disconnect AFM to apply it). Anyone else tried it and care to let me know how difficult it is to apply?
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:42 | ||
I prefer the "Richard Gere" look . . .
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:20 | ||
There is always Grecian 2000 ....or should that be Greasy 'un 2000? |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:18 | ||
Munich LegendaryBills? FAVOURITE???? Are ye mad? The £3k is for the engine. And then ANOTHER £3k to fit it.... Edited by Horsetan |
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:17 | ||
Sorry mate, I started going grey at 20 so I have NO room to talk!!!
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:16 | ||
But Horsetan, don't your favourite garage MUNICH LEGENDS only quote £2-3k for a-brand-spanking-new-out-of-the-box-complete-engine? (Wig not included). Hair today, gone tomorrow . . . |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:15 | ||
Didn't this consist of jewellery cleaning solution? Or was that Ian's idea?
I was, so I had it done anyway |
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AndyS
Really Senior Member II The Last of the Few Joined: 21-August-2003 Location: 55 � North Status: Offline Points: 1365 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 18:05 | ||
Ah, don't you just love the old Six? Nobody's asked, how many miles does the car have on it? Whilst I agree with the worst prognosis it's worth trying Power Boost at www.ecotekplc.com At £27 it's got to be worth a try. Injectors are a bugger to clean properly - my own fav. "injection specialist" mechanic had his own "special brew" to clean. However, general opinion is the M30 needs a top end overhaul at 130-160k miles regardles of tlc so if you're in this ball park . . . |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 16:41 | ||
When I last replaced the valve stem seals, it cost me £2300. Mind you, there was also the little matter of the discovery of a hairline crack in the cylinder head, thereby necessitating a new casting..... |
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spokey
Bavarian-Board Contributor Offensive and obnoxious tub of lard Joined: 02-March-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1948 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 16:24 | ||
Not me personally, of course. Even more expensively... |
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Ciao,
Spokey |
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Horsetan
Really Senior Member II Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 22-February-2005 at 16:17 | ||
You take the cylinder head off. Expensively.... |
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