Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

My uncle uses one and likes the convenience. Others argue that they don’t remove all the shit that sinks to the bottom of the oil pan as effectively as draining it from the lowest point during a normal oil change.

The counter argument to that is that it may lead you to do it more often.

I’d also say that the ones used by some garages are probably good, but I’ll always be sceptical about £25 home use versions.

Yeah but there’s still plenty alternatives that won’t get oil everywhere. I’ve used a g clamp before and YouTube has about a million different tricks to try as well. Piercing it would be a last ditch effort.

Don’t - more issues than Vogue…

What Jonny said…

Don’t forget new sump plug and washer, oil drain can to contain the old oil, and definitely buy axle stands.

It’s easy enough. I did a full service on my worthless Focus, and I used to service my old Rover.

You will breeze it. It's super easy just go for it.
Drive the car up onto some stacked paving slabs and you wont even need to jack it up.
You got the TSI with the filter on the top right at the front of the engine. I have a mk6 1.4 but non TSI and the filter is at the front behind the bumper. Its a right pain.

If we're going budget, I just put one wheel on the kerb and it's enough space for me to slide the oil pan under...
Have also had much success without axle stands on a conveniently sloped drived (but with a couple of bricks stopping the car rolling down the hill).

Just to clarify the bricks comment wasn't really serious. Halfords Advanced ratchet jacks are something like £30.

I like the idea of those suction pumps. As I said I'm pretty sure I've read that VW suck it out. But yeah, I'm also unsure about a £25 one - although how complicated is it? On the shit at the bottom, that would be my worry. Although sometimes you can over think this stuff and in reality there's little impact/difference.

Forget pumping it out. That's just doing half a job. You want to get all the crap out the bottom or don't bother even changing the oil in my opinion.

My car seems to chug about 5 litres of oil every 12 months. There’s never any on the drive so I don’t think it’s leaking. Any ideas?

Honda civic 07 plate.

Sounds like it’s burning oil. Does it smoke ?

No.

As already said your DS is way nicer.

Saw a lovely Lotus Europa today.

karmann ghia behind looks nice too

Bollocks, ULEZ extension is going ahead Aug.

This will now have to sit round my Mums in Hants till it’s a Classic (A Reg 1984)

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Hoping to get rid of my dad’s car for him. Been extremely well looked after and maintained.

ULEZ compliant and good for the modern day family run around.

Apologise for the Spam.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301213484927

Porsche Cayenne

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It does amuse me how a 3.4L engine is ULEZ compliant

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Omg 4 months. How will you manage?

I think its 12 months...

It's 40 Years from 1st registration or build date.

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

If your vehicle was built before 1 January 1982, you can stop paying vehicle tax from 1 April 2022.

Looking at the v5 it was 1st registered 03 03 1984....so I think I may be good from 1st Aug 2024...so a year.

Ratty but cool surfboard/bike transporter spotted in Earlsfield.

And I need @Aroogah 's help with this one. 1951 Pontiac is all I can find out, is it a Chieftain? Hood ornament hints it is, but my shitty eyes can't make out the writing on the wing behind the front wheel, its ".something....eight", first word looks like it begins with an "R", any ideas? Also looks like hand painted custom detailing going on around the front middle of the "hood".

I think that you are right about this being a Chieftan. That would make it it a '52 according to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Chieftain

That was the first year they offered an 8 Cylinder. But that is not a V8, it's a straight 8 flathead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_straight-8_engine

The hood had pinstriping, but I'm not really a fan of that. The sunvisor is original but the police style spotlights would be more associated with the low-rider scene of the 80s.

Amazing spot.

More of the inside of a flathead designed motor - a timelapse rebuild of a Ford one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_AY8bH3vxY

Also. I spotted one of these a few years ago. Pretty amazing they are the same colour.

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Cheers for the info, and haha we both have soft spots for tatty VW pickups, but I think your/my eyes are broken as one is definitely green and other is blue, OMG this is like 'is the dress blue or gold' :)

edit just watched that time lapse, a big ol lump.