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Title: opps
Post by: Dizzie on 02 December 2003, 00:00

just got in from work at 11.30pm and set my step-dad's car alarm off when reversing onto the drive  :-[

heh  ;D

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Danr on 02 December 2003, 00:02

I scratched my car coming up drive tother day at nearly 3 in mornin i was knackered and misjudged where the gate post was i was nearly crying  :'(

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Helios_Blue_Valver on 02 December 2003, 02:06

I live in a private estate. Coming in at 3am I am usually not very popular. lol

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Danr on 02 December 2003, 11:35

Apparently a few neighbours used to complain about me when i was goin out at 5 in mornin but i  reckon that was cos my exhaust was blowin so sounded like a helicoptor acordin to one bloke at work  :(

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Dizzie on 02 December 2003, 11:55

I'm guessing it was cos my 'zorst is loud atm that set the alarm off. it makes the garage door vibrate all the time

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Helios_Blue_Valver on 02 December 2003, 13:19

mine has a rumble to down low but not really bad. got another leak though i'm getting tired of welding this pile of sh!te system. lol. It growls enough to set off sensitive alarms though.  

Title: Re:opps
Post by: muppetsport on 02 December 2003, 18:15

all my neighbours are about 80 years old and have the hearing ade's turned right up, phone the police if you cough too loud. the amont of times ive had the police round when me and my mates been working on cars is rediculous. everytime i open the garage door you can see all the curtains twitchin. old fools. i think they actually belive i run a chop shop out of my house.

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Miacant on 03 December 2003, 15:07

I park next to Peugeot 205 in a basement car park at work. Each time I pull to reverse in this Fcuk alarm goes mental till turn the engine off.
 ;D

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Blue MK2 on 03 December 2003, 15:12

lol thas nice muppetsport ;)

My badboy rumbles like a beast! When I go college in the mornings mine sets off car alarms at a distance! 8) ;D

When the car is idle it has a kind of spit fire noise that comes from the centre bit but its not blowing. Is this normal or could it be the manifold-to-exhaust gasket?

Title: Re:opps
Post by: muppetsport on 03 December 2003, 15:57

as in ever other second or so it makes a spitting sound? if so check gaskets. ive been told the manifolsd ones go quite a lot on golfs. could be just a join in the exhaust though not sealed properly. if you look under the car you will be able to tell as there will be a patch of black carbon round an exhaust join. loosen clamp, push tighter together and use exhaust sealer round the joint. should stop it

Title: Re:opps
Post by: Blue MK2 on 03 December 2003, 17:46

thanx muppet...lol :P

Ive used the exhaust sealer on all the joints but not from the manifold joint. Ill check for black carbon cheers mate ;)

Title: Re:opps
Post by: muppetsport on 04 December 2003, 12:40

if you mean manifold to head joint, that be gasket dead old boy. they cant be a lot to buy can they??? one for me 2litre turbo vaux engine cost me a whole ?6. dont look the easiest of things to get to on an 8v, maybe the 16v is easier.