OH's S60 D5 update

Post 791912 by y2blade on 2015-11-24 10:28:58

Lack of updates = dependable car This year the MOT was interesting lol MAY 2015 FAIL @ 188k for the following: Nearside Front position lamp not working Offside Front position lamp not working Offside Rear Registration plate lamp not working Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint Nearside front brake binding Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Parking brake: efficiency below requirements Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort All the above sorted and retested (passed, obviously) within a week 195k+ on her now.....Saturday saw first chilly morning this season with a temp of 2C at home (this car is parked outside)...The old girl failed to start...Resistance test showed Glow Plugs 3 and 5 were completely dead. £7 a plug so changed all 5 without drama, running like a dream again....come on 200k! Pic taken the other evening, not the best of pics however it's the only one on my phone with her S60 in shot.

Post 791915 by stribo on 2015-11-24 10:34:01

You forgot to post a selfie. :P

Post 791917 by stephenevans99 on 2015-11-24 10:49:58

Good to hear you've got it all sorted BUT you should be ashamed though taking it in for an MOT with blown bulbs ffs ;) lol Did you use the recent Wishbone Polybush thread as a guide to replace the bottom arms....? :saythat:

Post 791918 by y2blade on 2015-11-24 10:51:26

[QUOTE=stephenevans99;791917]Good to hear you've got it all sorted BUT you should be ashamed though taking it in for an MOT with blown bulbs ffs ;) lol Did you use the recent Wishbone Polybush thread as a guide to replace the bottom arms....? :saythat:[/QUOTE] You can't see the sidelights as the headlights are on all the time................. OHs car, I have nothing to do with it since she took ownership

Post 791920 by y2blade on 2015-11-24 11:00:30

I did bend her ear about the numberplate bulb being out though, and the knocking from the suspension that she'd known about for a while

Post 792099 by LeeT5 on 2015-11-27 08:11:51

(God I love your sig pictures......I just stare at them for ages :P)