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Peter Harding
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Car and motorbike videos from England.
Made WRONG! Faulty out of the box. Quality of new car parts WORSE than ever.
Since COVID the quality of some parts from reputable suppliers has been the same as generic Chinese products. Normally this is fine but today it really caused me trouble!
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VW Polo - NO Power! Diagnosis and Repair
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This VW Polo was hardly able to make it up the driveway and had to be recovered to the workshop. The only fault code I was able to find was P1553, time for a new MAP sensor, or is it something else?
A Surprising Number of EV Chargers Were Broken in My Octopus Electroverse Test
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I’ve had great success with Octopus’ Electroverse RFID charger card. So I thought I’d see if I could catch it out and find a charger it didn’t work seamlessly on. Use this link to get your electroverse card, we'll both get £5. electroverse.octopus.energy/sign-up/magic?referralCode=rust-frog-928
How to Diagnose Brake Lights Not Working on a VW T25 Transporter.
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In this video we diagnose a 1989 VW Transporter T3 (T25) with faulty brake lights. The customer had been to another garage who were unable to diagnose the issue due to missing wiring diagrams. I show how using a multimeter is liable to give false readings due to the extremely low load it draws on a circuit.
Landslide on Folkestone's Road of Remembrance, February-March 2024 (No Audio)
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Landslide on Folkestone's Road of Remembrance, February-March 2024 (No Audio)
I spent HOURS recharging my electric car!
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I spent HOURS recharging my electric car!
English Electric Type 1s 20107 (D8107)& 20096 (D8096) Top&Tail M17159 Through Borough Green on 5Z83
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English Electric Type 1s 20107 (D8107)& 20096 (D8096) Top&Tail M17159 Through Borough Green on 5Z83
How to Park a FIAT 500e WITHOUT The Parking Brake Applied.
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The FIAT 500e has an Electric Parking Brake (EPB), this is very handy. However you may want to leave your car parked up for some time and are worried about the parking brake becoming rusted on. Or perhaps you need to perform some maintenance. Despite what people may say, it's possible to deactivate the parking brake in these circumstances
Cold Weather Electric Car Charging Test at Sainsbury’s Smartcharge, UK’s Newest EV Charge Network.
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In this video I test the UK's newest charging network, Sainsbury's Smartcharge. Coming to 100 stores this year, the network allows 150kW charging on 400V cars and 300kW on 800V cars. There is no membership, apps or special cards needed. It can be seen that even on a cold day. A quick weekly shop will be enough time to recharge the battery.
How to Diagnose and Change a Faulty OAP (Overrunning Alternator Pulley)
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Join us in this detailed tutorial where we dive into the world of OAP (overrunning alternator pulleys). Whether you're a car enthusiast or a DIY mechanic, this video is tailored for you. We start by explaining what an overrunning alternator pulley is and its crucial role in ensuring your belt system runs smoothly. Then, we demonstrate multiple practical methods to check if your pulley is functi...
How To Set Fuel Pump Timing VW 2.5 5Cylinder (R5) Diesel (VW Transporter T4 / Volvo 850 S70 V70 S80)
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How To Set Fuel Pump Timing VW 2.5 5Cylinder (R5) Diesel (VW Transporter T4 / Volvo 850 S70 V70 S80)
TWO batteries in 18 months but NOT starting? Mystery Vauxhall/Opel Zafira power drain solved!
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TWO batteries in 18 months but NOT starting? Mystery Vauxhall/Opel Zafira power drain solved!
Paying for EV charging is BETTER than Petrol!
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Paying for EV charging is BETTER than Petrol!
Paying for EV charging is WORSE than Petrol!
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Paying for EV charging is WORSE than Petrol!
7th/Last Day Newcastle - Kent. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
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7th/Last Day Newcastle - Kent. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
6th Day Edinburgh - Newcastle. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
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6th Day Edinburgh - Newcastle. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
5th Day Glasgow - Edinburgh. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
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5th Day Glasgow - Edinburgh. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
4th Day Manchester - Glasgow. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
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4th Day Manchester - Glasgow. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all Electric FIAT 500
3rd Day Aberystwyth - Manchester. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an Electric FIAT 500
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3rd Day Aberystwyth - Manchester. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an Electric FIAT 500
2nd Day Cardiff - Aberystwyth. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all-Electric FIAT 500
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2nd Day Cardiff - Aberystwyth. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all-Electric FIAT 500
1st Day; Kent - Cardiff. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all-Electric FIAT 500
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1st Day; Kent - Cardiff. 1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all-Electric FIAT 500
Unexpected Fail! EV Service, What Could Be Wrong and What Actually Is There To Do? FIAT 500e.
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Unexpected Fail! EV Service, What Could Be Wrong and What Actually Is There To Do? FIAT 500e.
Why Your Car is Lying About Speed Limits: Understanding Automatic Traffic Sign Recognition
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Why Your Car is Lying About Speed Limits: Understanding Automatic Traffic Sign Recognition
1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all-Electric FIAT 500- Is It Possible?
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1,200 Mile Road Trip Around Great Britain in an all-Electric FIAT 500- Is It Possible?
I bought a new 'wearable' key for my FIAT 500e.
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I bought a new 'wearable' key for my FIAT 500e.
So, it's not really "self-bleeding" then, is it?
Perfect video. Yes, I just broke the tab and was like, let me look this up.
Thank you!
Have you try to open the old key? To find the battery?
Not had one go flat yet
Hello what is the way the cables conect back please. 1 which colour and 2 as we took them out with this video thank you but we need to know the rigth way to them back.
What? This is some random plug on a car. All plugs are wired different on all cars. How on earth would I know what order yours go back in?
Great, thanks
Glad it helped!
Thank you!!
Makes you think it's just greenwashing. Just ticking a box for green credentials or some sort of planning requirements but totally unsuitable for expected use. We have a new supermarket that's green with 10 x 7kw chargers installed for customers who spend 20mins max shopping - they don't get any use - could have had a single fast charger. The opposite of your hotel issue. Totally agree with your comments about Tesla superchargers, never any toilets or 24/7 food.
Yeah I agree. Although more chargers, the merrier in my eyes.
A new iphone every year! Consumerism at its worst and depleating the world of its last lithium reserves 🤦♂
Yes, after a year I burn the battery so it can’t be recycled.
@@theweekthatis Only 50% of a lithium battery is usable after being recycled, and most councils can't be bothered to pay for the recycling as it's expensive so it goes into landfill. Furthermore, other rare materials are also in your iPhone, quite a lot of which are mined by children who are paid pennies. I'm not trying to give you a lecture on morality but maybe just spare a little on buying an iPhone every year and wait a few generations.
or go with refurbished. Thats one of the best things you can do for the economy and your wallet.
Who do you think buys the phone in the first place before it gets refurbished? What a crazy thing to say. I buy a new phone every year or two, then my wife has it for a year or two, then my Dad has it for a year or two. Then I use it for another couple of years as my backup camera for UA-cam. After about 8 years I normally get a new battery in it and sell the phone on facebook marketplace. The video you were watching was recorded on an old five year old iPhone. My iPhone is the single most important thing I own, so I like to have one that is new and reliable. But sure, carry on with your preposterous argument.
@@theweekthatis "Preposterous" Sorry for not knowing your entire family phone sharing situation, and simply only thinking critically about where we put our cash. And the point about buying refurbished is still a valid argument because someone else has gotten use out of it before you, hence 1 less phone being manufactured. Enjoy your collection of phones and the blood, sweat and tears along with worldly damage carried with them.
What's this connector for
This particular one, is used on a handful of connectors in the wiring harness of Audi's and Volkswagens. This exact one, is usually used on things like coolant temperature sensor, knock sensor, brake pad wear sensor, hood contact sensor, and A/C compressor sensor. I think it's even used on brake fluid level sensor. Sometimes they corrode, rodents chew the wires, or they just mysteriously sever cleanly like they've been cut. Your air conditioning stop working in your car? Check the electrical connector for a break in the wire. Knowing that, saved me possibly $500-$1000 recently on my Audi A4 B7. It was severed like it had been cut, about 1/2 inch out from the connector. I have a temp fix on it, but this video has helped me understand how I am going to take it apart and fix it permanently.
Sorry but I juste have the message « control the pressure » on my screen. I do control the 4 wheels, follow your explanations, but I Never get the view of the 4 wheels in blue like you show, only that silly message again. Help please 😅 thanks.
Big difference now between 'OE' parts and 'OEM' parts.. 'orignial equipment' and 'original equipment manufacturer.'. A lot of OE parts are outsourced ( China), OEM means as fitted to the vehicle originally and should be a much better quality... the manufacturers don't care too much for the post finance owners now, so 'OE' parts are usually supplied by the parts department. Trouble is a lot of JLR stuff is China origin to start with now anyway... hence the TERRIBLE reliability issues they are becoming renowned for.
Quite common now. Brembo brakes supplied by a "European" car parts supplier are now made in China and are utter crap compared to how they used to be.
From a reputable supplier?? Euro car parts LOL
Don’t be silly, this is a TRW issue, the bag was sealed and the box was sealed.
Dyson parts suppliers did not appear to have very good quality control...worn drum bearing after 1000 washes ? Who made that ? Sabotage.
No, it’s been abused. It’s not normal.
We were told that they were unreliable...we were told they were expensive. Dyson couldn't get planning permission to extend the Factory. It used less Water and Energy ...what was not to like ? Someone didn't like it all..I wonder who ? Nu Labour were in Downing Street...
If you can not get the right part can you just file of machine the bit to the right spec?
Annoyingly not as it’s internal the connection, it would have to go on a lathe.
It's all about quality control. Quality control ensures that there's correct document control, version control etc. Unfortunately QC costs money and requires constant attention.
Exactly right! Hit the nail on the head.
Another thing is how many resources - materials, energy, work hours - that are wasted on making crappy parts, and parts that _almost_ fit. It's just inane.
Yeah, very true.
Euro car parts? Not really a surprise. Would never use euro car parts unless absolutely necessary
They’ve got nothing to do with this. Why would you even mention that?
@@theweekthatis that was supplied by euro car parts. I can tell from the sticker on it that's their stock number. Just I have lots of experience of euro car parts supplying my customers with incorrect /questionable quality parts.
It’s a sealed TRW part in a sealed TRW, I checked the part number against the genuine number. Euros just stuck the sticker on, they don’t have anything to do with this.
Always insist on OEM parts
TRW literally are the OEM.
No, always insist on “genuine”. A parts manufacturer can supply any part and say it’s OEM, even if they don’t actually make that for the car maker, as long as they manufacture ANY part for the car maker.
TRW literally ARE the manufacturer for Land Rover, the old part had TRW cast into it. Also the servo was in the same box and the same part with the Land Rover Logo scratched off.
It's a sign of the modern world, I've noticed a big change in my 30 years or so of working, quality and pride has declined, the main priority for big companies is profit for the owners and stuff like inclusion and diversity take more priority than quality, the quality of the people working for them is low, everything is outsourced to someone else and resold for profit, nobody really cares about quality as long as the money is rolling.
Well put, totally agree.
I couldn't agree more. I bought a clutch master cylind for a Land Rover, it was usless. I won't buy chinese parts, they're utter poo!
Chinese stuff is great, but bought from a Chinese company, they actually care about the product. TRW couldn’t get me off the phone quick enough.
id agree, if it wasnt also for google maps, which is updating wrongly
FIAT seem to have fixed this bug now on the 500e
hi i think i knock my timing out when changing the belt how do i sort it it with the crank pully it smokes white what have done wrong
Hello there,how are you a want to ask you gear timing bet how can we fix ? I sow your vedio but i can't understan please tell mehow can i fix??
Sound 😊
4 monsters waiting to be unleashed - glorious and the best sounding diesel locomotive ever built.
Absolutely!
I found one in a German thrift store today and it came in a plastic case. Interesting device, I wish I had found this earlier.
It’s decidedly strange.
The motor sounds nice. It is nice and loud and the acceleration is very fast. Although I don't like the artificial sound at slow speed. I find it silly how the law requires EVs to have a speaker that makes a Sci-fi sound.
These window switches are on Amazon, plenty of sellers. About £10. And if its not the switch that's faulty you can always return it and just say you bought the wrong one.
They are now, but there weren’t 8 years ago.
@theweekthatis yes m8 appreciate that. I just mentioned it in case anyone wanted to attempt this and wanted a cheap option to try (like me tomorrow. :) )
@@andynightingale7335 still not as cheap as a bit of contact cleaner though 😜
@theweekthatis thanks for the video showing removal. Swapping out the switch today has worked and my dad can use the driver door window again. Cheers.
thasnk you i was going crazy,,
My pleasure
When you fill up with fuel it takes 100/120 quid from your card, but any deficit isn't put back on your card for a few days....!
Not any more. But if you’re confused, try watching the video.
Very interesting
Thank you
I broke the clip to the fuel pump. Due to the location I can't get under it with a pick. Cannot seem to get it undone :( any ideas?
Destroy it and fit a new connector maybe?
You have just save me, many thanks
That’s great, thank you.
GridServe have App as from the 5th of July 2024 through to the end of October 24, with a reduction of 20%.
Why do you have to preset it, mime came preset and put trans in and pedal didnt go all the way to floor, i put my old plate in and it worked
RESET it. Not preset. RESET. If you had to re-use the old one.
Excellent video for those of us who do everything themselves. Have a good one mate!
Hello there, at approx 5.29 when you are adjusting the belt tensioner, you point underneath / behind the forward tensioner and say something like "The tang is in here" ....could you explain what you mean please?, thank you
Yes, there’s a little tang that protrudes from the baseplate that sits in a recess in the head.
@@theweekthatison closer watching of the video it is some sort of adjustment counter spring for that first belt adjuster, cheers
ok, more than 2 mins in and it's just waffle, still hasnt got to the point.....and what does fandago mean......
Thanks for watching
thank you for this video it was really helpful
Thanks for letting me know too. 😃
I’ve got a physical O2 SIM and an EE eSIM which I use as a data back up when I have no O2 signal. EE eSIM is a nightmare and never works as a transfer. When I upgraded, EE had to send me a physical SIM in the post and then I had to request to have it changed to an eSIM. It’s so backwards compared to the regular SIM which is why I’ve never changed my O2 SIM to one.
Used your link for the card, I didn't get the £5 credit I don't know if you did. It's asking for a code?
Oh no, perhaps I need to update the code!
Hey, use my link to sign up to Octopus Electroverse & we both get charging credit! electroverse.octopus.energy/sign-up/magic?referralCode=rust-frog-928
AFAIK you need to complete a charge before we get the money
Great video!
Thank you!
@@theweekthatis I've done this before, once, but I followed ETKA instructions which tells you to *first* set the pump lift, *then* set toothed belt on rollers etc.. I think it makes more sense to do it like you do...fit the rollers, fit the belt, set the lift, and finally tighten the sprocket. I don't have the that fancy counter hold and it is a pain and stressful without it. I don't dare tighten the thing to 160 nm with the pump locked. I do 60 nm or so, release the pump lock, and then go the full 160 nm. Unfortunately this made the timing out of whack. After turning the crank 2 turns the lift is too low at TDC mark. I fix this by adjusting the rollers and make sure I have 0.55 mm lift after rotating the engine. Then I'm ready for dynamic timing.
Pretty damp good video. I have an LT35 and have been having issues with getting my pump timing correct. The ‘cloud’ feature on VCDS is something I’m looking forwards to utilising. Unfortunately LT35’s aren’t so easy to ‘set up’ as being rear wheel drive access for the flywheel and timing marks is a real pain when working on the floor. An inspection camera helps but a real PIA to set that up alone. I am now ‘armed’ with more information regards these things)I have ‘timed’ this pump at least 20 times.. long multiplication is a thing! Anyhoo thansk again..
The thing is, the whole point is the ECU does the pump timing. What we’re aiming to do here is get the base timing correct so the ECU has the most range to advance and retard it. As the belt ages it does drift anyway, it won’t matter to the actual running one bit.
Thank you for the two videos. I’ve decided to get the plastic sim on this occasion.
Hello. I bought this key 3 days ago, but it never worked, which means it only works if you place it in the central compartment of the car, but the proximity sensor doesn't work to open the doors. The assistance told me that you have to leave the key 3 days inside the central compartment to recharge it. Is it normal? Did the same thing happen to you?
It is not possible to recharge the battery. If it doesn’t work then the battery is flat and it must be renewed.
What is cheapest vcds cable that will work
You don’t actually even need VCDS, just something that can put the ECU into basic settings and read the measuring blocks.
@@theweekthatisis it possible to do the cambelt without doing the injection pump belt because the injection pump belt pulley needs to be removed in order to lock the cams in place or is there another way to lock the cams
The cam is locked unless you undo the Cambelt cam pulley bolt and strike the pulley off the taper with a punch through the hole. So it’s perfectly possible to do the cambelt without touching the pumpbelt by marking the cam pulley with paint. However, this is the wrong way to do it, it is not suggested by the factory manual, you’ll have incorrect tension, bad cam timing and bad pump timing. May as well do it correctly.
@@theweekthatis so the cam shaft must be locked with that plate at the injection pump side and the cam pulley must be loosen on the crank pulley side to run freely on camshaft when tensioning the cambelt
@@user-bd6xo9ld2d exactly.
Hello, is it possible that OAP fails so it is moving freely i both directions?
I’ve not seen that, but I’m sure it’s possible
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