OH's S60 D5 update

[y2blade]

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.
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/y2blade2/2014-07/E539825C-29D3-4E3A-9679-2C4C3C329941_zpsewymdtbt.jpg

[stribo]

You forgot to post a selfie. :P

[stephenevans99]

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:

[y2blade]

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:


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

[y2blade]

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

[LeeT5]

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