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What did you do to your jimny today?

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14 Apr 2018 21:26 - 14 Apr 2018 21:26 #191708 by mdog18
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Tires are mad!! Nice job with the fenders.
Last edit: 14 Apr 2018 21:26 by mdog18.

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14 Apr 2018 22:28 - 14 Apr 2018 22:31 #191709 by Jimx5
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The sun came out and i've finally managed to replace the gear box oil.
Using a Halfrauds traders card i saved £5.20 on 2ltrs of gear oil.
l immediately noticed a difference, no more fighting to get 1st and reverse.

Washed the car and cut 3 lawns.
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15 Apr 2018 09:38 #191716 by grumyoldjoe
Do you have to jack up and put on stands the Jim to get at the g/box drain and filler?
Im struggling to get under mine and see what Im doing

Wine improves with age.
The older I get the more I like it

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15 Apr 2018 14:55 #191723 by grumyoldjoe
Today?
made a mess:blush:
Changed engine oil and filters. Then knocked funnel over spilling oil on garage floor
Changed rear diff oil and struggled getting filler plug to go back in then realised I had drain plug in hand and the filler plug was in drain point.
Quick swap and managed to get oil on drive doing so.
Then went to do front diff but cant budge filler plug. Was only done 12 months ago so I must have over tightened it, so now its rounded off.
Gave up trying after a couple of hours.
Was going to do gearbox oil as well but had enough at this point.:angry:

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15 Apr 2018 18:02 #191731 by Venter
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grumyoldjoe wrote: Today?
made a mess:blush:
Changed engine oil and filters. Then knocked funnel over spilling oil on garage floor
Changed rear diff oil and struggled getting filler plug to go back in then realised I had drain plug in hand and the filler plug was in drain point.
Quick swap and managed to get oil on drive doing so.
Then went to do front diff but cant budge filler plug. Was only done 12 months ago so I must have over tightened it, so now its rounded off.
Gave up trying after a couple of hours.
Was going to do gearbox oil as well but had enough at this point.:angry:


:laugh: :laugh:

Forgot to pick up my oil drain pan once finished replacing gearbox oil last weekend. Ended up driving over it and having to dig up part of my gravel drive to get rid of the oily bits! But I think yours takes the cake!

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17 Apr 2018 12:24 #191800 by Niro
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Today I washed my jimny :)

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17 Apr 2018 13:01 #191806 by mdog18
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Fitted roof rack and removed back seats. Also added a few bumper stickers :)

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17 Apr 2018 15:16 #191813 by Basketcase
I refitted one of the rear seats but had to attach the seatbelt to the seat bracket and bolt it there as the seatbelt hole didn’t want to keep hold of the bolt...realised I have a few bolts missing from the other seat so didn’t bother with that then went on to lunricating the front seats so they now move without needing a winch to shift them. Finally was going to pre lube the exhaust bolts but it seems some clever sausage has decided the exhaust flanges were pointless and just welded it together:(

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18 Apr 2018 16:14 #191870 by sniper
Flat as a pancake, fine after a short charge. Starts up and I potter off to Halfords, they test the battery and find only 173ah cracking power.
The battery is rated at 330ah so it's toast, I chose the dearer battery at £91. 430ah jobby.

Young lady who did the test picked up the battery and off we potter to the till, my £91 battery is £100.......

Apparently the same battery with the terminals on the opposite way..... is £91, to fit the jimny it's £100.

I thanked the young lady for her help and muttered under my breath about corporate hoodwink advertising. Why is the poxy thing on the page of suggested products when I input my vehicle details, if it don't bloody fit. Just to get me to the store.......

sniper

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18 Apr 2018 16:19 #191871 by mlines
If you pull the wires around it will fit a battery with the terminals the other way around. I have this on my Jimny

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Martin

2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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20 Apr 2018 12:56 #191945 by sniper
She got the best available liquid refreshment........


I got the service stuff from eurocarparts, 5ltr Mobil One £42.96, Bosch iridium plugs £10.69ea. very good prices........

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20 Apr 2018 15:55 - 20 Apr 2018 15:59 #191950 by Daniel30
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