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RB02259
Car Enthusiast
Last Activity: 09-09-2024, 08:55 PM
Joined: 20-12-2019
Location: Northern Ireland
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I love all diy and defo enjoy learning these things. Already a lot of lessons on payio for if I have to do another in future haha... -
Thank you worked hard in it today bit try to keep thinking about money saved from getting pro in. I will be replacing the edging with some brick style kerbing my wife likes...Leave a comment:
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Indeed we had no summer in NI at all but today was brilliant. The weathet hete is usually eveb worse than england !...Leave a comment:
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Update
hired a cat 4 detector in hope it would assist. Didnt work at all didnt eveb beep for a live cable i read you beed the Genny too
anyways decided to fill that area back with grass
remeoved the edging the whole way along then in areanear consumer unit used...Leave a comment:
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Cheers folks ill have a think this weekend but very much thinking of just filling area with grass and breaking up the edging with a hammerLeave a comment:
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Thanks I didn't dig deep 15cm at most I'm northern ireland so not sure if regs are followed as stringently. I'm opting towards what you're saying about replacing edging only as I'm very nervous digging around it even going gently however I'm also worried that cable will come directly under edging at...Leave a comment:
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Thanka guys I think the water pipe has a reflective wrap insulation on it but no foam
The electric is my main concern my gut is telling me it's armoured cable and 240v supply for boiler but hard to know could b3 main supply for house
Still deciding what to do my wife hates...Leave a comment:
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So tonight i was digging and found very shallow electric and water lines for boiler. I had planned to square area ofg. What yous reckon should i and dig carefilly or fill that part back with grass and use original edging lines?...
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Not too much dirt I decided to wack it and go for it and excavated areas of grass which I will use correct mot for...
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Laying a patio
Doing one myself and currently dug up the decorative stones to find an existing sub base. It's not exactly mot type 1 grade but is in some areas and other areas a mix of sand bits of tarmac and small amount of organic matter basically whatever builder wnat3d rid of
My question can I compact... -
Cheers mate I think I can see 53 quid for it on amazon which is even brilliant but 38 quid would be a steal haha...Leave a comment:
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Think I've had the blueprint stuff before and seemed 100% one of these things very hard to know isn't it...Leave a comment:
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Thanks will do I have been using the mannol dexos 2 seems to do the trick. Weirdly used to get bosch pil filter and it wasn't clicking in right but some amazon special clicks in so use it now and always get new sump washer for good measure
Used to take me ages but go faster at the oil ...Leave a comment:
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Sorry its 177 slabs, 1000 quid costs in materials but yeh not looking forward to it but rather that than pay same again or more to have it layed. A lot of landlords selling up Iver in NI too which adds to people's stress...Leave a comment:
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That's brill I do oil every 10k but have wondered if every 5k as it sees higher mileage might pay off. Will definitely be adding egr cleaning to list of maintenance after bother I had getting old one off there...Leave a comment:
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So true always something needed although we are in Northern Ireland so don't think it's just as bad for us eg house prices etc as in England but always paycheck to paycheck. We are doing payio out back and even though in laying myself over 1,000 on slabs sand mortar mot type one etc...Leave a comment:
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Would love yo see it over 200k but also try to be realistic shud prob start saving some money as a backup plan as the miles continue to go up incase I do need a new car...Leave a comment:
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Hi lizzard no I won't tell you to jog on. Interesting you say that. I have even tested for it before but they said I don't have it ?...Leave a comment:
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Thanks I hope so. Was getting worri3d that was going to be it for my 2010 150k mile insignia and it acc made me how much I love it. Hfully that's it and wake up call for more preventative maintenance including the dpf light...Leave a comment:
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Hi all clean didn't work so bought new valve and fitted. So far so good I can actuate it on scan tool but wheb j drive sensor still always reads zero on thinkdiag which is strange? Will keep driving and keep fingers crossed
On way home before fitting new egr car went into regen with thick...Leave a comment:
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