Monthly Archive: September 2024

2024 British car show Sydney 0

2024 British car show Sydney

Today was the big annual British car show.   For years, this show has been held at the Kings School. This year the show was at a new venue – Hawkesbury Showground.   I’ve always regarded the annual British car show as the best car show on the Sydney calendar so I was curious how the new venue was going affect that. The Kings school had...

Auto Brunch St Ives September 2024 0

Auto Brunch St Ives September 2024

Earlier this month I went to the St Ives Auto Brunch Event.   Unlike the August event, the weather was excellent and I didn’t make the mistake of getting there so early. I took my Jaguar E-Type this time.   It was a lovely morning to drive a convertible.   I spent more time talking to people I knew than taking photos, so I only snapped a...

240D algae, hoist inspection and minor jobs 0

240D algae, hoist inspection and minor jobs

Yesterday, I posted an update on my 240D showing how I had changed the petrol filters.   A friend pointed out that my filter was full of algae.   My 240D was from a deceased estate and it’s condition and mileage make me think it didn’t get a lot of use in recent years.   Algae seems more prevalent in cars that have sat around for a...

Diesel purge attempt and OM616 fuel filter change 1

Diesel purge attempt and OM616 fuel filter change

Since I purchased my 240D, I had planned to use ‘Diesel Purge’ to clean the injectors and injection pump.   The car runs well, but it is a bit rough at idle and I figured this would probably help. This was part of my plan to clean the fuel system for the entire car.   I have a suspicion that the strainer in the bottom of...

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