17-01-2016, 07:13 PM
Not really much of an update. Id like to say that the clutch has bedded itself back in however im confused whether its wheel spin or clutch slip at around 3-3.5k in second. All of the torque steer and the tyres are probably on their way out so im going to go with wheel spin.
Last week the battery was getting slower and slower cranking the car. I always had jump leads in case but the start on the way to work i just knew that was the last start id get out of it. On the way out of the office i collared the new guy and sure enough it needed jump starting off his hire focus. I picked up colleagues and we went to ECP where i had reserved a battery earlier that day. Standard ECP discount brought it down to £68 which is pretty good. Its a Bosch S3 which I also have in the rallye. Choosing them as they seem to be cheap and also fairly decent. The S5 is definitely a waste of time. Car wouldnt start after getting to ECP so changed it in my suit outside. Colleagues thought i was going to electrocute myself and asked why i wasnt paying a man to do it.... shut up... 5 minutes later it was done and we were on our way! ECP man was very excited to tell me it could be the alternator and I could check... mhm yes yes yes no i havent checked but its definitely the battery... and no youre not going to sell me a multimeter. The battery is marked GM OEM so its definitely the original so its done well to last ten years. I then remembered I had my blutooth OBD reader, smashed that on and 14.4v so yeh... shut up ecp man.
It went through the car wash today which is probably the first time its been cleaned in at least 3 months. It was properly disgusting and work colleagues were getting dirty getting in and out of the car haha. Looks a lot better now and a reminder of how nice it actually is.
I also went through all the crap which had accumulated in the boot and probably only have 20% of what was in there which is the toolkit, jump leads and pump. Vacuumed hte boot, spare wheel compartment and then interior etc and also cleaned the inside of the windscreen as that was properly smeary and was making driving in sunny and night conditions a nightmare. Topped up the washer fluid, checked the oil and other fluids and its pretty perfect.
What has been pretty awesome is how much of a sleeper this car is. There was a S13 in Nottingham central that was popping flames and didnt expect the saab to keep up. Tonight surprised an Integra Type R and some random BMW who wasnt very happy to see me pulling away.
so yeh... things are all good in the saab camp.
Last week the battery was getting slower and slower cranking the car. I always had jump leads in case but the start on the way to work i just knew that was the last start id get out of it. On the way out of the office i collared the new guy and sure enough it needed jump starting off his hire focus. I picked up colleagues and we went to ECP where i had reserved a battery earlier that day. Standard ECP discount brought it down to £68 which is pretty good. Its a Bosch S3 which I also have in the rallye. Choosing them as they seem to be cheap and also fairly decent. The S5 is definitely a waste of time. Car wouldnt start after getting to ECP so changed it in my suit outside. Colleagues thought i was going to electrocute myself and asked why i wasnt paying a man to do it.... shut up... 5 minutes later it was done and we were on our way! ECP man was very excited to tell me it could be the alternator and I could check... mhm yes yes yes no i havent checked but its definitely the battery... and no youre not going to sell me a multimeter. The battery is marked GM OEM so its definitely the original so its done well to last ten years. I then remembered I had my blutooth OBD reader, smashed that on and 14.4v so yeh... shut up ecp man.
It went through the car wash today which is probably the first time its been cleaned in at least 3 months. It was properly disgusting and work colleagues were getting dirty getting in and out of the car haha. Looks a lot better now and a reminder of how nice it actually is.
I also went through all the crap which had accumulated in the boot and probably only have 20% of what was in there which is the toolkit, jump leads and pump. Vacuumed hte boot, spare wheel compartment and then interior etc and also cleaned the inside of the windscreen as that was properly smeary and was making driving in sunny and night conditions a nightmare. Topped up the washer fluid, checked the oil and other fluids and its pretty perfect.
What has been pretty awesome is how much of a sleeper this car is. There was a S13 in Nottingham central that was popping flames and didnt expect the saab to keep up. Tonight surprised an Integra Type R and some random BMW who wasnt very happy to see me pulling away.
so yeh... things are all good in the saab camp.