Chip

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Did ANY survive?

They seemed to be be blowing up, crashing, spluttering, spinning, left right and centre.

I reckon only about 1 in 10 cars on track was a saph, but about 9 in 10 red/yellow flags involved one

justin.e

lol...
good to see ya again Chip

Cossie Helen

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My gearbox did not survive

Jim Galbally

is it a necesity of a cosworth engine to spit half a litre of oil out the exhaust on every gearchange? my car is now covered in this rank oily film

CossieRich

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CHANGE THE RECORD JIM

Cossie Helen

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I thought it was raining on one of my sessions, it was actually oil

Chip

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And you mate, your motor was properly flying, one of the best cars of the day IMHO

Must blag my way into the passenger seat at the next one

Matt Evans

I know what you mean jim, however, the last session in the Inters group, your m3 seemed to be smoking a bit from underneath, oil on exhaust or summat?? It seemed to be worst down craner curves!!

Chip

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I think it was probably just oil residue from the saphs in front burning off his exhaust.

Matt Evans

PMSL. Most of the cossies in fairness were blowing out a fair mist of fuel/oil/exhaust gasses!

Jim Galbally

i thought i saw a small bit of smoke out of the car at one point, but we watched for it and couldnt see anything. did it look like it was coming from the exhaust?

i also had the ABS light flicker for a second when launching in 1st, i suspect something might be broken

Jim Galbally

oh, and i know its leaking washer fluid, perhaps thats leaking on exhaust and making a bit of steam?

panicing me now

Mike Rainbird

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That would probably be the twat in the Pug 205 dropping oil all the way round the circuit . I nearly lost it on his oil and pulled alongside him and gave him the evils and he continued on oblivious .

I decided that it would be best to end that session until they had cleared up his mess .

Matt Evans

I was behind in the primera, and managed to hang on for nearly half a lap (LOL), it was coming from underneath, not out the exhaust, as though something was leaking onto the exhaust or summat. It wasnt horrendous, and TBH, you may never have spotted it in the mirror, it seemed worse as you lifted off the gas.

Chip

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I think that is the car that fiesta that spun in front of helen was behind, maybe that explains the fiesta's problem, as he looked to be going well and I saw no reason at all for it to spin as suddenly as it did.

Helen did VERY fucking well to avoid the fiesta, could have been a really nasty accident!

Cossie Helen

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Was a bit of a scary moment

Mike - When i came back in after that session and parked up, looked at the front of my car and it was covered in oil pmsl @ evils.

justin.e

cheers Chip was going well until I fooked the cv.....
at least its nothing major............as for laps,anytime just come over

Chip

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Yeah, no big deal, just a mild inconvenience it happened only halfway through the day.


Cool

Jim Galbally

matt, you were going really well! faster than me thru the corners IIRC!

dear uncle chip, can you check my car aint fucked for me please

Chip

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LMAO

You sorted ordering those ITB pipes yet?

If not, get some ordered sharpish and we will get them on ASAP, as TBH thats the main cause of hickups on your car I reckon.

Jim Galbally

chip, theyre fixed.

and i had no "hiccups" on the way home at all (and i was properly pedaling ) i'm thinking maybe it was the track surface, i was confusing small bumps with engine problems?

wporried about that ABS light flickering when i launched it in first tho (altho it may have been the seatbelt light, couldnt see well )

Chip

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Try launching it again and pay more attention this time?

alistairolsen

got to love the fact jims worried about the fact he maybe saw a light, which could have been one of a couple of circuits no one gives a fuck about.

if it was a vauxhal or ford hed have so many more issues he wouldnt even be thinking about little lights flickering

CossieRich

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Jim,

Is the car ok for tomororw Jim?

Chip

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Indeed, on his Saph he considered it a good reliable day if the car hardly caught fire at all, and only needed relaying once or twice.

Matt Evans

I gotta keep momentum up, cos the 150bhp aint the fastest on the straights! lol

Benni

So that was you, I commented on your cornering speed.

Benni.

Matt Evans

Cheers benni! (i take it that was commenting in a good way?) LOL

Jim Galbally

tried that, but on a roundabout and needed to look at the road instead

i had to get the manual out when i got home and look up up where the lights are on the dash thought it might be the oil pressure light (didnt stop me from ragging the arse off it tho... lol)

alistairolsen

it seems you can own a car where you see your credit card for fuel more often than your AA card?

Benni

Very good.

Jim Galbally

just taken it to the garage as this post scared me

warning light was brake fluid level warning thing, sensor's playing up a bit
hesitation at 5k is a faulty CAM SENSOR... d'oh! pisser to change aswell aparently
no oil leaks or anytihng form the engine, could possibly be the gearbox breather, aparently these sometimes spit out on track, but more likely to be the leaking washer fluid hitting something hot.

alistairolsen

everyone with cossies is glad theyre just still running and not at all worried about such things

Glad it was nothing serious

C4llyT

Both inlet and exhaust cam sensors are easy to change Jim, and Ł50 each so no big deal; fiddly but not a pisser.

Matt Evans

Glad its nowt serious jim, hope you didnt mind me mentioning it fella?

Jim Galbally

matt, no i'm gratefull

c4lly, its not like im gonna do it myself now is it

C4llyT

One allen headed bolt, and 2 10mm headed bolts to remove plastic shield from the sensor connectors, sense of achievement doing it yourself surely?

Jim Galbally

they told me you needed to take off the ITBs etc. to get at it?

or is that why i spend so much money on labour rates?

Chip

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CossieRich

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Another job for BMW Jim. They must love you. Thsts why they keep leaving phones in your car. They know you will be back within 2 weeks