Suspension sinks on Sundays! C5 X7 that works hard + 206 GTi HDi (and 406 Coupe and 306 HDi). - MattBLancs

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Side note (after a brief dalliance looking at them yesterday afternoon)

First generation Citroen DS4 = 5 door but the rear passenger windows are completely fixed!?! Not even half baked "pop out" type (see, say Skoda Citigo 5 door), but completely fixed glass!
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MattBLancs wrote: Yesterday, 21:33but the rear passenger windows are completely fixed!?! Not even half baked "pop out" type (see, say Skoda Citigo 5 door), but completely fixed glass!
Just like my poverty spec. Strawberry... Bluebell, being posh, has opening ones :)
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So, going to get some Wynn's Crystal Clear and Protect (anti crystallisation stuff) into the new car's Adblue system.

As per:
viewtopic.php?p=859869&hilit=Wynns#p859869

17 litre car tank.

500ml/45 litres x17 = 189ml.

As I've already treated my new bottle of Adblue, this will be a slight overdose of the stuff, but am sure it'll be fine :)


Error, what error!?! :P
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Or, it seems more like 75ml will have to do for now! That's my Wynn's bottle empty!
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Ok this ad blue stuff , say you see someone , at the pumps 40 quids worth of diesel , they go in pay ,buy 5 litre can of ad blue then reopen the same filler cap tip the whole lot in , what would happen , answers please, ,
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MattBLancs wrote: Today, 19:35 Or, it seems more like 75ml will have to do for now! That's my Wynn's bottle empty!
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Ok , you sure that's wynns ?
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Anyone else having issues with the site 3 times now ive been kicked out and had to re log back in
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Huskyxantia wrote: Today, 19:45 Anyone else having issues with the site 3 times now ive been kicked out and had to re log back in
It does kick me out fairly regularly. I've noticed moving inside (on WiFi) to outside (4G) seems one of the things that triggers it out. Dies on other occasions too.
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Maybe the heat dont help either , so you do have a new car then ? Well done looking forward to following this one's ownership with you .
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Huskyxantia wrote: Today, 19:37
MattBLancs wrote: Today, 19:35 Or, it seems more like 75ml will have to do for now! That's my Wynn's bottle empty!
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Ok , you sure that's wynns ?
Ha ha, yes the perceptions of Adblue being "just chicken p**s" are hardly dispelled by the Wynn's stuff being err, a similar colour.


Though speaking of odd colours!! Ice topped the tank up with additive then fresh Adblue (pretty much colourless) this is a surprise:
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A VERY red tinge to the tank contents!?!?!
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Huskyxantia wrote: Today, 19:49 Maybe the heat dont help either , so you do have a new car then ? Well done looking forward to following this one's ownership with you .
Yes, sorry it's just over the page:
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2.0 Blue HDi. GT line but 5 door hatchback rather than SW.
Has heated leather with massage, no keyless entry. 117k miles. 2 owners from new and lots of history including timing belt, water pump at 110k miles.
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And a badly slipping clutch!
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Clutch on that milage is pretty good , something you've already tackled before though
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Yes, a clutch change should be doable for me. Just pricing them up.

White piece of paper dipped into the adblue tank contents:
Red
Red
Very red!

Real sinking feeling that I know what is this colour
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eolys / "PAT fluid" i.e. goes in the DPF additive tank, not the Adblue tank!
Wynn's treatment+ Adblue are the only products that have been in a long spout funnel I bought specifically for that task.

This deposit/ megs crystal goes not fill me with confidence in the Wynns stuff!

Crystal 2
Crystal 2
Crystal
Crystal
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Leather
Leather
These red additions will go - don't hate them completely, but they are a bit slap dash applied which does catch my eye
Push in red bits
Push in red bits
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MattBLancs wrote: Today, 19:14 So, going to get some Wynn's Crystal Clear and Protect (anti crystallisation stuff) into the new car's Adblue system.

As per:
viewtopic.php?p=859869&hilit=Wynns#p859869

17 litre car tank.

500ml/45 litres x17 = 189ml.

As I've already treated my new bottle of Adblue, this will be a flight overdose of the stuff, but am sure it'll be fine :)
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