Life on the edge - the Diary of a C5

[Xantianut]

Hello, MyGlaren.

My battery is good, giving 13.5 volts according to Daddy's volt meter.

You've made him think.

That's an unusual situation for Papa.....

Love

Otterchops.

PS - Ottercops moor fascinated him. I think,he would have liked to be an archaeologist!!! He says thanks!!!

[Xantianut]

Hello, Friends!

My annual meeting,with the MOT man looms. I need a driveshaft rubber and ball joint, both on the RHS. Papa has the parts, just waiting for,his chest cold to,GO!AWAY!!!!

He is a simple soul sometimes. This last week he has been enchanted with a T shaped brick, now in our garden, and in finding my wheel key that he thought he'd lost when my door pocket fell out! He has decided to,replace the locking bolts with regular ones. My key and bolts are badly worn....

Love to all

Otterchops!

[Xantianut]

Hello, Friends!

Things Have Not Gone Well for Papa.

He started changing my CV boot only to discover that the boot he had was too small. He did fit it, only to discover that my inner CV joint had separated! He has given up for now before he throws a tantrum.

He has also worked out how to repair the inner joint and has ordered a new CV boot. The correct one this time. Hopefully I should be ready in time for my MOT.

In other news my wheel key has failed. So,Papa has fitted bolts ordinaire!!!. The sauce!!!it went just as the last bolt came out so,he did not need his new bolt extractor,set.

Love to,all

Otterchops

Xxxx

[bobins]

I hear ordinary wheel bolts are the new fashion - it's what all the best cars are wearing now

[Xantianut]

Hello, Friends!

Papa has sorted my drive shaft inner joint. He was panicking over nothing! It just popped back in once he'd peeled back the rubber. After the outer shaft fell out ( ) he was also able to get the CV joint rubber fitted. He now thinks that the inner joint has not been right for a while because my hub went back together without too much although at times it felt like he was riveting parts on! Ouch!

Today is brake servicing but what's the betting he finds a use for his BIG hammer?

Yesterday his wheely tool box - the one I blackened with my exhaust - finally gave up the ghost. I'll just have to blacken the new one!!!

MOT looms. Wish me luck, Friends!

Love

Otterchops

[CitroJim]

Excellent All best for the MoT

[Xantianut]

Hello, Unka Jim!

The Final Piece arrived.today. He has changed the CV boot, drop link, bottom ball joint and track rod end in a mad Orgy of tool twirling. Yes, he has used his Big Hammer but not much. The track rod end even had the plastic crush washer on the bottom of the Nyloc nut. I've not had one,of them since I was hatched in Rennes. Was that over 20 years ago? How time flies!

At least THIS papa looks after me. No sponge scourers holding my headlamp bulbs in now!

MOT to be booked tomorrow. It expires at midnight tomorrow.

Wish me luck!

Otterchops.

Xx

[CitroJim]

Luck wished Otter I'm sure it'll all be good!

[Xantianut]

Hello friends!

Sadly I had no handbrake on the RHS. So Papa ordered a new caliper. This was on the back order so he tried to repair the old one. No success.

The new one arrived yesterday. Correct box. Wrong caliper inside. It was like my original ones, before Papa gave me better brakes.

Wrong parts make for a looooooooooooooooong wait.....

We'll get there.....

Love

Otterchops

[Xantianut]

Hello, friends.

I really AM living dangerously!

Papa got me a new brake caliper but, despite it being identified on the box as for a 2.2HDi it was for a 2.0! As you know, Papa gave me better brakes. His language?

:missile: sums it up.

Me?

He eventually got the correct one and fitted it, and even bled my brakes.

Then my ABS light came on.

Even worse, his LEXIA packed up. That computer does not how close it came to feeling the underside of his BIG hammer at high velocity!!! I trembled.

Papa had ordered new LEXIA software so I wish him the best. Do computers know how dangerous a big man with a big hammer can be???

Oh oh! His Wallet is attacking him.

Hear the screams......

Love

Otterchops.

[CitroJim]

Oh dear!

[Xantianut]

Hello, Friends.

Papa has been fighting computers! He HATES them and they know it! After many tries to make LEXIA work on Toshiba he said Many Bad Words and bought an XP laptop. This little Dell (called Adele) put up a fight but now works correctly with LEXIA so I have been promised a session tomorrow. He SAYS that his Big Hammer will not be involved . I shall believe that when I see it

Annoyingly for the Old Fool, the computer only,loaded up LEXIA after he,let it fly solo. even an XP laptop is brighter than him !!

Hang on, he's coming back,to,bed after letting Hounds Do Their Business.

Night night all.

Love

Otterchops

Xxx

[Xantianut]

Hello, Friends!!

Well, we HAVE made Papa,sweat! I like his new 'puter Adele. She is a buggeroo!! She helped me in making the Old Fool wait as long as possible before firing up and reading my faults using LEXIA.

And, oh my Friends, revenge was sweet! The fault that had made my ABS light glow was.....

..... wait for it......

Low voltage caused by the old fool forgetting to charge up my battery!! :

revenge is sweet. Made him think,about new,sensors and all sorts! He gave my ABS unit a good workout with LEXIA and is promising the same for my other ECUs. So I should soon be fighting fit.

MOT tomorrow so fingers crossed.

Love

Otterchops

Xxx

[CitroJim]

All best with the MoT

[Xantianut]

Hehehe!

I stitched him up!

Two brake leaks and white indicators.

Get working you old Fool!

Love

Otterchops

Xx