Good news is cambelt on the xc90 is done - bad news is I think the angle gear may have finally imploded on the way back late last night - very rough and epically loud even at 20mph - video report and slightly harrowing drive home footage to follow 😬

Morning from the driveway @indecisiveauto.bsky.social & @sionhudson.bsky.social hard at it while I cosplay mechanic.

Decided to have a little BX time whilst the weather is semi decent

So I was grumbling to myself earlier in the week that I needed a better garage door seal or a threshold to keep the water out of there when the rain is heavy... *Phone mysteriously starts showing adverts for them* I swear this thing is spying on me...

At a loss as to what to do with my sister's 2.2 diesel Kia Sorrento. Main dealer has quoted three grand for a new turbo plus what ever else it needs to sort it. One independent garage has already tried to sort it with a recon turbo and it's no better. Dad was asking me if I could fit one 😬

And in other news...it seems I have more bearings to do...

Struggling a little today, anxiety well and truly has its hands around my neck - work being on the quiet side doesn't help...

Spotted this Vectra estate in the back streets of Cambridge. A very unusual sight these days

Hmmmnn - I swear modern turbo diesels are more trouble than they are worth - persistent codes on the XC60 - no EML or performance problems...yet 😬

EV Roadtrip! Easier than last time? Hyundai Inster certainly impressed. youtu.be/gmKheUJXFKs

Didn't take many pictures/photos today the @takona.co.uk cars and coffee meet but I thought I'd share this absolute stunner of a Rover with you 😮❤️

At the Takona cars and coffee meet this morning at Great Northern Classics

Things got a little damp today at the garden centre 🤣

Also...am I the only one that loves watching belt systems like this running? 🤣

I perhaps shouldn't leave that cambelt too much longer 😬 - only good bit of news is it's definitely had at least one belt & tensioner set in it's life as the tensioner is the updated design.

I mean just look at it! 😍

Not my best commentary (I've already found even more mistakes after the ones I took out) but...here you go! 🙈 - my coverage from NordikFest25 youtu.be/FFd_E4vHuYk?...

Anyone got any experience using these folks? My sister is having some issues with her Kia and I'd like a further diagnostic & clean before we start throwing things like turbos at it www.f5ecc.com

17 days later...decision isn't still made. My handle definitely still checks out...

Well here it is! My 2025 Rustival show report is now live, in which I try more talking! Enjoy...🙈👀🤣 youtu.be/cLc3bkEvAlg

I'm feeling a little sick of cars ATM - certainly not finding the fun/enjoyment I usually do either watching stuff about them or doing work on them etc. Time for a break I think, plenty to do on the house, garden etc.

Well here it is! My 2025 Rustival show report is now live, in which I try more talking! Enjoy...🙈👀🤣 youtu.be/cLc3bkEvAlg

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Busy day today at NordikFest 25 at Great Northern Classics Derby - already blown up facebook once posting to the Nordik Rides group, so just sharing a few on here - the amazon gallery with all the pictures is on the link below: 🤣 www.amazon.co.uk/photos/share...

Me thinking about every public conversation I've had over the last 2 days...

Probably no show report from me today as I'm not sure I'm in a filming mindset. I might just kick back and enjoy the show instead

Someone I know "If the weather is going to be bad why don't you take the £500 XC90 to Rustival instead?" The £500 XC90 👀

New video out - this time I'm investigating a creaking brake caliper on the XC90 before then going for a post inspection drive to talk about the pitfalls of not getting stuck into a project soon enough youtu.be/YQHB0c6m7s4

That's the rear dashcam successfully fitted to the XC60.

I'm doing a prize giveaway. Where some think the prize is a wooden spoon... raffall.com/394613/enter...

Apparently there's a non return valve that sits in the metal part of the housing that can deteriorate - I'll have to follow it up, but found a few posts where they were broken on higher mileage cars.

Hmmm £500 XC90 is doing this if it stands for a few days - wonder if the oil pump is getting tired as that light is a little slow to go out?

Replace Lexus with Volvo and you have my eBay page 🤣

Cambelt and wheel bearing still to sort on this. I'll make a decision at the weekend either to farm it out, do it myself for video, or just sell it cheaper with the spares for someone to finish. It would be nice to get it to Wales at least once I think before it parts my company.

This is largely 90% of my experience tbh, no end of straight line jockeys who can't even hold moderate speed through a set of Twisties. I blame my dad for my cornering habits, we do tend to roll the edges of our tyres a little. That said he's got the irritating ability to make anything handle 🤣🙈

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If I'm serious about doing more in depth car YouTube stuff I need to have a serious think about where I work on them. Home presents challenges - privacy, road noise, space & most of all safety. The steep slope of the drive makes lifting dangerous. Need to either move elsewhere or rent a workspace.

Quiet lunchtime break 😊

It's that time of year again - XC60 service time ❤️🇸🇪

A friend of mine drove the £500 XC90 on Saturday and declared it 'not terrible'... which was nice 🤣

New video out youtu.be/pjYoIst6-hY?...

Guess who just sat down on a pair of secateurs in his back pocket... luckily they poked a hole in my jeans rather than my bottom 😬

It seems to be running 😊

No joy with the spacer unfortunately - looked close but looks like the PSA pumps have a slightly larger internal diameter - I could modify it but I'm not a fan of knowingly fitting the wrong part. Ultimately if that spacer is wrong it could damage the pump or worse the cam itself.

My Festival of the Unexceptional coverage is now live. Made some (limited) attempts at commentary this year too 😬- enjoy! 😊 youtu.be/fOOcyLOl7RM?...

Fuel pump spacer acquired! Hopefully this means I should be able to get VEP going again.

My Festival of the Unexceptional coverage is now live. Made some (limited) attempts at commentary this year too 😬- enjoy! 😊 youtu.be/fOOcyLOl7RM?...

FOTU video is currently rendering - it's rough & contains patches of terrible commentary 🙈...oh and it's insanely long 🤣

At the end of last July I struggled allot with a general sense of fatigue - I'm feeling exactly the same this year, almost like I've got the flu, wonder if it's allergy related?

This year's very well deserved winner of #Fotu Simon Paczkowski and his Skoda Favorit Foreman Btw Simon is only 22!