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2025-10-05 Clean Rear Brake Discs The inner sides of brake discs on both micra & peugeot always tend to rust with a rough finish whenever the car just sits for months so I removed them to wirebrush Closer look at the rough surface on the rear right disc & the rear left disc Bolted it...

In other news I brought this £5 12mm anodised ratchet flexi spanner to replace the old one I lost few yrs ago. My old draper 12mm has a head of 12.15mm while the ebay spanner has a slightly looser 12.20mm fit. It'll still work ok but not ideal for using on stiff fasteners without rounding off...

2025-09-30 Workshop LED Light Strips My old workshop has terrible lighting for years so I looked into buying some £10 40w 120cm LED light batons Powering them up and yup they're bright enough 😅 Inside each strip are it's own power adapter wired to a pair of LED strips The old...

Just realised I haven't serviced kassandra since Oct 2024 🫣 Not that I've driven her much at all this year but I changed her oil & filter 😇 Cutting the filter open to inspect The outer skin is clean & no metallic specks Same on the inside 😎

A brief check if the new bosch plugs after 100miles and the insulator & ground tip are perfectly clean & at the correct heat range 😎(y)

Thanks, that's some great useful info about charging ;) I usually run this basic automatic trickle charger 12-24hr overnight until the battery reaches peak voltage of 14.15-14.30v I charged a spare 075 battery (from the micra) until the charger reaches 14.15v Connected it to the peugeot and...

Personal Update 2025-09-26 So August was a very low point for me, struggling to find any work, struggling mentally/physically, unable to get any medication or therapy, running out of options, out of control 🫣😰 https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/post-886108 26 August I had...

2025-09-26 Replace Peugeot 307 +ve Cable While checking the parastic draw, I noticed this exposed & corroded +ve terminal/cable might also contribute to the poor voltage drain 👀 1 half of the cable goes to a nearby fusebox which is easy enough to replace but the other half is more difficult...

Just a smear of generic grease I have laying around 🫢

2025-09-23 Replace Peugeot 307 Ground Straps Since I last cleaned the earthing points on the old Peugeot in Dec 2024 the battery has again dropped down from 12.4 to 12.1v when sitting for 1 week https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/post-885644 I removed & trickle charged...

2025-09-20 Print New Phone Holder The old phone holder I printed in 2023 has slowly warped over the yrs 🙃 So I redesigned a stiffer & uniform mount

The rust hole in the spare wheel well hasn't grown much since the last time I saw it The hole above the fuel filler/breather is a little thinner/bigger but I cba to repair RN cos it requires draining & removing the fuel filler pipes, so I'll tape over it for another yr 😅 🙈 printed...

2025-09-13 Datalog After Removing Weight The gearstick had a slight buzz during high rpm so I trimmed the inner bearing bushing to reduce some side-to-side play which helped Removed the heavy subwoofer & my toolbox for a more accurate comparison cos it's slowing the car down in the datalogs...

2025-09-09 Datalog Analysis Recorded a datalog of the current setup after fixing all these electrical issues to compare how it runs compared to previous setups Good thing about recording all these detailed logs of Kassandra for the past 2 decades is being able to spot any small differences...

2025-09-08 Dolly & Hammer Kit Brought a cheap 7pc dolly & hammer kit off ebay to learn how to fix these spare dented front wings I got from 2020 https://micra.org.uk/threads/pollymobiles-rebuild.35251/post-782101

2025-09-06 Replace Ground Straps to Fix Electrical Issues For the past few years I've often thought the electrical systems were getting little weaker resulting in: - battery not being fully charged and draining slowly over days - battery dropping to 13.5v whenever cooling fan or heater fan are...

2025-09-06 Print Stronger HT Lead Clips The previous thin lead clips were getting loose with the heat 🫣 Designed a thicker & stiffer clip See how it holds up soon

Thanks for your support Micra Paul :) Always something new to learn when you're curious enough :unsure:😁 yup cheepaschips ftw (y)

2025-09-04 Check Peugeot 307 Plugs I haven't checked the old peugeots plugs in awhile :unsure: Haynes says it should be Bosch FR7ME with a 0.9mm gap, which isn't sold anymore. The alternative one's currently fitted are NGK LFR6B Insulator & ground in good heat range but the electrode has...

2025-09-03 Inspect Spark Plug History I chopped open the Denso plugs to inspect the insulator which seems to be in the correct heat range, hot enough to self clean without burning up the electrode Opened up the rest of my spark plug collections and this is interesting 👀 From left to...