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Yeah you know, some bees like it
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Hold still, 'Griff. We're going to have to hurt you now.
Software Zen: delete this;
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If there are any here...
Anyway, direct petrol injection engines. I have one. So like a diesel the fuel is injected direct into the combustion chamber. Since the engine ventilation pipe connects to the inlet tract, so engines fumes are burnt, you get quite a lot of oily gack sucked into the engine. With a normal injection system, this is washed by fuel and doesn't build up on the backs of the valves, with a direct injection system....
Well, a pic says a thousand words: http://www.alfamanservices.co.uk/news1.php[^]
So given the car was running like crap, I pulled the inlet system off, and lo and behold, big gunk build ups. I got some CRC valve cleaner from the US, and with a good scrape around cleaned each valve in turn (making sure they were close, so the crap didn't get into the cylinder).
And the result is different engine completely. Now it has throttle response, is willing to rev, and has crisper feel all over.
So if you have a GDI engine, and its done more than 30k miles, you might need to get it cleaned.
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I have a Ford with the 3 CYL 1L Ecoboost engine. Ford say that clever software has eliminated this problem, we shall see.
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Display Name Taken wrote: Ford say that clever software has eliminated this problem, we shall see.
Isn't that what VW said about their Diesels?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Isn't that what VW said about their Diesels?
Well, that piece of SW indeed works.
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Was the oil in that engine changed on a regular basis as per the manufacturer's recommendations?
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Sounds like you need a catch can. It plugs into the breather tube on the valve cover and "catches" oil mist, causing it to accumulate in the catch can instead of on your valves. It has nothing at all to do with the type of fuel injection implemented on your engine.
And this is a common problem, even in Fords. No amount of "clever software" is going to fix this.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Yeah, that's what I will be doing, and yes, it has everything to do with it being GDI, have a read up on the net about it, its caught a lot of manufacturers out.
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I've read a bit too this morning, the recommendation is to use bursts of wide open throttle, which I do all the time cos its fun. So that may prevent this issue in my case
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Bang
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Peter Capaldi.
What does everyone make of him. I must say I'm quite disappointed. Not sure if it's because he is following Matt Smith, who was great, but he just seems a bit boring. I expected so much better from him.
What do you think?
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Who? However, he certainly can be the equal of Professor Proton.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Ah, ok. Got it.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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I'm looking forward to next weeks episode, so they must be doing something right.
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Yes the story writers haven't changed, I'm talking about the actor playing the Doctor.
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I personally find it difficult to separate the story writers and producers from the Doctor. Its a team effort isn't it?
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When the story-writers, producers are the same and the doctor changes then you can rate the actors against each other.
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To an extent you are correct, but the production team write material to suit the current Doctor and what they feel the audience wants, so if it does go wrong its not just the actor playing the Doctor to blame.
I really don't like the Sonic Shades thing, who's idea was that... the whole idea reflects negatively on the actor playing the part even if it wasn't his idea.
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Display Name Taken wrote: I really don't like the Sonic Shades thing,
Totally agree, it's cringe-worthy.
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Display Name Taken wrote: I really don't like the Sonic Shades thing, who's idea was that... the whole idea reflects negatively on the actor playing the part even if it wasn't his idea.
I dunno... It really worked for the Skaro episodes... I got a smile out of that little twist... But yeah, hope they aren't a permanent fixture (I'm one episode behind), because it's just not Doctor Who without the screwdriver.
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Ian Shlasko wrote: But yeah, hope they aren't a permanent fixture
Apparently so, he was wearing them in a lot of the photos from filming that have come out in the lead up to broadcast.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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