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It was hot (or at least was driven within a couple of hours) when I did it, although I don't think it matters too much as it'll be negligible on how much oil will stick to the bottom of the case or is still coating the gears.. Thanks! It sounds like a common issue that we'll have to just live with.

@@boilerhousegarage ok thx for your answer. So since it's monograde, it's as fluid cold and hot ?

@@Kamui.. Yes, the viscosity doesn't change, however the metal components expand, so you'd still normally do lubricant changes at operating temperature. Modern oils tend to have additives that will make it cling to components when they're cold (in order to prevent wear on start-up).

That's way more original than "first."

I'm 90% sure Esso's additives package for their "Supreme 99" was formulated for a national expectation for 2-3% ethanol (which in itself is an octane booster). So the areas that didn't have ethanol in fell quite short of the 99RON it should have been. However I've more recently retested the areas that were 93RON and they too show consistent 100+ octane.

So it only grinds during the engine running and when you're driving, but not if the engine is idling and the grinding is a constant pitch no matter how fast the vehicle is travelling or engine is revving. Normally grinds are brake, wheel bearing, drive shaft related but they'll change pitch and get faster/louder as you travel or clutch release bearing, but you'll hear that at idle more than anything. A constant pitch would be from something that moves at roughly the same speed regardless of the car's/van's movement so could be fuel or injector pumps, heater fan, electric radiator fan. Have you tried to hear if it's coming from the engine bay or rear of the vehicle?

@@boilerhousegarage it seems to come from the front of the vehicle and it is a constant pitch doesn't get any louder or less thank you for your reply

It also stops when you put the clutch in to change gear

@@Bengarl That's almost certainly a clutch throw-out bearing, also called release or thrust bearing. It would effectively mean having a full clutch kit replacement, as the work involved to take the bell housing off and replace the bearing, you may as well have a new clutch cover and plate too. However it will at least still function for ages and just be noisy, so you don't need to get it done with any urgency if the clutch itself is still engaging.

@@boilerhousegarage thanks for your reply Al need to certainly look at that it doesn't bother me the noise just didn't want to run around in it incase it was going cause serious damage a will need to look at getting it fixed soon thanks for your advice appreciated it's a great wee van 😀.

You're welcome! I'm glad I got to film this now as a lot of people seem to run these vans. Hope it goes well and doesn't piss down with rain.

@@wiseghost1 Thanks for the comment, I'm glad it helped! It took me a while to figure out the little boot latch in them, but it will open with a jump starter connected to the fuse box terminal, but not everyone has one. 👍

I think it's an MOT fail from a certain year of car, so you might not have any choice eventually. However, I personally wouldn't bother as it's an unnecessary expense and we managed for a century checking our own pressures manually; it's not like it's harming the car. What car is it? Are you sure it uses batteries in the valves as some earlier systems used the ABS to measure it? At least wait until you need new tyres anyway. They tend to replace the whole TPMS valve and have to be calibrated with a special handheld machine.

Just looked it up and the TPMS system should only be considered by an MOT tester if the car was registered after 1st January 2012.

@boilerhousegarage it's A 2014 capture tce 0.9 and did fail not because of pressure light because it's warning light my dad's guy has changed valves new tyres he's fixed now and passed not but for how long on a forum said something about abs sensor and valves sensor penny size batteries Have life of ten years , and the light would come on every day

@boilerhousegarage he fixed it

Nice! 👍 I use that stuff on everything.

@@stevec.2702 Thanks! Yes, keep us posted on what you find and also what part of the country you're in, as not all of the supers are ethanol free and it does have significant impact on the difference between the two types.

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Yes, it's nowhere near the product that Momentum is; lower octane, contains ethanol and meets a different quality standard. Although it won't be doing any "harm" of course, even on a classic if it's not going to be sat with it in there.

@@peterpipe9015 Thanks, yes it would have. Do you know what percentage by any chance?

@@boilerhousegarage hi I have been removing the ethanol so can run garden machinary , sick of having problems after winter storage . Ethanol level seems to be about 4 percent

@@peterpipe9015 It must be a right pain when you can't buy any locally with no ethanol. Thanks.

@@boilerhousegarage yeah m8 I can get aspen locally but the price is ridiculous

Some shows are disappointing; even this one is stupidly open at 5pm in the week, so most people are just leaving work, then if you get there late, people start to leave by 7pm. And sometimes a fat man pushes in front of you at the bar!

When I got to mine it was late like the same time and most people where leaving as well

@@TheDude50447 Nope, that's not true at all. Ethanol has less than half the calorific value of petrol, so logically, 6% will increase fuel consumption by at least 3% (and usually more due to several other factors), else where does the energy come from with such a deficit? Further real-world tests I've conducted on blends up to 85% ethanol, concluded with ethanol only providing a third of the mileage achievable from petrol with zero ethanol. In general terms, E6 will increase fuel consumption by around 9%, which is consistent with the results I show at the end of this playlist using 0%, 5%, 6% and 7%. When governments and fuel companies advertise the ethanol will only make a small difference, they're lying-which shouldn't be surprising.

@@boilerhousegarage Ive watched several videos on that and youre the only one with those numbers. Every other channel like "Engineering explained" or just websites on the topic say that Ethanol got 67% of the energy content of regular petrol. Being interested in the topic myself and E10 fuel being available since 2011 here in germany Ive driven hundreds of thousands of kilometres with tanks full of E5 and E10 which have both been available side by side. The difference is so minimal that neither the board computer nor me at the pump can actually make out any difference that isnt within margin of error due to traffic jams and so on. Same goes for similiar tests Ive seen on german channels like asphalt art which do hypermiling and long range fuel economy testing. In their tests the Aral Ultimate 102 fuel actually achieved worse mileage over their long range testing in cases compared to regular E5 in cases. Ive used Aral Ultimate myself a few times and also havent noticed any difference. Im absolutely certain that there is something else going on there. A quick google search on the Fiesta ST says that the engine is actually setup for 98 Ron or premium/Super plus fuel. Its highly likely that your engine retards the ignition timing for Ron 95 E10 leading to significantly worse thermal efficiency than what it is setup for. Im pretty much certain about that.

​​@@TheDude50447 The difference is minimal because E5 and E10 is just a label to mean "up to." It doesn't necessarily mean the fuel is 5 or 10% respectively. Again, the difference in minimal on my tests also between E5 and E10 as they're 5-7% and I'm sure even 10% will not be massively different. Yes, the octane potential in the ethanol free may have made the ST more efficient. I should perhaps do a mileage test on 99 Octane E2.5 to confirm the timing is making significant difference in efficiency, but my other tests have been on a flex fuel car, getting 11mpg on E85 85%, 30mpg on "E10" 5% and 35mpg on "E5" 0%. I don't care what skinny, EV wanker Engineering Explained has to say, petrol has 10200kcal/gram and bioethanol had 5000kcal/gram (10.29303/jppipa.v9i9.4716) I do not commit the begging-the-question fallacy by accepting data from biased sources as fact. Ethanol has less than half the energy of petrol, claims to the contrary are a lie.

@@boilerhousegarage Maybe you could link me the source to your claims on ethanol? Anyway you cant test Ron 95 fuel in a Ron 98 engine. Like I said having used E10, E5 and ethanol free fuel since E10 was introduced in 2011 I havent noticed anything near the numbers you got in 3 different cars. All those cars obviously setup for 95 Ron.

@@TheDude50447 I put the DOI number above "10.29303/jppipa.v9i9.4716" .. and yes, sorry if I wasn't clear, but from your suggestion, I will look to test a "2-2.5% ethanol, 99 octane petrol" I have available near me, to see the difference the Fiesta ST 98RON setup makes. This would be interesting as all of the ethanol mileage tests I've done with the ST are with 95RON.

@@ravenheart369 Yes, it's because of where the refineries are and how the fuel is transported. I never knew we had pipelines across the South and up to the Midlands! It's very hard to find ethanol-free up North and in Devon and Cornwall unfortunately.

What does your wife's boyfriend think of your Tesla?

@@boilerhousegarage pathetic you are..

You're missing a "please" from that, but it's a 12mm and you'll need a long reach or deep socket to get it over the top 1:11

Nice! Are you going to this year's one on Thursday?

@@boilerhousegarage yes what time does it start

@@MrJoshuas5678 It was 5pm last year.. A bit silly as most people won't be back from work and it'll cause a bit of traffic for people trying to get through the rush hour.

You're welcome to send in a sample.

@@boilerhousegarage I will be honest, I have tried other brands that do 99 and they tend not to be consistent and atm I am using Tesco momentum 99 but only from one station because I feel for me personally it’s the most consistent only from the station closest to me.

At least you're honest. Tesco Momentum is an excellent petrol, but I'm not sure if the Super Unleadeds in Manchester are ethanol-free yet, however it's still beneficial to use the higher quality ones over the cheaper 95 and 97 RON.

@@boilerhousegarage Even am not sure if it’s ethanol free. Furthermore I tend to use 99 on my ford focus 1.0 eco boost.

@@ds1868 Cheers! That would be awesome if they did. I've found my channel mentioned on a few forums now, but would really like to know for certain what the issue was.

Thanks for the sub and comment.. Fantastic! I hope she has made a full recovery and has the all-clear. Yes, the NHS gets it right half the time, but needs to be over 99% of the time given the literal life-and-death nature of healthcare. Many people find themselves in a postcode lottery of whether they get urgent treatment or not.

Thanks Reggie! It's a shame I couldn't have gotten samples from further afield at the same time as the earlier tests, as I'd like to have known how widespread the issue was. In any case, it's good that it's not reading low anymore as to not cause anyone problems.

Correct. This is why I mention it at 22:45 and show the allen key in place (although it's hard to see) along with the ratchet. Unfortunately I couldn't hold the allen key, tighten the tensioner bolt and film with my phone all at the same time. Once it's tightened down hard by hand, you can torque it up without much risk of it moving, unless of course you made a feeble effort of tightening by hand, in which case you also won't be able to hold the allen key "in place" either.

Such a good tip it was already said twice in this video!

Awesome! Is yours the 130 or 150bhp version and what part of the country are you in please? My mate's got one which he had remapped just to tune out the lumpiness when it's in "eco" mode. He said it's not only getting better mpg but (his was a 130) is about 140bhp too.

Hi Chav. It's a description of her appearance, since I'm complaining about a rude staff member and don't know what her name was. If she was green with purple hair and two antennae sticking out of her head, I'd have said "the alien lady." Stop race baiting.

A lot of motor factors send me two oil filters out nowadays. Loads of engines where you can't easily tell which filter it has without actually taking the old one out.. I've actually got a few videos done on a Mini Countryman Cooper SD, I'm going to be uploading them all together on a Modern Mini Month series, so watch this space. Thanks.

😂😂😂 A life without the love of an Opel Manta is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead - Oscar Wilde.

From home/moonlighting car dealer? I imagine this is limited to an enthusiasts personal ownership of one particular marque.

As in the Battlemage graphics card/processor?

@@boilerhousegarage yep. Intel announced it.

No, I was only mistaken on referring to the "badge" on them as CDTi, when it's a CTDi on all Hondas including this Civic and the later models, which is where I've probably confused you. The engine itself is referred to as the 4EE2. Bar a few plastic ancilleries, this is an identical engine to the Vauxhall Opel 1.7 diesels of the same era and is 100% of Isuzu design and parts are stamped with Isuzu, service and replacement part all cross-reference part numbers and pictures of engines compare. If you check out the cambelt video I done on it, it's also marked Isuzu. It's an excellent engine, but noisy, old fashioned and definitely not a Honda, who released theirs in around 2005/6.

You're welcome and thanks for watching.

They're on eBay from Belarus. A lot cheaper than I paid too, about £150-£180 ($200-£230 USD). Mine was close to £300, from same seller. It took weeks to arrive because of another fake war and anti-British EU, but you may get it quicker depending on your location.

Remember though, "E10" is actually E5-E7 really and most "E5" is ethanol free or around 2% in some areas. It's certainly worth trying a couple of tanks of various brands to see what suits your car, and you may even find the expensive stuff gives you better mpg.

Never mind that, where's this ganja at? 😄 I'd be first looking for water ingress which you can find in the fuel filter housing (water will go to the bottom with diesel sat on top) so you'll be looking in that area anyway to see if something is clogging the filter or any part of the system. Do you run the tank low much, or notice it happen less if on a full tank or more if you're coming off a roundabout? It could be a loss of fuel pressure if the pump is on its way out, but should really outlive the van unless its done exceptional mileage. A couple of tanks of Shell V-Power diesel and an additive called dipetane wouldn't go amiss if perhaps the fuel system is clogged somewhere else.

@@boilerhousegarage I was under quarter tank when it was happening and just filled up and it’s not happening now so you think pump or water in filter? Thanks mate

@@cannabisfarmoutdooruk4729 It won't be the filter/housing in that case. It could be your pump, or at least it could get damaged if you run the tank too low. Chances are your fuel tank is contaminated with water, sludge or I've even seen petrol (where someone has mis-fuelled in the past) as it will sit on the bottom of a diesel tank. All diesels and fuel injection tanks are pressurised or use a swirl pot, so keeping the tank as full as possible will mean you're effectively diluting the contaminant, so try not to let it fall below a 1/3 tank. You can get it drained and cleaned out, but as it's a messy job and the fuel will be classed as hazardous waste, it won't be cheap. There's no fuel drain on these tanks and you can't syphon it (I've attempted both) so won't be a home job unfortunately. As long as you keep the tank topped up full, you can still use it; it's just annoying to keep having to fill up every 200 miles or so.

@@boilerhousegarage nice1 thanks for you help 🫡

With just the gas "as is" then sadly not, as even 2% ethanol will just give the maximum (false) reading. However as I've done in the past, you can extract the ethanol from both fuel samples, then test it to see which of the two might have better octane boosting additives made from a petroleum distillate, such as Shell V-Power, which contains considerably more than even top rival brands.

So I live in USA. I extracted 8% ethanol from 94 octane, and the meter read 82 ot 2 different samples from two different sunoco stations. 12 octane seems to be a lot for 8% ethanol. Also, I tested c16 race gas, which should be 116 octane, but the meter reads 84. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Jamal!

Neither mate; I've done a few jobs on it and recorded them, but haven't had time to script and edit the videos. I also have to prioritise ones that can get potentially more views and subs, as the ST stuff doesn't do very well in the analytics. Oddly the last time I did a vid servicing some old van, it became one of my top 5 for engagement! 😆