Nice bit of feedback there Gary. It's nice to find a fault nobody else has and to be praised for it is even better. Nice.
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Who's Gary Aswell??
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Are you in Shepherds Bush often?
Gary820
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Me hopefully lol. Had to get dirty doing that repair! (The e mail was sent to service advisor)
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Twice a day as I drive past.
I work in Hammersmith at the moment so it's en route. You local?
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Local for work at least! In Hammersmith on the odd occasion for lunch too.Twice a day as I drive past.
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Been fairly un eventful recently untill today, I wasn't involved in this incident and I'm glad of it lol.
We have a bit of a blind 90 degree turning at the end of our car park to get round the back to go to the workshop, always worth a little toot on the horn to state you're there.
Well today the new lad driving a 5 series didn't, at the same time the workshop controller coming the other way didn't!!
The silver 3 series being a covert police car (look closely in the windscreen).
Management not pleased but accidents do happen after all.
New lad can now say he's rammed a police car and got away with it lol.
Bought myself a new lamp though, sick of not having enough light when under bonnets. 3.5 hour run time so lasts well on a charge
We have a bit of a blind 90 degree turning at the end of our car park to get round the back to go to the workshop, always worth a little toot on the horn to state you're there.
Well today the new lad driving a 5 series didn't, at the same time the workshop controller coming the other way didn't!!
The silver 3 series being a covert police car (look closely in the windscreen).
Management not pleased but accidents do happen after all.
New lad can now say he's rammed a police car and got away with it lol.
Bought myself a new lamp though, sick of not having enough light when under bonnets. 3.5 hour run time so lasts well on a charge
Gary820
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No that's just the plastic seat cover.
He was worried to say the least but it's an accident, no one hurt or driving too fast.
Funny thing was the police car was in for poor handling, the steering rack has gone tight due to years of abuse, well the wheel got hit so will get a new one plus some suspension courtesy of our insurance lol.
The response from the police when told them we've bumped their car......
Someone owes us cream cakes as that's the rule when an officer crashes one!
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Top response. New guy needs to hand-deliver them
Liked that one.
Crispin, you are spot on! The lad will be bricking himself but it will be such a good thing for him to do. Great idea. 
Crispin, you are spot on!
The lad will be bricking himself but it will be such a good thing for him to do. Great idea. 
Paddler Ed
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Wife used to work somewhere there were "cake-able offences"; if you forgot things in the client briefing, were late, did something stupid etc, you owed the rest of the team on your next shift a cake to be shared - ideally home made as well.
I think that should become the workshop rule...
I think that should become the workshop rule...
Gary820
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At my place you bring cakes in on your birthday, if you're leaving, if you go on holiday out of the country bring sweets back from that country. In summer we take turns to go next door to the supermarket for ice creams.
They were light hearted about the car, it's happened on site not on the road and they get what it was in for done free lol. That car has had its fair share of body repairs anyway lol
They were light hearted about the car, it's happened on site not on the road and they get what it was in for done free lol. That car has had its fair share of body repairs anyway lol
Gary820
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Well not much of interest to post, a lot of run of the mill faults.
Got sent home last week on Monday afternoon as exhausted, bug went round at home and lack of sleep didn't mix well, boss told me to go home and rest.
Had a visit at the end of the week for a parts collection
Had a little fault with a parking camera on a nice m5. Bit of corrosion found in the plug
Had a very intermittent fault with the electrics shutting down, after a few days with the car wired up with oscilloscopes, multi meters and driving it for a weekend it had an output stage in a control unit failing, customer couldn't afford the fix so un resolved. It was a head scratcher and many cups of coffee were needed.
Loving my new torch too, casts very little shadows and makes up for the poor lighting, lasts about 3 hours on a charge.
And today just to mess up a Friday I got a hybrid 3 series with a high voltage failure, faults logged for hv isolation (the circuit that monitors the components to prevent electrifying the body!) Car still drives in electric mode so something amiss.
At that point technical dept have to authorise me to go further with the repair.
Out with the barriers and warning signs
Nice tidy engine bay (a lot less bits in there now)
Things soon become a bit more involved so some more warning signs
After a load of nice bright orange bits being disconnected found the hv connector to the electric heater (think kettle lol) to have water inside, also in the connector on the kettle.
Need to update with technical in the morning before go any further.
It's not a lot but it should be dry as they're sealed plugs, suspect the kettle has leaked internally.
Will get a couple of snaps tomorrow where we fit all the hv stuff underneath.
Got sent home last week on Monday afternoon as exhausted, bug went round at home and lack of sleep didn't mix well, boss told me to go home and rest.
Had a visit at the end of the week for a parts collection
Had a little fault with a parking camera on a nice m5. Bit of corrosion found in the plug
Had a very intermittent fault with the electrics shutting down, after a few days with the car wired up with oscilloscopes, multi meters and driving it for a weekend it had an output stage in a control unit failing, customer couldn't afford the fix so un resolved. It was a head scratcher and many cups of coffee were needed.
Loving my new torch too, casts very little shadows and makes up for the poor lighting, lasts about 3 hours on a charge.
And today just to mess up a Friday I got a hybrid 3 series with a high voltage failure, faults logged for hv isolation (the circuit that monitors the components to prevent electrifying the body!) Car still drives in electric mode so something amiss.
At that point technical dept have to authorise me to go further with the repair.
Out with the barriers and warning signs
Nice tidy engine bay (a lot less bits in there now)
Things soon become a bit more involved so some more warning signs
After a load of nice bright orange bits being disconnected found the hv connector to the electric heater (think kettle lol) to have water inside, also in the connector on the kettle.
Need to update with technical in the morning before go any further.
It's not a lot but it should be dry as they're sealed plugs, suspect the kettle has leaked internally.
Will get a couple of snaps tomorrow where we fit all the hv stuff underneath.
Gary820
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Snap on light sabre...Awesome!
It's been waved around a few times in a star wars type fashion
Gary820
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If of any interest to people.
Some of the do not lick bits under the 3 series plug in hybrid.
Charging electrics, deals with charge coming in and distribution of power to electric air con and heater. Don't jack up in the wrong place!
Electronics for the motor, square plug is connection to the battery (in the boot)
Round plug to the charge electrics.
Big fat cable to the motor which takes place of the torque converter.
Most of that is usually well covered up.
Not so tidy engine bay currently. Lots of stuff removed to get to the hv parts.
My bay until technical decide what to do with it (they have to authorise any parts replacement)
Some of the do not lick bits under the 3 series plug in hybrid.
Charging electrics, deals with charge coming in and distribution of power to electric air con and heater. Don't jack up in the wrong place!
Electronics for the motor, square plug is connection to the battery (in the boot)
Round plug to the charge electrics.
Big fat cable to the motor which takes place of the torque converter.
Most of that is usually well covered up.
Not so tidy engine bay currently. Lots of stuff removed to get to the hv parts.
My bay until technical decide what to do with it (they have to authorise any parts replacement)
Interesting stuff but I don't think I ever want to own one!
