Peugeot 3008 Sale - SOLD

I'm selling our Lion :'-(

Sold 16/06/2021

My first car https://skoda-fabia-israel.blogspot.com/

Start-Stop Systems

Обзор систем старт-стоп европейских автомобилей.

Скоро этим дибилизмом будет комплектоваться каждая новая машина. Я не спорю, это экономит топливо в простое и экология лучше, но кто задумывается о последствиях работы этой системы на двигатель и карман владельца? С производителями (и правительствами) и так всё ясно...

Система эта - лишние стартовые нагрузки на двигатель, более дорогая (не стандартная) аккумуляторная батарея, немного электроники, усложнение стартера/генератора, ремня...
Машины всё сложнее, ломаются всё чаще. Качество производства, а особенно обслуживания падает. Но зато напихали новых технологий, спасибо.

Возможно мой сивик один из последних без старт-стопа.

Вот обобщаяющее исследование нашёл
In-market Application of Start-Stop Systems in European Market

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ISO Connector Pins Removal

Recently I was fixing issue with car multimedia system.
The problem was in poor contact in ISO connector. I was need to replace one of them.
But what if you need to reorder pins, remove ones that not in use?
I didn't find perfect guide for that, so I wrote by myself ;-)

All you need is office clip, better from thick (fat) wire.
On left normal clip, right is what you need to do from it.

There are two type of pins: with one (left) or two (right) teeth.

(Btw, left one is better it has split contacts - 4 independent instead of 2. So if you buy, choose same as left ones).

Now, how they sit and hold inside the plastic plug?

I did some awful schematics on top :-)
There is a small tooth or two that hold it in place.

Look close to your connector, try to identify them. You can also put clip inside and feel it.

Ok, how to remove?
Take the prepared clip, but before you insert it, push pin by wire as far as you can (from back to front, left to right) so the tooth will not touch plastic holder. Now, holding it in that position insert the clip easily until it stops.

No push it harder, you should feel by fingers feedback that you pushed the tooth inside.

Last step is while holding clip there pull out pin from the back and your are done!

If you have 2 teeth, follow the same procedure but insert both ends of the clip.

Repeat until you need.
When inserting them back, remember to pull-up lightly teeth (by knife or other tool) so it will hold pin again tightly.

Parking Shade

Не плохое решение для защиты от солнца на парковке у дома.

Видел в Кфар Сабе.

Фотографии вскрытых двигателей

Каждый автолюбитель рано или поздно натыкается на этот разбор.

Все ссылки по теме: Яндекс: фотографии вскрытых двигателей масло

Tie these ballons to your car

Hahaha, this is so cool.

Pace notes explained

Playing recently in Colin McRae: Dirt 2 and Dirt 3 I was curios about co-pilot commands.

After a small research I found that this is what called Pacenotes. It's coded language for drivers and their co-pilots for describing a route in extreme details. It can look like hieroglyphics "MC1 100 KL2 100 KR2 200 SQL" but it is a lot of information coded here.

Simple calls:
Easy left/right: An easy, usually flat out corner.
Medium left/right: A tighter corner, a tap of the brake usually needed.
Hard left/right: A tight corner with a lot of brake needed.
Hairpin left/right: A very tight corner that turns in on itself, often turning 180 to go back alongside the road you entered the corner on. For these its best to brake hard before tapping the hand brake to slide to the exit.
90 left/right: A tight, right angled corner

Technical calls:
1 left/right: A very tight corner, almost a hairpin.
6 left/right: A very easy, almost imperceptible corner.
Hairpin is the same.

For turns naming, there is colored map

Some nice videos




Other links
What do the co-driver calls mean in Dirt 2?
WRC - Team talk: Pace notes explained
Co-driver language for calling turns?
Jemba Inertia Notes System

Hertz ads fail

Mazda 3 dashboard backlight

Herts (Matrix lease cars provider) gave me new Mazda 3 not ready for Israel - when you turn lights on (by the law from this month for winter period) - you can't see anything on displays and fuel indicator!

Upd: My fault, you just need to press on that light level control to enable max light during daytime. I found this logic right after I tested Honda Civic Hybrid - it has '-' and '+' buttons, so when you got full level in bars on a panel, pressing '+' again give you max light.