DaBoom
Worlds fastest Amish
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2007
- Messages
- 2,006
- Location
- Kouvostoliitto, Finland
- Car(s)
- Various BMWs, a Swift cabrio, Benelli TreK
Something I forgot about the last compilation of repairs. Water pump died during autumn as well. 
The pump looks like it could be something else. And reading the forums would suggest it to be the typical case of bad adaptation. The pump itself is solid, it’s just installed in to a place where its electronics can’t handle the heat stress...
Also very typically, when it returned from its loaner duties, up until Icetrack meet the car continued to see very little use. At least after that trip I found some enjoyment driving it. Some comfort features like an audio system, or a heater are rather nice every now and then. :lol:
Functional ride and bumper height for winter use
After Suzuki was back at the road this has been sort of left to the background again. Apart from the also typical use of track days. Last year was the first time in 10 years or so when I didn’t do a single (summer) track day, or a lap. And it seems that the neutral setup works rather well indeed, or at least it feels more compliant to drive. Still very understeery, but with my odd wheel setup it’s bound to happen. Can’t tell if it’s faster though, since I don’t really time my laps and as my dashcam decided to skip all track action I don’t video to check either.
Just in time for track day, actually changing to summer time. Upside of unstudded tyres.
Hovercar!
Anyway, for once things aren’t broken. Much at least. Serviced front calipers before the track day and changed engine oil, as it has been a while, even though it gets sparsely driven. And I finally got around to look into a breather hose issue with the fuel tank. It has been there since I bought it and once again “a feature” on a 1-series, regardless of model.
Correct tools for getting to the oil filter
Which was looking rather poorly
No pictures from the track, but a bit of brake dust to show they were well ran in after service
And a feather in its cap. Some small bird (with rather good camouflage for that I might add) decided to camp on the racing line and ended up paying for it. And that feather stayed there for tens of laps and a 200km drive home.
The pump looks like it could be something else. And reading the forums would suggest it to be the typical case of bad adaptation. The pump itself is solid, it’s just installed in to a place where its electronics can’t handle the heat stress...
Also very typically, when it returned from its loaner duties, up until Icetrack meet the car continued to see very little use. At least after that trip I found some enjoyment driving it. Some comfort features like an audio system, or a heater are rather nice every now and then. :lol:
Functional ride and bumper height for winter use
After Suzuki was back at the road this has been sort of left to the background again. Apart from the also typical use of track days. Last year was the first time in 10 years or so when I didn’t do a single (summer) track day, or a lap. And it seems that the neutral setup works rather well indeed, or at least it feels more compliant to drive. Still very understeery, but with my odd wheel setup it’s bound to happen. Can’t tell if it’s faster though, since I don’t really time my laps and as my dashcam decided to skip all track action I don’t video to check either.
Just in time for track day, actually changing to summer time. Upside of unstudded tyres.
Hovercar!
Anyway, for once things aren’t broken. Much at least. Serviced front calipers before the track day and changed engine oil, as it has been a while, even though it gets sparsely driven. And I finally got around to look into a breather hose issue with the fuel tank. It has been there since I bought it and once again “a feature” on a 1-series, regardless of model.
Correct tools for getting to the oil filter
Which was looking rather poorly
No pictures from the track, but a bit of brake dust to show they were well ran in after service
And a feather in its cap. Some small bird (with rather good camouflage for that I might add) decided to camp on the racing line and ended up paying for it. And that feather stayed there for tens of laps and a 200km drive home.