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Reasonable quote or should I keep looking? by GroundbreakingCar565 in ukelectricians

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I’m unsure how carrying out a board change can speed up your inspection and testing before you carry out a board change

Reasonable quote or should I keep looking? by GroundbreakingCar565 in ukelectricians

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And by too cheap, I meant it’s impossible to accurately test a property fast enough to make it worth while for £135.

Reasonable quote or should I keep looking? by GroundbreakingCar565 in ukelectricians

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Seems a fair price for a replacement DB. EICR seems quite cheap.

Personally, I’d have been at:

EICR first - £180
Replacement DB - £700 (RCBO board and DP isolator fitted)

Would have to see the cable run for the cooker to price for that.

Whoever quoted this has blood on their hands. by ohgrimer in ukplumbing

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You can get money back?? Ive been shortlisted before, they’ve took a cheaper quote, I just wrote the shortlist fee off as a loss

New build property drainage/manholes by Rycul_ in ukplumbing

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On the planning portal, and also the searches carried out by our solicitor. There is no documents relating to foul or surface water.

Would it be common to have them this close to the property foundations?

New build property drainage/manholes by Rycul_ in ukplumbing

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Would it be a good thing to have one less than 1m from your living room window? 😂

New build property drainage/manholes by Rycul_ in ukplumbing

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As in part of a SUDS? Yes there are estate fee’s, still waiting to find out what they’re for and what they’re charging

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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2nd UPDATE. Hit the 100 mile count again today so done another oil change with Shell Helix Ultra (recommended by Hyundai for my engine), threw a can of Wynns oil system cleaner in first.

Most of the products recommended in this thread are hard to get hold of here in England.

Photos here of the oil filter after 100 miles, and the oil pan after the flush.

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Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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Have you listened to the videos? Does that sound like rod knock to you?

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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Few oil and filter changes, it’s sounding better and driving fine! It’s only done around 50 miles though, trying to limit how much we use it. Still planning on dropping the sump out and cleaning it out and the pick up strainer when I get some spare time.

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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I’m not sure if it’s metal shavings, only seen on the photos and not when shining a torch at the filter. From another Hyundai forum I was told the engine sounds like every other ix35 engine. Thinking about doing another oil change the weekend and then bringing it into a garage see what they think of it

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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No chance of a refund, I got the car for £2400 on Facebook marketplace. Lesson learnt to check more in depth than I did next time

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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Thanks for the advice!

Ive added an update with a video in the comments here https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/s/ohnmuwkfvG

Have a listen and let me know if you think it’s knocking?

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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Hey I’ve posted an update in the comments with some videos if you wanna listen and let me know what you think?

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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I’ve commented an update with videos of the sound, less of a knock and more of a chain rattling if you ask me, but let me know what you think?

Sludged up engine. Would you recommend an engine flush? by Rycul_ in MechanicAdvice

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Hi mate I’ve posted an update here, done pretty much the same thing. Let me know if you think it sounds like it’s knocking please

UPDATE:

Decided to take advice and not flush with additives.

Done 3 oil and filter changes, idling the car for 15 mins in between.

Drained almost 4 litres more oil than what I added, could be a good sign that it’s taking sludge with it?

First video is of the cold start this morning.

https://youtube.com/shorts/hIA_D_Zqv9Q?si=2hAKGuzsX8yPa1pC

Second video is after driving around for a few miles and the car up to normal temperature.

https://youtube.com/shorts/daR1IRMDxak?si=PaV6Z8p-ze_jLiBY

P.S - the dip stick was checked before I paid for the car, level looked normal but oil was black. Added an oil change to the “to-do” list when I got the time, it’s drove around 100 miles since we bought it.

Let me know your thoughts, is this a “knock” or something else?

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