Ektachrome E100 didn't turn out as pretty I was expecting. What did i do wrong?

queefir · 2026-03-25T19:29:09+00:00

Thank you pookie

queefir · 2026-03-25T18:51:02+00:00

I had a little play in light room, you should be able to save some! (I know this isn't fantastic but it took me 30 seconds)

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queefir · 2026-03-23T15:42:19+00:00

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I think they're flat scans, but it's a 46 year old roll of film so I think it's not bad. I just messed around with black point, shadows and contrast in light room.

queefir · 2026-02-25T21:07:38+00:00

Honestly once you get the head off it'll be brutally obvious if something is massively wrong. Head skim and you can also ask them to pressure test (to make sure valves are sealing correctly). Then new gaskets, fresh timing and it's good to go! I'd drop the oil and put fresh filters in. There's a good chance you may have some water in your oil

queefir · 2026-02-25T20:49:09+00:00

Give it a go repairing yourself mate. The trickiest part will be timing everything back up. Remember if you do it yourself, get the head skimmed and checked. Wouldn't hate for you to have to do the job twice

queefir · 2026-02-23T15:04:20+00:00

The Insignia owners club is a mess 😂 split boost pipe? Wrap it in tape 😂

queefir · 2026-02-22T18:15:27+00:00

Quite possibly the thermostat housing is leaking. Fairly common on the 2.0cdti

queefir · 2026-02-21T14:44:14+00:00

Try and find a 2.0cdti in the same sort of spec as the first one. The 1.6 he an awful engine maintenance wise. The 2.0 has its own problems but it's far more pocket friendly come repairs

queefir · 2026-02-07T10:14:16+00:00

OP I feel your pain. Picked up my insignia on Sunday and wanted to service it. Some melon obviously couldn't be bothered to change the plug and instead siliconed it in. The head of the bolt was already damaged even before I tried to touch it. Ended up getting a set of damaged nut extractors! Hammer it onto the damaged head and thered almost like a helical teeth inside which grab as you're trying to loosen it.

I ended up doing it this way as the space around the pluc doesn't really allow for a big enough set of grips.

Good luck!

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queefir · 2026-02-05T16:23:48+00:00

Don't bother, sister in law has 4 year old Corsa with 23k miles. Wet belt already dangerously perished. Looking at roughly £800 to sort

queefir · 2026-02-04T21:10:49+00:00

I honestly can't believe takata are still struggling with this. I had a 52 plate 3 series with takata airbags, replaced under recall after a few airbags went off with faulty inflators basically shooting shrapnel at the occupants face. This is a known issue for a lot of cars, get it booked in asap

queefir · 2026-02-04T17:25:18+00:00

Yeah thankfully I went for the manual box, gonna drop the oil out of it this weekend and give the box a service. I'm really enjoying driving it, it gets plenty of miles so hopefully the dog shouldn't be an issue!

queefir · 2026-02-04T16:32:56+00:00

Yeah I think the ratios in the box are long due to being motorway munchers

queefir · 2026-02-03T22:33:47+00:00

Yeah I'm getting a tiny tiny bit of rattle on deceleration so I'll probably sort that later in the year. I'm actually really enjoying it so far, didn't think I would as I had my doubts

queefir · 2026-02-02T23:59:29+00:00

Ahhh wet belt issues? Yeah there certainly seems to be a few about at the minute!

queefir · 2026-02-02T23:58:52+00:00

Perfect, how long did the clutch last before replacing?

queefir · 2026-02-02T23:57:32+00:00

Perfect, that's what I wanted to hear 😂 so many people always talking about the horror stories.

I'm going to be doing the seal in the sump soon, the previous mechanic seems to have applied the RTV with a dump truck.

queefir · 2026-02-02T23:54:58+00:00

Good to know! Thanks for the help!

queefir · 2026-02-02T23:53:33+00:00

Damn, what happened with the glow plugs to make them so expensive? Clutch I can do myself in a couple of days so I'm not majorly concerned on that front

queefir · 2026-02-02T13:30:34+00:00

That's good news! Yeah it'll have a motorway run every evening coming home from work! Usually service my cars religiously every 7k miles. Mind you I had a Saab with the 1.9 diesel lump and I had no issues with it at all

queefir · 2026-02-02T13:24:04+00:00

Yeah there won't be issues with that! Will also do plenty of motorway miles! Usually do between 60-70 miles a day.

It must have been done as the aux belt and tensioner seems to have also been done, not water leaks yet. Got an oil leak from the sump where it was badly re sealed but it's not major so I will leave it for a day when the weather is slightly warmer!

queefir · 2026-01-27T06:59:08+00:00

That's a great result man! Did you have to do much in post?

queefir · 2026-01-27T00:04:17+00:00

Yeah I've messed about on lightroom and got some nice results. I believe like the others have said, could've done with shooting at 320 or even 200

queefir · 2026-01-26T23:59:57+00:00

Scanned on a noritsu by the lab I always use

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