Alien abduction symptoms

Mornin' all.

Something strange has been happening - once last night and again this morning.

As I pulled away from work last night, I had a momentary cut in power. All the electrics went dark, and a split second later they came back on, zero-ing my clock, my turbo timer, and reseting the climate control settings. All while I was moving

It happened again this morning, just as I switched my dipped beams on.

Have aliens been experimenting on me, or could this possibly be related to me changing my lightbulbs last week?

Thanking you...

(A very worried) Ben-san

check your watch and compare it to the car clock

if the car clock didn't move during the power cut, then you may have been hybridised.

It could happen to anyone, americans claim this all the time...

Grounding gone dodgy? Check the battery terminals are clean and not oxidising first!

Having been the victim of several alien abductions, I would check your battery termainals and the back of your neck for puncture marks.

Don't follow the light. It's a scam

It's what THEY want you to do.

But I, too, would verify the battery terminals just in case, lol...

Oh man... but the light... it was so preeety. It had some kind of sign on it... Su-Pra.

The thing is, when I changed my dipped bulbs (9005), I didn't have to take the battery out, because it's smaller than the average. I'll check the terminals anyway and see if there's anything visibly wrong with them. I suppose the bulb change scenario is just a coincidence.

My positive terminal cover DID mysteriously dissapear some time ago too... :eeeeeeeek:

Oh man... but the light... it was so preeety. It had some kind of sign on it... Su-Pra.

If it was clean and bright it was a UKSpec

If it had a yellowish tint then....

Way to kick a man while he's down:twak: Ok ok, so they're poorman's psuedo HIDs...

mate, take them off and check them as by looking from above they may look ok. When mines were taken off, it had the white powdery residue. You can get a battery terminal spray (blue in colour), spray some of that after cleaning. Dunno what it's called I'm afraid.

I believe there is the main grounding point somewhere but I have no idea where - that corrodes sometimes

Ro

Thanks Ro, top tips right there. I'll make sure to check the terminals properly.

I'll also try a search for the main grounding point and see what that cunjures up. Unless the Molder and Scully turn up to stop me revealing a government secret.

Posts and the insides of the terminals can always benefit from a good clean with fine emery paper. A smear of Vasiline will slow down the normal corrosion process. Main earth points can be treated the same.

If it was clean and bright it was a UKSpec

If it had a yellowish tint then....

Still naff headlights compared to modern day cars

Further to these abductions, the turbo timer decided to stick ON after I left it in the work carpark yesterday.

Left work, went to start the car and it was still on. My poor supe idled for 8.5 hours

I'm sure the turbo bearings appreciate it.

In case you didn't know, these are liquid-cooled bearings you've got, and there is NO need for turbo timers of any sort. Just use good synthetic oil and avoid switching off immediately after a high-boost run. That's all.

The timer eventually woke up on the journey home, and succesfully turned off at the end of the day. I checked the battery terminals, and there is residue under the clamps.

I'm sure the turbo bearings appreciate it.

Bad? Good?

In case you didn't know, these are liquid-cooled bearings you've got, and there is NO need for turbo timers of any sort. Just use good synthetic oil and avoid switching off immediately after a high-boost run. That's all.

Thanks for that John - this is new to me. I've heard various opinions on turbo timers and sat on the fence in the end. I've had RP41 put in around 1500 miles ago, so we should be safe in that department.

Could you divulge a little more about liquid/oil cooling? Knowledge is my security blanket!

B

..Bad? Good?

bad

...Could you divulge a little more about liquid/oil cooling? Knowledge is my security blanket!

when you switch off the engine, the water pump stops and that is when localised heatsoak can create problems.

These turbos (like most OEM designs nowadays) have a water jacket, so that localised overheating never happens. The water can absorb enormous amounts of heat before it saturates and turns into gas (bubbles) Since the metals don't go far higher than 110C, the oil temps on the bearings don't go nuts either, so it doesn't 'coke'.

Turbo timers were useful in the old days, when turbos were aircooled and synthetic oils were rare. Today they are more hassle than good, and can potentially do harm, as in your case. 8.5 hours of useless idling is bad, any way you look at it. Bad for cam wear even.

Eye-opening John.

Off to Paul Whiffin's in the next couple of weeks, I'll have her looked over then.

Thank you for your wisdom.

:topsecret

Crap the Aliens are here, time to dig the hole and hide.