MOT / APK pass - wishbone replacement right side : driveshaft nut stuck :-(

So yes, it passed the MOT/APK on the 2nd attempt after I had fixed all the items. It's now valid till next year:

Vervaldatum APK

15 september 2027

Today was a lovely day so I left early. I brought all the tooling outside and made a start to do the other side. Jacking up the car, pulling off the wheel and go.

All the new items readily available:

But then, the driveshaft nut did not came off. It was stuck and the air-impact wrench was not powerful enough. So I had to use my own strenght. I ended up using a 2 meter long pipe:

The first tool simply snapped off:

The 2nd tool, much stronger also ended up demolished:

So, effectively I could not pursue this task. That's the downside of doing work on Sunday, you can't go to the tooling / automotive shop. I think the nut needs to be heated up. Also my air-impact wrench is really old and potentially not strong enough. Then again, if these tools snap off / twisted open with a 2 meter leverage pipe it must be severely tight. So I will bring it to the garage across the street to free up this nut. 

So with the remaining time I decided to renew the oil and the filter. I had this also readily available.

This job went fairly easy. I had noticed already the drainage plug was leaking a tiny drop of oil

So I had new gaskets available as well

Filling up with 5,5 liter of oil and checking afterwards. All looking good and no more leaking. 

Hopefully coming saturday I can make a new attempt.

The currently mileage is about 217.000 km. And the engine is not using any oil. On my way back home I was pleasantly surprised how smooth the engine goes. It also feels like it's more powerful than the Coupe I have, which is also a 2.4 engine. 

Oh, as for the APK/MOT, they fixed also my right front tyre. Turned out it was a bad valve. Could have fixed that myself. Also the airco had been fully refilled, so there is definatly a leak. It's still very warm these days, so glad the airco is functioning (despite the leak). 

So the costs for the MOT, tyre fix and airco refill (€ 80,-) was: € 187,57

The oil (5,5 liter) was € 68,85 

The oil filter was € 7,50. 

The new box of gasket O-ring seals was about € 12,00. 

So total costs for this round was: € 275,92

Next time I will include the costs for both sides regarding the wishbone and driveshaft covers.

As for the airco leaking, I spotted the green stuff on the pump itself, so potentially thats leaking. On my spare Kappa Coupe I did had installed a refurbished pump, so I might consider that one. BUT I also spotted this on the dryer. 

So that might be the concerning leak. Stupid enough when renewing the radiator and the condensor I did not renew the dryer. Well, if it's emptied out again I still can replace it.